Walnut Ridge at Clive

This community was our first choice when we were looking. This community, however does not offer skilled nursing. The staff were very nice and the food we tried was good.

There was some initial confusion with long term care insurance and their levels of care, and memory care, and I understand they are building more. It's clean, and the staff is pretty good. The food is fresh and they have a good variety of food options. They have lots of activities, if you want to do something there is plenty to do. I am 90% happy with them.

Mom is a 72 year old widow who lived alone in the country 20 minutes outside of Des Moines. She gets lonely especially in the winter when her friends travel south and the snowy roads keep her home. Walnut Ridge offered her a fully furnished apartment for the winter months. It's been a great opportunity for mom to meet new people, get involved in activities, and yet still have her home in the country.

This place starts out with independent living and then they have assisted living and a waiting list for memory care. The lady over there said they have no opening but she said they've had people before in assisted living who need to move to memory care and they just don't have the space so they sent them to Glen Oaks and they've gotten great feedback about them so that's how I found Glen Oaks which is where I moved my wife. To be honest I wasn't that impressed with Walnut Ridge itself. It wasn't my least favorite but they were just sort of darkly decorated and I wouldn't have wanted to live there, personally.

This was okay... he was jsut asked to leave because he needed more care than they could provide. I don't really think his care needs escalated, he was the same as when he went in but they just said they couldn't take care of him.

They have excellent activities and their wellness center facility is top notch! They have a work out room and a pool and everything. That was a big draw because we used the wellness facility before we even moved here. They have movies every Friday and Saturday. They have a social hour every week and games and good mixer activities so you can get to know the other residents. We like that.

Everything is really good but it is a little pricey. We had visited several places and Walnut Ridge had the most options available for our loved one. They have a fitness center that is staffed and a big pool where they do water aerobics. The food is good. The landscaping is lovely. They have wonderful interior common areas. The price is around $5,000.

Very nice place. Costs are more inclusive, but still pricey.

I was almost overwhelmed with this place. It was beautiful and kindof ritzy.

Fancy but only 6 meals/month. Larger apts. Senior apts.

Took a tour and heard a marketing plan. Impresssive campus.

Too large for us, but very nice. People were very friendly and helpful.

Fantastic place! Really liked the pool and exercise area. The bistro is a great option. Having a washer & dryer in the unit is great. Loved the underground garage and the allowance of pets. It is near many of our doctors and provides transportation. I liked having the assisted living and memory care at the same site.

We are still exploring this with Mom. As the weeks go by she gets more open to making a change. The last epidural was less effective. We will try to get her to the Director to look. We are leaning this direction. We believe she will like it.

This facility has wonderful services and rooms.