The Best Nursing Home Communities in Dallas County, IA

"We visited Deerfield Retirement Community several times with some friends who live there. The meals and the facility were wonderful. The rooms that we saw were also very good. It would meet our needs. We've had quite a bit of interaction over the years with the salesman, and he was a very good man. They have two bedrooms and kind of a room that you could use as a dining room or a den."

"Rowley Masonic Community was more hospital looking. They have individual apartments, but they had the hospital bed in there and everything was kind of built-in. You could hardly bring in any of your furniture. The staff member during the tour was wonderful. She sent me a Thank You note saying, "Hopefully you'll keep us in mind should you need another place." The food smelled good. You could bring in your chair and maybe a small table in your room. I was given a list of their activities. I only toured the dementia area of it."

"My mother is in Eden Acres in Perry. She likes it there, but she's too independent, too cognizant, too outgoing to feel tied up. She was there with my dad and my dad passed. She was in assisted living with my father and then he went to long term care in the same facility, so she stayed in assisted living to be close to my dad who was just down the hall. The facility is extremely clean and well taken care of. My mom's assisted living apartment is almost as big as my 800 sq ft house. She paid $2800 and everything is included. If she moved 20 miles closer to Des Moines, it would have cost her $4400, so the price is definitely right. A $1500 difference is a lot of money for someone that's retired. They cover everything. I know that it's tiered; as far as the assisted living. My mom is in tier 1 because she doesn't really need a lot of help, they just come in for temperature checks every day. She gets her food, too, because the price includes everything. It's very clean. The long-term place that my dad was also in were single rooms. He didn't have to share rooms with anybody. The rooms also include an ensuite bathroom, which you don't find in many places. I've eaten there with her before as well. They have 3 different chefs there and I can honestly say that the food was exceptional. It's just a beautiful facility and it's 28 miles from Des Moines so I would highly recommend it to everyone."

"My wife was in Arbor Springs West Des Moines. It was a great place. It was very clean and nice, but it's just very expensive, and they don't accept Medicaid at all. It's a very top-end place. If you want to spend a lot of money and get a lot of amenities, this is a good place to go, but you gotta have a lot of money to stay there. They have very good care."

"Edgewater, A WesleyLife Community, is beautiful. It's lovely. Wonderful food, good floor plans, and nice staff. The facilities are great. They have all the high-end facilities, like movie theater projection stuff and computer availability. You got everything there. The person who toured me around was friendly and open and wanting to be of help. I tried the food, and it was excellent quality. They had the regular dining room plus a snack place."

"My friend will be moving into Urbandale Health Care Center. It's got the highest ratings for a care center. They've got nice people, it's clean, and nice, and because she is tight on money, she's on Medicaid, and they would take her. I haven't gotten any specific needs because she hasn't even moved in yet. She's moving in today. The staff during the visit was very professional and very helpful. Because of the pandemic we did not get to observe anything. The number one thing we liked about them was they had a space for her, they would take Medicaid, and the rating they had. Also, a very close friend of ours knew numerous people who stayed there, how well they were treated, and how pleased they were. We chose it because the others weren't available and they were not in her price range. Their rating is higher than most of the ones in the area. The deciding factor was made by the price and availability."

"My parents moved into Karen Acres Healthcare Center. The employees seem to be very caring about the residents. I like that my parents are in the same room, and they have a private bath. The rooms are fine. The building was probably built in the seventies, and the age shows. That's not a high priority for the family, so that's fine. They have a large room. They can put some furniture in it (like two single beds). They have a TV on the wall. My parents seem to be fine with the food. It has a positive atmosphere. I saw the residents watching TV in the early afternoon, and some were out in the dining room. My parents are on private pay. It's much less costly than other places that we looked at."

"We found Polk City Nursing & Rehabilitation Center for my brother. It's a care center also. He's been there probably about five weeks now. His situation has improved. The skilled care there has been exceptional. They've really helped him improve his situation. He's much better than he was when we first took him in. I'm very impressed with the staff. He is on Medicaid, so his room is a typical Medicaid room. It's a little bit bigger than what we have looked at other places. It meets what we expected. The food seems fine; I know he's very, very happy with it. The place is very clean. You can tell that they try to keep the public areas, the sitting areas, and everything clean."

"Bishop Drumm Retirement Center was very nice, but it was very expensive. It's a buy in and I'm not ready for that. I would recommend it. It's very pretty and very clean. The rooms were very well appointed, but a little small. They had a good activities program. The staff was very friendly. Everything clicked very well. Everyone was very nice. The amenities were nice. The grounds were well kept."

"After my life altering accident, the cnas, nurses and staff were caring and have put me on a great road to recovery. They created a comfortable, healing environment & helped me set up my room and electronics to feel as close to home as possible. Thank you all so much! This place has an outstanding therapy dept. They have given me the most wonderful gift of teaching me to walk again! Thank you everyone!"

"Madrid Home for the Aged was willing to take my mother in the condition she was in. It's a very caring community. They were also aware of her financial situation and they're willing to work with us on that. They also have the extended care that she will need up until the hospice and respite care. And they were just very good to work with on our levels. "

"Out Mom lived at Fountain West for over 2 years. She did not want to go there but then she loved it there. The staff was wonderful! They fixed her hair, manicured her nails, and treated her with great respect. She was just as happy as possible living there. On her 90th birthday, we presented the nursing home with a rolling popcorn machine in her honor with a plaque on it stating that she donated it to Fountain West. The Director, wearing a straw boating hat, unveiled it! We had a bowling party and popcorn with purple and lavendar (Mom's favorites) M&Ms. Great fun! "

"The therapy here helped me get back home. I went from a wheelchair to walking with a cane. My medication was managed well. "

"My dad is a resident of Calvin Community for about two years now. He started on the skilled nursing floor and got better and then moved to assisted living. It is a Christian faith-based community which is fun because we are Jewish. My dad is the only Jewish resident, and they could not be nicer. They are wonderful, loving, and supportive. It has a coffee shop on the bottom floor that is staffed by a volunteer and when you go in there and have a cookie and a piece of cake you can't even pay for it; it is free. At Christmas time, it looks like Santa Claus is about to come in; it is magical and beautiful. They have activities all the time. It is a loving and wonderful place and good. He is in a very big single room which is nice. He participates in some of the activities and some of them he does not. The place has a courtyard, flowers, and a yard, too."