Whispering Willow Assisted Living and Memory Wing

    601 Dawn Ave, Fredericksburg, IA 50630
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care

    Compassionate clean safe supportive community

    I moved my dad in and was impressed by the compassionate, competent staff who kept us updated and made the transition smooth. The facility is clean, meals are varied and tasty, activities are engaging, and residents are kind - he even reconnected with old high-school friends. I feel safe and reassured in this supportive community.

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    Jul 2026

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    Reviews

    5.00·(5)

    Overall rating

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    • Care

      5.0
    • Staff

      4.6
    • Meals

      4.0
    • Amenities

      5.0
    • Value

      5.0

    Pros

    • Compassionate, competent caregiving staff
    • Clear, regular family communication
    • Personalized dementia-care programming
    • Clean, well-maintained facility
    • Varied, good-tasting meal choices
    • Smooth, well-managed move-in process
    • Engaging activity and social programming
    • Supportive resident community with social reconnections
    • Focus on resident safety and family peace of mind

    Cons

    • Modest dining-room ambiance
    • Limited transparency about clinical staffing levels and therapy services

    Summary of reviews

    Overall impression: Reviews portray Whispering Willow Assisted Living and Memory Wing as a facility with consistently strong interpersonal strengths and solid basic operations. Families frequently highlight staff compassion and competence, steady communication from management, and a generally clean, orderly environment. The tenor of comments suggests a high degree of satisfaction with day-to-day care and social support.

    Care quality and staff: The dominant theme is positive staff behavior — described as compassionate, encouraging and competent — and communication practices that keep families informed. Dementia care is repeatedly characterized as personalized, with staff able to provide reassurance and tailored approaches that increase family confidence. This pattern points to staff training and culture that prioritize resident dignity and family engagement.

    Dining: Reviewers praise meal variety and taste, indicating the kitchen meets resident preferences and dietary expectations. The dining area itself receives less enthusiastic comment (described as "fine"), which suggests the food service is a strength while dining-room ambiance and presentation are more utilitarian than upscale. Prospective families may want to sample meals and observe service flow to confirm fit with expectations.

    Activities and social life: Activity programming is described as engaging and effective at promoting social reconnections — reviewers specifically note encouragement of friendships and occasions for residents to reestablish prior relationships. These observations suggest a programmatic emphasis on socialization and meaningful engagement, which can be particularly important in assisted living and memory care contexts.

    Facilities and management: The facility is reported as clean and well-maintained, and the move-in process is described as smooth and supportive. Families cite a sense of safety and peace of mind, reflecting consistent operational attention to environment and transitional logistics. Regular family updates and approachable staff interactions indicate responsive front-line management and communication protocols.

    Notable patterns and considerations: The reviews are uniformly favorable about staff and the everyday resident experience. The few operational weaknesses that can be inferred are relatively mild: the dining-room ambiance may be ordinary rather than distinctive, and public-facing information about clinical staffing ratios or breadth of therapeutic services is limited in the feedback. For prospective residents and families, recommended follow-up items include asking about staffing ratios and clinical oversight, sampling meals and observing mealtimes, reviewing memory-care programming details, and clarifying policies for end-of-life care and family communication so expectations align with facility practice.

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    Location

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    Whispering Willow Assisted Living and Memory Wing is located at 601 Dawn Ave, Fredericksburg, IA, 50630.

    About Whispering Willow Assisted Living and Memory Wing

    Whispering Willow Assisted Living and Memory Wing sits out on the edge of Fredericksburg, Iowa, surrounded by open fields and quiet country views, and the place really feels peaceful with its big-sky scenery and the sounds of birds most days if you're out on the porch or walking trail. The facility has two main sections-there are sixteen apartments in assisted living for folks needing some help with bathing, dressing, or just getting around, and then the Memory Wing, which is a separate, secure part of the building, has ten apartments for people living with Alzheimer's disease or dementia, with alarms and a fenced courtyard for safety. Each room has cable or satellite TV, air conditioning, private bathrooms, kitchenettes, and plenty of light, and some are set up as studios or one-bedrooms while others are semi-private.

    People who live here can bring a small dog or cat, though the staff helps keep an eye out when needed, and guests can come for meals or even stay overnight with permission. Meals are cooked in a full-size kitchen, and everyone sits down three times a day in the dining room if they wish-they can also choose room service or special meals if someone needs a kosher diet or diabetic friendly food, and there are snacks on hand, too. There are nurses and aides in the building 24 hours a day, and caregivers check on folks, deliver medicine, help with toileting or reminders, and do a fair job keeping up with laundry, cleaning, and the daily routines. Residents in the Memory Wing wear bracelets that set off an alarm if someone gets too close to an exit, and the staff know how to help with confusion, wandering, or difficult behaviors, even for people who get upset sometimes.

    For things to do, there are always games, story time, or some activity in the rec room, plus they've got a library, TV lounges, arts and crafts, and space for music since some folks enjoy getting together to make music on the piano or organ. There's a fitness room that goes along with the Live2BHealthy program, which helps keep people moving and working on their balance, and there are outdoor patios and a safe, enclosed garden in the Memory Wing where the plants are nice and the space is quiet for walks or visiting. Staff also put on devotionals and educational talks for anyone interested, and the community's got transportation at cost for trips to the store or doctor visits. The grounds are secured and allow for safe outdoor time, and people who smoke need to do so outside.

    Most of the apartments have ground-floor access, wheelchair accessible showers, and personal refrigerators, and the building offers fast WiFi, heat, air, electricity, and cable-so nobody's short on comforts. Residents pay an entry fee and monthly rent, with options for private pay, social security, or veterans' benefits. There's parking for both guests and residents, and everyone has access to offered services like a beauty salon with a barber, housekeeping, linen service, and scheduled visits from physical, occupational, and speech therapists or podiatrists.

    The staff are well-trained in assisting people at different care levels, including help for diabetics and people with mobility problems, and most residents fall in the light or medium care range. Hospice and respite care are also provided, so someone can stay a few days or weeks if a caregiver needs a break, and the nurses work with outside doctors when needed. Whispering Willow accepts adults aged 18 and up, though most people are older. The place is licensed by the state, has on-site security systems, and supports anyone who wants to keep as much independence as possible while still having support nearby. People here have space for privacy, friendly neighbors when they want company, and pretty good staff for a rural Iowa setting, which helps make life a little easier each day.

    People often ask...

    Whispering Willow Assisted Living and Memory Wing offers assisted living and memory care.

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    The full address for this community is 601 Dawn Ave, Fredericksburg, IA 50630.

    No, Whispering Willow Assisted Living and Memory Wing 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 number2714
    StatusActive
    Facility typeAssisted Living Programs for People with Dementia
    Capacity52 residents
    EffectiveSeptember 9th, 2024
    ExpiresSeptember 9th, 2026
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    Inspection Reports

    14

    Reports

    1

    Type A Citations

    0

    Type B Citations

    8

    Complaints

    17

    Years

    09 Jul 2024Complaint
    Found deficiencies in following policies and procedures related to resident care and incident handling; investigations noted injuries and abuse allegations with improper adherence to program rules.
    • 67.2(3)Program Policies and Procedures
    23 Jun 2022Renewal
    Identified deficiencies in evaluating tenants’ status with significant changes, updating service plans, ensuring person-centered activities, and providing dementia-specific training.
    • 69.22(3)Evaluation of Tenant
    • 69.22(1)Evaluation of Tenant
    • 69.22(2)Evaluation of Tenant
    • 69.26(1)Service Plans
    • 69.26(4)dService Plans
    • 69.26(4)dService Plans
    • 69.30(1)Dementia-Specific Education for Personnel
    27 Aug 2020FIC
    Found no deficiencies identified during the onsite infection control survey.
    07 Aug 2018Complaint
    Investigated events revealed multiple deficiencies in care planning, medication management, staffing oversight, and resident rights with inadequate implementation of service plans and trainings.
    28 Mar 2018Complaint
    Identified deficiencies in tenant assessments and in dementia-specific staff training, with safety concerns related to wandering behavior and plan of correction processes.
    • 481-69.22(2)Evaluation of Tenant
    • 481-69.30(1)Dementia Specific Education for Personnel
    07 Feb 2018Complaint
    Investigated a complaint and found deficiencies in care planning and documentation for one resident, including failure to address fall risk and to include ordered therapies in the service plan, with continued concerns after a fall.
    • Continued From page 2
    25 Jan 2018Complaint
    Identified deficiencies in dementia-related assessments and staff training, with incomplete evaluations and delays in responding to wandering behaviors.
    • 481-69.22(2)Evaluation of Tenant
    • Continued From page 4
    • 481-69.30(1)Dementia Specific Education for Personnel
    12 Oct 2016Complaint
    Identified failures in medication management, including administration of expired medications and borrowing another tenant’s insulin, with staff not following established procedures.
    • Medication administration policy not followed; expired medications
    25 Sept 2014Renewal
    Identified regulatory insufficiencies related to background checks, dementia-specific staff training, and food-safety orientation and training.
    • IAC r. 481-67.19(4)Background check validity
    • IAC r. 481-69.30(1)Dementia-specific staff training
    • IAC r. 481-69.28(5)Food sanitation orientation and training
    14 Jun 2012Complaint
    Investigated a complaint about care and safety concerns at a senior living program and found no regulatory deficiencies noted.
    07 Dec 2010Renewal
    Investigated a final complaint revisit and monitoring evaluation; found no deficiencies cited, though a prior complaint alleged regulatory insufficiency related to cabinet storage.
    • Iowa Code 135C.33Regulatory Insufficiency
    16 Jun 2010Complaint
    Investigated a complaint and found unsecured cleaning products in multiple locations, creating potential exposure hazards.
    • IAC r. 481-69.35(1) bGeneral requirements - building, grounds shall be well-maintained, clean, safe and sanitary
    02 Sept 2009Incident
    Investigated an incident involving two tenants. Found no regulatory insufficiencies.
    25 Jun 2009Incident
    Identified regulatory insufficiencies due to failure to consistently individualize service plans for tenants.
    • Type A321 IAC 25.28Service Plan

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