Ridgewood Specialty Care
Nursing Home · Ottumwa, IA
- 1
- open role, live count
- 4.0
- Google rating
On the floor
What the day-to-day looks like
- Setting
- Nursing Home
Benefits
AffiniCare RN benefits named: 403(b), doctors on demand, EAP. A related Ottumwa CNA posting lists medical, dental, vision, retirement, and PTO.
What stands out
Experienced nurses
You choose Ridgewood or another Care Initiatives building and your own full-time or part-time shifts, as long as you work at least 16 hours a month.
As of 2026Source: ziprecruiter.com
Travel nurses
You cover open shifts by driving among Care Initiatives skilled nursing sites in the region, and you need to live a reasonable drive away.
As of 2026Source: ziprecruiter.com
Experienced nurses
On the unit you give direct skilled-nursing care, pass medications and treatments, and work with CNAs, LPNs, and providers.
Travel nurses
You can take pay as you earn it through a digital wallet instead of waiting until payday.
As of 2026Source: ziprecruiter.com
More about working here
Experienced nurses
These openings ask for an active Iowa RN license, CPR, and 12 months of RN experience already on the books.
As of 2026Source: ziprecruiter.com
Experienced nurses
Named AffiniCare RN benefits are a 403(b), doctors on demand, and an employee assistance program.
As of 2026Source: ziprecruiter.com
Moving here
The building sits at 1977 Albia Road in Ottumwa, and AffiniCare staffs this home plus 43 other skilled nursing communities.
As of 2024 · 2026Source 1: nursinghomesabuseadvocate.comSource 2: ziprecruiter.com
Working conditions
- Scheduling
- AffiniCare RNs pick facility and shifts (FT or PT); minimum 16 hours per month
As of 2026Source: ziprecruiter.com
- Floating
- Mobile RNs travel among Care Initiatives sites in the region to cover open shifts; must live a reasonable drive away
As of 2026Source: ziprecruiter.com
- Pay and benefits
- AffiniCare RNs at Ridgewood are told they earn an extremely competitive wage; no dollar amount is published
As of 2026Source: ziprecruiter.com
- Pay and benefits
- AffiniCare RNs can use a digital wallet to access pay as earned instead of waiting for payday
As of 2026Source: ziprecruiter.com
Starting out and growing here
- Career development
- Care Initiatives says it is committed to helping AffiniCare RNs grow their careers; no formal ladder named
As of 2026Source: ziprecruiter.com
The city
Living in Ottumwa, IA
Ottumwa sits along the Des Moines River in southeastern Iowa, offering a small-city pace with a historic downtown and riverfront green spaces. With a tight-knit community feel and easy commutes, it's a practical choice for nurses seeking quieter Midwestern living without big-city congestion.
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- State price level · Iowa
- 12% below the national average
- State index 87.8 (100 = national)
- Median gross rent
- $921/mo
- rent and tenant-paid utilities
- Median household income
- $61,103/yr
- all local households, not nurse pay
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024
Who they are
You would clock in at Ridgewood Specialty Care, 1977 Albia Road in Ottumwa, as an AffiniCare RN. AffiniCare is Care Initiatives' internal agency; it staffs this skilled nursing home and 43 others.
- Nursing Home · Ottumwa
More about Ridgewood Specialty Care
You pick the building and the shifts — full-time or part-time — and you keep a 16-hour monthly minimum. When a shift is open, you drive to Care Initiatives sites in the region, so you need to live a reasonable distance away. These roles are not for new graduates: you need an active Iowa RN license, CPR, and 12 months of RN experience. On a shift you give direct skilled-nursing care, pass medications and treatments, and work with CNAs, LPNs, and providers. No dollar wage is published. You can use a digital wallet to take pay as you earn it instead of waiting for payday. Named benefits include a 403(b), doctors on demand, and an EAP. Care Initiatives says it wants to help you grow your career, without naming a formal ladder. The floor you inherit is thin on aides. CNA time was under 2.0 hours per resident on 289 of 366 days in 2024, and most days have looked like that every year since 2017. A watchdog lists actual-harm findings and eight written deficiencies from 2011 through 2024, and put Ridgewood on a watchlist in October 2024. Forty-three Care Initiatives workers scored the organization 5.0 out of 10.
Care Initiatives says it is committed to helping AffiniCare RNs grow their careers; no formal ladder is named.
Working here
Culture and working life
Themes from public reviews
Summaries of published reviews, with the original sources.
- Resident harm and inspection record
- A watchdog lists the home for actual-harm findings and eight written deficiencies spanning 2011–2024.
As of 2024Source: nursinghomesabuseadvocate.com
- Chronic CNA understaffing
- Public staffing data cited there show most days since 2017 fell below 2.0 CNA hours per resident.
As of 2024Source: nursinghomesabuseadvocate.com
- Care Initiatives frontline rating
- Breakroom scores Care Initiatives 5.0/10 from 43 workers, 213th of 242 rated social-care employers.
As of 2026Source: ziprecruiter.com
What to weigh
CNA hours here were under 2.0 per resident on 289 of 366 days in 2024, and a watchdog lists actual-harm findings and eight written deficiencies from 2011 through 2024.
As of 2024 · 2024-10-31Source: nursinghomesabuseadvocate.com
The reality check
Before you decide
Quick facts
- Relationship
- Direct employer
- Roles last seen active
- Aug 17, 2026
- Website
- careinitiatives.org ↗
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Skilled Nursing
In 2024 CNA time was below 2.0 hours per resident on 79% of days (289 of 366).
Skilled Nursing
CNA hours were under 2.0 per resident on 53–95% of days each year from 2017 through 2024.
Skilled Nursing
AffiniCare RNs give direct SNF care, meds, treatments, and work with CNAs, LPNs, and providers.
Open roles
Current openings at Ridgewood Specialty Care
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