Mitchell Village Care Center

    114 Carter St SW, Mitchellville, IA, 50169
    2.2 · 9 reviews
    • Assisted living
    • Memory care
    • Skilled nursing
    AnonymousLoved one of resident
    1.0

    Neglectful, understaffed, dirty, untrustworthy facility

    I placed my mother here and it was a disaster: horrible owners/management, chronically understaffed, CNAs treated residents like an inconvenience and ignored call lights, care plans and alarms weren't followed, supplies (briefs/pull-ups) ran out and food was subpar or rotting. The place was dirty with smells of human waste, residents' belongings and gifts went missing, staff openly complained and the facility refused to provide accounting/care paperwork on request. It felt like warehousing - focused on money, not care. I moved my mom to a wonderful, attentive facility; avoid this place for your loved ones.

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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

    2.22 · 9 reviews

    Overall rating

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    • Care

      1.0
    • Staff

      1.0
    • Meals

      1.0
    • Amenities

      2.2
    • Value

      2.2

    Pros

    • New ownership mentioned
    • Some reviewers described it as a good facility
    • At least one family found loving, attentive caregivers after moving their loved one out

    Cons

    • Persistent odors of human waste and soiled clothing
    • Frequent theft and missing residents' belongings
    • Staff (CNAs) treating residents like an inconvenience
    • CNA neglect and poor staff behavior
    • Chronic staffing issues and understaffing
    • CNAs openly complain about work conditions
    • Call lights not consistently answered
    • Failure to use chair/bed alarms as required by care plans
    • Care plans and critical paperwork incomplete or not done in a timely manner
    • No routine care plan meetings with families
    • Refusal or failure to produce resident accounting/documentation when requested
    • Sketchy money management and reports of employee theft
    • Management focused on finances over resident care
    • Budget cuts leading to subpar food
    • Essential supplies (briefs/pull-ups) running out
    • Poor or almost nonexistent physician/medical care
    • Facility described as dirty with rotting food
    • Residents described as being warehoused rather than cared for
    • Reports of owners/management being horrible and possibly bankrupt
    • Strong recommendations to avoid the facility

    Summary review

    Overall sentiment: The aggregated reviews convey a strongly negative overall impression of Mitchell Village Care Center. The dominant themes are poor daily care, staffing and management failures, and troubling facility conditions. Several reviewers use very strong language ("hell hole", "worst nursing home ever", "avoid for loved ones"), and multiple distinct complaints repeat across summaries, indicating systemic rather than isolated problems.

    Care quality and resident experience: Reviews consistently describe neglectful direct care. CNAs are reported to treat residents as an inconvenience, sometimes failing to answer call lights and not following care-plan safeguards such as chair or bed alarms. Families report incomplete or delayed critical care-plan paperwork and a lack of routine care-plan meetings, which limits family involvement and oversight. Medical attention is described as minimal or almost nonexistent by some reviewers. The combined effect, according to reviewers, is that residents are "warehoused" rather than actively cared for, and families are strongly advised to avoid placing loved ones there.

    Staffing, behavior, and morale: Staffing appears to be a central problem. Reviewers report chronic understaffing, CNAs openly complaining about working conditions, and staff not performing assigned duties. These staffing pressures are tied to observable neglect (missed calls, unmet toileting needs, failure to follow alarms) and poor interpersonal behavior toward residents. Several reviewers specifically call out CNA neglect and poor staff behavior as recurring issues. High staff dissatisfaction and visible negative behaviors point to broader morale and management problems affecting day-to-day resident care.

    Facility conditions and supplies: Multiple summaries describe unpleasant and unsanitary facility conditions: persistent odors of human waste and soiled clothing, reports of rotting food, and general dirtiness. Practical supply shortages are also mentioned — brief/pull-up shortages and other supply runs-outs — which directly affect basic hygiene and dignity. Taken together, these accounts indicate both housekeeping failures and budget-related constraints impacting residents' living conditions.

    Personal effects, security, and financial concerns: There are multiple, consistent allegations of theft by employees and disappearing gifts, plus reports that residents' belongings frequently go missing. Families also report difficulties obtaining resident accounting or documentation when requested and describe "sketchy" money management. These points raise red flags about both security and administrative transparency. One reviewer even mentions management bankruptcy, and several accuse ownership/management of prioritizing finances over resident care.

    Dining, activities, and resources: While not as extensively detailed as other categories, reviewers mention budget cuts leading to subpar food. The implication is that dining quality and likely recreational resources are also affected by the facility's financial and staffing constraints. Limited food quality, combined with staffing shortages, can reduce opportunities for meaningful activities and engagement for residents.

    Management, ownership, and regulatory context: Reviews portray ownership and management as problematic—described as "horrible" by some—and focused on money rather than care. At least one review references new ownership and calls out frustration with state regulations, suggesting there may be recent changes or attempts at improvement, but overall complaints remain numerous. The presence of at least one positive note about new ownership indicates a possible transition, but there is not enough consistent positive reporting to conclude that issues have been resolved.

    Contrasting / positive notes: A small number of comments were positive or at least less negative: a mention of "good facility" and references to "new owners" appear among the summaries, and one reviewer explicitly notes moving their mother to a different facility where she receives loving, attentive care. These positive remarks are relatively sparse compared with the volume and severity of negative reports and often refer to post-transition experiences (i.e., improved care after moving out).

    Patterns and implications: The most frequently mentioned and serious issues are neglectful care practices (missed calls, no alarms, incomplete care plans), unsanitary conditions and supply shortages, and alleged theft/missing property compounded by administrative noncompliance in producing documentation. Together these suggest systemic operational breakdowns spanning direct care, housekeeping, supply management, and administrative transparency. Although a few reviewers mention new ownership or a better experience elsewhere, the dominant pattern is one of consistent, severe concerns that would warrant close scrutiny by families, potential residents, and regulators.

    Summary assessment: Based on the collected review summaries, Mitchell Village Care Center exhibits multiple critical areas of concern affecting resident safety, dignity, and wellbeing: poor direct care, staffing and morale problems, inadequate facility cleanliness and supplies, and troubling reports of theft and opaque financial/administrative practices. While there are brief, isolated notes about new ownership and at least one instance where a family found significantly better care after moving a loved one, the preponderance of negative reports suggests significant, ongoing issues that should be addressed before the facility can be considered reliably safe or suitable for most residents.

    Location

    Map showing location of Mitchell Village Care Center

    About Mitchell Village Care Center

    Mitchell Village Care Center sits out in the rural area of Mitchellville, Iowa, and provides care for seniors who need different levels of support as they age. It's a for-profit nursing home with 65 certified beds and usually about 63 residents filling those spots, with a modern building finished in 1996, so it doesn't look like some of those older homes built long ago. The center offers nursing home care with help from registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, and certified nursing assistants, so residents get a decent mix of direct-care staff around, but skilled nursing services don't run all day and night like in some places-the care's mostly intermediate, designed for folks who don't need constant medical help but can't quite live on their own. Seniors can find support for both short and long stays here, and the staff tries to create a homelike feel while focusing on each person's well-being, whether that person plans on staying or wants to recover and return home.

    For people with memory problems, there's a specific Alzheimer's and dementia care program, which tends to cost more than regular care, but has structured support for those tough cases. Mitchell Village Care Center also has adult day services, home health (Medicare-certified), non-medical home care, and rehabilitation with occupational, physical, and speech therapy, so seniors have some options whether they need a full-time place or help at home. Hospice care and end-of-life options are available for those who need comfort toward the last part of life, and respite care lets caregivers take a break every now and then. Assisted living is on site too, with aides lending a hand with bathing, dressing, and daily needs, while staff take care of laundry, housekeeping, and basic help.

    The center provides meals made by chefs and meal planners, using quality ingredients-nutritious and balanced plates for every resident. Social services help look after the emotional side of life, and there are councils where residents and families can speak up about their thoughts or needs. There's no hospital attached, and it's not part of a big chain or focused program, so the place stands on its own with local management. Mitchell Village Care Center participates in Medicare and Medicaid, and it's fully sprinklered for fire safety. The staff includes various specialists-doctors, nurses, assistants-and a registered dietician oversees meals. The atmosphere's aimed at being comfortable for most seniors, those who need more or less care, and there's a map if anyone needs help finding their way. Overall, this center tries to keep things straightforward, safe, and manageable for older folks in the area, especially for those who need a place that's not too fancy but gets the job done.

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