Centerville Specialty Care

    1208 E Cross St, Centerville, IA 52544
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care
    • Skilled Nursing

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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

    3.80·(20)

    Overall rating

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

      2.6
    • Staff

      2.9
    • Meals

      2.0
    • Amenities

      2.0
    • Value

      3.8

    Pros

    • Kind, thoughtful, and caring staff
    • Approachable and transparent facility leadership
    • Regional and home-office support
    • Positive wound-care experience
    • Positive dining experience (reported)
    • Positive annual-survey feedback

    Cons

    • Persistent staffing constraints
    • Delays in responding to bathroom-assistance requests
    • Concerns about infection-control consistency
    • Room and bathroom layouts with potential safety barriers
    • Outdated furnishings and maintenance needs
    • Room and facility cleanliness concerns
    • Inconsistent meal quality and seasoning
    • Inconsistent family communication and concerns about staff conduct

    Summary of reviews

    Feedback on care and responsiveness is mixed. Families praised individual staff for being kind and thoughtful, and one reviewer specifically valued the wound-care nurse. Other feedback points to staffing constraints and delays in responding to requests for bathroom assistance, which may affect residents’ ability to manage daily needs safely. One reviewer also raised concerns about infection-control practices and the frequency of wound care. A separate reviewer expressed serious concerns about staff conduct; the reviews do not provide detail sufficient to assess that claim further.

    Staff experiences vary. Some reviewers described employees as caring and friendly and recognized their efforts under staffing pressure. A staff member praised support from regional and home-office teams, while a family member described the facility leader as approachable and transparent. In contrast, other feedback cited difficulty getting clear answers. These differences suggest that communication and experiences may vary across staff interactions and circumstances.

    Dining feedback is sharply divided: one reviewer described the food positively, while others criticized its quality and seasoning. Overall, meal satisfaction appears inconsistent. No reviews provide meaningful information about activities or recreation, so the range and quality of programming cannot be assessed from this feedback.

    The physical environment drew concerns about older furnishings, room condition, carpet upkeep, and general cleanliness. One reviewer also identified room and bathroom door design as a potential safety barrier. Management feedback includes both praise for responsive leadership and criticism of communication, alongside a positive comment about the annual survey. Taken together, the reviews show notable variation in experience: strengths include caring individual staff and supportive leadership, while staffing, responsiveness, dining, communication, and facility upkeep are recurring areas to examine.

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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

    Centerville Specialty Care is located at 1208 E Cross St, Centerville, IA, 52544.

    About Centerville Specialty Care

    Centerville Specialty Care sits at 1208 E Cross St in Centerville, Iowa, and stands as part of the Care Initiatives network, which is Iowa's largest nonprofit provider for skilled nursing and long-term care, and boy, over the years it really seems to have become a steady place for those needing ongoing support, with a 67-bed capacity for skilled nursing and long-term care, and a particular focus on serving a range of healthcare needs-especially transitional health services, rehabilitation, and end-of-life hospice care. The team of over 50 staff members aims to make things comfortable, offering choices in studio room layouts, and keeping things home-like, with activities built in to keep folks' minds and bodies engaged, whether someone wants social gatherings or quiet times, and they do run all hours of the day and week, so care's always available if you need it.

    Centerville Specialty Care offers skilled nursing care for both short-term rehab and longer-term stays, and also covers specialty and hospice care, supporting families through difficult transitions, which some might find a comfort. There's a range of programs that try to focus on each person's dignity and keep care personalized, and they even have telehealth services now, which helps some people deal with health matters from their room. It's a place where you'll find people serious about improving, with the whole place run under the values of compassion, integrity, teamwork, and a drive to keep getting better, though it's worth knowing they don't currently take new patients, so space is limited.

    The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services have given the nursing home a 1-star rating out of 5, something folks might want to consider and look into, though on some other scales the community averages about 8.3 out of 10, making it the second-highest rated option in Centerville, and while there's no outside accreditation verified for special standards, daily operations seem focused on both physical and mental engagement, with everything from daily programs to therapy and respite care available for the 46 residents they're licensed to serve. So, while Centerville Specialty Care doesn't promise perfection, it keeps up the goal of being there for people as their needs change, and offers a steady, familiar setting with a sincere approach to care.

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    Centerville Specialty Care offers assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing.

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    No, Centerville Specialty Care 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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