Laurens Care Center

Laurens Care Center sits right at 304 E Veterans Rd in Laurens, Iowa, and it's been serving local seniors for over 20 years, offering a place that feels like home with 38 beds and friendly faces all around, whether folks need intermediate or skilled care, memory care for dementia or Alzheimer's, or something like palliative or hospice support. The staff here's trained to help people with all sorts of needs, and the place is known for making residents feel welcome, with efforts to create a supportive and safe environment, especially for those with cognitive impairments, and you'll find things like a beauty salon, a redone shower room, a new Apollo Whirl Pool Tub, and common spaces where people gather for activities or just to watch the large screen TV in the activity room. Some people stay short-term for respite or rehab-physical, occupational, or speech therapy-and the rooms, both private and shared, keep comfort in mind, with clean laundry and housekeeping, and meals chosen by residents off a menu so folks get more say in what they eat, which isn't something every place remembers to do. The building started getting some updates, like a new sprinkler system and fresh decor in the rooms, and there's always talk about more improvements to come, aiming to keep things safe and pleasant for everyone, because many staff and community members have a real commitment to helping the people who live here have a better quality of life. Laurens Care Center is licensed as a nursing home and stands out for being locally owned and not-for-profit-the kind of community place where people feel seen, whether they need help every day or are just here while recovering.