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10 Best Nursing Homes in Otranto, IA

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Nursing Homes Facilities near Otranto, IA

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Photo of Summit Heights Independent and Assisted Living
Provides: Assisted Living, Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Photo of Riceville Community Rest Home
Provides: Assisted Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Photo of Thorne Crest Retirement Community
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Photo of Mason City Comprehensive Systs
Provides: Assisted Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Photo of Shalom Tower
Provides: Assisted Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Photo of Cornerstone AL
Provides: Assisted Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Photo of Prairie Senior Cottages Of Alb
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Photo of Knutson Place Apartments
Provides: Assisted Living, Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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Provides: Assisted Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Photo of Waters Edge
Provides: Assisted Living, Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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Provides: Assisted Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Provides: Nursing Homes
Care types provided by this community
Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.
Photo of Mills Harbour and Lake Mills Care Center
Provides: Assisted Living, Independent Living, Nursing Homes
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.
About ABCM CorporationLake Mills Care Center is owned by ABCM Corporation, Hampton, IA. ABCM is a multi-facility provider offering top-quality, long-term care services unmatched in the state of Iowa. We believe in a Person Directed Care approach to long-term care, encouraging the individuals we...
Photo of Heather Haus Apartment
Provides: Assisted Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Photo of The Courtyard and Oakwood Care Ctr
Provides: Assisted Living, Independent Living, Nursing Homes
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.
About ABCM CorporationOakwood Care Center is owned by ABCM Corporation, Hampton, IA. ABCM is a multi-facility provider offering top-quality, long-term care services unmatched in the state of Iowa. We believe in a Person Directed Care approach to long-term care, encouraging the individuals we care...
Provides: Assisted Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Provides: Nursing Homes
Care types provided by this community
Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.
Provides: Assisted Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Photo of Forest Plaza Assisted Living
Provides: Assisted Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Photo of Garden Cottage Assisted Living
Provides: Assisted Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Photo of Root River Estates
Provides: Assisted Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Provides: Assisted Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Photo of Liebe Care Ctr
Provides: Assisted Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Photo of Cardinal Grove and Concord Care Center
Provides: Assisted Living, Independent Living, Nursing Homes
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.
About ABCM CorporationConcord Care Center is owned by ABCM Corporation, Hampton, IA. ABCM is a multi-facility provider offering top-quality, long-term care services unmatched in the state of Iowa. We believe in a Person Directed Care approach to long-term care, encouraging the individuals we care...
Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.

Cost of nursing homes in Otranto, IA

The average cost of senior living in Otranto is $4,050 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include McIntire, IA with an average of $3,523 per month.

Nursing homes costs in Otranto, IA, vs. nearby cities

Otranto, IA
$4,050/mo
$4,058/mo

Nursing homes costs in Otranto, IA, vs. state and national averages

Otranto, IA
$4,050/mo
$4,394/mo
U.S. national average
$4,794/mo

Nursing homes costs in Otranto, IA, vs. other senior living options

$4,038/mo
Nursing Homes
$4,050/mo

Nursing homes costs in Otranto, IA, by floor plan type

Semi-Private
$4,443/mo
Studio
$4,332/mo
1 Bedroom
$4,200/mo
2 Bedroom
$4,361/mo

Senior living costs in Otranto vs. state and national costs

Cost comparison table showing community type costs by location. This table contains 4 rows of data across 4 columns.
Column communityType: Community type
Column destination: Otranto, IA
Column state: Iowa
Column national: U.S.
Community typeOtranto, IAIowaU.S.
Nursing Homes$4,050/mo$4,394/mo$4,794/mo
Assisted Living$4,045/mo$4,392/mo$4,557/mo
Memory Care$4,038/mo$4,394/mo$4,794/mo
Independent Living$3,094/mo$3,220/mo$4,016/mo
Nursing Homes
Otranto, IA:$4,050/mo
Iowa:$4,394/mo
U.S.:$4,794/mo
Assisted Living
Otranto, IA:$4,045/mo
Iowa:$4,392/mo
U.S.:$4,557/mo
Memory Care
Otranto, IA:$4,038/mo
Iowa:$4,394/mo
U.S.:$4,794/mo
Independent Living
Otranto, IA:$3,094/mo
Iowa:$3,220/mo
U.S.:$4,016/mo
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Nursing homes costs in Otranto, IA, over time

The line graph below shows how monthly nursing homes costs have shifted over the past five years in Otranto and how those changes compare with state and national trends. The figures represent quarterly averages of what seniors actually paid after moving into A Place for Mom partner communities.

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Nursing homes cost trends in Otranto, IA

The table below shows how monthly nursing homes costs in Otranto have changed in the last two years and how those changes compare with state and national trends. The figures represent averages of actual costs paid by seniors who moved into A Place for Mom partner communities in 2023 and 2024.

Cost comparison table showing 2023 and 2024 median costs by location. This table contains 3 rows of data across 4 columns.
Column location: Location
Column cost2024: 2024 average cost
Column cost2023: 2023 average cost
Column percentChange: Percent change
Location2024 average cost2023 average costPercent change
Otranto, IA$5,159/mo$5,487/mo-6.0%
Iowa$4,774/mo$4,600/mo+3.8%
National$4,808/mo$4,847/mo-0.8%
Otranto, IA
2024 average cost:$5,159/mo
2023 average cost:$5,487/mo
Percent change:-6.0%
Iowa
2024 average cost:$4,774/mo
2023 average cost:$4,600/mo
Percent change:+3.8%
National
2024 average cost:$4,808/mo
2023 average cost:$4,847/mo
Percent change:-0.8%
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What families are saying about nursing homes in Otranto

Recent reviews for nursing homes in Otranto

Harmony Place

5.0
We choose Harmony Place due to the very friendly staff and the cleanliness of the facility. Due to our experience here so far, we would definitely recommend this facility to other families who are looking.

Whispering Willow in Fredericksburg, IA

4.5
My mom recently moved into this community. So far the experience has been going great. The staff know how to keep the facility clean. My mom has plenty of options to choose for her meals and it seems to think it tastes good.

Birchwood Cottages - Owatonna

5.0
I wish we had moved my mom here years earlier. I see photos of her and she is dressed up like her old self and her hair is combed nicely. They have good activities, even if she is not actually participating she is sitting at the table interacting with the other residents. They have a Facebook ...
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Otranto nursing homes services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Otranto nursing homes communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Otranto, but support comparisons against nationwide offerings. Our Senior Living Advisors can help you find communities that fit your preferences.

Availability of select care services in Otranto nursing homes

Nursing homes communities offer a variety of care services and visiting health care providers to meet seniors’ health needs. The chart below shows the percentage of nursing homes partners in Otranto that offer these care services compared to the percentage of partners that offer them nationally.
Otranto, IANational
Full medication management
Full medication management
26.9%
2.8%
Doctor on call
Doctor on call
6.5%
10.6%
24-Hour awake staff
24-Hour awake staff
88.2%
23.8%
Diabetic care
Diabetic care
92.5%
24.3%
*Visiting health care professionals
*Visiting health care professionals
34.4%
10.9%
Home care agency on-site
Home care agency on-site
17.2%
1%
Non-ambulatory care
Non-ambulatory care
91.4%
20.3%
Respite or short term stays
Respite or short term stays
23.7%
7.5%
Hospice available on-site
Hospice available on-site
29%
19.2%
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*Including nurse, dentist, OT, PT, speech or podiatrist

Availability of select dementia care services in Otranto nursing homes

Our community partners provide many services to keep residents with dementia or other memory concerns safe and engaged. Below, take a look at what percentage of Otranto Nursing Homes partners offer the selected dementia care services compared to the percentage of partners nationally.
Otranto, IANational
Dementia behaviors care
Dementia behaviors care
31.2%
4.3%
Specialized memory care training for staff
Specialized memory care training for staff
14%
0.3%
Secured community and/or wander guard
Secured community and/or wander guard
30.1%
6.2%
Memory care only community
Memory care only community
15.1%
1.4%
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Availability of select dietary accommodations in Otranto nursing homes

Nursing homes communities help seniors maintain a balanced diet by accommodating their health needs, allergies, and other restrictions. Below you’ll find the percentage of Otranto partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Otranto, IANational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
8.6%
0.7%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
11.8%
1.6%
No sugar
No sugar
10.8%
1.6%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
10.8%
4%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
4.3%
0.1%
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Availability of select dining options in Otranto nursing homes

Our nursing homes communities know that seniors want top-quality meals and options for how they dine. The chart below indicates the percentage of Otranto communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Otranto, IANational
Professional chef
Professional chef
5.4%
0.3%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
14%
0.5%
Room service
Room service
15.1%
0.5%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
8.6%
0.8%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Otranto nursing homes

Senior living communities offer a variety of programming to keep seniors socially, mentally, and physically vibrant. The chart below shows what percentage of partnered nursing homes communities in Otranto offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Otranto, IANational
Activity director
Activity director
20.4%
0.5%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
11.8%
0.3%
Community service programs
Community service programs
10.8%
0.4%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
30.1%
7.2%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
24.7%
0.5%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
28%
7.2%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
19.4%
0.5%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
6.5%
0.3%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
11.8%
0.4%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
18.3%
0.4%
Live performances
Live performances
24.7%
0.5%
Dances
Dances
8.6%
0.3%
Fitness center
Fitness center
7.5%
0.3%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
16.1%
0.5%
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Frequently Asked Questions

South Grove Lodge Senior Living, Traditions of Preston and Harmony Place are the top-rated nursing homes facilities near Otranto, Iowa. See full list of communities.
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