Azria Health Park Place

    2401 E 8th St, Des Moines, IA 50316
    • Independent Living
    • Assisted Living
    • Skilled Nursing

    Warm attentive staff, welcoming facility

    I moved my mom in quickly and have been very pleased - the facility is modern and clean with new flooring, excellent beds, a full activities calendar and an on-site salon. The staff are warm, attentive and professional (Tammy, April and Robin were especially helpful), the dining/nutrition support improved her appetite and weight, and management communicates proactively. Overall a welcoming, family-like place where residents are treated with dignity and genuine care - I highly recommend it.

    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

    3.48·(42)

    Overall rating

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

      3.4
    • Staff

      3.6
    • Meals

      3.3
    • Amenities

      3.8
    • Value

      1.0

    Pros

    • Compassionate and attentive nursing staff
    • Professional and helpful support staff
    • Personalized, family-style resident care
    • Modernized facility with updated interiors
    • State-of-the-art therapy and rehabilitation equipment
    • Comfortable beds and quality mattresses
    • Varied activities program and extensive calendar
    • On-site salon and grooming services
    • Ample dining space and menu variety
    • Good-quality, flavorful meals
    • Clear clinical communication with hospital partners
    • Prompt admissions process
    • Guest beverage availability

    Cons

    • Inconsistent staffing levels and frequent understaffing
    • Delays in medication administration and clinical responsiveness
    • Inconsistent therapy delivery and rehabilitation scheduling
    • Poor family communication and phone responsiveness
    • Sanitation and odor concerns in rooms and common areas
    • Inconsistent dietary accommodations for medical diets
    • Delays in discharge coordination and paperwork
    • Leadership instability and human-resources dysfunction
    • Workplace culture and employee-relations concerns
    • Variable quality of care across shifts or units

    Summary of reviews

    Reviewer feedback for Azria Health Park Place is highly mixed, with strong praise for frontline staff and facility amenities alongside recurring operational concerns. Many accounts emphasize compassionate, attentive caregivers and helpful support personnel who provide personalized, family-style attention. The facility’s physical environment receives frequent positive mention: updated interiors, new flooring and carpeting, comfortable beds and mattresses, ample dining space, an on-site salon, and modern therapy equipment are cited as clear strengths. The activities program and meal quality are also commonly praised, and some families note good clinical coordination with hospital partners and a smooth admission experience.

    At the same time, a number of substantive operational weaknesses emerge as recurring themes. Staffing consistency is a major concern: reviewers describe understaffing, variable staff availability across shifts, and delays in responding to resident needs. Related clinical issues include delays in medication administration and inconsistent delivery of physical and occupational therapy. Several accounts describe problems with dietary management — for example, meal and beverage choices that appear poorly aligned with specific medical diets — and weight- and nutrition-related outcomes that families found concerning. There are also sanitation and localized odor concerns in some rooms and common areas, and a few reviewers noted small or less-than-ideal room conditions.

    Communication and management are other important areas of divergence. While some families highlight clear, proactive updates and supportive administrative staff, others report poor phone responsiveness, long hold times, and unsatisfactory family communication. More serious organizational concerns were raised by a subset of reviewers about leadership stability and human-resources functioning, including workplace-culture issues; these appear to affect staff morale and, according to reviewers, may be linked to care inconsistencies. Discharge coordination and paperwork timeliness also received criticism in multiple accounts.

    In sum, Azria Health Park Place appears to offer several tangible strengths: a modern, well-equipped environment, an active programming calendar, and many caregivers who provide compassionate, resident-centered care. However, prospective residents and families should be aware of variability in staffing, therapy delivery, medication responsiveness, dietary accommodations, and some cleanliness-related issues. When evaluating the community in person, consider specific questions about current staffing ratios and coverage for nights and weekends, medication-administration protocols and audit processes, therapy scheduling reliability, dietary accommodations for medical conditions, sanitation and odor-control practices, and recent leadership or staffing changes. Request recent inspection or complaint histories, ask to meet unit managers and therapy staff, and observe care interactions during different times of day to get a balanced sense of typical operations.

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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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    Azria Health Park Place is located at 2401 E 8th St, Des Moines, IA, 50316.

    About Azria Health Park Place

    Azria Health Park Place stands as a skilled nursing and rehabilitation center located in Des Moines, Iowa, and they focus on helping seniors recover and maintain independence in an environment that feels welcoming and comfortable, with things like a warm entry foyer, inviting lounges, and both hallway and private suites for residents, which I think can make all the difference when someone needs a place to call home while getting care. The facility takes pride in having individualized care plans-whether someone needs long-term care, short-term rehabilitation, memory care, dementia care, home health care, or adult day and respite care, the staff tailors the support for each person. This place offers 24-hour skilled nursing with specialized services from physical, occupational, and speech therapy to things like wound care, post-cardiac care, pulmonary care, orthopedic care, stroke and neurological programs, and prosthetic training, and they've got a therapy gym using equipment like treadmills and stationary bikes to support rehab goals. There are many staff members on the medical team-including a Gerontology Certified Medical Director, Primary Care Physicians, board-certified psychiatrists, dentists, ophthalmologists, and podiatrists-so residents don't need to worry about finding the right kind of doctor. They cover daily needs with beauty and barber services, laundry, housekeeping, and medication management, along with free Wi-Fi, pet visitation, and social activities that encourage residents to connect with each other. There's a dining room, private dining options, and chef-prepared meals, and they try to foster a sense of community through activities and a friendly staff, and even recognize caregivers through the Caregivers of the Month program, which says something about how they value the people who work there. An emergency call system provides peace of mind, too. Azria Health Park Place is both Medicare and Medicaid approved and operates as part of larger health care networks like the Iowa Health Care Association, and the facility accepts residents for tours if families want to see things in person and ask questions.

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