Wittenberg Village

Kathleen

We visited Wittenberg Village. The rooms were very small and it included a little kitchenette. We were not too impressed. The price was a lot more than other places, too. The staff was very nice. The apartments were clean, but they were really small. They have one, big common room. The place was very clean.

Donna

Wittenberg Village is an excellent facility. Actually, it's not a facility, it's like a village, and they age in place. You can go into a home or a villa home, to the assisted gardens, the price is reasonable, it's clean, and it's nice too. It' a total age in place, it's reasonable, clean, and nice. The staff that helped me out during my visit was very knowledgeable and very friendly. There's social distancing going on, so it's not like you can roam all over the place. They have a fitness room that I saw, they have their activities, they have the transportation like the other places do. Things are just starting to reopen up.

Mary

Wittenberg Lutheran Village has been very good. My mom likes it very much and she likes her apartment, which is very nice. She also likes not having any responsibility as far as the maintenance of her home. The rooms are spacious. They seem to have a calendar of events that they can do socially with transportation, and they also have things within the complex itself, like a fitness facility and a walking path. My mom also likes to play cards like bridge and pinochle. The place is very clean, well-maintained, reasonably priced, and we picked it because it has continuous care. The staff is very nice and helpful. The person we dealt with always responded to our calls and questions. She's very happy, so we're happy.

GuyB

The nursing staff in assisted living seemed to respond to everything with "stroke" and an ambulance call. There was little to no attempt to engage my relative in any activities (their response was "we can't force her to do anything") until after we said he was moving out. My relative complained that the food in hearthstone assisted living was horrible. the independent living side appears to be pretty nice, but I simply can't impress enough how unimpressed we were with the assisted living side.

Terri

My father is in Wittenberg in Crown Point. Their assisted facility is called Hearthstone. I would move him just to be closer to me, but that is a hard decision because it has been very good, and I have no issues at all with the facility. It is probably laid out differently than most assisted living facilities because you walk in, and it is a gigantic open room where they have the dining, the TV area, and the game area all combined, and then all the rooms are on the perimeter of the place. They have larger rooms and all the way down to studio apartments, and so it helps with the price level depending on what one could afford. They have laundry facilities and games daily. They have a nice workout room too, and they bring someone over and do classes. They have CNAs on hand; they don’t have any nurses actually, but the CNAs do a really good job. They call me all the time if they have questions about things and answer questions that I have. It is a wonderful place.

Teresa735488

My first impression of Wittenberg Village was that it was neat, clean, tidy, and spirited. All of the employees smiled and helped my mom to be much more receptive to staying there. The meals are typical and go according to their diets, which is a beautiful thing. To quote my mom, “I love it here. They have so much for me to do, and if I don’t go down to breakfast, lunch or dinner, they come to my room and get me.” So, the place is like family. It is hard to get in touch with her because they have her doing so much, which is great. They take her out on field trips or give her projects based on her likes or what she was used to doing prior to coming there. She feels like she has a task to do and really enjoys it. The activities are great. I think it is impeccable. When she initially went in, she was in a private room, which I felt helped get her acclimated to her environment. When she agrees to go and move there, she would get a roommate. What I like about that is that the facility gets a chance to get to know her personality and then will pair her up with somebody she can relate to. They orchestrated that well. I know in reality there is no perfect place, but they do strive for excellence.