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Avoca Specialty Care

610 East York Street

2.8(12 ratings)

Part of Care Initiatives · 43 communities · 3.6★ average

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Quick Facts

Total units
46
Medicare rating
1 of 5

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Ownership
Non profit, Corporation
Certified beds
46
Stay options
Both short-term and long-term care available
Therapy access
On-site rehabilitation therapy services provided
Ownership structure
Part of a 60-location nonprofit network

What Families Think

Reviews of Avoca Specialty Care are sharply divided, with some families praising attentive, kind care and good food, while others report serious neglect, unanswered call lights, and poor communication. The community offers skilled nursing, long-term care, and rehab therapy as part of the larger Care Initiatives nonprofit network in Iowa.

The Good

  • Staff described as kind and respectful by some families
  • Nutritious, tasty meals with dietary accommodations noted
  • Frequent social and faith-based activities for residents
  • Personalized medication administration and wound care praised by some

The Bad

  • Multiple reports of neglect, including unanswered call lights and uncleaned rooms
  • One report of a nurse behaving unprofessionally and violating resident privacy
  • Families report poor communication and difficulty getting updates by phone
  • One account of a resident sent home before wounds had healed

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About Avoca Specialty Care

Avoca Specialty Care is a skilled nursing and long-term care community in Avoca, Iowa, licensed to serve up to 46 residents around the clock. The community provides compassionate, individualized care for residents experiencing chronic diseases or debilitating medical conditions such as Alzheimer's and heart disease, while also supporting family wellbeing and peace of mind.

The facility offers both short-term and long-term care options, along with on-site rehabilitation therapy services using state-of-the-art approaches tailored to individual needs. The community is committed to providing residents with an active and engaging quality of life through daily programming, social and educational activities, and services that promote physical health, provide mental stimulation, and help residents thrive in a home-like setting.

Avoca Specialty Care serves residents from Pottawattamie County and many surrounding communities across Iowa. The facility employs more than 50 dedicated team members who focus on compassionate, quality care and engaging activities to enhance residents' quality of life. The community operates as part of Care Initiatives, Iowa's largest nonprofit provider of skilled nursing care, hospice care, assisted living, independent living, and memory care, with 60 locations across the Midwest.

Types of Care

Skilled Nursing / Long Term Care

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Reviews

2.8overall · 12 ratings combined

2.8★ on Google (12)

Mak Velli

Jun 2025

via Google

Im sorry as much as I want my family member to still live there,seeing the nurse that's there on the weekends constantly on her phone,being rude to residents and employees we have decided this isn't a great fit and are seeking a new facility for our family member,I was able to locate her on social media in terms her was posting my family member and she's actually making videos using peoples medicine and names in them Total violation and shame on the facility to allow this to go on,Do better with nurses,cause this nurse doesn't take pride in her job Sincerely a concerned member

Jimmy Morgan

Apr 2024

via Google

Took my mother there after she broke her femur, she got treated like trash. She hurt the employees yell at the other patients and when she had to use the bed pan she laid in her pen feces for 30 minutes after she hit the nurses button and told them that she is done. I even called told them it was uncalled for and they lied to her saying that she was waiting 45 minutes and never hit the nurses button. I seen how these nurses treated the patients first hand as well when I visited. Makes me sick on how they are still in business.

Brittney Burns

Oct 2023

via Google

Let my mother go home still not healed of her wounds. Still can’t take care of herself. Said they’d help and didn’t. Dr lied to her and us about being better she is not. Whoever works ssi said over and over she’d help us get her in somewhere that could handle her and didn’t. No calls for updates on her. Would call every other day and majority of the time get put on hold and no one would answer. Was told they never cleaned the room nor bathroom nor did they bathe her which is the whole reason she’s in this mess. Sent her home to an almost 90 year old man that just lost his wife for him to take care of her because of pure negligence and lies knowing this and knowing there’s no where for her to go. Didn’t even send her home with medicine for wound care. Was also told they’d keep her till she was healed and they didn’t obviously.

Deb Lottinville

Jul 2019

via Google

I want to tell anyone that might have a loved one contemplating Avoca Speciality Care how impressed I have been with the care of my family member. Avoca Speciality Care is very clean and neat. All the staff have been nothing but kind and caring, and I mean exceptionally! They have worked with me too, as I have travel this road to LTC for a family member. The meals are very nutritious and tasty, and they cater to a variety of dietary needs. Activities are numerous and they help my loved one so he can interact with others and feel included. My family member may not be the closest to me in distance but it is worth the drive to see him so well cared for.

Susan Pelis

Dec 2018

via Google

A few weeks ago, I surprised my mother with an early Christmas visit at Avoca Specialty Care. I cannot begin to describe what I experienced in this very special place. The care that my mother is receiving there is beyond anything I could have imagined. My following words not only reflect my mother's care, but the care of the other residents, from my observations. My mother was smiling, clean, well fed (with AMAZING food), medications given personally, wounds and health issues taken care of daily, exercise, faith needs met, and most importantly..........given constant respect and kind words by ALL the staff. Continual conversations and socialization are a daily routine there for all the residents. Every one of them is special to each member of the staff and this is apparent in the atmosphere of the whole facility. Avoca Specialty Care is truly a blessing. Thank you to all of you!

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Frequently Asked Questions

What types of care does Avoca Specialty Care offer?

Avoca Specialty Care offers Skilled Nursing / Long Term Care.

Where is Avoca Specialty Care located?

Avoca Specialty Care is located at 610 East York Street in Avoca, Iowa.

What do families say about Avoca Specialty Care?

Reviews of Avoca Specialty Care are sharply divided, with some families praising attentive, kind care and good food, while others report serious neglect, unanswered call lights, and poor communication. The community offers skilled nursing, long-term care, and rehab therapy as part of the larger Care Initiatives nonprofit network in Iowa.

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