Pricing ranges from
    $4,359 – 5,666/month

    Wel-Life at Spirit Lake

    1819 23rd St, Spirit Lake, IA 51360
    • Assisted Living

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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

    4.40·(10)

    Overall rating

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

      4.5
    • Staff

      5.0
    • Meals

      4.8
    • Amenities

      4.4
    • Value

      4.4

    Pros

    • Caring, friendly, and efficient staff
    • Accessible help and assistance with personal care
    • Residents’ sense of safety, comfort, and belonging
    • Social opportunities and friendly resident interactions
    • Positive meal quality and three meals daily
    • Laundry and room-cleaning services
    • A range of enjoyable, health-oriented activities
    • Peaceful apartment-style living

    Cons

    • Potential variability in weekend care and support

    Summary of reviews

    Overall, the reviews describe Wel-Life at Spirit Lake as a welcoming assisted living community where residents and families value attentive staff, available assistance, and a homelike atmosphere. Residents mention help with tasks such as bathing, dressing, and using whirlpools, while others describe staff as kind, friendly, and efficient. One resident says help is readily available and feels safe and cared for. A single review raises a concern about the quality of support on weekends, suggesting that weekend care consistency may be an area to clarify with the facility.

    Dining feedback is consistently positive: residents and family members describe meals as good or excellent, and one account notes that three meals are provided daily. Reviews also mention laundry and room cleaning as part of the services residents receive. The setting is described as peaceful, with apartment-style living and opportunities to find someone to talk with outside one’s apartment.

    Activities are another positive theme. Residents describe them as enjoyable and health-oriented, and family members note that there are many activities available. Reviews also convey a friendly social environment among residents and a strong sense of comfort and belonging.

    The comments provide little detail about management, staffing levels, or formal care procedures, so those areas cannot be assessed from these accounts. The overall pattern is favorable, with particularly strong praise for staff, dining, resident well-being, and daily services; the main qualification is the isolated concern about weekend support.

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    Location

    Wel-Life at Spirit Lake is located at 1819 23rd St, Spirit Lake, IA, 51360.

    About Wel-Life at Spirit Lake

    Wel-Life At Spirit Lake offers assisted living for seniors in Spirit Lake, Iowa, and you'll find it tucked away over on 23rd Street, where everyone settles in with community activities like scheduled music programs, movie nights, and devotional events that help folks feel connected rather than isolated, and there are plenty of places to catch up with friends, like the game room, library, activity and arts rooms, or the outdoor garden, where you see residents enjoying the walking paths or simply having a good talk outside. The building includes common areas with wheelchair accessible support for anyone who needs extra help, and every apartment's got private bathrooms, cable TV, kitchenettes, fresh air with air conditioning, Wi-Fi for when you want to check in online, and you can even find furnished rooms ready for move-in. The dining room serves up home-cooked meals with all-day and restaurant-style options, including choices for people who need allergy-sensitive or diabetic diets, and there's always a professional chef preparing nutritious plates, so you don't have to worry much about what's for dinner, and you can keep eating at your own pace.

    Nursing care is available for 12 to 16 hours each day, and you can always get hold of someone with the 24-hour call system if anything happens, which means round-the-clock supervision if someone needs help day or night, and you don't have to go it alone because personal assistance covers bathing, dressing, transferring, and managing medicine, plus folks get support for daily chores like housekeeping, laundry, and even help with move-in plans. There's an active schedule with activities, outdoor programs, and a fitness room for those who like to keep moving, and people often enjoy music programs or movie nights in the small on-site theater, while devotional activities are always part of life here, so there's space for spiritual needs too. Wel-Life At Spirit Lake also lends a helping hand with transportation and parking, making it possible to get around town if you need it, and support extends to specialized care, including short-term stays, respite care, and hospice care, so you don't have to worry about facing a change in health status without help.

    This place doesn't allow pets, so residents who need a pet-free home can rest easy, and there are services coordinated with healthcare professionals to make health needs a little less stressful with diabetic care, incontinence care, and help for non-ambulatory folks who want to stay active in some way. All apartments are equipped for comfort, and the community strives for independence but doesn't leave anyone without the daily support they might need, and folks often mention the hospitality and careful attention, as well as the variety of apartment styles and care plans made with each person in mind. The facility is linked with the Iowa Health Care Association and the Iowa Center for Assisted Living, and there's an online Care Finder if people want to look up more about the care options available. Wel-Life At Spirit Lake is known for being supportive, and people rate it well for the care, helpful staff, and community activities that keep everyone busy and feeling welcome.

    People often ask...

    Wel-Life at Spirit Lake offers competitive pricing, with rates starting at a cost of $4,359 per month.

    Wel-Life at Spirit Lake offers assisted living.

    There are 1 photos of Wel-Life at Spirit Lake on Mirador.

    The full address for this community is 1819 23rd St, Spirit Lake, IA 51360.

    No, Wel-Life at Spirit Lake 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 number1871
    StatusActive
    Facility typeAssisted Living Programs
    Capacity53 residents
    EffectiveJanuary 25th, 2025
    ExpiresJanuary 25th, 2027
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    Inspection Reports

    8

    Reports

    6

    Citations

    3

    Complaints

    22

    Years

    16 Oct 2024Complaint
    Found no deficiencies cited during the complaint investigation and recertification visit.
    14 Oct 2021Renewal
    Found no deficiencies during the recertification review. Census and infection control components were reviewed with no issues noted.
    24 Sept 2019Renewal
    Determined no deficiencies were cited during the recertification visit. The census at the time showed 37 residents, including 4 with cognitive disorders.
    19 Sept 2017Renewal
    Found that a service plan was not developed based on all identified needs and preferences for one tenant, and noted training occurred before the final background check was completed.
    • 481-69.26(4) a Service PlansService Plans
    23 Sept 2015Incident
    Identified deficiencies in staff background checks and building maintenance, including an unsafe whirlpool bath that injured a tenant and missing pre-employment record checks.
    • 481-67.19(3)Record Checks
    • 481-69.35(1)BStructural Requirements
    • 481-69.35(231C)Structural Requirements
    15 Nov 2012Renewal
    Identified regulatory insufficiencies in evaluating prospective tenants' functional, cognitive and health status and in conducting nurse reviews when tenants' conditions change.
    • IAC r. 481-69.22(1)Regulatory Insufficiency
    • IAC r. 481-69.27(1)Regulatory Insufficiency
    23 May 2011Complaint
    Investigated the recertification monitoring of the program and found no regulatory insufficiencies during the visit.
    15 Dec 2004Complaint
    Found no regulatory insufficiencies during monitoring. Tenants reported satisfaction with living arrangements and staff attentiveness, and there were no substantiated complaints.

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