Wapello Specialty Care

    601 US-61, Wapello, IA 52653
    • 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
    • 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

    3.81·(16)

    Overall rating

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

      4.0
    • Staff

      3.9
    • Meals

      1.0
    • Amenities

      3.8
    • Value

      3.8

    Pros

    • Compassionate, dignified staff interactions
    • Staff efforts to create a welcoming environment for residents and families
    • Positive rehabilitation and occupational therapy
    • Helpful nursing leadership
    • Clean and friendly environment
    • Strong individualized care
    • Facility updates and improvement efforts

    Cons

    • Inconsistent meal quality
    • Delays in assistance and personal-care support
    • Admissions communication and follow-through gaps

    Summary of reviews

    Overall feedback is largely positive about staff and care. Families, visitors, and a volunteer describe compassionate, professional interactions and staff efforts to make residents and loved ones feel welcome. One family member also praised the care provided to a resident who was challenging to support. Rehabilitation and occupational therapy receive positive mention, and a separate reviewer described the care provided to an uncle as excellent. However, one family raised concerns about delays in receiving help and personal-care support, suggesting that responsiveness may not be consistent in every experience.

    Dining feedback is limited, but one reviewer criticized the food, making meal quality a specific area of concern. The reviews provide little detail about activities or the range of recreational programming, so those aspects cannot be assessed from this feedback. The physical environment is described as clean and friendly, and a reviewer referred to facility updates and ongoing improvement efforts.

    Nursing leadership is described as helpful, and another reviewer praised the professionalism of the administrator and director of nursing. A positive comment also congratulated the facility on its annual survey. In contrast, one family described a breakdown in communication and follow-through during the admissions process after making arrangements for a loved one. Taken together, the reviews suggest a generally favorable impression of staff care and rehabilitation, alongside specific concerns about meal quality, timely assistance, and admissions communication.

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    Medicare Ratings

    5·/ 5
    • Overall

    • Health Inspection

    • Staffing

    • Quality Measures

    Ratings from the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (Care Compare). View on Medicare.gov

    Location

    Wapello Specialty Care is located at 601 US-61, Wapello, IA, 52653.

    About Wapello Specialty Care

    Wapello Specialty Care is a nursing home in Wapello, Iowa, that provides skilled nursing, long-term care, memory care, hospice, respite, and rehabilitation services. The facility is licensed for up to 46 or 49 residents, depending on the source, and has a team of more than 70 staff members that offer help with things like bathing, dressing, transfers, and medication management. Rehabilitation therapy for both short and long-term needs is available onsite, and the community is known for creating personalized treatment plans to help with mobility and recovery from injuries, using a team of skilled professionals in a physical therapy facility. Many residents need help with transferring and toileting, and about a third have dementia or are confined to bed or wheelchair. Wapello Specialty Care is part of Care Initiatives, the largest nonprofit senior care provider in Iowa.

    Residents have access to amenities like a beauty salon, a dining room with restaurant-style meals, kitchenette areas, housekeeping, Wi-Fi, cable or satellite TV, a small library, a garden, terrace, and other outdoor sitting spaces. There are daily scheduled activities and recreation, mental wellness programs, diabetes nutrition plans, and staff on hand at all times with a 24-hour call system and supervision. The facility offers transportation services as well as help coordinating move-in for new residents.

    Wapello Specialty Care has had some challenges in staffing and inspections. In 2024, residents got an average of 3.29 hours of care a day, including 2.09 hours from certified nursing assistants, but about a third of days that year and over half of days in some previous years didn't meet the recommended CNA staffing threshold. The facility received the lowest overall and health inspection ratings for many months in recent years, including 25 months with the lowest inspection rating between August 2022 and January 2025, and 27 straight months with the worst overall rating as of January 2025. The nursing home has had several written deficiencies since 2013 and has been named on the NHAA Watchlist for causing actual harm to residents. Despite its modern amenities and range of services, these records are part of the history at Wapello Specialty Care and may be important to consider.

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

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    The full address for this community is 601 US-61, Wapello, IA 52653.

    No, Wapello 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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