Clarion Wellness & Rehabilitation

    110 13th Ave SW, Clarion, IA 50525
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care
    • Skilled Nursing

    Compassionate welcoming staff, excellent care

    I placed my father here and was consistently impressed by the compassionate, welcoming staff who greeted him by name and made the place feel like home. Therapy and nursing care were top-notch, the building is pleasant and clean, and the team went above and beyond-I'm very satisfied and would recommend them, aside from a few minor administrative hiccups.

    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)
    • Transportation to doctors appointments

    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

    4.42·(36)

    Overall rating

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

      4.1
    • Staff

      4.4
    • Meals

      2.3
    • Amenities

      4.0
    • Value

      4.4

    Pros

    • Recent facility remodel and updated interiors
    • Home-like, welcoming atmosphere
    • Compassionate, personable caregiving staff
    • Residents and staff frequently greeted by name
    • Strong rehabilitation and therapy services
    • High-quality nursing care
    • On-site aviary and senior-friendly amenities
    • Attentive, above-and-beyond service culture
    • Supportive workplace culture for employees
    • Positive dining experiences

    Cons

    • Inconsistent staff responsiveness to personal-care needs
    • Sanitation and incontinence-care process gaps
    • Gaps in fall-prevention and clinical-incident response
    • Perceived defensive administrative and family communication
    • Marketing and program-description inconsistencies for memory care
    • Variable housekeeping consistency
    • Potential staffing levels affecting supervision and check-ins
    • Inconsistent dining quality

    Summary of reviews

    The reviews present a mixed but actionable picture: many families and staff describe a warm, home-like environment with strong clinical rehabilitation and nursing care, while others raise operational concerns that affect daily comfort and safety. Positive accounts emphasize a recent remodel, pleasant common spaces (including an aviary), and a culture in which residents are known and greeted by name. Therapy and rehabilitation services receive repeated praise for quality and follow-through, and numerous comments highlight compassionate, attentive caregivers and a supportive workplace culture.

    Care quality appears to be a relative strength in terms of structured clinical services. Several reviewers specifically praised the rehabilitation department and nursing staff for producing measurable improvements and for going beyond standard expectations. At the same time, a pattern of concerns emerges around personal-care responsiveness and clinical-safety processes: delayed assistance with toileting and bathing, sanitation-process issues, and at least one serious post-fall outcome point to potential gaps in fall-prevention practices and incident-response protocols. Prospective families should treat rehabilitation and nursing strengths as an asset but ask targeted questions about supervision, transfer protocols, and how clinical incidents are investigated and communicated to families.

    Staff culture and day-to-day interactions are described in contrasting terms. Many comments describe friendly, family-like interactions, smiling staff, and personalized attention. Conversely, other remarks point to defensive administrative communication and instances of poor staff tone or attitude. There are also indications that staff workload or staffing levels may limit regular check-ins, which can contribute to perceived unresponsiveness. These patterns suggest variability between units or shifts rather than uniform performance across the facility.

    Dining, amenities, and the physical plant likewise show a split. The facility’s recent updates and senior-friendly features are viewed positively, and the on-site aviary is a distinctive amenity. Dining is praised by numerous reviewers, but there are also specific complaints about food quality and consistency. Cleanliness is frequently commended in public areas, yet some reviews cite housekeeping and sanitation issues in resident-care processes. Memory-care programming is another area to clarify: reviewers noted inconsistencies between website descriptions and the actual dementia-care offering.

    Overall, the facility combines notable strengths in rehabilitation, nursing skill, and a welcoming atmosphere with operational weaknesses that merit inquiry before placement. Recommended questions for families: current staffing ratios and coverage by shift; specific fall-prevention and incident-response protocols (including family notification practices); sanitation and incontinence-care procedures; specifics of the memory-care program and how it aligns with marketing materials; and opportunities to observe meal service. These checks will help prospective residents and families weigh the facility’s clinical and cultural strengths against the operational concerns some reviewers identified.

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    Medicare Ratings

    1·/ 5
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    Location

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    Clarion Wellness & Rehabilitation is located at 110 13th Ave SW, Clarion, IA, 50525.

    About Clarion Wellness & Rehabilitation

    Clarion Wellness & Rehabilitation Center in Clarion, Iowa, offers skilled nursing and rehabilitation services along with health and wellness care, all set in a place where the staff works closely with residents, families, and healthcare providers to make sure care plans fit each person's needs, and they really put effort into welcoming everyone so it feels home-like as much as possible. The in-house therapy team uses both high-tech tools and hands-on methods to help people regain strength and mobility, whether that's for short-term rehab, long-term care, or outpatient therapy, and there's always skilled nursing staff on hand, twenty-four hours a day, working under the direction of in-house physicians. You'll find a lot of daily activities, with monthly calendars full from morning through night, so there's always something going on-ice cream socials, music appreciation, arts and crafts classes, current events, lectures, plus performances from local musicians and artists, which keeps folks active and helps everyone connect. The center uses group outings and sightseeing trips for social interaction and makes sure the van for these trips is climate-controlled, spacious, and has a wheelchair lift, so everyone who wants to join can do so safely and comfortably. They schedule transportation every Sunday to local churches and recognize all religious denominations, having special community church services on holidays. The staff pays attention to each resident's hobbies and activity levels to make sure programs are a good fit, and the facility supports both assisted living and recovery needs, focusing on post-acute care. It's part of The Ensign Group, Inc. provider network and connected with the Iowa Health Care Association, emphasizing a sense of community and supportive care all around.

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