Community

Calvin Community provides the complete continuum of living arrangements, and our services are tailored to meet individual needs. Caring is what we do best!

Independent Living

The Calvin West apartments offer our most independent lifestyle. 

Independence means many things at Calvin…

• Having a quiet, private place to call home without having to maintain a house or yard 
• Keeping your own vehicle handy in a covered garage
• Enjoying our amenities and full calendar of activities
• Spending your time with family, friends and neighbors 
• Knowing that additional services -- transportation, delicious meals, 24-hour nursing response and more -- are available when you choose to use them.

Calvin West’s 30 apartments have one or two bedrooms, and some have balconies. Enclosed garages are available, too. The apartments have complete kitchens, but meal service is available in an elegant dining room for entertaining guests or for times when our residents do not want to prepare a meal.

Services and amenities:

• elegant dining room for meals and special entertaining 
• heated garages, fully enclosed and secure 
• multi-purpose room for meetings and informal gatherings 
• convenient laundry room 
• exercise room 
• attractive lobby for greeting guests 
• planned social activities 
• access to nursing care if needed 
• emergency call system 
• housekeeping 
• utilities provided 
• convenient to churches and shopping 
• completely secured building

Come visit us today. You’ll see that caring is what we do best! 

"When we decided it was time to sell our house and find a place to spend the rest of our senior years, we spent days shopping all over Des Moines and the suburbs and then finally came to the conclusion that Calvin Community was the most desirable place to be." - Calvin resident

Assisted Living

Our assisted living services – three delicious meals a day, weekly laundry and housekeeping services, 24-hour nursing response and more – provide support for daily living.

For residents who welcome daily assistance, Calvin Manor provides more than 100 one, two or three-room apartments with private baths. These arrangements allow our residents to live in a setting that emphasizes independence, dignity and privacy. 

Calvin supports the independence of our residents by tailoring services to fit personal needs; additional services are available as needed including transportation, medication management, help with bathing, dressing and grooming and much more. 

Services and amenities

• meals served in a comfortable dining room 
• laundry service 
• exercise classes 
• 24 hour registered nursing care on site 
• emergency call system 
• housekeeping 
• utilities provided 
• convenient to churches and shopping 
• security 
• organized activities 
• transportation 
• safe environment 

• medication management 
• assessment and treatment by registered nurse 
• help with bathing, dressing and grooming 
• reminder and/or escort to meals and activities 
• counseling for emotional adjustments to life changes 
  collecting laundry and putting it away 
• transportation assistance

Come visit us today. You’ll see that caring is what we do best!

"My children liked the people with whom they came in contact at Calvin.  They liked the grounds, the housing, the rooms and the cleanliness of everything." - Calvin resident

Health Center 

Calvin Community’s Health Center is a 59-bed licensed nursing facility where the focus is on restorative care. 

Calvin assures the highest possible quality of life for our residents in the Health Center; each resident is treated with respect by a dedicated team of health care professionals. Skilled nursing care is available and may include physical, occupational and speech therapies as ordered by a physician. The length of the stay depends on residents needs.

Services

• 24-hour registered nursing care 
• professional nurse aide staff 
• medication management 
• assessment and regular meetings with care givers or families 
• nutritionally balanced meals and special diets 
• well-kept, clean, safe living environment 
• planned activities 
• counsel and support by our licensed social worker

Come visit us today. You’ll see that caring is what we do best! 

"Calvin Manor has been my good home for twenty years.  I highly recommend it!" - Calvin resident

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Calvin Community
4210 Hickman Road
Des Moines, Iowa 50310-3395
Phone: 515-277-6141
Fax: 515-271-0933
info@calvincommunity.org

Calvin Community is affiliated with the Synod of Lakes and Prairies of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)

No person shall be denied admission on the grounds of race, color, creed, religion, age, sex, national origin or disability. We comply with the Fair Housing Act.