Avoca Specialty Care

Avoca Specialty Care Located in Avoca, IA, Avoca Specialty Care is licensed to provide quality care to up to 46 residents, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Avoca Specialty Carex is a skilled nursing and long-term care community providing compassionate, individualized care for our residents, while also caring for their family's wellbeing and peace of mind. We serve residents from Pottawattamie County, Iowa, and many surrounding communities. We are committed to providing our residents with an active and engaging quality of life through daily programmin

g, social and educational activities, and services that promote physical health, provide mental stimulation, increase engagement and help our residents thrive in a home-like setting. Care Initiatives is Iowa’s largest nonprofit provider of high-quality skilled nursing care, hospice care, assisted living, independent living, memory care and more. With 60 locations across the Midwest, Care Initiatives and the team at Avoca Specialty Care are ready to assist.

Today, we celebrate the incredible administrative professionals across our organization who keep our teams organized, ou...
04/22/2026

Today, we celebrate the incredible administrative professionals across our organization who keep our teams organized, our operations running smoothly, and our days moving forward with care and efficiency.

Your dedication, attention to detail, and behind-the-scenes leadership make a meaningful difference for our residents, patients, families, and team members every single day. Thank you for all that you do—we truly couldn’t do it without you!

Resident Spotlight: Meet Hervetta!Hervetta recently moved to Avoca Specialty Care! When Hervetta isn’t spending time wit...
04/17/2026

Resident Spotlight: Meet Hervetta!
Hervetta recently moved to Avoca Specialty Care! When Hervetta isn’t spending time with her family, she enjoys playing bingo or doing word searches!

Hervetta’s advice to others is to be respectful. Thank you for choosing Avoca Specialty Care, Hervetta!

Team Member Spotlight: Meet Jerece!Jerece has been a member of the team at Avoca Specialty Care for seven years. Outside...
04/17/2026

Team Member Spotlight: Meet Jerece!

Jerece has been a member of the team at Avoca Specialty Care for seven years. Outside of work, she enjoys spending time with her children, spending time outdoors and with her two cats. Jerece says her favorite part of her job is seeing the residents, and the residents love seeing her as well! Thank you for being a part of our team!

📍Registered Nurse in Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota, Minnesota, or Illinois?📍Experienced nurse serving the Long-...
04/15/2026

📍Registered Nurse in Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota, Minnesota, or Illinois?
📍Experienced nurse serving the Long-Term Care industry?
📍Director of Nursing ready for a wider impact?

Care Initiatives, Iowa's largest senior living provider with 43 Skilled Nursing Facilities has the opportunity to welcome aboard a permanent Travel DON to our team!

Apply today: www.CareInitiatives.org/Careers

Healing is about more than time — it’s about the right care. At Care Initiatives, our wound care services are designed t...
04/10/2026

Healing is about more than time — it’s about the right care.

At Care Initiatives, our wound care services are designed to support healing, comfort, and overall well‑being, right here in our communities. From prevention to treatment, our teams focus on personalized care for every individual.

Because every step of healing matters. Learn more about our services at www.CareInitiatives.org

Team Member Spotlight: Meet Meghan, Director of Nursing at Avoca Specialty Care! Meghan has been a nurse for 16 years an...
04/10/2026

Team Member Spotlight: Meet Meghan, Director of Nursing at Avoca Specialty Care!

Meghan has been a nurse for 16 years and loves working with, and caring for the residents. At home, she is a mother to ten kids and when she has free time she enjoys travel outside of the midwest. One of her favorite places to travel is California and enjoy time on the beach.

Thank you, Meghan, for all that you do and your leadership at Avoca Specialty Care! We appreciate you!

Our residents love live entertainment and Dominic stopped by the sing for us. It was amazing!!!!
04/06/2026

Our residents love live entertainment and Dominic stopped by the sing for us. It was amazing!!!!

The Easter bunny came to visit Avoca and left eggs for the residents to find 🐰 We had a blast hunting!
04/04/2026

The Easter bunny came to visit Avoca and left eggs for the residents to find 🐰 We had a blast hunting!

The residents enjoyed the beginning of spring with some live entertainment! What a way to start the new season, how did ...
03/30/2026

The residents enjoyed the beginning of spring with some live entertainment! What a way to start the new season, how did you welcome in the spring season? 😊

As we wrap up National Social Work Month, we want to take one more moment to say thank you. 💙 To our Social Services tea...
03/27/2026

As we wrap up National Social Work Month, we want to take one more moment to say thank you. 💙

To our Social Services team members: thank you for the comfort you provide, the questions you answer, the guidance you offer, and the advocacy you show every single day.

You help families navigate complex decisions. You support residents during important life transitions. You connect people to the resources they need. And you do it all with compassion and heart.

While March may be coming to an end, the impact of our Social Services team continues all year long.

We are so grateful for everything you do for the residents and families we serve.

03/18/2026

Today we’re celebrating National Social Work Day and the incredible team members who make a difference every single day. 💙

At Care Initiatives, our Social Services team is there for residents and families during some of life’s most challenging moments—offering compassion, guidance, and a listening ear when it matters most. From easing transitions to answering questions and providing reassurance, their support means everything.

Join us in thanking our dedicated Social Services team members for the heart, advocacy, and care they bring to our skilled nursing communities each day.

HAPPY SAINT PATRICKS DAY from our residents and team. We hope that at the end of your rainbow 🌈 is a pot of gold 💰
03/18/2026

HAPPY SAINT PATRICKS DAY from our residents and team. We hope that at the end of your rainbow 🌈 is a pot of gold 💰

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610 East York Road
Avoca, IA
51521

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Welcome to Avoca Specialty Care

Built in 2001, Avoca Specialty Care is a non-profit skilled nursing care center that can provide care for up to 46 individuals in private and semi-private rooms. Many of our residents are temporarily with us while they recuperate and rehabilitate using our state-of-the-art therapy room where they work one-on-one with a therapist to set goals and achieve them before returning home. Our therapists, nurses and certified nurses’ aides work as a team with physicians to develop personalized care plans for each patient – long-term, Rehab to Home and outpatient.

While we take pride in our skilled nursing care, outstanding meals and loving compassion, we also are committed to providing a variety of socializing options. Bingo, small group crafts and card games, pet therapy and gardening during the spring and summer are just a few of the daily activities. We enjoy making the most of any holiday and invite the community to join us for Mother’s Day tea, Father’s Day barbecue and coming in for musical entertainment.