Page 7 of Best Nursing Homes in Iowa

Overview of Good Samaritan Society – Forest City

Good Samaritan Society, Forest City is a nursing home and skilled nursing community in Forest City, IA. Skilled nursing provides licensed nursing care on site around the clock, while rehabilitation therapy supports recovery and functional improvement as part of a resident’s care. The community may be a good fit for someone who needs ongoing nursing support or rehabilitation in a residential setting.

With 43 beds, Good Samaritan Society, Forest City is a smaller community where residents and staff can get to know one another. Total nurse staffing is 3 hours and 43 minutes per resident per day, representing the daily hands on nursing time allocated to each resident. Transportation is available for residents who need help getting to destinations outside the community.

Medicaid, Medicare, and private pay are accepted, giving families several ways to cover care. Holly Brink serves as administrator, and The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society operates the community.

Westview of Indianola Care Center in Indianola, IA, provides nursing home care, hospice care, memory care, respite care, and skilled nursing. Memory care offers a secured setting with supervision for a resident at risk of wandering, while skilled nursing provides licensed nursing care on site around the clock. Hospice care supports residents at the end of life, and the range of care may suit someone whose needs change from short term support to ongoing nursing or end of life care.

Respite care provides a short stay while a usual caregiver travels or recovers. Rehabilitation services and short term rehabilitation support residents recovering from an illness, injury, or hospital stay, with care focused on helping them regain function. The community has 71 beds.

Medicare, Medicaid, and private pay are accepted. Medicare can cover short term skilled care after a hospital stay, Medicaid may help when savings do not cover a long stay, and private pay allows a family to pay directly. These payment options matter because coverage can differ depending on whether the need is temporary, ongoing, or related to end of life care.

Total nurse staffing is 4 hours and 35 minutes per resident per day, representing the daily nursing staff time allocated per resident. A Walk Score of 75 places the area in the very walkable band, meaning most errands can be done on foot. A resident who no longer drives may still reach nearby shops, a pharmacy, or cafes independently.

Overview of Spurgeon Manor

Spurgeon Manor offers independent living, assisted living, memory care, nursing home care, and skilled nursing in Dallas Center, Iowa. Independent living provides a private home with community services and no daily care, while assisted living offers help with bathing, dressing, medication, and other daily tasks while the resident keeps an apartment. Memory care is provided in a secured setting with supervision for someone at risk of wandering. Skilled nursing provides licensed nursing care on site around the clock.

Several care levels are available in one community. Spurgeon Manor may be a good fit for a resident whose needs may grow over time and who may want to remain in one community. The community opened in 1971 and has 55 beds, creating a smaller setting where staff and residents can get to know one another. Crystal Scroggin serves as the administrator.

Total nurse staffing is 5 hours and 30 minutes per resident per day, representing the daily hands on nurse time assigned to each resident. Medicare, Medicaid, and private pay are accepted, giving families multiple ways to cover care depending on eligibility and available resources.

Rehabilitation services support therapy within the care setting, while physician, podiatry, laboratory, optometry, and pharmacy services provide access to several health related services through the community. A beauty salon allows residents to arrange hair and grooming services on site. Daily activities include crafts, games, social activities, and spiritual gatherings, giving residents scheduled ways to spend time with others.

Transportation is available for residents. The Walk Score is 47 out of 100, placing the area in a setting where most errands require a car or a ride, so transportation can matter for trips beyond the community.

Westview Acres Care Center is a nursing home in Leon, IA offering assisted living, respite care, and skilled nursing. Assisted living includes help with dressing, bathing, and medication while the resident keeps a private apartment. Skilled nursing provides licensed nursing care on site around the clock. Respite care offers a short stay when a usual caregiver needs time to travel or recover.

Opened in 1966, the community has 46 beds. Its smaller size may suit someone who prefers a setting where staff and residents get to know each other. Total nurse staffing is 4 hours and 57 minutes per resident per day, representing the daily hands-on nursing time allocated to each resident. Rose Saxton serves as the administrator.

Medicare, Medicaid, and private pay are accepted, giving families several listed ways to cover care. Medicaid may help when savings do not cover a long stay, while Medicare can cover short-term skilled care after a hospital stay. A Walk Score of 53 out of 100 places the area in the somewhat walkable band, where some errands can be completed on foot. A resident who no longer drives may therefore be able to manage certain trips independently.

Laurens Care Center is a nursing home in Laurens, Iowa, offering skilled nursing and hospice care. Nursing home and skilled nursing services provide licensed nursing care on site around the clock, while hospice care supports residents with end of life needs.

The community opened in 2012 and has 38 beds. That size creates a smaller setting where staff and residents can get to know one another.

Medicare, Medicaid, and private pay are accepted. Medicare can cover skilled care for a limited period after a hospital stay, Medicaid can help when savings do not cover a long stay, and private pay means the family pays directly.

Total nurse staffing is 5 hours and 26 minutes per resident each day, representing the daily hands on nursing time allocated per resident. Jaime Dodd serves as the administrator, and the range of care may suit someone whose needs include ongoing nursing care or hospice support.

Overview of Great River Care Center

Great River Care Center works two care types in McGregor, IA. Assisted living and skilled nursing fill 39 beds.

Assisted living covers the specific tasks of bathing, dressing, and medication, and otherwise leaves residents free to manage their own time and space. Skilled nursing brings licensed nursing into the building at all hours. Putting both under one roof means the heavier need is already addressed before a resident needs it, so growing needs do not force a move.

Thirty-nine beds make this a small community, and closer contact between staff and residents is what that means. Skilled nursing rehabilitation is named separately from the general rehabilitation services. The administrator here is Katyln Poots.

Medicare, Medicaid, and private pay are all taken. Medicare picks up after a hospital discharge; Medicaid after savings run dry; and private pay is available for everyone from the start. A Walk Score of 43 means it’s a community in a car-dependent area, and most errands will need a car ride there and back.

Sixty-seven beds make up Westview Care Center in Britt, Iowa. Four types of care are offered: skilled nursing, memory care, hospice care, and respite care.

Memory care starts to matter at the point when explaining stops working reliably. A person told again and again that the stove is off will keep asking, and supervision fills the gap their reasoning used to.

Licensed nursing covers every hour, which means no stretch of the day ends in someone being told to wait until morning for care. Hospice care is about comfort rather than cure. For a resident with a terminal illness, that shift decides how the day is spent.

Winter and distance make respite ordinary in a place like this. A daughter who normally checks in daily cannot get to Britt for two weeks, and the respite stay covers that gap.

Rehabilitation and short-term rehabilitation care carry the recovery work that a house, which would otherwise suit someone perfectly well, is unable to do sometimes.

Nursing time draws 3 hours and 59 minutes per resident per day. Medicare, Medicaid, and private pay all are accepted here. A private family gathering room gives visiting family somewhere to be that isn’t the bedside, and the area scores a 38 for walking, so best to bring a car.

Keystone Nursing Care Center offers nursing home, assisted living, home care, respite care, and skilled nursing in Keystone, IA. Skilled nursing provides licensed nursing care on site around the clock, while assisted living helps with daily tasks such as bathing, dressing, and medication while a resident maintains an apartment.

Home care supports a person in their own home, and respite care provides a short stay when a usual caregiver needs to travel or recover. The center has 55 beds, with total nurse staffing of 4 hours and 43 minutes per resident per day, representing the daily hands-on nursing time assigned to each resident. Keystone Nursing Care Center may be a good fit for a family seeking short-term care while a primary caregiver travels or recovers. Medicare, Medicaid, and private pay are accepted, and Tracy Bruns serves as the administrator.

Guttenberg Care Center provides nursing home care, assisted living and skilled nursing in Guttenberg, IA. Nursing home and skilled nursing services provide licensed nursing care on site around the clock, while assisted living supports daily tasks such as bathing, dressing and medication management. The range of care levels may suit a resident whose needs grow over time and who may be able to remain in the same community.

The center has 46 beds, making it a smaller community where staff and residents can get to know one another. Its 72% occupancy means some beds are currently unoccupied. Guttenberg Care Center is part of ABCM and follows a person-directed care philosophy centered on each resident’s needs and preferences.

Total nurse staffing is 3 hours and 27 minutes per resident per day, representing the daily hands-on nursing time allocated to each resident. Payment options include Medicare, Medicaid and private pay.

Parkview Home provides assisted living, residential care, nursing home and skilled nursing care, hospice care, and respite care in Wayland, IA. Assisted living and residential care offer a residential setting with support for daily needs, while nursing home and skilled nursing care provide licensed nursing care on site around the clock. Hospice care supports residents receiving end-of-life care, and respite care offers a short stay for a family caregiver who needs time away. The range of care levels may suit a resident whose needs grow over time without requiring a move to a different community.

Parkview Home opened in 1961 and has 34 beds. It is a smaller community where staff and residents can get to know each other. Total nurse staffing is 3h 31m per resident/day, representing the daily nurse staffing time associated with each resident. Medication monitoring, nutritional and dietary counseling, and rehabilitation programs provide medication oversight, dietary guidance, and structured recovery support within the community.

A salon gives residents access to grooming services within the community. Medicaid, Medicare, and private pay are accepted, with Medicaid helping families whose savings may not cover a long stay. Medicare applies to short-term skilled care after a hospital stay rather than long-term residence. Ron Semler serves as the administrator.