Crystal Heights Care Center

Crystal Heights Care Center sits in Oskaloosa, Iowa and you'll find a place where people get help with everyday living and long-term care needs, with skilled nursing staff available around the clock. The care center covers short-term rehabilitation if someone's recovering and hoping to go back home, as well as long-term stays when more support is needed. There's help for those with memory loss, with a wanderguard system in place for safety, and staff give care for people with dementia among the rest of the residents. The rooms have pull cords and nurse call buttons, so help is easy to reach, and every room's got its own bathroom, too. They don't let folks use electric wheelchairs, mainly for safety reasons. Hospice and respite services are offered for people who need them. Dental, pharmacy, portable x-rays, labs, and even podiatry care are available on site, and therapy services like speech, occupational, and physical therapy take place in a modern therapy gym inside the building, which has a new 14-bed rehab wing in addition to the regular 78-bed nursing facility. Everyone works together-staff, residents, and families-and some staff members have worked here for over 15 years, so there's a familiar face for many. The care plans get tailored to each person, and they can bring the doctor to your bedside when needed. Crystal Heights Care Center accepts Medicare and Medicaid and has a presence on Facebook, so folks can keep up with what's going on if they want to.