Apple Valley Place at Clear Lake

    405 27 Ave South, Clear Lake, IA 50428
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care

    Caring staff, great apartments, recommended

    I moved my mom in and have been very pleased - Brenda and the leadership team are reassuring, and staff are consistently caring and courteous. The large, well-maintained apartments, diverse healthy meals, and stimulating, well-scheduled activities (she's made friends and even brought her cat) made our overall experience very positive and easy to recommend.

    Loved one of resident
    Jul 2026

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    Reviews

    3.73·(11)

    Overall rating

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

      4.7
    • Staff

      4.6
    • Meals

      3.7
    • Amenities

      5.0
    • Value

      2.0

    Pros

    • Helpful and courteous staff
    • Positive resident relationships and friendships
    • Pet-friendly policy (cats allowed)
    • Overall positive experiences and recommendations
    • Family satisfaction (e.g., 'mom happy with staff')
    • Well-maintained apartments
    • Robust, well-scheduled activities

    Summary of reviews

    Overall sentiment: The reviews present a consistently positive view of Apple Valley Place at Clear Lake. Across the summaries, reviewers emphasize strong interpersonal qualities of staff, active social programming, upkeep of living spaces, and a pet-friendly policy. There are multiple endorsements and recommendations, indicating a high level of satisfaction among residents and family members. No explicit complaints or negative patterns are presented in the provided summaries.

    Care quality and staff: The dominant theme is the quality of staff interactions. Reviewers repeatedly describe staff as helpful and courteous and note that family members — for example, a resident’s mother — are happy with how staff handled dealings. That emphasis suggests reliable day-to-day support and good communication with families. Although the reviews do not detail clinical or skilled-nursing care specifically, the uniformly positive language about staff implies competence, responsiveness, and a customer-service orientation in the facility’s caregiving and administrative personnel.

    Activities and social life: Activity programming is another standout. Multiple reviewers call out “fantastic scheduled activities,” indicating a well-organized calendar and opportunities for engagement. Combined with mentions of residents making friends, the reviews portray a community with active social life and structured opportunities for participation, which supports both social well-being and resident satisfaction.

    Facilities and apartments: The physical environment receives favorable mention via “well-maintained apartments.” That phrase suggests attention to cleanliness, upkeep, and a comfortable residential setting. While the summaries do not provide granular details about common areas, landscaping, or safety features, the specific praise for apartment maintenance signals that personal living spaces are kept in good condition.

    Pets and community fit: The allowance of cats is explicitly noted and presented as a positive factor. Pet-friendly policies can be a major factor in choosing a community, and the reviews show that this policy contributes to residents’ and families’ positive impressions and recommendations.

    Management and recommendations: Reviewers explicitly recommend the community, and family members report satisfaction in interactions with staff and facility processes. That pattern indicates effective day-to-day management and an environment that earns trust from both residents and their relatives.

    Gaps and limitations in the reviews: The provided summaries are brief and uniformly positive, which is useful but also limited. There is no specific information about dining quality, medical or specialized care services, staffing levels at night or on weekends, pricing and contract terms, transportation services, or any incidents or issues. Because no negative themes appear, it is possible the sample is selective or small; prospective residents should seek more comprehensive sources or visit in person to confirm aspects not mentioned (meal quality, clinical care if needed, emergency procedures, and full scope of amenities).

    Conclusion: Based on the available summaries, Apple Valley Place at Clear Lake appears to excel in staff responsiveness and courtesy, social programming, maintenance of apartments, and pet friendliness. Families and residents commonly express satisfaction and recommend the community. To make a fully informed decision, however, interested individuals should follow up on absent details—particularly dining, clinical services, cost, and safety procedures—by touring the community and asking targeted questions during a visit.

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    Location

    Map showing location of Apple Valley Place at Clear Lake

    Apple Valley Place at Clear Lake is located at 405 27 Ave South, Clear Lake, IA, 50428.

    About Apple Valley Place at Clear Lake

    Apple Valley Place at Clear Lake gives seniors a variety of living choices, including studios, one-bedrooms, two-bedrooms, shared rooms, and private suites, and all are either fully furnished or have kitchenettes and private bathrooms, with some units featuring cable TV, high-speed internet, telephones, and air conditioning, and you'll find the rooms clean, with housekeeping, laundry, and maintenance taken care of so nobody needs to worry about regular chores. This place offers organic food with a chef preparing meals every day in a restaurant-style dining area, and staff makes sure residents have meal plans that fit with allergies and diabetes, and they also take care of serving, so everyone gets what they need in a comfortable setting. The community keeps things lively with games, arts and crafts, music, movie nights in the community theater, a well-stocked library, and outings that staff arrange, plus a fitness room, walking paths, pet-friendly spaces, and even a garden for anyone who wants to spend some time outdoors. People who need help with personal care like bathing, dressing, or medication can get hands-on support from trained staff, who remain in the building day and night and keep a close eye on everyone using a 24-hour call system and thorough supervision, and you won't have to worry about getting to doctor's appointments because transportation is arranged for medical visits and even for shopping or community field trips. Seniors who have Alzheimer's or dementia get safe memory care services in areas designed so they feel less confused and don't wander, and the staff creates schedules and activities that fit with their needs, while the building's layout, from the dining rooms to common areas and the spa and wellness room, supports seniors' social, physical, and spiritual needs. Residents can stay as independent as they're able, but the staff adjusts care plans when more help is needed, whether that means a little support or more regular nursing care, and the focus always stays on treating every person with dignity and giving them as many choices as possible. The locally owned provider built Apple Valley Place at Clear Lake using local workers, and the facility operates under state license number S0166, offering all standard levels of senior care, including independent living, long-term and skilled nursing, home health care, day services, hospice, and even specialized memory care. Residents can get salon services, participate in wellness programs, enjoy communal dining rooms, and join resident-run activities, and the entry fee is $1,000, with parking for both residents and visitors. Having staff around 24 hours a day and medication management as part of daily help makes the place safe, and recognition for good meals, activities, and friendliness shows there's a welcoming community, so older adults who want some support or company but still want their space and as much freedom as possible can find comfort here without all the stress of home upkeep.

    People often ask...

    Apple Valley Place at Clear Lake offers assisted living and memory care.

    The full address for this community is 405 27 Ave South, Clear Lake, IA 50428.

    No, Apple Valley Place at Clear Lake 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.

    Safety & Compliance

    In Iowa, the Department of Inspections, Appeals & Licensing licenses assisted living and long-term care programs, conducting recertification visits and complaint investigations.

    License number1721
    StatusActive
    Facility typeAssisted Living Programs for People with Dementia
    Capacity118 residents
    EffectiveDecember 23rd, 2024
    ExpiresDecember 23rd, 2026
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    Inspection Reports

    13

    Reports

    30

    Citations

    7

    Complaints

    22

    Years

    22 Oct 2025Incident
    Found no deficiencies. Census counted 51 residents, including 5 with cognitive impairment.
    07 May 2025Complaint
    Investigated complaints and found no deficiencies. No regulatory insufficiencies were cited.
    06 Mar 2024Complaint
    Investigated complaints identified multiple deficiencies across policies, care planning, medication management, staffing training, nurse reviews, and food safety. The findings showed numerous failures affecting resident care, safety, and documentation.
    • Iowa Admin Code 481-67.2Program policies and procedures
    • Iowa Admin Code 481-67.3(2)Tenant rights – to receive care, treatment and services
    • Iowa Admin Code 481-67.5(2)f(4)Medications
    • Iowa Admin Code 481-67.9(3)Staffing – training documentation
    • Iowa Admin Code 481-67.9(4)dNurse delegation procedures
    • Iowa Admin Code 481-69.27(1)cNurse review
    • Iowa Admin Code 481-69.22(2)Evaluation within 30 days of occupancy
    • Iowa Admin Code 481-69.22(3)Annual and significant-change evaluations
    • Iowa Admin Code 481-69.25(1)Tenant documents
    • Iowa Admin Code 481-69.25(1) (o)Tenant documents – nurse notes by exception and incident reports
    • Iowa Admin Code 481-69.28(8)Food service safety
    20 Dec 2023Complaint
    Identified multiple regulatory deficiencies across emergency response, medication management, staff training, tenant evaluations, service plans, incident reporting, life safety, and dementia education. These issues showed widespread noncompliance with required standards.
    • 481-67.2(3)Program Policies and Procedures
    • 481-67.5(2)f(1)Medications
    • 481-67.5(2)f(4)Medications
    • 481-67.9(4)bStaffing
    • 481-69.22(2)Evaluation of Tenant
    • 481-69.22(3)Evaluation of Tenant
    • 481-69.25(1)iTenant Documents
    • 481-69.25(1)oTenant Documents
    • 481-69.26(1)Service Plans
    • 481-69.26(2)Service Plans
    • 481-69.26(3)dService Plans
    • 481-69.27(1)cNurse Review
    • 481-69.28(5)Food Service
    • 481-69.30(1)Dementia Specific Education for Personnel
    • 481-69.32(2)Life Safety - Emergency Policies / Structure
    25 Mar 2021Renewal
    Found no deficiencies identified during the recertification and infection control survey.
    26 Mar 2019Renewal
    Found no deficiencies.
    21 Mar 2017Renewal
    Found no deficiencies during the recertification visit.
    31 Mar 2015Renewal
    Concluded no regulatory insufficiencies were cited during the final recertification monitoring.
    08 Nov 2012Renewal
    Investigated and found no deficiencies during the monitoring period.
    27 Mar 2012Complaint
    Investigated the complaint and related incident; findings showed no regulatory insufficiencies identified.
    03 Mar 2011Complaint
    Investigated the final recertification monitoring evaluation and found no regulatory insufficiencies.
    24 Sept 2004Complaint
    Identified deficiencies in medication management and storage during RN communication with physicians about a tenant's medications.
    • 321 IAC 25.29(1) and/or (2)Medication management - records and storage
    13 Sept 2004Complaint
    Investigated the complaint and identified deficiencies in food service and staffing.
    • 321 IAC 25.32Food service – inadequate dietary allowances
    • 321 IAC 25.32Food service – sanitation and safe food handling training
    • 321 IAC 25.33Staffing – adequate staffing levels

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