Hiawatha Care Center

    405 N 15th Ave, Hiawatha, IA 52233
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care
    • Skilled Nursing
    3.8ยท40 reviews

    Compassionate staff, clean, excellent care

    I moved my mom here a year ago and I'm very pleased - compassionate, family-like staff, clean newer facility with roomy rooms and a lovely patio pond. Meals are delicious, activities are outstanding (gardening, animals, trips, movies, games, cooking, Happy Hour), care and communication are excellent, and staff consistently go the extra mile, so I confidently recommend this community.

    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

    3.77ยท(40)

    Overall rating

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

      3.6
    • Staff

      4.0
    • Meals

      3.7
    • Amenities

      4.5
    • Value

      1.3

    Pros

    • Engaging, varied activity program (gardening, animal interactions, field trips, games)
    • Strong volunteer and community engagement opportunities
    • Quality dining with appealing meals and desserts
    • Compassionate and skilled nursing and CNA care
    • Robust skilled nursing and rehabilitation services
    • Clean, well-maintained, modern facility and rooms
    • Numerous social events and weekly programming
    • Responsive phone communication with families
    • Organized event coordination and admissions support
    • Pleasant outdoor spaces and common areas (patio with pond)
    • Onsite snacks and supplemental meal options

    Cons

    • Inconsistent staffing levels causing delayed resident assistance
    • Delays in medication administration and clinical follow-up
    • Variable staff professionalism and communication tone
    • Inconsistent meal-service continuity and occasional dining dissatisfaction
    • Gaps in clinical assessment and monitoring processes
    • Unclear billing practices and additional charge policies
    • Variable leadership and management consistency
    • Policies that are not well aligned with external organizations
    • Need for closer family oversight due to variability in care delivery
    • Pay and retention pressures affecting staff stability

    Summary of reviews

    Overall impression: Reviews indicate a facility with many operational strengthsโ€”especially in activities, dining, rehabilitation, and facility upkeepโ€”paired with variability in day-to-day clinical responsiveness and administrative consistency. Families and residents repeatedly praise the social programming, the cleanliness and physical environment, and the dedication of many frontโ€‘line caregivers. At the same time, a subset of experiences point to operational gaps that prospective families should evaluate during a tour and intake process.

    Clinical care and staffing: The facility provides robust skilled nursing and rehabilitation services and several reviewers described noticeable functional and emotional improvements during residency. Many families praised nurses and CNAs for compassionate care and quick assistance when staffing allowed. However, there are recurring concerns about inconsistent staffing levels, resulting in delayed assistance for personal needs and medication administration at times. There are also a few accounts suggesting gaps in clinical assessment and follow-up, which indicates a need for careful review of care plans and medication-management protocols on admission and during transitions.

    Staff culture and communication: Staff are frequently described as hardworking and caring, and communications by phone and event coordination were often characterized as helpful and organized. Nevertheless, reports indicate variability in staff professionalism and tone, and some families experienced challenges with followโ€‘through from supervisory staff. Comments about pay and staffing pressures suggest retention may be a factor influencing consistency of care.

    Dining and activities: Dining is a clear strength for many residentsโ€”meals, desserts, and snacks were repeatedly called out as enjoyable. The activity program is broad and active, featuring gardening, animal interactions, field trips, creative classes, and social events that families linked to improved confidence and emotional wellโ€‘being. These offerings support quality of life and social engagement for longโ€‘term residents and those in rehab.

    Facility and amenities: The physical plant is described as clean, modern, and well maintained, with larger rooms in newer areas and attractive common spaces such as a patio and pond. Families noted the facilityโ€™s capacity to host events in an organized manner and appreciated volunteer and community involvement.

    Management, policies, and costs: Several reviews flagged unclear billing practices and extra charges that families did not expect, as well as policies that appear to conflict with external organizations or limit flexibility. These administrative issuesโ€”combined with variability in leadership responsivenessโ€”create an uneven experience for some families. A small number of reviews raised concerns following a resident's death and emphasized the importance of reviewing endโ€‘ofโ€‘life procedures and family communication expectations.

    Notable patterns and recommendations: The overall pattern is mixedโ€”strong programming, clean facilities, and many attentive caregivers exist alongside operational inconsistencies in staffing, medication followโ€‘up, and administrative transparency. Prospective residents and families should tour the unit, ask about current staffing ratios, medicationโ€‘administration procedures, billing policies (including holiday meal charges), and how clinical assessments and family communications are handled. For current families, maintaining active communication with care managers and requesting regular care-plan reviews can help mitigate variability in dayโ€‘toโ€‘day service delivery.

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    Medicare Ratings

    3ยท/ 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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    Hiawatha Care Center is located at 405 N 15th Ave, Hiawatha, IA, 52233.

    About Hiawatha Care Center

    Hiawatha Care Center, located at 405 N 15th Ave in Hiawatha, Iowa, is a 95-bed nursing facility that has offered many care services and amenities over the years, though it's now closed as of the latest update. The center has provided skilled nursing care 24 hours a day, seven days a week by trained and qualified nurses and nursing assistants, with a care team that includes social workers, dietitians, activity directors, a consulting pharmacist, and physical, occupational, and speech therapists. Residents could take part in a wide range of care options, like assisted living, independent living, memory care, continuing care, respite care, and home care, all intended to help people reach their best possible health and independence. Hiawatha Care Center has focused on each resident's dignity and comfort, with rooms that included room and board and access to a guest room, family dining room, fitness center, barbershop, and beauty salon, as well as dietary and social services, massage therapies, and an activities program that included both group and individual events. The home had a back garden with a gazebo and secure fencing, and residents could enjoy both on-site activities and events out in the community, supported by a monthly newsletter and event calendar mailed to residents and their families. The staff aimed to build respectful, one-on-one relationships and encouraged families to stay closely involved. People could visit the facility, take tours, see the amenities, use a map of the community, meet staff and residents, and even see a photo gallery. Hiawatha Care Center made use of technology too, supplying personal devices for residents' virtual visits with friends and family over Zoom, Duo, or Facetime. Special attention was given to health, safety, and individual choice, with services adjusted to each resident's needs and a social services team that helped families through the admission process, cost questions, and transition into care. The center had connections to nearby Promise House and was part of the Iowa Health Care Association, Iowa Center for Assisted Living, and Iowa Center for Home Care. People searching for care could find more about admission, payment methods like Medicaid, costs, and availability online, with support and office phones answered around the clock. The facility put out a monthly newsletter, followed a cookies policy on its website, and offered easy ways to request information. Hiawatha Care Center developed a reputation for delivering thorough medical oversight from a dedicated medical director and for encouraging residents' health, rehabilitation, and happiness through both structured and personalized support.

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