The Best Senior Living Communities in Peoria, IL

"Evergreen Place is very nice and well-equipped, it's in a beautiful area, and the rooms are really nice. The place was also equipped for people that are handicapped and the staff is always there to assist them. The food is fine, and our experience with the staff is very good; they have excellent staff members. They play cards and they have other activities for the residents. The facilities are very nice. It's only three-years-old, so the building is beautiful."

"We toured Charter Senior Living of Pekin. It's a wonderful place and extremely clean. There were several options as far as the available rooms and the different styles on different levels. The dining room and the cafeteria area were nice. The nursing staff there seemed extremely happy and willing to help out with anything that my mom needed. The staff gave us a thorough tour and answered any questions we had. She explained the financial end of it, what's expected of my mom, and what's not expected. She was very helpful."

"The Lodge at Manito was bright and clean. The lady who talked to me was very friendly and very informative. She gave me a lot of information about the facility and the kind of care that my mother could receive. I liked everything about it, except it was quite a distance to drive. I wanted something a little closer to home. The Lodge at Manito was so nice, and everybody was very friendly and informative. The staff even gave me the names of other places I could look at that were closer. The place was beautiful. I like everything about it. You walked in and you just felt comfortable."

"The hallways at Country Comfort Henry were small. The rooms were also a little small, but not bad. The help might be really good workers, but they got tattoos and that kind of stuff. Overall, it looks nice. It's just the spaciousness that would be the difference. There were three residents in the front room and that room was small, kind of tightly compacted. There was another room where they had a big screen TV and there were three people in there. Of course, it's a small facility, so it was kind of a tight situation there, but it was clean. They just updated their kitchen cabinets. They were just waiting for a carpenter to actually show up and do the finishing work around there. For my appointment, they made sure we were going to be there at 2:00 and I got a bunch of texts and phone calls about it. We got there about 15 minutes before the 2:00 appointment, but the lady that was going to give the tour didn't show up until about 5 or 10 minutes after 2:00."

"I toured Proctor Place. It was a nice place. They took me through a room and showed me the cafeteria, and showed me the general layout of the facility. We talked about costs and that type of stuff. I saw a room that was under construction because they didn't have any available rooms of the type that I might have been looking at. I think the rooms were a little smaller than I expected at that location, at least in the price range that I was looking at the amenities seemed nice. They had little places for gardening that I liked."

"Buehler Home had nice amenities and a nice dining room. The rooms were very nice. The staff was very good. They had a movie theater, too. There were people playing cards when we were there. The apartments were clean, and the layout was nice. They provide parking, housekeeping, and a shuttle service. Even if you have a car and you don't want to drive, they can do that as well."

"As a family member of a resident within this facility for several years, I am happy to pass on confirmation of the quality care that residents are given. Response to their needs and my inquiries have been prompt, honest and thorough. "

"On the way up !!!! I can't believe the improvements. I In the last 6 months The headway that this facility has made is just incredible. Just brought .home a loved one. Just wanted to let everyone know this facility is not even close to the past. Some new nursing staff and to the kitchen food is 100% better. .Also I really could not of gotten more help anywhere. Thanks all of you keep up the great work. staff. "

"My sister is now in Rosewood Care Center. I feel that she is getting an excellent care. They are on top on every single problem that occurs. Yesterday, they had a 60-day care plan meeting, and since I live up here in Chicago area, I am on speakerphone, so I am part of the meeting. I think I the staff and the facility are excellent. They have a lot of activities. My sister only goes once in a great while, not often, but when she does, she tells me she has a wonderful time. They have bingo. She tells me she is stringing Cheerios and Fruit Loops on this little wired thing, and they are going to put them out for the birds, because for each room, they have a bird feeder, so they can watch the birds. She likes doing that. She says she is doing it with some music playing. They are talking about the music. They have a party -- I think she calls it a Halloween Party -- but it is after dinner last Friday. From what I understand from the CNAs, she participates in singing. They have a van that will take her to any kind of doctor's appointment. My sister is in a wheelchair and has had a stroke, so her whole left side is affected. Then, she falls and breaks her arm in two places, so she is not really mobile. My sister-in-law will prefer her to go in the van, and then my sister-in-law drives and meets her at the doctors. Then, they put her back to the van and bring her back to Rosewood. They have a podiatrist that comes in once a month. She is very happy there. "

"My mother is in the assisted living of St. Francis Woods. They serve three meals a day and she has her own apartment with her own furniture. They have different activities, the place is very nice, and everyone seems really nice there. Mom seems to like it there. The staff is doing just great. She's in a studio apartment, but they also had variety of rooms like a one-bedroom apartment. They have a beauty shop, a little store, a very big TV where they can watch movies or entertainment almost every day, they have music brought in like karaoke or entertainers, and they have parties. It's pretty active there. Sometimes the staff is helpful, and sometimes they're not because they're busy. There's probably never enough staff members for a place like this since they have about a hundred or more residents. They have CNAs there to help, but they can take your food to your room if you don't want to go down to eat, and then at 2:00 they have snacks. I'm not crazy about the food, although they have quite a variety. My mother doesn't like the food too much, but it's not too bad; in my husband's previous community the food was a lot worse."

"I looked over Independence Village Senior Living. It's a nice place. It's very clean, but I can't afford a one-bedroom apartment and I'm not going to stay in a studio because it's just too small. However, they were very thorough and explained everything to me. The staff who toured me was very friendly. I know they have a beauty shop, they have a craft foyer, and they take the bus and go places. When I was over there, they were remodeling, so the main lobby was not like it should be, but it's very clean. It doesn't stink or anything."

"I toured Accolade Healthcare of Peoria. It was clean. It smelled good. There were no nasty odors or anything. The staff was very nice and very helpful. The room size was good. They're not too big. They're not too small. Everybody was friendly, nice, and had a lot of information for me, so that's good."

"ATTENTION Do not put your loved ones in this facility. My family had to send my grandmother there and the amount of negligence made my decide to quit my job at a local hospital to take care of her!!!! The staff is rude and very inappropriate "

"What was most impressive about St. Augustine Manor is it's an all-in-one. Mom is Catholic and they have a beautiful church. It's a not-for-profit place and she's seriously considering it. Tiffany helped us and she was an excellent and wonderful person. Mom's looking for a covered garage and they have that. They have a laundromat, a beauty parlor, and they provide meals at an extra fee. The room that she looked at was pretty spacious. It had a full size refrigerator and a four top burner that did not have an oven, but there's another area where she can go and use the oven. It's very acceptable. It's reasonably priced and it has the amenities that she is looking for. They can take her to the doctor, and they have outings and social events. The food is catered."