The Homestead Senior Living

Big Al

Since coming to the St. Anthony Cottages in April of 2023, we have found the facilities well cared for. When we first moved in, there were some things in the apartment that needed attention. Tyler and his staff responded immediately and have continued to do so. Proper maintenance is an ongoing process and requires our assistance and notice to the Staff. Lawns are well cared for, walks and driveway are plowed, shoveled and cleared when they need to be, and the weekly cleaning of the apartment has exceeded expectations. There is an ongoing issue with the Internet service; but there seems to be an issue region wide. Tyler and his staff have been very accommodating to bring us back online as soon as possible--typically within hours if not minutes. There is a power surge issue that is hard to overcome under any circumstance. They have replaced hardware so effected without hesitation. Periodically the internet will go down sometime in the weekend. I do not request the repair being respectful of their family time on weekends. They have always fixed the issue on the following Monday morning. The Staff has been remarkably responsive and service oriented. Like most businesses, staff turnover is a problem--as it is an any industry right now. It takes some patience to help teach and direct as they learn their positions. It does require some adjustment on our behalf as we get to know the new staff. Most of our staff relationship is through the food services. The Food presentation suffers sometimes with new staff, but overall is supplied well prepared. I would suggest that the food is high quality cafeteria. Sometimes lacking in protein, but nevertheless of decent quality. The delivery of the meals is consistently a little late and sometimes early. I think the worse we've seen has been 30 minutes early and 45 minutes late. Normally the delivery is within 5 to 10 minutes of when it's promised. There are abundant activities, and the staff are open to suggestions. If you want to volunteer, it seems this is the best area to do so. There are budget constraints; but overall, seems adequate in variety to keep us interested. The Value is superior to other facilities I've seen or visited. This place isn't perfect, none are, but we are cared for, respected, and looked after like we are family. Our fellow residents are friendly, accepting, and enjoyable to be around.

Leslie Case

The food has turned to slop at all the facilities. I have friends in Rexburg, at the Cove, and in St. Anthony. If they make a complaint, nothing is done. The poor service and kitchen staff is so nice, but they are untrained, and the turnover is terrible. I don't know how sanitary the kitchen is anymore. You don't see hair nets, but there is snacking. I don't know what has happened here. When I came to lunch with friends a few years ago, the food was quite appetizing. Now it is terrible, and even though the owners have been told, nothing is done. Nothing. It is very discouraging to pay so much yet face cutbacks in quantity and quality. Very discouraging.

Howard

We got Mom over into The Homestead Senior Living. The care is very nice. The rooms are incredible. She's in a studio. I know twice a day they do physical rehab with her, they have church meetings, and they have games. The staff is very friendly, helpful, and very concerned.

Roberta

We took my brother to The Homestead Senior Living about three weeks ago. It's a beautiful place. It's segregated into three different parts. They have a unit for more severe Alzheimer's or whatever, they have a unit that's not quite so bad, and then they have one that's not bad at all. They analyze the person for a couple of weeks to see where they should be placed, and it's all in this one caring center. Once they've done that, then they pretty much go from there and go on with all the things that they do for the elderly. I don't think my brother is going to be happy and he wants to come home, but his memory isn't allowing him to do anything. He kind of took off, he was a little bit of a risk, so he ended up going to the hospital and getting put on some meds to help him so that he doesn't have so much anxiety. The staff is very professional and very good. They keep me informed of everything that I need to be informed of. I have power of attorney, so I call all the time to make sure if he needs anything, they call me and let me know how he's doing. I have seen their meals. It smelled and looked good. They have a lot of activities and a lot of entertainment. They have swimming, biking, and picnics. They have parades and day outings. They have trips to Yellowstone and stuff like that. I think it's worth every dime.

Cara

We found The Homestead Senior Living for my mother. She's been there almost a month. We've been very pleased. They've taken awesome care of her. I did go to visit her yesterday and everything was great. We chose it because she had two grandchildren that lived within maybe three blocks of the place and so they were able to visit her more often than we could have anywhere else. We all chose that because of the ratings. We like the people who run it. They are a family. They provide a lot of extracurricular activities for the people. They even brought in animals for them to interact with. My mother is very much into animals. So it was nice to have a wonderful picture of her with her group of puppies that were brought in last week. So that was nice. The food was wonderful. I went over and ate with her. They allow that. And it's just a wonderful place. They are very polite. When you call there, they say the name of the place and then they say, "How can I serve you?" They're all very polite, and they have extra services like hairdo. She can get her hair done or can go for ice cream, there's an ice cream parlor there. It's just very homey. Everything is landscaped beautifully, they've got several different buildings according to care. A lot of social things are going on. It's decorated, absolutely beautiful. And the price was very comparable with everybody else we checked with. They had some games going on yesterday where they gave them a swatter so they could hit the balloon and there were a lot of people that were participating. I know they have arts and crafts for some of them that can do that. They have a large TV with comfortable chairs. Nice staff, I enjoyed the staff very much.

Mark A. Taylor

Amazing assisted living facility! My Great grandmother lived here for the last few years of her life and she couldn’t have been more satisfied with this place. The staff is very friendly and the owner is one of the nicest people I have ever met. I would highly Recommend the Homestead if you are looking for a good assisted living with friendly staff!