Independence Village of Peoria

My wife and I just moved into Independence Village of Peoria 2 months ago. We are very happy here. The staff is wonderful and very helpful and caring. The food is great and they offer a lot of options. The activities are fun and we enjoy many of them. They have live music and lots of games. We are able to stay in the same apartment and get the care my wife needs in the privacy of our beautiful apartment. My wife gets help with bathing and dressing and medications. The help is great because I will stay healthy by not having to do the physical care. There is a doctor here and they come to see you in the apartment. We have a driver who takes us to run errands. I just cannot say how much Independence Village means to us and how happy we are here!

Independence Village of Peoria (Capital Senior Living) is great, and we found everything to be very good. The staff is very helpful and friendly, as is almost everybody. My sister is doing good there, she says everybody is nice, and she's getting used to the food. The facilities are wonderful, from my sister's room, to the dining room, and anything she used is really good. We're really pleased with the place. She plays bingo sometimes, and they have an activity a month or a dinner a month that she can invite us to. We've gone to that and it was really nice, it's a buffet with different type of things. There were some other musical events that she went to, some she liked, and some she didn't.

We visited Independence Village of Peoria and felt it was dry. The lady who gave us the tour wasn't unpleasant, but she wasn't very jovial or happy either. The residents didn't look very happy or lively. We didn't get the best feeling from this place. The building looked fine, but as far as liveliness of the people, we didn't get that. I'm sure they're doing their job, but it's not a happy place. I would not want to go there.

Independence Village is the best place to go. I'll probably go back there. They treat you like they really appreciate you being there, and I enjoyed it very much. They have a lot of entertainment. The serve three meals a day in the dining room, and twice a month they take you out to eat somewhere. They have a very good breakfast, and they have a good variety to choose from. They have an alternating menu for meals and side-dishes. Most days, they have activities throughout, like Wii bowling, cards, and Bingo three times a week. They have a very good activities director.

I liked Independence Village of Peoria. The thing I was not sure about is if as you get older and you get to the point where you need more care, you have to go somewhere else. I heard that that is what you had to do, and they said, “No that is not true. We keep you for life.” They had their own homecare with CNAs and LPNs where if you needed care, they came to your room and did it because they were onsite. And you stayed in your same room; you never have to move to another place for healthcare. The people seemed very happy. I was just surprised because I didn’t know it was that good. It is in the neighborhood that I used to live in when my kids were growing up, and, in fact, my kids went to high school right across the street from there. So my old neighborhood is only about a mile away, and it is very familiar. They do have activities which seemed to be pretty well-planned. They have Happy Hour with entertainment, and they do special things. One thing I like is they have valet parking, and you don’t have to pay for that. So somebody will park your car for you and bring it back up when you are ready to go. That was a very good perk as far as I am concerned because I do drive and go to a lot of places. This is the first place I have seen that does that.

The girls greeted us when we went in at Independence Village; they were very friendly. We met several of the residents, and they were very open. They showed us an empty room, and one of the residents let us come in her room while she stepped out. My dad felt very comfortable. It was a little bit of an older facility, and the carpets needed to be replaced, but he really liked it. They showed us the dining area and entertainment that comes in. They had a really busy library with tons of books, and that was very nice for my dad as he likes to read. There were several residents that had pets, so they allow pets.

I am an entertainer of area retirement homes and Independence Village is at the top of my lists of places to perform. The staff never scrimps on activities for their residents. Dee Dee of activities is a long time employee and is top notch in her field. The residents are just the best and everyone looks after each other and they always welcome newcomers. I recommend independence Village highly.

I am so glad that I chose to live at Independence Village! I toured many places before and I could not be happier with my decision to pick Independence Village. The staff is wonderful. They are genuine and caring and will do anything for you. I have had more fun since I moved in than I have had in years. There is always something fun to do! I did not know anyone who lived here when I moved in and now I have so many friends! I have my car here but I use the bus and car here more than I thought I would. It is great to just be dropped off and picked and and not worry about traffic, weather or parking. The food is really good. I think they make the best roast beef in town! I am really happy that I came here and wish I had moved in sooner. They do a wonderful job here! I highly recommend it!