Fellowship Village

What Fellowship Village does

Fellowship Village operates a 40-bed skilled nursing facility and an 8-unit independent living complex (Village Inn Apartments) at a single campus in Inwood, Iowa, a town of approximately 800 residents in the northwest corner of the state roughly 30 miles southeast of Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The facility provides 24-hour skilled nursing care across four pricing tiers (Levels I-IV at $319-$345/day as of 2025, with $10-$19/day private-room premiums), alongside independent living with congregate meals, an on-site Sanford Clinic Inwood primary care clinic, and a suite of ancillary services including beauty/barber, massage, cable television, meals-on-wheels, and van transportation. Approximately 13 named staff members support operations across administration, nursing, activities, dietary, environmental services, and social services functions. The underlying technology stack is limited to basic digital infrastructure — a Wix-hosted website with service listings, pricing disclosure, photo gallery, and downloadable resources, plus guest WiFi for residents and visitors. The company operates no mobile applications, no APIs, and no documented digital integrations.

The business model is a hybrid of recurring fee-for-service skilled nursing (the primary revenue stream, structured as daily subscription rates tied to acuity level), recurring independent living rents with bundled services, and a small but diversified ancillary services line priced on a transactional basis (haircuts $26, perms $70, van transport $16/hr + $0.75/mile, cable TV $25/month). Go-to-market is community-led: residents and families are sourced through local presence in Inwood, word-of-mouth referrals, and inbound channels tied to the Sanford Health network affiliation — staff use @Sanfordhealth.org email domains, the Sanford Health logo appears on the website, and Sanford Canton-Inwood Hospital provides acute-care referral infrastructure. Marketing channels are limited to a Facebook page, the website's content/blog, and referral-based outreach from the Sanford partnership. The customer base comprises individual seniors in rural northwest Iowa and their families, with no enterprise or B2B segment. The operating model reflects a traditional, locally-rooted senior care provider with no evident pursuit of scale, technology differentiation, or geographic expansion.

Name

Fellowship Village

Legal name

Fellowship Village

Website

https://fellowship-village.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Fellowship Village operates a 40-bed skilled nursing facility and 8-unit independent living complex in Inwood, Iowa, serving rural northwest Iowa seniors with 24-hour nursing care, on-site Sanford clinic access, and ancillary services including beauty, dietary, and transportation.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Skilled Nursing and Senior Living Services

NAICS

Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) (62311), Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly (62331)

SIC

Services-Skilled Nursing Care Facilities (8051), Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050)

akta.pro primary industry

Long-Term Care Nursing Homes (Custodial LTC) (HLADADAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Large Campus / Multi-Building Assisted Living Communities (HLADABAG)

Keywords

• Skilled nursing care
• Independent senior living
• Long-term care services
• Senior residential facility
• Assisted living community

Headquarters

HQ city

Inwood

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Skilled Nursing Room Fees: Daily room rates based on care level (Levels I-IV ranging from $319-$345/day), with additional charges for private rooms ($10-$19/day extra). This is the primary revenue stream for the 40-bed skilled nursing facility.
2. Independent Living Services: Village Inn Apartments offer 8 independent living units with meal service and maintenance-free living for independent seniors, providing daily congregate living services.
3. Ancillary Services: Additional revenue from beauty/barber services, massage therapy, cable TV, meals on wheels, and van transportation services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Fellowship Village operates a 40-bed skilled nursing facility in Inwood, Iowa, providing 24-hour licensed nursing care across four care levels, an 8-unit independent living apartment complex (Village Inn Apartments), and an on-site Sanford Clinic. The community delivers integrated residential care, dietary services, beauty/barber services, social services, environmental services, and a structured activities program under affiliation with the Sanford Health network.

Product overview

Fellowship Village is a senior living community consisting of a unified offering that combines three main residential components: a 40-bed skilled nursing facility (Long Term Care), 8 independent living apartments (Village Inn Apartments), and an on-site Sanford Clinic. Additional support services including nursing, dietary, beauty shop, social services, environmental services, and activities programs are integrated into the facility's operations to provide comprehensive care for residents. The community is affiliated with Sanford Health and serves seniors in Inwood, Iowa.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Fellowship Village Long Term Care A 40-bed skilled nursing facility providing 24-hour skilled nursing care, rehabilitation services, and long-term residential care for seniors requiring Level I-IV care in Inwood, Iowa.
• Village Inn Apartments An 8-unit independent living complex offering private apartments for independent seniors with meal service, lawn care, and snow removal included, as part of the Fellowship Village senior living community.
• On-Site Clinic (Sanford Clinic Inwood) Sanford Clinic Inwood, an on-site medical clinic affiliated with Sanford Health, providing primary healthcare services to residents of Fellowship Village.
• Beauty Shop Services Beauty and barber services for residents including haircuts ($26), sets ($17), perms ($70), and shampoo set/style ($22).
• Dietary Services Home-cooked meals and nutritional meal planning with special diets and alternatives, served in a spacious dining room for residents. Additional meals on wheels service at $6 each.
• Nursing Services Skilled nursing services with Licensed Practical and Registered Nurses on duty 24 hours daily, assisted by Certified Nursing Assistants, providing prevention, rehabilitation, education, and personal support.
• Social Services Resident council meetings, feedback collection, and social support services for residents and families, supporting open-door policy and resident advocacy.
• Environmental Services Facility cleaning and maintenance services ensuring a safe, sanitary, and pleasant living environment for residents and visitors.
• Activities Program Structured activity programs including monthly birthday parties, holiday celebrations, musical events, games, outdoor activities, trips, exercise, walking groups, arts and crafts, religious services, and social gatherings directed by a Certified Activities Professional.

Quantifiable outcome

• 40-bed skilled nursing facility plus 8 independent living units serving rural Iowa community

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Sanford HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSanford Health appears to be the parent/affiliated healthcare organization. Fellowship Village staff emails use @Sanfordhealth.org domain. The Sanford Health logo appears on the website. The facility is associated with Sanford Clinic Inwood (on-site) and Sanford Hospital Canton-Inwood.
• Sanford Clinic InwoodcoreTechnology or IntegrationOn-site clinic affiliated with Sanford Health system, providing primary healthcare services for residents of Fellowship Village.
• Sanford Canton-Inwood HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAffiliated hospital providing emergency and acute care services for Fellowship Village residents. Located in the region serving the Inwood community.
• Elderbridge Area Agency on AgingminorOthersCommunity resource link provided on Fellowship Village resources page for seniors seeking additional aging services information.
• Iowa Healthcare AssociationminorOthersState healthcare association providing advocacy, resources, and industry connection for the senior living facility.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Broad incumbents

• The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society: One of the largest nonprofit skilled nursing and senior living operators in the U.S., with significant rural presence including Iowa. Overlaps directly in service line and rural market dynamics, but at much greater scale and breadth.
• Brookdale Senior Living: Largest U.S. senior living operator offering independent living, assisted living, and memory care. Comparable independent living + care-level service model, but operates at far greater scale and primarily in metropolitan/suburban markets.
• National HealthCare Corporation (NHC): Public operator of skilled nursing, assisted living, and home care communities across the Southeast and Midwest. Comparable service mix (SNF + assisted/independent living) with similar tiered-care resident model.
• Genesis HealthCare: National skilled nursing and senior living operator with a meaningful portfolio of small and mid-sized skilled nursing facilities. Comparable core product (skilled nursing) though it operates at materially larger scale.
• Sanford Health Good Samaritan Society: Sanford Health's senior care division following its acquisition of the Good Samaritan Society; relevant as the parent-of-affiliate network that supplies referrals, branding, and clinical integration to Fellowship Village.

Others

• Welltower: Healthcare REIT that owns senior housing and skilled nursing real estate. Comparable not as an operator but as the dominant real-estate capital partner for SNF and senior-living facilities of this profile.
• Elderbridge Area Agency on Aging: Iowa-based aging-services network that connects seniors to community resources; relevant as an adjacent referral and case-management partner that influences demand for Fellowship Village's services.

Direct peers

• Care Initiatives: Iowa-headquartered nonprofit operator of skilled nursing and assisted living communities across rural Iowa. Directly comparable as a rural-Iowa SNF operator with a similar bed-count profile and resident mix.
• Accura HealthCare: Iowa-based operator of skilled nursing, assisted living, and senior living communities across small and mid-sized towns. Closely comparable operating model, geography, and service mix to Fellowship Village.
• Pillar Healthcare: Operator of small skilled nursing and assisted living facilities in Iowa and surrounding Midwestern states. Highly comparable bed-count scale, rural Iowa geography, and Medicare/Medicaid mix.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/FellowshipVillageInwood

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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