Lamoni Specialty Care

    215 S Oak St, Lamoni, IA 50140
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care
    • Skilled Nursing
    3.6ยท18 reviews

    Caring professional clean trustworthy facility

    I'm very pleased with this facility - the staff are consistently caring and hardworking, administration is professional and trustworthy, and the home is clean, well-maintained and resident-focused. Residents seem happy and well cared for, and I'd recommend it to families seeking dependable, compassionate 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

    • 24-hour call system
    • 24-hour supervision

    Meals and dining

    • Diabetes diet
    • Meal preparation and service
    • Restaurant-style dining
    • Special dietary restrictions

    Room

    • Cable
    • Fully furnished
    • Housekeeping and linen services
    • Kitchenettes
    • Telephone
    • Wifi

    Common areas

    • Beauty salon
    • Dining room
    • Garden
    • Outdoor space
    • Small library

    Community services

    • Move-in coordination

    Activities

    • Community-sponsored activities
    • Resident-run activities
    • Scheduled daily activities

    Reviews

    3.61ยท(18)

    Overall rating

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

      4.1
    • Staff

      4.3
    • Meals

      3.6
    • Amenities

      3.6
    • Value

      3.6

    Pros

    • Clean, well-maintained facility
    • Outstanding clinical care
    • Caring and dedicated nursing staff
    • Friendly, resident-centered caregiving
    • Knowledgeable and trusted administration
    • Positive workplace culture
    • Resident-first operational mindset
    • Deficiency-free survey history

    Cons

    • Staffing shortages and workforce strain
    • High direct-care workload and scheduling gaps
    • Leadership overextension and limited administrative responsiveness
    • Supply-management and inventory shortfalls
    • Inconsistent housekeeping and sanitation concerns
    • Limited dining/kitchen staffing affecting meal-service continuity
    • Gaps in medication-management processes; isolated allegations of improper handling
    • Corporate hiring and retention challenges

    Summary of reviews

    The reviews present a facility with a strong frontline care reputation but with notable operational challenges. Many comments praise a clean, well-maintained building and consistently describe staff as caring, hardworking, and resident-focused. Multiple reviewers characterize clinical care as outstanding and recommend the facility; several also highlight a positive workplace culture and competent, trusted administration. The facilityโ€™s deficiency-free survey history and frequent references to happy residents reinforce a perception of generally good day-to-day care and environment.

    At the same time, a recurring theme is workforce pressure. Reviewers indicate staffing shortages, heavy workloads for CNAs and other direct-care staff, and scheduling gaps that strain operations. Leadership capacity is also a concern in some accounts: the director of nursing and other managers are described as overextended, and there are statements about limited responsiveness from administration during operational problems. Corporate-level hiring and retention issues were also mentioned, suggesting broader recruitment and staffing challenges beyond local scheduling.

    Operational support areas show mixed feedback. Several positive statements about cleanliness and facility upkeep coexist with comments pointing to inconsistent housekeeping and other sanitation concerns in some areas. Supply-management and inventory shortfalls and limited kitchen staffing were raised as factors that could affect service continuity, including meal service. There are also reports that raise questions about medication processes; while many reviewers endorse the clinical team, the presence of at least one serious allegation implies the need for clarity about medication administration, documentation, and incident-response procedures.

    For prospective residents and families this profile suggests a facility that delivers compassionate, well-regarded direct care in a generally clean and well-run environment, but one that may experience episodic strain around staffing, supplies, and certain administrative functions. When evaluating placement, consider asking about current staffing ratios and turnover, medication-management protocols and recent incident follow-up, housekeeping schedules, contingency plans for kitchen staffing, and how leadership communicates with families during staffing or supply disruptions. These specific inquiries will help reconcile the strong caregiving reputation with the operational weaknesses noted in reviews.

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    Medicare Ratings

    5ยท/ 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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    Lamoni Specialty Care is located at 215 S Oak St, Lamoni, IA, 50140.

    About Lamoni Specialty Care

    Lamoni Specialty Care sits at 215 S Oak St in Lamoni, Iowa, and has room for up to 43 residents in its skilled nursing building, which is designed to feel home-like and comfortable even as it offers different levels of care, including assisted living, skilled nursing, rehabilitation, memory care, and hospice. The facility provides both short-term and long-term skilled nursing, has a team of more than 45 caregivers, and gives around-the-clock supervised care with services always personalized for each person. There's a focus on meeting the health needs of residents through medication management, nutrition and dietary support, and telehealth services, as well as palliative and hospice care when needed, and the staff try to support residents' physical, mental, and spiritual well-being as part of a more holistic approach. You'll find typical amenities of assisted and independent living here, with efforts to make the setting warm and nurturing, so there are daily programs, social and educational activities to help people stay active and engaged. There's specialized care for people living with Alzheimer's or dementia, plus options for rehabilitation therapy using current methods, and the organization works hard to treat everyone with respect and dignity. Lamoni Specialty Care is managed by Health Alliance Medical Plans and is part of Care Initiatives, a large nonprofit group in Iowa that runs many skilled nursing and long-term care centers. It's also connected with Lamoni Nursing & Rehab Center. The community accepts Medicare, Medicaid, and offers certified Medicaid and HUD assistance at Lamoni Assisted Living, serving residents from Decatur County and nearby. The facility participates in programs through the Iowa Health Care Association, and uses enrollment, MDS support, and group purchasing from IHCA's Provider Solutions. Office hours are Monday to Friday, 8 am to 5 pm. The staff works to provide quality, compassionate care in a way that helps each resident and their family feel supported.

    People often ask...

    Lamoni Specialty Care offers assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing.

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    The full address for this community is 215 S Oak St, Lamoni, IA 50140.

    No, Lamoni Specialty Care 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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