The Best Continuing Care Retirement Communities Communities in Saunders County, NE

"Staff and active girls are great. Food is great and you can change menu if you want. Cleaning girls do great and maintenance guys do great. "

"I'm going to go to Pacific Springs Village. I like it because it isn't real big and the rooms felt good. They do laundry, there's three meals a day, and transportation. They have a beauty parlor, a library, and a chapel. The cookies I had were excellent. It's a relatively new facility."

"I am ecstatic that I joined Eastmont as a Life Care resident 5 years ago with my wife at the age of 71. When I became a resident, Eastmont was a 5-Star facility in all the areas required to be a Life Care CCRC. I was surprised that we went to more cultural activities in a month than we did in a year while living in our family home. When Eastmont’s current construction is completed, our expectations will be greatly exceeded. As I am very active and had no prescription medications. I did not expect to benefit from Eastmont's expertise. WRONG! Due to Eastmont’s structure and programs, I grew “younger” as my health improved in several ways which is priceless. I learned during my first group exercise that because I could not lift up my left toe very far, that was a fall risk with could mean broken bones. Eastmont’s Health Care Director immediately saved us thousands of dollars by advising us on Plan D prescription drug insurance. I had several years ago before coming to Eastmont been diagnosed with 40% occlusion in my left ventricle main artery which if it had been 50%, I would have had a bypass. I refused heart regulation medicine, I choose to modify my diet, exercise, and use a blood oxygen and heart monitor to keep my heart rate below 120 during exercise. With a year of exercise, I could exercise fairly strenuously and my heartrate stayed below 120. This happened before I came to Eastmont When I came to Eastmont, I participated in three time as week exercise for 30 minutes, where I slowly increased my weight and strength of exercise bands. I improved from barely touching my knees to touching my ankles. We at every exercise session practiced balance exercise. In addition, I used Eastmont’s Body Solid Equipment and doubled my strength based on the number of plates I could move. On Eastmont’s New Step Machines I increased the duration of 3 maximum intensity intervals 3 times with complete recovery before the next interval with my heart rate staying below 120. I was surprised to see my sitting Heart Rate to be 59 with pulse oxygen of 98% and to see my pulse oxygen reach 100% during recovery. Previous to Eastmont, my heart rate was in the low 70s. An advanced stress test done 2 years ago, showed that I did not need to be concerned about exercise intensity as far as heart health. I infer that I was successful in inducing a natural bypass. However, I decline the surgery which could confirm that inference. I am working to improve my posture as I work with the Eastmont’s rehab unit since my uncle had a very curved back. It got worst during COVID 19 when we did not have classes. It is again improving. I am an introvert. Eastmont allows us to sit where we want to during our meals. It is like going to a 5-Star restaurant every day with different friends. I have a larger group of friends that make me feel like family than anytime in my life. My last bloods test showed that components for good health were in the best normal concentrations. I contribute that to the fact that I choose during the daily meal’s adequate protein and many vegetable options. I was diagnosed with aggressive prostate cancer in 2019. Eastmont coached me in what I could do to prepare for and minimize the effects of the clinical trials of proton radiation treatment which worked. Eastmont has aided in after treatment monitoring of PSA levels, which indicates I am cured. I plan to be active for at least 30 more years to prove it. Eastmont’s goal is to be at the leading edge of science and technology. Our managers are constantly looking for ways to do a better job for the residents. Eastmont has an excellent residence committee, suggestions for improvement are submitted to management. When the pandemic started, Eastmont got sterilization equipment to use in the health care and common areas that was used in leading hospitals. Eastmont worked with a university to conduct the first of its kind research study with the about whether IA, improves the quality of a resident’s life which I participated in and continued to use. Eastmont handled the COVID 19 very professionally by strictly following the guidelines and working with the reluctant. I joined my wife in the following pandemic activities. We made over 2,000 cloth masks and made 117 unique door hangers for families at a local homeless shelter. We will be getting our booster shots when I submit this review on 9/29/21. We are again wearing masks when we are out of our apartments. All visitors, contractors, and employees are screened and use our advanced tracking program."

"The rooms at Grand Lodge were great. The only person I met was the director, who was good. The one room that we were only interested in was a really nice two-bedroom. I liked that the location was close to all of my aunt's friends. "

"My mother-in-law is now in Hillcrest Country Estates. It's a lovely, brand-new place. My mother-in-law absolutely loves the view, the people, and the food. It is also all inclusive. So whatever they need, it's the same price. The staff members are lovely and very good. My mother-in-law is very comfortable there. She is 95 years old, so she doesn't do very much activities; however, people are always asking her and trying to keep her engaged. That's a good thing. She does go to exercise classes, which are fine for her age. The dining area looks like a fine dining restaurant."

"We're going to put my parents in Immanuel Village. My mom liked it. Everybody was very friendly and helpful, and the price was really good. Everybody was very nice. They knew all the residents' names. I was just very impressed. We're going back for a luncheon. The apartments themselves were very spacious and each of them has their own balcony. The bedrooms were big enough for a king-sized bed. It had newer kitchens. It had a beautiful garden area where they could go out. It's got a fish pond and walking trails. We saw restaurant-style food. We didn't get to taste it, but it looked beautiful. They have an area where if the residents want to go and plant their own flowers, they can. It's huge. There are six floors and they have an elevator, so getting around is very easy. They have a gym, a beauty salon, and a shuttle service. On Mondays they take everybody to the grocery store. They go on certain outings. The staff member during the tour was awesome. It was very clean."