Assisted Living Communities in Savoy, IL

"Brookstone Estates Rantoul was very upscale. The rooms were nice appointed. The person that assisted me there was very professional and showed me everything that I needed to see that day. They were at lunch when I was there. The dining room was well appointed. Everyone appeared happy with their tablemates. The food looked appetizing. "

"The Windsor of Savoy is a small and resident-focused community. They are warm and engaging. They have activities that focus on the quality lifestyle and genuine interest in each resident as an individual. The rooms were fresh and updated with nice views. I had a meal there. They served soup, salad, plated entrees, and dessert and I ate everything. Overall, it is excellent."

"I thought that it was really nice. They were doing an exercise class when I was there. The staff was great and they showed me everything, including the cafeteria, the private cafeteria, and the common rooms. Their rooms were nice, they were clean, and pretty. I haven't tasted the food, but their menu looked good."

"We went to Savoy Villas of Holly Brook. It was very nice and wonderful. The apartments were very nice, the buildings were almost identical to the other place, and the lady that gave us the walk through was very helpful; she followed up with us the next day. The food was delicious. They have a four seasons room, with fireplaces, TV sets, a pool table, and they have a theater room which is actually set up like a theater. The dining area was very nice, very clean, and had buffet style meals. They have separate rooms for arts and crafts or baking. They have laundry facilities and you have a choice of doing it yourself or having them do it for you. The four seasons room and inner court apartments all open into an open patio area where you can put furniture, plants, or whatever you want outside your doors. It's absolutely beautiful."

"My Mother has lived at the Villas for over a year and loves it. She's very active, participates in most activities and is well cared for. I've spent the night with her several times so have seen the caring attitudes of all of the staff. The staff has turned over quite a bit, however, the guidelines for hiring seem solid in that even the new folks have a very caring attitude. The reason I didn't give 5 stars is because they don't offer auto pay options, they're still dealing with cash or checks at the front counter. "

"Eden Supportive Living Champaign was right across the street from a park and it's close to the downtown area where people could go shopping or go out to eat. It's a pretty nice location. The staff was very helpful. They would be doing apartment cleaning, and assistance with showers, medicine, and laundry. The room looked kinda like a hotel when you walked into it. It was very nice and clean. It had a front desk area, then the rooms were in the back. Everything was good from what I could tell. The people that work there were very helpful with the whole process even though we didn't end up going there. They made it easy to get the paperwork done and such."

"My mother's longtime friend Betty H. from Champaign, Illinois, is a current resident of Prairie Winds. She has been in new the facility for approximately six months. The center is only a few years old. I visited the center in late August of 2011, and I was impressed with the cleanliness of the outside and inside of the building. Inside the center it was organized to the needs of the residents. There were excersise rooms for therepy and rooms for entertainment. The staff were very friendly, caring and knowledgeable about the residents medical needs. I was informed that they offer a bus service for the residents to hospitals and Dr.'s offices nearby and various local shopping areas. They supplied transportation for Betty to attend a funeral service of a friend. She just has to notify the staff that she needs transportaion to an from an appointment. I noticed that Betty had her own kitchenette in her apartment, which I thought was an important detail for her independence. The staff also check her medicines daily and ask if there are any questions. I would highly recommend this facility to any family researching extended stay care centers. "

"I really like The Villas of Holly Brook. They have a nice apartment with one bedroom, one bath, and a kitchen area. "

"Eagle's View Supportive Living & Memory Care was surprisingly very nice. It's an old building, but everything was set up wonderfully. The meals were actually done when you want them, there's no set time so you can go down whenever, they tell the cook what you want and they will fix it, and you can eat whenever you like. They have craft areas, they have preachers come in, music groups come in, and they go on shopping trips. We did not feel comfortable leaving my friend in an upstairs apartment without a call button. Downstairs were all common areas, and the apartments were up on the second floor and above."

"My mother moved into the Villas of Holly Brook. Everything is very good, and we're pleased. It's a brand-new facility, her room is very nice, and the food is excellent. I ate there for lunch today. She was putting together puzzles, they had a nice video show on Sunday, and a Bible study this morning. It was everything we wanted."

"My mother has moved into Carriage Crossing of Arcola. The staff is very engaging. It's very clean. They assist her with the needs that she has as she needs them. It's located in an easy to get location. Security seems to be good, particularly since they have a memory care site as well. She's in assisted living, but you can tell that there's good support for individuals that might have more memory-related issues. Her room is adequate for her needs. My dad spends most of the day with her, so she's not interacted with some of the other residents or participated in some of the other offerings that they provide. They have several ways for residents to have socialization throughout the day. The staff encourages the residents to participate, so I think that's good. They have a nice variety of activities throughout the week. They have bingo every day at 2:00; it's standing room only. They have some seated and standing exercises. They'll have different music groups come in. They have walks and some topic discussion kinds of things that they do. If everybody wants to get together and watch TV together, they can do that. The food is a bit more challenging. Since my mom's been there, she has lost 7 pounds in a month. We're going to need to try to provide some nutritional supplements for her. They need to certainly make meals that will appeal to many different kinds of diets. They choose to have their more interesting meal at lunchtime and then something later in the evening, which is certainly appropriate for older people. The nice thing is she does have a refrigerator and a microwave in her room, so we can make things for her, but I am concerned about her weight loss and how that's being monitored. My dad goes with her at every meal. I don't know what it would be like if he weren't, if there would be somebody that would be watching closely her nutritional status and making sure that she's not losing further weight. I was able to have a couple of meals there and they were fine. They just need to appeal to a wide variety of individuals."

"My grandmother has been in this nursing home for 4 years, so I have visited on many occasions. As is the case for most nursing homes, it is a fairly depressing place. There is the usual smell, and often residents sit in their rooms or the hallway talking to themselves or complaining about something. However, the facility, while being well-worn, is always clean, and the staff are friendly and attentive. My grandmother has many friends among the staff members, and some of them have given her presents with their own money. She enjoys the planned activities, like bingo and handbell ringing, where the staff helps her participate in spite of her limited eyesight. She was even awarded the "Valentine's Day Queen" title once and got her picture in the local newspaper. Due to its easily accessible location in a small town, many townspeople are able to go there to visit. I am grateful that my grandmother enjoys living in this home and never protests about being there. "

"We're in the process of getting my friend into the Gibson City Villas of Hollybrook. We chose this because the location is convenient for them. I felt that the staff members were very good, they made it feel like it was personal to him. My friend and his wife did a different tour with their granddaughter. They tried the food and thought it was very good. The facility was very, very nice, it's still kind of new and not that old, it looks pretty modern, and the facilities were very nice."