Independent Living Communities in Mankato, MN

"I toured Old Main Village. It was very nice. Everything was good. The staff was very helpful, and they knew a lot about it. The outside area had a lot of picnic areas and stuff like that."

"I toured Mankato Lodge Senior Living, and it was nice. The room was nice. The staff who helped during the tour was very knowledgeable, did a good job, and showed me around. The dining area seemed very good. I saw some card playing and puzzles."

"We toured Ecumen Pathstone. We loved every bit of the place from the staffing, the meals, and the amenities. When you walk in, it feels like home. They have every level of care from independent living to the nursing home section. The staff was very helpful. If they see someone in the hallway, they recognize them and introduce themselves. They're very, very friendly to the residents. We tried their food, and the food was excellent. They pretty much have everything you'd want like inside conference rooms, meeting rooms, and family rooms. If you have a family come up and stuff like that, they're very accommodating. It's also centrally located within three minutes of everything."

"I liked Ecumen Sand Prairie. The people that I met there were friendly. It's just that at the time, they were having a COVID outbreak. They weren't accepting any new people. They had an activities room for the residents with a community puzzle table. They had a small library there, too. It seemed to be clean and well-kept. The lady that toured me was real friendly and was real good about answering all the questions that I had. She did a good job of showing me around the place. The dining area was clean. The lighting was good, and there was plenty of space there."

"My mother is on the second floor at Ecumen Prairie Hill, and she's getting her meals and her medication every day. We're, as a family, happy that she's in a place that can take care of her. The people there are decent folks. I visited with them several times and they've gotten some things straightened around, so everything's been very easy and comfortable to deal with. It's nice that somebody else can assess her and make the decisions rather than us being the bad guy, so it's worked out very well. She's got a private two-bedroom, a nice suite, with a kitchen and a balcony. She's happy with it and she's got one room set up for her sewing and quilt making and that kind of thing and then the other one's a bedroom, and then a nice living room. She's in there by herself, so that's a good thing. They have daily activities. They try to encourage her to go to the exercise classes, coloring and puzzles, and stuff like that, but she has not participated in any of the community activities. The staff is very friendly. The physical therapist that was coming in was a very nice gentleman. I've been there when the aides or assistants have come to give her medication and such. They've treated her with dignity and respect, and I'm comfortable with that. I think they're doing an outstanding job for a limited staff. Everybody that showed up helped her. She's a picky eater, so there is some food that she doesn't like, but they're willing to have something made specifically different at her request and I do believe she's exercised that once or twice. They do a good job. The facility is very nice. Someday if I get old, that'd be a nice place to go to. I don't understand their pricing. They go on some kind of a point system, but it seems to be fair and those that we checked around in when we were looking to get her landed someplace, they all seemed to have a base starting price and then go from there as to what the needs are of the resident."

"Finding a memory care facility for a parent is by far one of the most difficult transitions a family can make. We were, however, pleasantly impressed with New Perspective from the very first phone call to set up a tour with Nick. Not only did the NP staff walk us through ever step we had to make, but their kind, caring, considerate personal support for Mom and our family has been an on-going blessing to us. The facility itself is well maintained with an open and inviting atmosphere. There are always activities and smiling faces to assist Mom in her needs. And the food is really good! Probably the best compliment I can offer in this review comes by way of my Dad .... "Everyone there seems so happy!" New Perspective has become a second family. "