Assisted Living Communities in Normal, IL

"The Pointe at Pontiac was clean. The people were nice. It was accessible straight from the interstate. It was inviting, too. We were hopeful that we were going to get into that one, but we couldn't. The staff we met was exciting. They wanted to be there to work with the individuals. I thought they had done a great job from what we could see. We had applied to go to them, but they denied us because my mom would occasionally get a bladder infection, and she would also have some hallucinations, and they said that because of those, they wouldn't accept her."

"Evergreen Village is top notch for assisted care! The facility is well-maintained! The staff & management are always very courteous & helpful going the "extra mile" to attend to the residents & visitor's needs. I have been a volunteer for almost 10 years & I highly recommend Evergreen Village for everyone needing assisted living. "

"I have lived here since March and it is a wonderful place to live. Staff is very supportive and caring. Everyone I have met is very friendly. My neighbors are courteous and caring. It is quite and there are numerous activities to get involved in. People look out for each other. Love it here."

"I liked Westminster Village a lot, but it was so big and so far to walk to everything. The staff was very nice, and everybody that we met said hello. It was nice. It was just too expensive and too far apart from everything. It was very spread out."

"We chose Bloomington Towanda Barnes Villas and Reflections for my mother. The staff is amazing with their responses. They just were very caring, very responsive, and made us feel very comfortable about leaving our mother there. We were there when they were serving food, but no, we haven't been able to to try it yet with COVID restrictions. I don't think they let anyone else eat there, though I understood that later, if we wanted to dine with her, we could, but not right now. They had a nice community-type area. They have pretty outside areas. They've got movie night. It sounds like they had a variety of things she could participate in."

"I toured Bloomington Fox Creek Villas and Reflections. It was very impressive on how they have it designed to look like a little town. The people there feel like they're walking through a little town, and they are not stuck inside somewhere. So that was kind of cool. The staff seemed very inviting. They expressed to me how the people in their community would welcome new people with open arms and how they would help them feel part of the community. The hallways were a little dark with the lighting, but other than that, it was very impressive. The rooms were clean and very big. The dining room was very clean and very nice, the way they had it set up. They have a movie theater and all the different activity rooms."

"I went to Luther Oaks. It's a lovely, premium-type place that was just too expensive for us. We saw the room and saw where they ate and so forth, and it was beautiful. They do have a workout area for exercise. They have outdoor park areas. It's very open, very clean, extremely clean. The staff was very pleasant."

"Meadows is a wonderful facility. The staff goes above and beyond caring for the residents. They also make families feel comfortable and welcome when visiting loved ones. "

"The Hopedale Commons is wonderful. It's upscale middle class, and there are a lot of volunteers, which I think is what makes the place look so attractive. You can stay in your room or you can go out to do several different things. I'm impressed with the place, however it is expensive. They have music, speakers, a book club, card games, and they play bingo. There are volunteers in the assisted living and nursing home sections, and they mostly talk and listen to the residents."

"I took my mother to Washington Villas of Hollybrook to tour it and she liked it the best. It had the fifties diner and that was one thing different that was added. Plus they had two ponds there so mom could fish or relatives of hers could come there and go fishing. The director and everybody was very friendly. Everybody we walked by, greeted you every time, even if it was just a hello or a compliment or something like that. They just don't walk past you and ignore you. So, it's not like walking down a street."

"Morton Villas of Holly Brook had a separate 50s dining room. The staff was friendly. Everybody that walked by greeted you. We went around with the assistant director. We looked in a couple of rooms and then they showed us around for all the different activities where you would go. They're all on one floor. They have one-bedroom apartments and two-bedroom apartments. They do not have studios. They have the schedule on a wall. You can look at the schedule each day and see what they're doing that day and where all the residents are."

"Heritage Manor was in the town my mother-in-law was living in. And it's also where most of her friends and her relatives live that would come to visit her. But it wasn't close to us. It was 5 hours away. The place was very nice. It was newly remodeled and the people were extremely friendly. Everybody was doing their job. We had a flurry of people around us when we moved her in. They were just very helpful and very nice. They encouraged her to get up and get walking. She liked the food. I was really impressed with it, especially since it's in a small town. But everything went so fast. Three days later she was back in the hospital where she died. "

"My tour at Supportive Living of Washington was good, but they have a waiting list at the moment. The people looked very happy. All the areas were very clean. I was quite impressed. I liked the bathroom situation, the fact that it was not a tub with a shower, it was an actual shower. You could walk in and not have to worry about tripping, which is important to us old people. They have a beauty salon. They showed the mailboxes and the outgoing mail slot, and that's important to communicate with people. They had some rooms where there was seating and TV, like if you want to have a movie night. The laundry area was closed. I was impressed with the cleanliness. There were residents that you could see, and they looked happy, and that's important. The staff during the tour was very kind and explained everything."

"Snyder Village is a CCRC, so it's independent living, memory care, assisted living, and a nursing home. My parents lived there for 20 years and they got very good care in every facility they've been in. The place is well taken care of, and the maintenance is good. They had many social activities over the years like potlucks and all kinds of social get-togethers. They're very popular so I think they probably have a waiting list although they probably have some independent living cottages open right now."