Clearview Home & Estates in Mount Ayr is a for-profit care community at 406 W Washington St, housing about 71 residents with 82 certified beds, owned equally by Gary and Patricia Routh, and you'll find that they offer nursing, assisted living under the name Clearview Estates Assisted Living, independent living, and memory care for seniors with Alzheimer's or other dementias, plus respite and short-term stays, and they're Medicare, Medicaid, and VA certified, so a range of payment options are possible, and you'll see they provide meals planned by chefs, focus on comfort, and let residents join in activities like Bible reading, Bingo, singing, monthly birthday parties, and more, and the staff says they're dedicated to giving people dignity and respect with around-the-clock supervision and a resident-centered approach, and the campus is part of the IHCA's Premier Partners with ties to the Iowa Health Care Association, Iowa Center for Assisted Living, and Iowa Center for Home Care, which lets them stay up-to-date on what's going on in the field, and from time to time they invite volunteers to help with activities and make visits feel like home for everyone.
But the facility also shows some noteworthy inspection findings, such as an 11-deficiency total listed in reports, including issues like not fully protecting residents from abuse, neglect, or exploitation, not responding as required to alleged violations, not keeping all resident information private, and some care planning problems that inspectors said had the potential to cause more than minimal harm, for which they paid a $47,996 fine after a complaint report with four deficiencies, and staffing can be up and down too: nurse turnover is 52.9% compared to the state average of 46.6%, and nurse staff are on-shift about 3.10 hours per resident per day, lower than the Iowa average of 3.8, although there's still a focus on giving comfort, dignity, and a sense of home to residents, with options for assisted and independent living, memory care, and both home care and residential care homes, plus a stated commitment to safety and care, even though the records show room to improve.
