The Hampton Health Care Center, part of the ABCM Corporation, is located at 700 2nd St. SE, Hampton, Iowa, 2 blocks west of Highway 65 on 3.5 acres of land. HHCC has a total of 105 beds of which 86 are skilled/nursing facility beds including a 11 bed male Alzheimer Unit and a 8 bed female Alzheimer Unit.We employ 110 educated and well-trained staff, with a payroll of over $2,122,852. We are a Certified Medicaid and Medicare Part A Skilled Care Center and have a contract with the Veterans Administration.

Beyond our wide ranch of services is our philosophy of quality resident centered care for each and every resident that chooses to stay at our facility. At the Hampton Health Care Center it is our goal to help you feel at home. Our facility is beautifully decorated to provide a safe, relaxing and home like atmosphere. We have private and semi private rooms available, in calming and cool colors that can be decorated and personalized with each individual’s treasures. A resident may put up family pictures, bring their own television, favorite chair, doll collection, favorite blanket and anything else that can make their room more like home. Each wing of the Care Center has a living room where residents and their family’s can relax and visit. These include a big screen TV, comfy chairs and a relaxing atmosphere.
On the East side of the facility is a beautiful, secure, shaded courtyard that residents can enjoy 3 seasons of the year. The area has benches to relax on, flowers to enjoy, vegetables to pick and sidewalks for a stroll. It has a huge cotton wood tree that houses many types of birds and squirrels. Residents see deer, raccoon and the occasional cat out their windows. New to the facility this year are 4 tame white rabbits. They are in our inner courtyard and our residents love to watch them through their windows.

Quality of life for the elderly, especially the ones who come to the Hampton Health Care Center, is very important to our staff. We believe that quality of life for residents is not only meeting all their physical needs but meeting their spiritual and social needs as well. Our Activities Department is dedicated to covering all aspects of our resident’s social and spiritual needs by providing a well-rounded activities calendar.

• Games-Such as trivia, scavenger hunts, goofy golf, wheel of fortune, spelling bees, giant crossword puzzles and everyone’s favorite, BINGO.
• Exercises-Such as morning stretches, Twist and Kick, Kickball, Sit and Be Fit, Exercise Rings, Big Band Work Out, Exercise Dice and Friendship Rope.
• Community Socialization-Little Friends, (the 3rd graders from Southside School) BINGO, Van Rides to area destinations chosen by the residents, going to movies, having monthly birthday parties, (so family and friends can continue to be part of their loved ones lives) Men’s social group, card clubs, watching and being part of the Franklin Co. Fair Parade, style shows by area schools and much more.
• Spiritual Needs-On Thursdays, local churches take turns conducting services at the Care Center, Bible study is held every Tues. and groups of all ages come to the HHCC to entertain, visit, serve communion or volunteer from area churches.
• Parties-Monthly birthday parties, New Years, Presidents Day, Valentines Day, St. Patrick’s Day, Easter, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Volunteers recognition, 4th of July, National Nursing Home Week, A special trick or treat party, inviting the community to bring their children to the Hampton Health Care Center to trick or treat, (our resident’s love this event because they get to hand out candy and visit with the children) and a Christmas Party that includes our residents, families, staff and volunteers.
• Casual Tuesday’s-Senior citizen events that meet every other Tues. through out the year. Casual Tuesday is sponsored by ABCM, Franklin Prairie Apartments and the Hampton Health Care Center along with the Senior Center of Hampton. Events are hosted by the Senior Center, (which is on Hampton’s Main Street, Franklin Prairie Apartment, HHCC) and includes senior citizens from Hampton, the HHCC, FPA, the Senior Center, Dumont, Sheffield, Latimer and surrounding areas. Events such as dances, musical groups, sing-a-longs, BINGO, style shows, community service projects, going to Diamond Dave’s in Dubuque, Meskwakee Resort at Tama, touring museums and area gardens, dining at area Tea Rooms, holiday parties, variety shows and the list goes on!

As you can see, Residents of the Hampton Health Care Center have a wide variety of activities to choose from. They continue to be part of the community that many of our residents have lived, worked and worshiped in their whole lives, keeping old friends along with making new ones. We pride ourselves on our home made and delicious meals. We have a licensed dietician that works with our Dietary Supervisor, making sure that every meal we serve is well balanced, tasty and meets all the requirements needed to maintain our residents health and proper nutritional needs. Our meals are resident choice select menus meaning each resident gets a choice on what they would like to eat from a select menu. As our Dietary Supervisors states, “No reasonable choice is refused.” Chicken, pork and beef, all types of vegetables, lettuce salads, Jell-O, Waldorf salad, potato salad, 3 bean salad, soups of all kinds, Lasagna, beef and noodles, potatoes that are mashed, scalloped, French fried and baked, pie, brownies, ice-cream, custard and pudding are a sample of the desserts, salads, main courses and vegetables we offer. In the summer months we have a cookout for our residents and staff, one Friday each month. This is a favorite with all our residents. Our Dietary Dept. serves hotdogs and hamburgers that are cooked on a grill, potato salad, baked beans, macaroni salad, Jell-o, ice-cream and all the condiments that one has at a picnic. It is a fun and delicious meal! Our Care Center also has a popcorn machine in the dining room that is always filled with hot delicious popcorn. This is available to our Residents any time of the day.

History of the Hampton Health Care Center-In 1963, George M. Manoylovish, decided to improve the service of long term care so he opened the Hampton Care Center. A 50-bed facility, with many features that were later incorporated into the minimum building standards with the Federal Housing Administration and Iowa Dept. of Health Construction regulations. Because of growing needs, in 1966, a 20-bed addition was added onto the HHCC and in 1973 a second addition of 27 beds was needed, making the HHCC a 97-bed unit. In June of 1989, 11 beds were converted to use as a dedicated Alzheimer’s unit and in Sept. of 1993 a second 8 bed Alzheimer’s unit was opened, making the Hampton Health Care Center unique by providing separate men’s and women’s Alzheimer units.

After 43 years the Hampton Health Care Center continues to maintain the highest standards of Excellence in quality care and service to every resident. We believe that the Health, Safety and comfort of all residents is our paramount concern. Emotional Support is just as important as physical care in the treatment of illness. We feel every resident has a rehabilitation potential and that every resident deserves to grow old with dignity and respect.