Homestead Assisted Living Centers - St Anthony

Lisette Martin

Sorry to have to leave a bad review, but this once wonderful place has gone to the dogs. The food is terrible - often inedible. Often less than 4 hours between meals. Late breakfast, early lunch. Dinner before 5:00. Internet is down many times in the month - for days at a time. Staff turnover is bad. The staff is really nice, but they come and go so fast. In the winter, I've seen old ladies clearing the snow between buildings. The buildings and furnishings are actually quite nice - evidence of good caring in the past.

Dori

Homestead Assisted Living Centers - St Anthony has been very great to my mother-in-law. That place is very amazing. The house supervisor there has been just so good to her. It's a very good place. It just wasn't working out with family members there. Unfortunately, that is why we had to take her out. They were very great. They put up with a lot in seven months of family stuff. Even with the care, she was more demanding than a lot of other patients there; they were still right on it. They weren't qualified or staffed to do that, but they did take care of her very well. She said the food was wonderful. She actually put on weight and enjoyed the food. I've tried some of it. It's homemade, not frozen. They do grill for them. The manager will get out and grill some hot dogs or hamburgers sometimes. They're all equipped with cable. It would have been nice to have phones set up in there, like landlines. That's the only thing that I didn't like, that there wasn't a landline. They were very good at taking her the phone and letting her use it. They have wireless phones inside. It would have been better to have a personal phone in a room. She can't use a cell phone anymore. That's kind of just the downside there. It would have been a plus. Other than that, the rooms were great. They got their own bathrooms and showers. They also have a spa and salon. They have a big patio with shaded tables. They have a big room. They do puzzles, and they have one big computer. Any of them can get on it at anytime. They do have some exercise equipment, and a couple of spots where they can go sit outside. There's also a patio upfront in the shade with a swing on it. It's kept up very well and very clean. They are taking care of flowers. It's very nice. There wasn't a lot of activities going on, so that's kind of a downside. I wish they would have something like that going on. They do have a movie night. Sometimes they put a movie in during the day, but I just didn't see a lot of activities going on other than that. The manager there helped out a lot on where to get what we needed to get her in there. They also were helpful on what kind of insurance we needed to get her on. They even let her in at first with a deposit of $3500. They reimbursed once her Medicaid part kicked in. That was very helpful because we really needed to get her into a place right then. It was very great of them.

Kathy664050

My mom is at Homestead Assisted Living in St. Anthony. I like the location because she has lived in St. Anthony area her whole life and knew a couple of the people there because it is a small town. Homestead Assisted Living is family-owned, so a lot of family members work there. They're very careful about who they hire to make sure their guests are getting the best care. They're super good to work with, accommodating, and understanding. It has been a really good thing. My mom made the transition very well. A couple of times that I had been there, they had entertainment. They always have puzzles and do church services. One thing I really like is the kitchen. It's an open concept, so the chef is right there interacting with the people.