St Anthony Regional Hospital

    311 S Clark St, Carroll, IA 51401
    4.0·72 reviews

    Compassionate, professional, reliable care transitions

    I had a very positive experience with this in-home senior care agency - the nurses, physicians and caregivers were compassionate, professional, and attentive, and communication and discharge follow-ups were consistently thorough. The ER-to-home and surgery recovery transitions were smooth and calming, and the team went above and beyond with personal, well-organized care. I'd recommend them for reliable, compassionate support.

    Loved one of client
    May 2026

    Services

    • Home Health Care

    Reviews

    3.99·(72)

    Overall rating

    1. 5
    2. 4
    3. 3
    4. 2
    5. 1
    • Caregivers

      4.0
    • Communication

      3.2
    • Reliability

      2.9
    • Scheduling

      1.0
    • Value

      1.0

    Pros

    • compassionate caregivers
    • attentive nursing staff
    • thorough clinical assessment and treatment
    • efficient ER triage and discharge coordination
    • strong postoperative and recovery support
    • helpful hospital social services and discharge follow-up
    • personalized, patient-centered service
    • convenient location and easy parking
    • well-organized facility operations
    • supportive caregiver advocacy and mentorship

    Cons

    • weak office communication and voicemail responsiveness
    • inconsistent staff professionalism and bedside manner
    • unreliable scheduling with last-minute changes
    • long wait times and variable triage responsiveness
    • billing transparency and accuracy concerns
    • inconsistent clinical escalation and pain-management response
    • variable caregiver attentiveness during overnight shifts

    Summary of reviews

    Overall impression: Reviews describe a facility with many strong clinical and human-service strengths alongside recurring operational weaknesses. Strengths most frequently mentioned include compassionate, attentive nurses and caregivers, effective surgical and postoperative care, and helpful social-work and discharge coordination. Several comments emphasize staff who provide clear explanations, calm patients and families under stress, and go beyond basic duties to support recovery and transition home.

    Caregiver quality: Caregiver and nursing quality is a clear strength for many families. Numerous comments praise specific staff members by name, note detailed communication from clinicians, and describe proactive advocacy and training-minded leadership among nurses. At the same time, there is notable variability: a number of experiences characterize staff as dismissive, rude, or insufficiently attentive. That variability suggests the agency delivers high-quality bedside care in many cases but does not do so consistently across all units, shifts, or individuals.

    Office communication and management: Administrative and communication processes show mixed performance. Positive feedback highlights personalized service, easy access, and well-organized on-site operations. Counterbalancing that are repeated concerns about unanswered voicemails, lost records, slow or rude desk responses, and general breakdowns in office responsiveness. These issues often affect scheduling, expectations at arrival, and the perceived value of services.

    Reliability, scheduling, and escalation: Scheduling reliability and responsiveness are uneven. Reviewers note long waits in emergency and clinic settings and last-minute schedule changes. Several accounts describe delayed escalation to higher-acuity care or slow pain-management response, particularly overnight. Conversely, some families report efficient triage and rapid, effective treatment in other visits. The pattern indicates variability in shift coverage and escalation protocols rather than a uniform operational standard.

    Billing and value: Financial interactions are another recurrent theme. Many reviewers commend the clinical care and feel well cared for, but others identify billing surprises, multiple exam charges, and poor billing-customer service. These comments point to transparency and accuracy gaps in billing workflows that can erode trust despite satisfactory clinical encounters.

    Notable patterns and practical implications: The dominant pattern is one of contrast—instances of first-class, compassionate care exist alongside operational inconsistencies that affect scheduling, communication, and billing. Prospective clients and families may benefit from confirming key items up front: written schedules and point-of-contact for shift changes, documented escalation and overnight-response procedures, and clear billing estimates and policies. Doing so can help lock in the facility's clinical strengths while minimizing the operational risks that reviewers repeatedly identified.

    Location

    Map showing location of St Anthony Regional Hospital

    St Anthony Regional Hospital is located at 311 S Clark St, Carroll, IA 51401.

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