Accura HealthCare of Ames

    3440 Grand Ave, Ames, IA 50010
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care
    • Skilled Nursing

    Attentive staff excellent care welcoming

    I'm very pleased with this community - the staff are attentive, professional and compassionate, nursing and rehab care are excellent, and management is responsive. Residents are engaged with a strong activities program, the building is clean and comfortable, and families feel welcome.

    Loved one of resident
    Jul 2026

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    Amenities

    Healthcare services

    • Activities of daily living assistance
    • Assistance with bathing
    • Assistance with dressing
    • Assistance with transfers
    • Medication management
    • Mental wellness program

    Healthcare staffing

    • 12-16 hour nursing
    • 24-hour call system
    • 24-hour supervision

    Meals and dining

    • Diabetes diet
    • Meal preparation and service
    • Restaurant-style dining
    • Special dietary restrictions

    Room

    • Air-conditioning
    • Cable
    • Fully furnished
    • Housekeeping and linen services
    • Kitchenettes
    • Private bathrooms
    • Telephone
    • Wifi

    Transportation

    • Community operated transportation
    • Transportation arrangement
    • Transportation arrangement (non-medical)

    Common areas

    • Beauty salon
    • Computer center
    • Dining room
    • Fitness room
    • Gaming room
    • Garden
    • Outdoor space
    • Small library
    • Wellness center

    Community services

    • Concierge services
    • Fitness programs
    • Move-in coordination

    Activities

    • Community-sponsored activities
    • Planned day trips
    • Resident-run activities
    • Scheduled daily activities

    Reviews

    2.67·(15)

    Overall rating

    1. 5
    2. 4
    3. 3
    4. 2
    5. 1
    • Care

      2.6
    • Staff

      2.8
    • Meals

      1.4
    • Amenities

      2.7
    • Value

      2.7

    Pros

    • Engaging activities and recreational programming
    • Attentive, professional nursing and caregiving staff
    • Responsive management and positive family interactions
    • Clean, odor-free common areas
    • Recent cosmetic updates and maintenance
    • Comfortable temperature control
    • On-site rehabilitation services
    • Compassionate, dignified resident care
    • Friendly community atmosphere

    Cons

    • Inconsistent staff performance
    • Medication management and timing
    • Inconsistent wound and incontinence care
    • Unreliable meal quality and timing
    • Small resident rooms with limited in-room amenities
    • Aging building requiring cosmetic and functional updates
    • Noise transfer in corridors
    • Restrictive infection-control visitation policies during outbreaks
    • Gaps in clinical-incident response and family communication

    Summary of reviews

    Review content for this facility is noticeably mixed and polarized: many families praise the caregiving team and activities program, while other accounts describe serious care concerns that warrant further inquiry. Strengths most consistently mentioned include an active, well-attended activities schedule (bingo and other programs), available rehabilitation services, and staff who several families characterized as professional, compassionate, and personable. The facility is generally described as clean and odor-free with comfortable temperature control, and management responsiveness and positive family interactions are highlighted in a number of accounts. There are also indications of recent cosmetic updates and ongoing maintenance work.

    Care quality appears uneven. Numerous comments reflect attentive, dignified care from nurses and aides, but there are also descriptions of notable lapses in clinical follow-through. The primary operational concerns cluster around medication management (timing and administration), inconsistencies in wound and incontinence care, and occasional delays in attending to basic needs. A limited number of serious allegations described transfers to higher-level care; prospective families should directly ask the facility about medication protocols, wound-care procedures, staffing ratios, and incident-response practices.

    Dining and daily living services show variability. Some reviewers described meals as adequate, while others criticized food quality and noted late meal delivery. Activities and social programming are a clear strength: the site offers regular recreational options and rehabilitation-focused therapy that families found beneficial for recovery and engagement. Room-related amenities are an area for consideration: resident rooms are frequently described as small and sometimes lacking in in-room entertainment or space for personal items. Noise transfer in hallways (attributed to limited carpeting) was noted as impacting room quietness.

    The building and management present a mixed picture. The facility is characterized as older in structure—requiring cosmetic and some functional updates—but management has completed recent improvements. Infection-control policies have at times been implemented in a way families found restrictive, particularly during outbreak periods; clarify current visitation policies and exceptions before admission. Communication around clinical incidents and family notification appears inconsistent across reports, so families should ask how the facility communicates status changes and coordinates with outside providers. Overall, the facility offers strong programming and many caring staff members, but variability in operational reliability and some serious individual concerns suggest that prospective residents and families verify care protocols, staffing levels, and incident-handling procedures during their evaluation.

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    Medicare Ratings

    4·/ 5
    • Overall

    • Health Inspection

    • Staffing

    • Quality Measures

    Ratings from the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (Care Compare). View on Medicare.gov

    Location

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    Accura HealthCare of Ames is located at 3440 Grand Ave, Ames, IA, 50010.

    About Accura HealthCare of Ames

    Accura HealthCare of Ames sits over on Grand Ave in Ames, Iowa, and folks will find it's the type of place that's got a calm, close-knit feel where everyone seems to know each other. The facility covers a lot of care options, from short-stay rehab and skilled nursing to long-term care and assisted living, and they've shaped things around helping people regain health and keep their independence as long as possible, so you see a lot of focus on physical, occupational, and speech therapy-people practice balance, movement, and strength there, simple exercises but steady progress, you know. For those who need a bit more help, staff are there round-the-clock for medical and daily needs, even things like bathing or grooming, and they're pretty careful about tailoring plans for residents with Alzheimer's or other memory problems, so that each person has routines and care that fit them as best as possible. There are counseling and a social services center, and hospice care too, done in partnership with outside hospice teams, focusing on comfort and making the later stages of life a bit easier. The place is tied to WesleyLife Community for Healthy Living, and that seems to mean there's an extra push towards helping everyone stay as independent as their health allows. Memory care is a big part of what they do, with programs that keep folks engaged-music therapy gets used for comfort, and daily routines there have activities for social time and learning. There's respite care, too, where people can stay a little while-maybe from three days to two weeks-if their usual caregiver needs a break, and general counseling is available. The building itself stays well-organized and peaceful, and the staff seem used to helping with mobility, safety, and just general daily life. You'll find all the regular assisted living amenities, but it's the steady attention, individual plans, and community feeling that stand out most at Accura HealthCare of Ames. If you want to know more, you can look them up online at www.accura.healthcare.

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    Accura HealthCare of Ames offers assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing.

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    The full address for this community is 3440 Grand Ave, Ames, IA 50010.

    No, Accura HealthCare of Ames does not offer respite care. Respite care in assisted living communities provides temporary, short-term relief for primary caregivers by offering professional care for their loved ones. It allows individuals to stay in an assisted living community for a limited time, giving caregivers a break while ensuring residents receive necessary support and assistance with daily activities.

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