Hillcrest Assisted Living

Krista

We visited Hillcrest Assisted Living. The staff was really friendly, especially the cook. He was nice. He gave me the tour for the first time and he was very friendly. As far as why we chose that for my dad, it's because he's a smoker and because he has a dog. It met his needs. I did not get to taste the food. I've never eaten liver and onions, but when I did go out there one time, they were making liver and onions, and I did kind of want to try it. It smelled delicious. The room they showed me was very clean. It had wood floors. It had a closet for their personal belongings. There was a TV and a dresser in there, and there was also a small apartment refrigerator that they allow in there, a chair and bed, and a couple of tables, and it was fairly nice sized for a bedroom. It needed some minor maintenance. It was a very clean facility, but it was an older building. It might need a few repairs. It could have possibly used a little bit more flooring. The staff was very helpful. You can bring your animal if you have an animal and my dad being a smoker, and he has an opportunity to go outside and have a covered porch to smoke on.

Robert

I went to Hillcrest Assisted Living. It's affordable, and I liked that it was kind of tucked outside of town a little bit. It had sort of more of a country, outside-of-the-city feel to it. I thought the place was good. I saw them making meals and they were making bacon and all kinds of good stuff in the kitchen. So it seems like a house environment. It doesn't feel like a hospital. It looks a little dated like things are a little older. It's around five to ten minutes max of pretty much Columbia has to offer.

Laura

I had an in-person tour of Hillcrest Assisted Living. They are trying to improve the environment and the decor. The people and staff are very nice. But it's not the type of place my mom would probably like to stay. The facility looks unkept. The environment there is like going to a family member's house. It's more of a home environment. There's a very large kitchen there, and they have a cook that serves the residents.

George

Hillcrest Assisted Living was nice and it's very inexpensive. The rooms were kind of small, but they were adequate. The LPN and the cook were very nice and very friendly. We didn't have a chance to try the food but the owner, Ron, was very, very nice and he's the one who gave us the tour.

Laura

Hillcrest Assisted Living was not a good fit for my mom, I think for other people it would have been fine. The rooms were a little small, and I just know my mom wouldn't have been happy with that. They provide transportation if you need to go to a doctor. They feed you home-cooked meals, which sounded good. They have activities that they provide. The staff was very pleasant and very nice people.

Murray

We went to Hillcrest Assisted Living. I wasn't impressed. They're an old establishment. Compared to the new place, it's kind of old fashioned. Everybody looked happy there. I'm sure it's comfortable. I went there in a wheelchair, and the hallways and doorways are pretty tight. The employees were pretty good. They seemed knowledgeable, but the facility wasn't suitable for a wheelchair. It was well maintained. They had a large, wooded area behind them, and they said people can go out there.