Katie Ballard
Apr 2025
Green Hills is a great place! The residents are friendly as well as the staff. Green Hills has many options for activities all levels of care.
Green Hills Health Care Center
2205 Hamilton Dr
5(4 ratings)· Ames average: 4.8
1 / 11Quick Facts
- Year opened
- 1977
- Medicare rating
- 5 of 5
- Ownership
- For profit, Corporation
- Certified beds
- 56
- Community type
- Continuing care Life Plan Community model
- Management
- Managed by Life Care Services since 1988
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What Families Think
Green Hills Health Care Center is a continuing-care Life Plan Community in Ames, Iowa, praised in a small number of reviews for its friendly residents, attentive staff, and range of activity levels. There isn't much review volume to draw a fuller picture, and pricing details aren't published.
The Good
- Friendly, welcoming residents and staff
- Health Care Center described as top-notch
- Activities available across different levels of care
- 33-acre wooded campus with pond and walking trails
The Bad
- Very few reviews available to judge consistency
- No published pricing information
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About Green Hills Health Care Center
Green Hills Community sits on a beautiful green 30-acre campus in a relaxed natural wooded setting minutes from Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa. Landscape features include a pond, a natural prairie full of wildflowers, paved walking trails, a garden, and a therapeutic fountain.
The idea for Green Hills came in 1976 during an ISU Alumni Association brainstorming session about ways to serve ISU alumni. When the feasibility of a retirement community seemed impossible, the Foundation sold the land to three developers and the idea of a retirement community was reborn.
Green Hills was built in 1986. The first townhome residents moved in February 1986 and The Oaks apartments opened in November 1986.
The following year, the Green Hills Health Care Center opened. In 1988, Life Care Services was asked to manage Green Hills. And, we have been building for your future ever since.
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5overall · 4 ratings combined
5★ on Google (3) · 5★ on Yelp (1) · Yelp page ↗
Calista Sievers
Dec 2024
The Health Care Center at Green Hills is top notch. From the services and amenities to the staff and the facilities, it's a great place to live or work.
Art B.
Dec 2014
Green Hills is one of the best, if not the best, retirement living options in Ames. Want a townhouse? Check. Prefer apartment living? Check. Need assisted living? Check. Full care? Check. Memory care? Check. As diverse a list of living options as you will find in Ames. Living at Green Hills does not come without cost, but recent upgrades in facilities make Green Hills a reasonable upscale alternative.
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