The Ivy at Davenport

    800 E Rusholme St, Davenport, IA 52803
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care
    • Skilled Nursing

    Compassionate staff, excellent rehab, home.

    I placed my loved one here and I'm very pleased - the nurses, CNAs and therapists are compassionate and attentive, and rehab genuinely helped with mobility. Social services and admissions (Dawn, Katie, Leann) have been responsive and communication is constant; activities like films and discussions and the warm, family-like atmosphere make it feel like home. Food was okay, but overall the respectful, professional staff and safe environment give me real confidence in their care.

    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

    3.45·(66)

    Overall rating

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

      3.1
    • Staff

      3.5
    • Meals

      2.0
    • Amenities

      1.2
    • Value

      2.0

    Pros

    • Attentive CNAs and nursing staff
    • Effective inpatient rehabilitation and physical therapy
    • Compassionate nurse practitioner and therapists
    • Engaging activities program with varied events
    • Responsive social services and business office support
    • Smooth admissions process and insurance assistance
    • Warm, family-like atmosphere in some units
    • Frequent communication and 24/7 monitoring in some cases
    • Dietary staff willing to accommodate needs
    • Supportive workplace culture noted by employees

    Cons

    • Evening and overnight understaffing
    • Slow responsiveness to call lights and urgent needs
    • Inconsistent medication administration and clinical oversight
    • Gaps in coordination with external providers and missed appointments
    • Sanitation and pest-control concerns in resident rooms and dining ware
    • Inconsistent food quality and meal-service continuity
    • Maintenance and facility-upkeep deficiencies
    • Unstable nursing leadership and frequent DON turnover
    • Weak family communication and difficulty reaching staff
    • Security and personal-property controls weaknesses
    • Frequent audible alarms and inadequate noise management
    • Staff conduct and communication tone
    • Allegations of theft and billing inaccuracies

    Summary of reviews

    Overall impression: Feedback about this facility is highly mixed. Several families and former residents describe very positive experiences—especially around hands-on caregiving, rehabilitation outcomes, and the activities program—while other accounts raise significant operational and clinical concerns. The variability appears to be driven in part by differences across units, shifts (notably evenings and nights), and individual staff or management periods.

    Care quality and clinical oversight: Positive comments emphasize attentive CNAs, engaged nursing staff, and effective physical and occupational therapy that produced measurable recovery for some residents. Conversely, other accounts describe slow response times to needs (including long call-light delays), inconsistent medication handling, missed external appointments (including dialysis), and gaps in acute-care escalation and family notification. There are individual, serious allegations concerning clinical mishandling and outcomes; such claims are notable and some reviews reference regulatory attention. These items point to uneven clinical oversight and variability in care continuity across shifts.

    Staff and leadership: Many reviewers praise front-line staff for compassion, personal attention, and a family-style atmosphere, and employees sometimes describe a supportive work environment. Named staff and roles received positive mentions for responsiveness and advocacy. At the same time, reviewers report problems with staff availability, tone of communication, and stability of nursing leadership—including frequent director-of-nursing turnover—which can undermine consistent practice and family trust. Accessibility of staff by phone and prompt family communication are recurrent areas of concern.

    Dining and activities: The activities program receives consistently positive feedback for variety and resident engagement (films, discussions, social events). Rehabilitation and therapy departments are also highlighted as strengths. Dining opinions are mixed: some residents find dietary staff responsive and accommodating, while others raise issues with meal temperature, missing protein choices, and inconsistent availability of staples (e.g., beverages). Meal-service continuity and quality appear to vary by shift or unit.

    Facilities, maintenance, and sanitation: Positive reports note comfortable, organized rooms in certain units and helpful maintenance staff. However, multiple reviews indicate maintenance shortfalls (plumbing, heating, safety rails, restroom safety features) and sanitation concerns, including pest-control issues and problems with laundry and dining ware cleanliness in some areas. Loud, persistent alarms and noise-management problems were also mentioned as disruptive to resident rest and well-being.

    Administration, billing, and safety: Administrative strengths include responsive social services and business-office assistance in many cases, as well as helpful guidance during admissions and insurance coordination. Contrastingly, families reported inconsistent follow-through on insurer updates, billing inaccuracies, missing belongings, and allegations of cash being mishandled. These issues suggest weaknesses in property safeguards, billing controls, and administrative consistency.

    Notable patterns and guidance for families: The body of feedback indicates that service experience is variable—strong rehabilitation and caring front-line staff coexist with operational and clinical process gaps. Patterns to explore when considering placement include staffing levels (particularly evenings and nights), protocols for clinical escalation and family notification, medication-administration safeguards, pest-control and sanitation programs, maintenance responsiveness, and financial/property safeguards. Prospective families may find it helpful to tour at multiple times of day, ask for details about staff-to-resident ratios, turnover among nursing leadership, therapy success measures, and the facility’s incident and grievance procedures.

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    Medicare Ratings

    1·/ 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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    The Ivy at Davenport is located at 800 E Rusholme St, Davenport, IA, 52803.

    About The Ivy at Davenport

    The Ivy at Davenport sits at 800 E Rusholme St in Davenport, Iowa, and offers several kinds of care, like assisted living, memory care for folks with Alzheimer's or dementia, nursing home services, and short-term rehab. The place has a 75-bed capacity, and the staff know how to help people with varying support needs, including personal care, wound care, medication help, and occupational therapy. They've got a team of trained therapists who use things like electronic stimulation and interactive gaming-one of their programs is called "Restore Skills"-to aid in rehab and independence, and every resident gets a custom care plan. There's the Ivy CARES philosophy that values communication, accountability, respect, excellence, and finding solutions, so most people feel looked after.

    The Ivy at Davenport takes Medicaid, Medicare, long-term care insurance, and offers help sorting through financing, which can make things easier for families. They review all the licensing, certifications, and inspections for their nursing home services, so they keep up with rules and regulations. The community works with other healthcare and local organizations, including St Mary Healthcare and Freedom Homes Ministries, so residents can get both medical and community support when needed. Move-in coordination, a waiting list system, and clear billing information are available, and there's help to find the right care option, both in person and through virtual tours and consultations.

    Residents can choose from rooms with private or shared setups, studios, single and two-bedroom units, and some rooms come furnished. Every room usually has its own bathroom, cable TV, a kitchenette, phone, air conditioning, and Wi-Fi. Safety measures are in place, like sprinkler systems and handicap features, plus an emergency alert system for peace of mind, especially for memory care and folks who might need help at odd hours.

    Community amenities include outdoor programs, walking paths, gardens, a fitness center, movie theater, activity spaces, spa/wellness area, and regular community-sponsored events. There's assistance with housekeeping and laundry, and transportation is available for outings, appointments, or errands. The dining room serves regular meals, with staff able to help with special diets. Social activities, crafts, education, wellness programs, and plenty of entertainment are offered to help people stay connected and engaged.

    The nursing and care staff provide 12-16 hour nursing care and 24-hour supervision, so residents can get help with daily activities like bathing, dressing, transfers, or memory support. Skilled staff manage medication and handle both short-term rehab and long-term stays, including hospice or respite care. Memory care programming is tailored, and residents with dementia have their days structured in a way that's meant to suit their needs. Medical services include podiatry and wound care, and concierge service handles various requests.

    The Ivy at Davenport has strong ties with the local healthcare scene, being close to hospitals and doctors, and its overall goal is to offer a safe, nurturing, and private environment where people can keep some independence while still having the support they need. The atmosphere is neighborly, with a focus on respect and treating people like family.

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    The Ivy at Davenport offers assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing.

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    The full address for this community is 800 E Rusholme St, Davenport, IA 52803.

    No, The Ivy at Davenport 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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