Assisted Living Communities in Freeport, IL

"I was very happy from beginning to end of the tour very well explained, we were greeted by everyone we walked past and given an activity calendar to see the variety offere. This community has all we are looking for."

"My mom is moving in Aster Assisted Living of Monroe. It is beautiful. The members that I met were very nice. They met mom, talked to her and welcomed her to the community. She has a 1-bedroom apartment with a kitchen, refrigerator, and a microwave. It is very clean and is a newer facility. I have talked to the staff, the members, and even their maintenance people, and they said they would help mom hang pictures or anything she wanted on the wall, all for free. If she wanted to put new drapes there instead of the blinds, they would do that. They're all helpful people there. I've met about 10 or 12 of the residents that lived there, and they were all friendly. I was there last week I've moved in some personal things for mom and I have talked to some people there and we were joking around. They were really friendly and nice people. I have seen two individual apartments: I've seen one with the kitchenette and one with the 1-bedroom, I have not been in the 2-bedroom. My mom's is like an 11' by 12' 6" bedroom, with a big living room, a little kitchen area, completely furnished with whole size refrigerator, big microwave oven, electric range, upper and lower cabinets and plenty of cabinet space throughout the home. The bathroom is really big with a big walk in shower with a seat. Excellent. It also has all handicapped bars and adjustable shower head that goes up and down. They changed the carpeting for mom, just put in the new one last week because the lady prior had a cat. They are allowed to have pets, a cat or a dog. It's a very pet friendly place. Then they painted the room and updated it; it is very nice. We chose this place because it is close, it is right in town, right by a Walgreens and food stores. Mom had lived up that way for about 25-30 years, so she knows the area very well."

"We moved my parents into this facility shortly after my dad fell and we realized they needed help. My mom already had dementia and my dad was overwhelmed. He died shortly after the move and right from the beginning the staff has been WONDERFUL! They were very good to my dad during his short stay, even trying to figure out how to make his diet more palatable so he would eat more and gain strength. When we lost him, two of the staff attended his service and everyone was so kind to me and my mother. Mom has blossomed under their care. She is happy and always telling me how much she likes it there. The facility and the individual rooms are immaculate. They provide lunch and supper in the dining room, but staff will help my mom with breakfast in her room. Mom goes to adult daycare twice a week and they make sure she is dressed and ready for the bus. They help her with a bath twice a week and make sure she has on clean clothes. If she has an early lab appointment for her doctor, they will take her and then I can go in later and take her to her actual visit with her doctor. They keep in contact with the doctor and her pharmacy so they always know what she needs. I can call them ahead of time when I want to take her to lunch and they will let the dining room know AND have her ready and waiting for me when I arrive. They do her laundry, including changing her sheets once a week. There are two professional hair stylists who come in twice a week so Mom gets her hair done weekly and a perm as needed (she looks great). A podiatrist sees her on a regular basis. There is a beautiful chapel where church services are held and entertainment by local musicians as well as movies are provided regularly. They have some kind of activity for residents almost daily and there is even a small aviary where the residents can sit and watch all these beautiful little finches (they actually have nests and chicks)! They have a "grocery" cart that comes around once a week and they know what my mom likes and needs so I just let the "shop" for her. They will also take residents once a week on the bus shopping. They get to go to both grocery stores in town, Walmart, Shopko and Walgreens. I believe they also have bus trips that are just outings. Of course, they have cable, internet and phone service available. They allow you to choose the services your loved one needs so if my mom could make her own breakfast, then we wouldn't have them do it. EVERYONE, without exception, is very nice. We are lucky, lucky, lucky! "

"Collinwood Memory Care was homey, clean, well run, had a lot of people in and out, and a lot of volunteers that come in and play games. The staff was helpful and caring. They had activities, people come and play Uno, a pastor comes in once a week, and people come in and sing for the holidays. It's a beautiful facility, and you can have your own bedroom set up. The dining area was homey. They had a courtyard."

"I can't think of any. The staff I spoke with when I was exploring the option of moving here provided all the information I needed to make my decision. They were very supportive as my husband was very ill and eventually passed away before I could make the decision for both of us to move. As soon as I was able to continue the process they were most helpful. I couldn't move til summer when my kids could come and help and they accommodated that. Everyone was so helpful with the redecorating and purchasing appliances. "

"Luther Center is just like an apartment complex. I chose this facility because it was cheaper than the others. Everything is good. It has access to downtown and everything, the stop is right out front. It's not far to places you need to go to especially if you don't have a car. The rooms are really big and quiet. There are no problems and I give them a rating of five stars. "

"I put my mother at the Grand Regency of Rockford supportive living. She's doing very well there. She is in memory care, but they also have assisted living. I chose this one because my mom has run out of money and they are a Medicaid facility, and it was clean. It's been redone on the whole inside. It looks like a very nice hotel. The staff is very nice from what I can see. She's only been there a short time. The administrator was very helpful and very pleasant to work with. She has Alzheimer's, but she says she likes the food. They work with memory care doing probably puzzles and crayons and stuff like that. Her room is very spacious. She has her own room, a little kitchenette, and her own refrigerator. It's very nice and roomy. Value for money is good."

"It is so refreshing to know there are still personal care facilities that prioritize patient’s needs. This is one such facility. My dad, unfortunately never made it to the facility as his health quickly deteriorated and he passed the day he was supposed to move in. However, more than enough dealings with the facility transpired prior to his move in date that I am very qualified to give a fair and honest review of the facility and the staff. There was a lot of uncertainty about my dad’s prognosis as he had fallen at a different facility and sustained multiple fractures. When other facilities were looking for reasons to not accept my dad, Grandview had a “can do” attitude and welcomed the challenges that my dad’s care would present. From the minute I walked into the facility for an unannounced visit, the staff was friendly, courteous and professional and the facility was clean, pleasant smelling and well maintained. And much to my surprise it was very affordably priced compared to comparable facilities. Because of my dad’s condition there were a lot of moving parts when considering his transfer and everyone we spoke with from the owner, to Becca (head of admissions) to the nursing staff were continually flexible and willing to do anything they could to make his transition as pleasant as possible. With his condition seemingly changing hourly and with this occurring over Christmas it was nothing short of incredible at how helpful and understanding they were with all of our changing needs. And if all of that wasn’t appreciated enough by my family, they gave us a refund for the money we paid in advance of his move. You never want to lose a parent but I wanted so much for my dad to experience what I saw in the facility and the staff. There is no doubt in my mind that he would have received superior attention and care. Unfortunately, I learned first-hand how inattentive, uncaring and flat out neglectful staffs were at other facilities. With care of your loved one being priority one I feel VERY comfortable recommending this facility to ANYONE who requires loving and professional care and attention for their loved one. I have no affiliation with this facility and I didn’t even know they existed 3 weeks ago but with so many bad ones out there I wanted to make sure this good one got recognized. If I could give more that 5 stars I would. "