Located in Albia, IA, Oakwood Specialty Care is licensed to provide quality care to up to 54 residents, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Oakwood Specialty Care is a skilled nursing and long-term care community providing compassionate, individualized care for our residents, while also caring for their family's well-being and peace of mind. We serve residents from Monroe County, Iowa, and many surrounding communities. We are committed to providing our residents with an active and engaging quality of life through daily programming, 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 Oakwood Specialty Care are ready to assist.
11/16/2025
Fall into a rewarding career with Care! 🍂✨
We offer:
💰 Competitive Compensation: Earn a highly competitive wage.
🏥 Comprehensive Benefits: Eligible team members enjoy robust benefit options including medical, dental, vision, 403(b), PTO, and more.
💵 Referral Bonus Program: Earn cash rewards for referring your friends!
📲 Digital Wallet Access: Get paid as you earn—no more waiting for payday!
Meet Tara!
Tara has been a valued part of our Oakwood Specialty Care team, serving with dedication in our Housekeeping Department.
Tara loves getting to know our residents — whether she’s chatting with them in the halls or visiting in their rooms. She enjoys hearing their life stories and learning about their families. Over time, those connections have turned into lasting friendships, and she says our residents truly feel like family to her.
This month, our residents chose Tara as our spotlight team member! They shared that Tara always takes the time to talk with them during the day, is consistently polite and kind, and helps keep our facility looking beautiful.
Thank you, Tara, for your hard work, warm heart, and incredible attention to detail. Your kindness makes Oakwood Specialty Care shine! 🤎✨
11/12/2025
Care Initiatives proudly recognizes our Nurse Practitioners for their dedication and expertise in providing exceptional care across our communities. Their leadership, clinical knowledge, and compassion help enhance the quality of life for those we serve every day.
Thank you for all you do!
11/11/2025
Today, and every day, we honor the brave men and women who have served our country with courage, dedication, and sacrifice. At Care Initiatives, we are deeply grateful for the freedoms their service has made possible.
To all veterans, thank you for your commitment and for the example you set through your strength and service. Happy Veterans Day.
10/29/2025
🍂 Fall into a New Career with Care Initiatives! 🍂
Are you ready for a change? Join our team and enjoy:
💰 Competitive Pay: Earn a highly competitive wage.
🏥 Comprehensive Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, 401(k) with match, paid time off (PTO), and more!
👥 Referral Bonus Program: Get rewarded for referring your friends.
📱 Digital Wallet: Access your pay as you earn it—no more waiting for payday!
Are you searching for a rewarding career with amazing benefits? Look no further!
✅ Competitive Pay: Enjoy a highly competitive wage.
✅ Comprehensive Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, 401(k) with match, paid time off (PTO), and more!
✅ Referral Bonus Program: Earn rewards when you refer your friends.
✅ Digital Wallet: Access your pay as you earn—no more waiting for payday!
Bring the whole family for a spooktacular day of crafts, cookie decorating, tattoos, pumpkin decorating, and Trick-or-Treating with our Residents!
We can’t wait to celebrate with you — see you there in your best costume! 🕸️🧡
10/15/2025
As we continue to recognize October as National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Care Initiatives stands in support of all who have been impacted by breast cancer. 💗
Our dedicated and compassionate team is trained to provide lymphedema therapy and deliver high-quality care to help patients live with greater comfort and dignity.
Together, we honor survivors, support those in treatment, and remember the loved ones we’ve lost.
At Care Initiatives, we understand that caring for others begins with caring for ourselves. Today, on World Mental Health Day, we join the global movement to raise awareness and support conversations around mental well-being.
Mental health matters every day — for our residents, patients, families, and team members. Taking time to rest, reflect, and reach out for support helps us continue providing the compassionate care our communities deserve. 💙
Let’s continue to check in with ourselves and each other — because together, we’re stronger.
10/08/2025
Together We Care: Recognizing Breast Cancer Awareness Month at Care Initiatives
Knowing the signs can help save lives. Some symptoms to watch for include:
✔️ A new lump in the breast or underarm
✔️ Changes in breast size, shape, or appearance
✔️ Unexplained pain in the breast or ni**le
✔️ Skin changes such as dimpling, redness, or thickening
✔️ Ni**le discharge other than breast milk
If you notice any of these changes, talk with your healthcare provider right away. Early detection is key to successful treatment.
At Care Initiatives, we’re proud to recognize Breast Cancer Awareness Month and remind everyone of the importance of prevention, awareness, and early care. 💗
🌟 Celebrating National Health Care Food Service Workers Week! 🌟
This week, and every week, we’re recognizing the incredible dedication of our Dietary team members across Care Initiatives. From preparing nutritious meals to creating moments of comfort and connection, your work plays a vital role in the health and happiness of those we serve.
🍽️ Thank you for everything you do to nourish our residents every single day!
10/03/2025
🎃👻 Join us for some spooky fun! 👻🎃
You're invited to our Halloween Trick-or-Treat Event at Oakwood Specialty Care!
📅 Saturday, October 25th
🕐 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Bring the whole family for:
🖌️ Crafting
🎃 Pumpkin decorating
🍪 Cookie decorating
💀 Temporary tattoos
🍬 Trick-or-treating with our wonderful residents!
Costumes are encouraged — we can't wait to see you there! 🧙♀️🧛♂️
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Oakwood Specialty Care is a relaxing and refreshing senior health care center that offers privacy, dedicated care in a family-like setting. Located at the edge of Albia, our residents enjoy the serene, country-like setting along with the deer, turkey and pheasant.
Our staff is highly experienced and very attentive to each of our residents, many of whom spend only a few short weeks with us while rehabilitating from illness or injury, or while on respite away from family. Other long-term residents get to know our staff and become our extended family.
Highly-trained professionals in physical therapy and occupational therapy work one-on-one with each resident using state-of-the-art therapy tools and programs striving toward the goal of increased independence, minimizing pain and eliminating other risks factors such as falling.
Others on our long-standing staff are responsible for providing lots of social interacting whether it is a quite conversation out on our new back patio or gazebo, joining other residents to hear the latest in the newspaper over cookies and coffee, or trips to Wal-Mart or the casino in Osceola. Oakwood Specialty Care is frequently the site for family and community gatherings such as our annual ice cream social, Father’s Day cook-out or classic car and antique tractor show.
