Mill Valley Care Center

    1201 Park St, Bellevue, IA, 52031
    3.4 · 10 reviews
    • Assisted living
    • Memory care
    • Skilled nursing
    AnonymousCurrent/former resident
    5.0

    Clean, compassionate staff aided recovery

    I had a wonderful stay - the facility was clean and welcoming, and the caring, dedicated staff (including well-trained therapists) went above and beyond with respectful, compassionate teamwork that helped me recover quickly and return home. I'm very grateful.

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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

    3.40 · 10 reviews

    Overall rating

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

      5.0
    • Staff

      4.0
    • Meals

      3.4
    • Amenities

      3.4
    • Value

      3.4

    Pros

    • Kind and compassionate staff
    • Teamwork and collaborative care
    • Excellent clinical care
    • Well-trained therapy staff
    • Effective rehabilitation with quick recovery and return home
    • Attention to detail in care
    • Dedicated and caring employees
    • Clean facility
    • Friendly and welcoming environment
    • Staff go above and beyond behind the scenes
    • Gratitude expressed by residents and families

    Cons

    • Horrible administration
    • Administration/management concerns creating a potential disconnect with frontline staff

    Summary review

    Overall sentiment in the reviews is strongly positive about the hands-on caregiving, therapy outcomes, and the atmosphere of the Mill Valley Care Center, with a single recurring negative theme focused on administration. Multiple reviewers highlight respect, kindness, compassion, and teamwork among caregivers. The dominant impression is of a facility where frontline staff are dedicated, attentive, and willing to go above and beyond to support residents and families. Cleanliness and a friendly, welcoming environment are repeatedly noted, reinforcing an image of a well-kept, comfortable setting for care and recovery.

    Care quality and clinical services receive high praise. Reviewers specifically call out excellent care and well-trained therapy staff, and several comments associate the therapy program with quick recoveries and successful returns home. Attention to detail and gratitude from family members indicate that care plans and daily needs are being managed conscientiously. Teamwork and collaborative care are emphasized, suggesting coordinated efforts among nursing, therapy, and support staff to achieve positive patient outcomes.

    Staff culture and resident experience are clear strengths. Words such as caring, compassionate, dedicated, friendly, and welcoming recur across summaries. The phrase above-and-beyond behind-the-scenes effort implies staff take extra steps that may not always be visible but make a meaningful difference to residents and their families. These consistent, positive descriptors point to strong interpersonal interactions and a supportive day-to-day living environment.

    Facility-related comments are positive but limited in scope. Reviewers describe the setting as nice and clean, which supports the favorable impressions of resident comfort and hygiene. However, reviewers do not provide details about dining quality, activity programming, or specific amenities. Because these topics are not mentioned in the supplied summaries, there is insufficient information to assess dining services, social and recreational activities, or other amenity-driven aspects of life at the facility.

    The primary negative pattern is a clear complaint about administration. The phrase horrible administration appears and stands in contrast to the otherwise favorable commentary about frontline staff and the facility itself. This suggests a potential disconnect: caregiving teams are praised while leadership or administrative operations raise concern. The reviews do not elaborate on the nature of administrative problems, so it is not possible to determine whether issues relate to responsiveness, billing, communication, staffing policies, or other managerial practices.

    In summary, Mill Valley Care Center is depicted as a place with strong hands-on care, effective therapy services, a clean and welcoming environment, and staff who demonstrate compassion and teamwork. These strengths coincide with reported quick rehab outcomes and gratitude from families. The notable caveat is an explicit, unresolved criticism of administration. Prospective residents and families should weigh the consistently positive reports about direct care against the single, significant administrative concern. When evaluating the facility in person or through further research, ask specific questions about management responsiveness, complaint resolution, staff turnover, and how leadership supports frontline teams to clarify the scope and impact of the administrative issues noted in the reviews.

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    About Mill Valley Care Center

    Mill Valley Care Center sits at 1201 Park Street in Bellevue, Iowa, where residents find different kinds of care like assisted living apartments, nursing home services, skilled rehabilitation, long-term care, outpatient therapy, memory care, and out-of-home respite care, letting folks stay in the same place as their needs change, and you'll find the Sunrise Villa Assisted Living right on campus which helps active seniors with bathing, dressing, and taking medicine, while those who need more help get both short- and long-term nursing care for physical or mental health. The center has 68 certified beds and usually about 60 people living there, giving it an occupancy around 88% most times, with about 0.4 RN hours, 0.55 LPN hours, and 1.64 CNA hours per resident daily, and there are no residents restrained. The building's fully sprinklered and clean, with cable TV, laundry machines, and each unit having its own washer and dryer, while folks can get their hair done at the beauty salon or barber shop, and the center takes care of laundry, dry cleaning, and housekeeping. You'll find outdoor spaces to sit and walk, an emergency call system in place for safety, and resident and family councils so folks' voices don't get lost.

    For meals, the kitchen prepares food meant to cover different dietary needs like gluten-free, allergen-free, kosher, low sodium, and vegetarian choices, and nutrition's a big focus-still, about 9% of residents lose too much weight, and about 5% have had urinary tract infections, with 13% seeing their ability to move worsen, and 16% showing signs of being more depressed or anxious. Most everyone's covered for flu and pneumonia vaccinations, hitting coverage rates near 98% for pneumococcal and above 94% for flu shots. There's a Medicare and Medicaid certification and you can use provider number 165374 to look up more on Mill Valley, and since its opening as a certified site in 1998, it's run as a for-profit company but isn't owned by a large chain or within a hospital, and doesn't belong to a big retirement community setup-plus, it isn't flagged as a special focus facility but has gotten some minor citations for mistreatment and administrative categories, though nothing that led to major harm.

    You won't find the place all glitz and shine, but it's got a steady set of services, specialized care types for folks with dementia and Alzheimer's, and programs like music, crafts, clubs, worship services, and regular bingo or arts activities in a dedicated activity center, plus there's a library and a computer lounge for when residents want to read or use a screen. The place has a reputation for friendliness, decent support, and clean surroundings, aiming to give peace of mind by helping seniors stay in familiar surroundings as their care needs shift over time, and the focus tends to be on kind, compassionate care that supports independence as long as possible. Residents here can access three hospitals within 20 miles-Midwest Medical Center, Jackson County Public Hospital, and Mercy Health Center-so basic and emergency medical support aren't far off. Amenities like regular housekeeping, activity rooms, and the helpful staff seem to keep most folks comfortable and safe, and there's a solid effort to address each resident's changing medical and personal needs, whether that's therapy, wound care, or just needing a safe and pleasant space to call home.

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