Northern Mahaska Specialty Care is a nursing home in Oskaloosa, IA, with 79 certified beds. Northern Mahaska Specialty Care is a senior care company operated by Care Initiatives. In addition to being a nursing home, this facility provides assisted living care and has an independent living option. This facility may offer respite stays. If this is something you need, you will need to find out if there are any additional restrictions on this option. Northern Mahaska Specialty Care offers several therapy services to its residents, including occupational and physical therapists (in-house). In addition, access to a speech therapist is provided.

Costs at this community start at $5,475 and range up to $6,448 per month. The average price in the community is $5,962, which is more than the average cost of $4,793 for nursing home care in the area. The cost of nursing home care in this area is essentially the same as the cost throughout the state. If the resident needs other services, additional care may increase the monthly cost. This facility is certified for both Medicare and Medicaid.

When considering a nursing home, it's important to understand how much time nurses spend with each resident and what type of nurse provides care. The total time nurses spend with residents in this community is 3.3 hours daily per resident. This time is made up of 1.0 hours with licensed nurses (0.5 by an RN and 0.5 by an LPN) and 2.3 hours with non-licensed nurse aides.

Special diet meals are not always available. This community provides no or low-sodium meals. Residents need to have a scheduled, structured activity every day. This facility has various activities, including musical performances and social outings. See our amenity list below for more information.

There are six hospitals within 25 miles of Northern Mahaska Specialty Care. The two closest hospitals are Mahaska Health Partnership, which is 1.3 miles away, and Pella Regional Health Center, which is 15.4 miles away.

This nursing home has an overall rating of 1, which means that it is in the bottom 20% of all facilities reviewed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. This nursing home has a health inspection rating of 1. The quality rating for this facility is 4 and the staff rating is 2.

Some of the key amenities available at Northern Mahaska Specialty Care are:

• Outdoor Areas
• Housekeeping
• Activity Center