MPAC Healthcare
Nursing Home · Altoona, IA
A tech-enabled senior care group balancing purpose with growing pains
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- 4.7
- Google rating
Life here
What a shift at MPAC Healthcare looks like
On the floor
What the day-to-day looks like
MPAC describes its team as hardworking, fun-loving, and patient-centered, offering 5 weeks of paid time off, full benefits including health, dental, and 401k, and ongoing education through workshops and weekly Coding Corner updates. Employees on Indeed highlight time and location flexibility and a clear sense of purpose, though culture scores lowest at 3.4 out of 5, with trust in colleagues and sense of belonging noted as areas for improvement.
- Setting
- Nursing Home
- Shifts hiring now
- Days 1
Benefits
Health insurance, dental insurance, 401(k), competitive compensation stated, and five weeks PTO including personal, sick, CME, and holidays.
What stands out
Experienced nurses
You practice as the primary provider for about 12–16 patients a day in a dedicated senior, post-acute, or skilled nursing setting, collaborating with the DON and attending physicians.
Experienced nurses
The schedule is Monday–Friday with five weeks of PTO that folds in personal time, sick days, CME, and holidays.
As of 2026Source: talents.vaia.com
Moving here
Altoona keeps you minutes from Des Moines on I-80 and I-235, with quieter residential streets, newer housing, and an average commute around 22 minutes.
New graduates
You get ongoing education through workshops, one-on-one or small-group sessions, and weekly Coding Corner updates.
As of 2026Source: talents.vaia.com
More about working here
Experienced nurses
Eighty-nine percent of employees say it is a great place to work, and the company holds Great Place to Work certification plus a Crain's Best Places to Work nod.
As of 2025-10 · 2026Source 1: greatplacetowork.comSource 2: talents.vaia.com
Experienced nurses
Full benefits are stated as health insurance, dental, a 401(k), and competitive pay alongside the five weeks of PTO.
As of 2026Source: talents.vaia.com
Moving here
You cover primary and mental healthcare, on-site clinical work, telehealth, and transitional care inside skilled nursing and long-term care facilities—not a hospital floor.
As of 2025Source 1: greatplacetowork.comSource 2: zoominfo.comSource 3: linkedin.comSource 4: talents.vaia.com
Working conditions
- Scheduling
- Flexible Monday-Friday schedule; employer states support for healthy work/life balance; 5 weeks PTO including personal, sick, CME, holidays
As of 2026Source: talents.vaia.com
- Pay and benefits
- Nurse Practitioner Iowa City IA estimated annual range
As of 2026Source: talents.vaia.com
Starting out and growing here
- Preceptors and orientation
- Ongoing education via workshops, one-on-one or small-group sessions, and weekly Coding Corner updates
As of 2026Source: talents.vaia.com
The city
Living in Altoona, IA
Altoona is a growing Des Moines suburb known for family-friendly attractions like Adventureland amusement park. This central Iowa community offers a small-town feel with easy metro access, making it appealing for nurses seeking quieter living near urban amenities.
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- State price level · Iowa
- 12% below the national average
- State index 87.8 (100 = national)
- Median gross rent
- $1,235/mo
- rent and tenant-paid utilities
- Median household income
- $86,114/yr
- all local households, not nurse pay
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024
Who they are
MPAC Healthcare delivers primary care, mental health, and telehealth services to skilled nursing facilities from its Altoona operations, backed by Great Place to Work certification and Crain's recognition. Indeed reviewers rate the company 3.5 out of 5 across 35 reviews, praising flexibility and purpose while flagging culture and belonging as areas to watch.
- Nursing Home · Altoona
- Hiring days
More about MPAC Healthcare
Works exclusively in post-acute settings, delivering primary and mental healthcare, on-site coverage, telehealth, and transitional and preventative care to skilled nursing and long-term care facilities.
Working here
Culture and working life
Themes from public reviews
Summaries of published reviews, with the original sources.
- Overall recommendation and culture
- Company rated about 4.0/5 with roughly three-quarters of reviewers saying they would recommend it; culture and management score relatively strong.
- Compensation and benefits rating
- Compensation and benefits is the lowest category score among overall reviews (about 3.6/5).
As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com
- APRN-specific experience
- Small APRN sample still recommends the employer overall but rates work-life balance, pay, and especially career opportunities lower.
As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com
More review themes
- Great Place to Work employee sentiment
- Eighty-nine percent of employees say it is a great place to work; company highlights flexible hours and strong management.
As of 2025-10Source: greatplacetowork.com
What to weigh
Compensation and benefits is the lowest-scoring review category at about 3.6/5, and the small APRN sample rates pay and especially career opportunities lower even when they still recommend the employer overall.
The reality check
Before you decide
Quick facts
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- Roles last seen active
- Jun 19, 2026
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- Website
- mpachealthcare.com ↗
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- Nurse PractitionerDays 11 open
Post-acute / skilled nursing / long-term care (senior care)
NPs treat avg 12-16 patients/day as primary provider at a dedicated senior/post-acute facility; collaborate with DON and attending physicians.
Source location unconfirmedSource: talents.vaia.com
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