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Prairie Hills Independence

Prairie Hills Independence is an assisted living and memory care community in Independence, IA.

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  • Interior

    A cozy living room with chairs, a table, a bookshelf, and a television.

  • Living Room

    A cozy living room with a brick fireplace, wooden furniture, and a bookshelf.

  • Building

    Entrance to a building with a sign labeled 'Prairie Hills Assisted Living Center' and landscaped surroundings.

  • Dining

    A spacious dining area with wooden tables and chairs, well-lit and neatly arranged.

  • Lighting

    A cozy hair salon with multiple chairs, a large mirror, and overhead lighting.

  • Bathroom

    A bathroom featuring an accessible walk-in bathtub with safety rails and decorative wall art.

  • Lobby

    A spacious lobby with wooden columns and a decorative rug leading to a hallway.

  • Exercise Equipment

    A small fitness room featuring two stationary exercise bikes.

  • Game Room

    A cozy game room featuring a pool table and comfortable seating.

505 Enterprise Drive Sw, Independence, IA 50644

For more information about senior living options: (866) 208-4318

4.7 from 54 reviews
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Overall Review of Prairie Hills Independence

common 36 reviews mention this

Staff responsiveness comes through

Residents and families consistently describe staff as helpful, friendly, and caring.

Across many reviews, residents and families describe staff members as helpful and kind, with caregivers that support daily needs and treat people with care and respect. Several reviews also mention supportive communication and feeling welcomed, including keeping families informed. A small number of reviews are less positive, describing a decline in support from office leadership and concerns about staffing coverage.

common 5 reviews mention this

Dining feels restaurant-style

Meals are frequently described as restaurant-style, with residents and families paying attention to food quality.

Multiple reviews highlight dining as an experience, including servers taking orders table-side and a salad bar. Reviews generally describe the food positively, and several families also mention that meals are provided. At the same time, a couple of reviews raise concerns about meal quality and how dining complaints were handled.

  • A spacious dining area with wooden tables and chairs, well-lit and neatly arranged.
common 13 reviews mention this

Activities drive social connection

Residents are described as staying engaged through ongoing activities and social time.

Reviews frequently mention resident activities happening regularly, along with opportunities to socialize and meet friends. Families describe calendars of events and community gatherings, and some also call out outings such as weekly bus rides. Several reviews specifically mention residents enjoying interactions and feeling part of a social group, including in memory care and assisted living.

common 18 reviews mention this

Care support includes therapy

Families describe getting practical help for daily needs, plus therapy support when needed.

Many reviews describe care that supports everyday comfort and daily routines, including memory care involvement for residents who need more assistance. Several families also mention in-house therapy such as physical therapy and occupational therapy, including short-term recovery support. A few reviews, however, express concerns about care quality and supervision during periods when they felt staffing support was insufficient.

caveat 2 reviews mention this

Some residents report meal issues

A minority of reviewers report declined care support and trouble resolving meal concerns.

One review describes a rapid decline in care caliber, including frustration with how administrator leadership responded to resident complaints about meals. Another review expresses dissatisfaction with food quality and ties concerns to supervision and staffing coverage, including a resident fall history. These accounts stand apart from the overall pattern of positive experiences in other reviews.

How we summarize

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Features

Housing

  • 104 resident community capacity 104 resident community capacity

Types of Care

  • Assisted Living Assisted Living
  • Memory Care Memory Care
  • Respite Care Respite Care

Amenities

  • Air-conditioning Air-conditioning
  • Beauty salon Beauty salon
  • Cable or satellite TV Cable or satellite TV
  • Computer center Computer center
  • Dining room Dining room
  • Fitness room Fitness room
  • Fully furnished Fully furnished
  • Gaming room Gaming room
  • Garden Garden
  • Housekeeping services Housekeeping services
  • Kitchenette Kitchenette
  • Move-in coordination Move-in coordination
  • Outdoor space Outdoor space
  • Private bathrooms Private bathrooms
  • Restaurant-style dining Restaurant-style dining
  • Small library Small library
  • Telephone Telephone
  • Wellness center Wellness center
  • Wi-Fi/high-speed internet available Wi-Fi/high-speed internet available

Transportation

  • Community operated transportation Community operated transportation
  • Transportation arrangement Transportation arrangement
  • Transportation arrangement (non-medical) Transportation arrangement (non-medical)
  • Transportation to doctors appointments Transportation to doctors appointments

Care Services

  • 12-16 hour nursing 12-16 hour nursing
  • 24-hour call system 24-hour call system
  • 24-hour supervision 24-hour supervision
  • Activities of daily living assistance Activities of daily living assistance
  • Assistance with bathing Assistance with bathing
  • Assistance with dressing Assistance with dressing
  • Assistance with transfers Assistance with transfers
  • Diabetes diet Diabetes diet
  • Meal preparation and service Meal preparation and service
  • Medication management Medication management
  • Mental wellness program Mental wellness program
  • Mild cognitive impairment Mild cognitive impairment
  • Special dietary restrictions Special dietary restrictions
  • Specialized memory care programming Specialized memory care programming

Dining

  • Diabetes diet Diabetes diet
  • Special dietary restrictions Special dietary restrictions

Activities

  • Community-sponsored activities Community-sponsored activities
  • Concierge services Concierge services
  • Fitness programs Fitness programs
  • Planned day trips Planned day trips
  • Resident-run activities Resident-run activities
  • Scheduled daily activities Scheduled daily activities

Nearby Places of Interest

Pharmacies

  • Stability Rx (0.4 miles)
  • Hartig Drug (1.4 miles)
  • Ryan Pharmacy (1.7 miles)
  • Between Times Christine Fisher Oelwein (15.7 miles)
  • Oelwein Family Pharmacy (15.8 miles)
  • Schuchmann's Pharmacy (15.8 miles)

Places of Worship

  • Triumphant Christian Center (0.4 miles)
  • First Baptist Church (1.3 miles)
  • St Johns Church (1.5 miles)
  • Archdiocese of Dubuque (1.6 miles)
  • Southern Baptist Convention (1.6 miles)
  • Calvary Evangelistic Center (1.7 miles)
  • Holiness Literature International (1.7 miles)

Restaurants

  • McDonald's (0.4 miles)
  • Lucky Buffet (0.5 miles)
  • Los Jinetes (1.4 miles)
  • Mr. Pete's Mexican Grill (1.4 miles)
  • Okobogi Grill (1.4 miles)
  • Buttermilk Cafe (1.4 miles)
  • Subway (1.5 miles)

Parks

  • Three Elms County Park (1.3 miles)
  • Veteran's Park (1.4 miles)
  • Boies Bend County Park (6.7 miles)
  • Cedar Rock State Park (7 miles)
  • Land of Corn Park Pavillion (8.5 miles)
  • Winthrop City Park (8.6 miles)
  • Fontana Park (10.7 miles)

Cafes

  • R & R Cafe (1.4 miles)
  • Scotters Coffee (1.4 miles)

Hospitals

  • Mental Health Inst (1.5 miles)
  • Independence Dialysis (1.8 miles)
  • Buchanan County Health Center (1.9 miles)
  • Peoples Memorial Hospital (1.9 miles)
  • West Village Care Center (2 miles)
  • East Towne Care Center (2 miles)
  • Winthrop Medical Clinic (8.6 miles)

Physicians

  • Covenant Clinic (1.9 miles)
  • Covenant Clinic (8.4 miles)
  • Covenant Clinic (15.3 miles)
  • MercyOne Oelwein Family Medicine (15.7 miles)

Transportation

  • Independance Airport (2.4 miles)
  • Independence Municipal Airport (IIB) (2.4 miles)
  • U-Haul Neighborhood Dealer (15 miles)
  • X-L Specialized Trailers (15.5 miles)

Theaters

  • The Grand Theatre (15.8 miles)

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