Memory Care Communities in Cedar Rapids, IA

"My husband is now at Brown Deer Place and he seems to be doing fine. The people are very nice and very friendly. My husband seems very content. They keep the residents pretty busy; they have a lot of activities for them. My husband seems to love their food and so does everybody else. They always have at least two choices for the main dish at noon. The food always looks good and tasty. They're very thoughtful toward the patients. If the patient needs their food cut up, they cut it up for them. I'm very pleased with them, and I'm very pleased with the way they're handling my husband. They make sure that food is well balanced. They have a lot of activities; I'm very pleased with it. However, it's a little farther away than I wanted to be."

The Summit of Coralville, located at 3 Russell Slade Blvd in Coralville, Iowa, is a vibrant senior living community offering Independent Living, Assisted Living, and Memory Care across a beautifully designed, mid-rise campus managed by Grace Management, Inc. Situated just minutes from Coralville Lake, downtown Iowa City, the University of Iowa campus, local theaters, shopping at Coral Ridge Mall, and top-quality hospitals like University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics and Mercy Iowa City, it balances ease of access with a strong residential feel. Residents enjoy resort-style amenities such as a fitness center, swimming pool, salon, spa, library, theater, game and art rooms, café, bistro, private and grand dining rooms, underground heated parking, and landscaped courtyards with firepits and walking paths. Pet-friendly policies, covered parking, and complimentary scheduled transportation add convenience. Enrichment is structured around Grace Management’s “Living Gracefully” and Vibrant Living programs, integrating wellness classes, cultural and learning events, performances, spiritual gatherings, and off-site excursions to nurture mind, body, and spirit. Personalized care is seamless: independent living residents enjoy full-service dining and housekeeping; assisted living offers care coordination and support with daily living; memory care is delivered with secure environments and engaging cognitive programming. Across all levels, 24/7 compassionate staffing, emergency systems, and professional oversight ensure resident safety. Residents and family members consistently praise the community’s warm, compassionate culture. One family compared it to a “cruise ship on land,” noting the “wonderful, caring, compassionate” staff and active lifestyle. To learn more about this provider’s license and review other available state reports, please visit: Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals Health Facility Database

"We toured Pinicon Senior Living. I liked the fact that the people were out gathering together. There was an activity in the cafeteria. It was a church service type of activity. It was just good to see that the people were there. They looked like they were happy and enjoying themselves. When I walked in, I was just very happy to see that. We were welcomed very nicely by the woman giving us the tour. It was very clean. Outside, it looked like they were getting ready to have some activities for the people, like their planting boxes. Inside, everything was neat. I noticed that the carpet was a little bit unconnected in places. It wasn't that way throughout, but it looked near the front, they needed to do something with that, but everything was very nice. The rooms and the halls, I was impressed."

"We know many people at Meth-Wick. They gave us a tour of two of their places in the assisted living, and we enjoyed them. However, we are so far down on the waiting list, it will be a couple of years before we go in there. They have a variety of very talented staff members, specialists, Alzheimer's exercises, and food preparations. It seems to be the right place for us. It is surrounded by woods and lawns, so you know you're in a safe place. The location is close to everything, like our grocery stores and fitness centers. The community is clean."

"MeadowView Memory Care is awesome, especially for people with dementia. It's set up so that the residents have a place to walk around, a lot of visual things for them to look at, and be able to just spend time outside of their rooms. The staff is great. They've been superb with coordinating everywhere when my husband moved there and getting him acclimated to the new environment. It's a wonderful place and we're very fortunate that we found it. The room is big enough for an individual and there's a nice-sized bathroom and shower. Everything is well-kept and managed. It has very good decor, and the walls and carpet are updated. They try to encourage the residents to get out of their rooms to mingle with other residents and staff. The food looks very good and they provide snacks, too."

"My aunt moved to Garnett Place Retirement Community and it is a wonderful place. It was completely redone and it is well staffed. They are very caring and well qualified. The residents are very happy, too, and well taken care of. The amenities are wonderful. I can't say enough good things about it, and it is very competitively priced. Their policy is that they ask that the residents to pay the first two years of being there, and if they should run out of funds after the first two years, then they can go on Title 19. In other words, they won't throw them out if they have to go on Title 19. So, they provide excellent care. They also have an exercise room, several really nice activities rooms, and a beautiful dining room. I think it's just great. My aunt's apartment has a washer-dryer hooked up as well."

"Corridor Crossing Place was very clean, the staff that we talked to was very friendly. It's just that they didn't have a separate bedroom; it was just like one big room and that was the only downfall. They had crafts; they had a nice courtyard which was all enclosed. My mom has a dog and that would have been important. As far as the inside, it was very clean but on the outside, they still have work to do for the torrential rain last summer."

"I went to The Promise House for my grandma. It was a good visit. The room was fine but the facility was dated. The staff member was awesome, she was great. They offer memory care."

"The staff is very caring and helpful. The people living there are friendly to people moving in. Lots of activities going on and a busy calendar for the month."

"I went to The Views of Marion for my grandma. It has assisted living, memory care, and a nursing home, so it has everything. They had a patio. The facility was very nice, comfortable, updated, and pretty. It's twenty minutes from my house. The person who showed me around was very helpful and very informative."

"I toured Stoney Point Meadows this morning. It's new, and it's beautiful. It is absolutely beautiful, but it is a big place. The staff who toured me was very knowledgeable. Their staff have been with them for more than three years, and the nursing staff as well. They provide all the care that memory care patients need. They have a salon, and they have a courtyard. They have lots of public areas. It's on the outskirts of town. The rooms were very good. They had a little kitchenette in each one of the memory care units, which most places don't have in memory care."

"My father is living in Emery Place for two years now. They're really good there; we're happy with them. It's just a little far from where I live. We have decided to keep him there for now. He is happy there. The staff is really good. He has a 1-bedroom apartment. They have a choice of 1-bedroom or studio apartments, and then there's also a 2-bedroom for husband and wife. Besides dining, they have musical groups come in, although with COVID, those have been more outside, and not in large groups. They have physical fitness programs and field trips; just all kinds of different activities. I don't know if they have a physical fitness room but they have physical fitness classes. They have a music program in a separate room, and they have a beauty salon. The staff members are all very friendly. I have not eaten there a lot, but the times I have eaten here, food has been good. The place is easy to get around."

"My mom moved into The Gardens of Cedar Rapids. It's ten minutes from my house and from my grandchildren, and that was a big thing. If she would have to go into assisted living, she does not need to move from the apartment that she's in, and that was a big plus. They have a beautician that comes in by appointment. They also have a bath technician by appointment, where you can have a spa-type thing that my mom was really excited about. They have activities that you can go to. They have a community area where they have happy hour. They provide music and entertainment for the residents. They did some special things for Valentine's Day, which I thought was very thoughtful. They have a big area with a TV and a fireplace where families can meet. They provide three meals a day, and my mom seems to be enjoying the meals. They provide a cleaning service and laundry. The cable is included in the price. The staff has just been terrific. They've been very friendly and helpful. It's a very nice-looking facility, inside and out."

"I toured HallMar Village. It's an affiliated and established facility, but the memory care unit is brand new. Only 20 residents, 24-hour care, 24-hour transportation, social events with additional cost to monitor my mom's medications, and three meals a day in a beautiful, spacious dining area. I liked this facility better than any of the facilities I viewed in my home state of Arizona because this one comes with a kitchen. No stove or oven, but a full refrigerator, sink, cabinets, and microwave. The floors were carpeted, not hardwood, which is fine for a private home, but when you have people on walkers or people who have difficulty walking, it just has a very cold feeling to it when it's hardwood or tiles. It had a very homey feeling. The rooms were beautiful, they were spacious, and none of them faced a parking lot. They all faced either a field or something, that was nice to view from their window, which I also appreciated. Nothing was locked up. I only met the director and she was as sweet as could be, very helpful, and very personable. She met my mother and talked to my mom extensively. The only other person with the facility that I had any contact with was when they did my mom's assessment, and that was with the primary nurse. But all very personable, answering all questions and concerns. They were wonderful."