Pennsylvania Place

    1 Pennsylvania Pl, Ottumwa, IA 52501
    • Independent Living
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care
    • Skilled Nursing

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    Amenities

    Healthcare services

    • Activities of daily living assistance
    • Assistance with bathing
    • Assistance with dressing
    • Assistance with transfers
    • Medication management

    Healthcare staffing

    • 24-hour call system
    • 24-hour supervision

    Meals and dining

    • Diabetes diet
    • Meal preparation and service
    • 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
    • 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

    4.71·(17)

    Overall rating

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

      4.5
    • Staff

      4.8
    • Meals

      3.5
    • Amenities

      4.3
    • Value

      3.0

    Pros

    • Supportive, approachable care staff
    • Responsive family communication and care coordination
    • 24-hour nursing availability
    • Engaging daily activities and opportunities for social connection
    • Clean, updated, well-maintained interiors
    • Apartment options with accessible bathrooms and kitchenette areas
    • Independent living, assisted living, and memory care options
    • Resident independence alongside access to assistance
    • Well-regarded meals, including homemade soups and filling portions
    • Perceived affordability compared with other communities
    • Safe, secure environment

    Cons

    • Uneven meal quality and limited vegetable variety
    • Compact shared-room layouts in some accommodations
    • Less convenient location for some visitors

    Summary of reviews

    Overall, families describe Pennsylvania Place as a welcoming community with helpful staff and a range of living options. Reviews praise care staff for listening, offering reassurance, coordinating support, and helping residents feel at home while preserving their independence. One reviewer also highlights 24-hour nursing availability. Several families describe positive experiences with communication: staff generally contact them about issues and respond when they reach out. Administrative and marketing staff also receive positive comments, although the reviews provide little detail about ownership or broader management practices.

    Dining feedback is mixed. Some families praise the food, including homemade soups, generous portions, and meals that residents enjoy. Another reviewer considered the food adequate. In contrast, one detailed review raised concerns about inconsistent meal quality and limited vegetable variety, describing meals that seemed overly centered on starches and asking management for an improvement plan. This difference in experience suggests that dining satisfaction may vary; the reviews do not establish how consistently the concern occurs.

    Residents and visitors frequently describe the community as clean, attractive, updated, and well kept. Apartment features vary: one family describes a spacious layout with a living room, bedroom, accessible bathroom, and kitchenette, while another found a room small for two beds separated by a curtain. The location was less convenient for one family, though they considered that a minor drawback relative to the resident’s happiness.

    Activities are a positive theme, with families describing daily programming as thoughtful and enriching. Examples include baking cookies for a local animal shelter, as well as opportunities to stay occupied and socialize. Across the reviews, residents are described as comfortable, happy, and able to maintain social connections. Overall, feedback is strongly favorable about staff, the physical environment, and resident experience, with meal consistency and some room configurations standing out as the principal areas for prospective families to explore during a visit.

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    Location

    Pennsylvania Place is located at 1 Pennsylvania Pl, Ottumwa, IA, 52501.

    About Pennsylvania Place

    Pennsylvania Place in Ottumwa, Iowa, gives older adults several options for living, including independent patio homes, assisted living apartments, and memory care for those with Alzheimer's or dementia, and everything feels thought-out for comfort and safety. The staff is there day and night to help with things like bathing, dressing, moving around, and medication if needed, and residents have a 24-hour call system and supervision for peace of mind, which is important when folks just want to focus on living their life without so much worry. The campus has a small-town community feel, and the facility stands close to Ottumwa Regional Health Center, hospitals, parks, shopping, and even a golf course, making daily life easy and familiar for many who've lived in the area a long time.

    Apartments and patio homes come with private bathrooms, kitchenettes or full kitchens, telephone lines, air conditioning, cable television, furnished rooms, and fast internet, plus storage units and covered parking, so residents settle in pretty quick and don't have to fuss with maintenance or chores. Residents can choose to join in daily social, educational, and music activities, or enjoy spaces like the games room, library, business room, fitness center, recreation room, arts and crafts studio, spa and wellness area, beauty salon, barbershop, and lounge, or just relax in a furnished space if that's what suits them better. There's an on-site guest suite so family and friends visiting don't have to stay far away, and pet-friendly policies mean folks can bring along their four-legged companions, which many will say makes the place a little more like home.

    Meals are served every day, and there's housekeeping, laundry, and scheduled transportation to appointments or local errands. For folks who need special memory support, staff use personalized care approaches to help them stay comfortable and engaged, and they partner up with local nursing homes for people who need extra rehab after time in the hospital. Residents get to live with dignity, knowing there's a safety net around them, and activities or support come as needed-for some, that means a bustling calendar, and for others, it means quiet days in a private setting, because each person's needs are different. Pennsylvania Place is verified for state licensing, belongs to the Iowa Health Care Association, and follows the usual guidelines for assisted living, offering a steady, worry-free environment for seniors and their families.

    People often ask...

    Pennsylvania Place offers independent living, assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing.

    There are 31 photos of Pennsylvania Place on Mirador.

    Yes, Pennsylvania Place allows residents to age in place and adjust their level of care as needed.

    The full address for this community is 1 Pennsylvania Pl, Ottumwa, IA 52501.

    No, Pennsylvania Place 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 number1855
    StatusActive
    Facility typeAssisted Living Programs for People with Dementia
    Capacity32 residents
    EffectiveDecember 1st, 2025
    ExpiresDecember 1st, 2027
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    Inspection Reports

    19

    Reports

    3

    Type A Citations

    0

    Type B Citations

    11

    Complaints

    18

    Years

    26 Jun 2025Complaint
    Investigated deficiencies in evaluating residents and updating service plans after significant changes. Found failures to complete timely evaluations and update service plans for one resident.
    • 481-69.22(3)Evaluation
    • 69-26.3Service Plans
    12 Aug 2024Complaint
    Found missing signatures on updated service plans after significant changes and on 30-day service plans for residents admitted recently. Deficiencies were identified.
    • Type A481-69.26(3)aService Plans
    • d481-69.26(3)dService Plans
    07 Aug 2024Renewal
    Found deficiencies in documenting incident reports for unusual/significant incidents and in completing assessments after a significant change for residents.
    • 481-67.2Program Policies and Procedures
    • 481-69.22(3)Evaluation
    02 Mar 2023Complaint
    Investigated and found inadequate treatment and services for two tenants, including delays in medical evaluation and PCP communication, leading to hospitalization and one death.
    • 481-67.3(2)Tenant rights
    27 Feb 2023Incident
    Found no deficiencies. Confirmed substantial compliance with applicable regulations.
    02 May 2022Complaint
    Found multiple deficiencies related to occupancy agreements, tenant evaluations, service plans, incident reporting, and dementia-focused practices.
    • 231C.5Written occupancy agreement required
    • 481-67.2(3)Program policies and procedures
    • 481-69.22(3)Evaluation annually and with significant change
    • 481-69.25(1)Tenant documents
    • 481-69.26(2)Service plans; development prior to occupancy
    • 481-69.26(2)Service plans; updates and contents
    • 481-69.30(1)Dementia-specific education for personnel
    • 481-69.30(5)Dementia-specific training; hands-on
    • 481-69.32(2)Life safety - door alarms
    02 May 2022Complaint
    Identified multiple deficiencies related to incident reporting, evaluations, service plans, and site maintenance, showing policies were not consistently followed or current.
    • 481-67.2(3)Program Policies and Procedures
    • 481-69.22(2)Evaluation within 30 days of occupancy
    • 481-69.22(3)Evaluation annually and with significant change
    • 481-69.26(1)Service Plans
    • 481-69.26(3)dService Plans
    • 481-69.26(3)eService Plans
    • 481-69.35(1)bStructural Requirements
    04 May 2021Complaint
    Found no deficiencies cited during the on-site infection control survey and complaint review. The census showed 29 tenants served, with 0 tenants having cognitive disorder.
    12 Feb 2020Initial
    Found no deficiencies during the initial certification.
    12 Feb 2020Renewal
    Found no deficiencies cited during the recertification for the dementia care program.
    17 Jan 2019Complaint
    Found no deficiencies. The investigation did not identify any regulatory insufficiencies.
    18 Jan 2018Renewal
    Identified no regulatory deficiencies during the recertification of the dementia care program; the census totaled 58.
    31 Aug 2017Complaint
    Investigated the complaint and found no deficiencies.
    04 Apr 2017Complaint
    Found no deficiencies. The agency reported no regulatory insufficiencies.
    13 Jan 2016Renewal
    Investigated recertification; found no regulatory insufficiencies cited.
    07 Aug 2013Renewal
    Investigated a licensing evaluation found regulatory insufficiencies related to medication administration and service plan updates.
    • Type AIAC r. 481-67.5(6)(a)Medication Administration
    • Type A—Service Plan Updates
    16 Apr 2013Complaint
    Investigated a complaint that the program retained a tenant beyond the allowed level of care; found no regulatory deficiencies.
    20 Sept 2011Renewal
    Identified regulatory insufficiencies across tenant assessment, medication administration, dementia-specific staff education, and staffing levels.
    • IAC 481-69.22(2)Regulatory Insufficiency
    • IAC 481-69.30(3)Regulatory Insufficiency
    • IAC 481-69.28(5)Regulatory Insufficiency
    • IAC 481-67.9(1)Regulatory Insufficiency
    30 Jul 2008Complaint
    Investigated a complaint and found multiple regulatory insufficiencies related to tenant evaluations, staff training, and service plans.
    • 25.23(1)Evaluation of Tenant
    • 235.16(5)(b)Mandatory dependent adult abuse training
    • 25.27(1)(1)Code status form
    • 25.32(5)Food Service – sanitation orientation & training
    • 25.28(1)Plan of Correction implementation

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