The Best Nursing Home Communities in La Salle County, IL

"We toured Arc at Streator, and I liked it. It was great. It was clean. I didn't try the food, but my brother was happy with it. The staff was very helpful and kind."

"The Mendota Lutheran Home is one of three nursing homes in the town of Mendota, Illinois. My great aunt lived at this nursing home for just under six years. She passed away early in 2011. My experience with the nursing home was pretty good, I really appreciated how they treated my great aunt. I usually visited on weekends through much of the year, except during the Winter months. The staff was always great, whether it was helping to take my great aunt for a ride or if we needed assistance getting around the facility, or just about anything. I was not too happy with the facility itself though, specifically the building. That is not to say that it is dirty, but the building is very old and it just needs some basic improvements like newer bathrooms. I also do not care for the air quality, it seems to me that the air is rarely, if ever, getting refreshed. It is very rare (or maybe never) that a window will be opened, I think that contributes to the sense of mild displeasure I sense when I enter the facility. But those are my only complaints about this nursing facility. Overall it is a great place, the staff is very dedicated, caring, and helpful to the residents. I have been there dozens of times and I can tell by watching over the years that the staff really does care. One reason I think this nursing home may be so excellent is that Mendota is a relatively small town (roughly 10,000 people) and that worked well because many of the residents knew the staff, or at least knew of them, before they entered the nursing home. The size of the nursing home was beneficial as well, I do not believe there were ever more than 100 residents at any given time. That sense of space made the home nice. My great aunt and many of the residents had (have)their own room. I had the food served by the nursing home a few times and it was pretty good, at least better than I expected. My great aunt often would be involved in activities at the home, such as trivia, movies, and various games. The staff tried their best to not let the residents get bored or unhappy, and I appreciate how involved they were with my great aunt. With the exception of the building, the fixtures, and the air quality, I would give the Mendota Lutheran Home a top rating. The staff and management definitely get the best remarks I can give. "

"Our mother was a resident there for several months before passing, and I would recommend this facility above all others in the area. The care was excellent, kind and caring. The meals were great. Each staff member was friendly from the nursing staff to the kitchen staff. The facility was clean and never had a disagreeable smell. Kitchen staff was always accommodating with food requests. Even though mom did not participate in activities, there were many from bingo, to art, music and church services. We would call the staff daily and all of the nurses were very helpful when providing us information. We loved all of moms nurses, they were wonderful. Her CNAs were also very kind and attentive to her needs."

"Colonial Care is an older facility and definitely needs some updating. One is greeted with the smell of urine. Areas such as the bathroom were not as clean as they should be and the toilets didn't have hand rails on both sides. The air conditioner was placed directly next to the patient's bed.The food was good most of the time.The staff was responsive and compassionate and overall did a good job of listening and responding to my mother's needs. the physical therapy that she received during her stay was outstanding. All of the therapists were professional and caring. If she needs physical therapy in the future I would choose Colonial Care because of the quality of their program. If, however, therapy was no longer appropriate, I would probably choose another facility that is newer and more visually appealing. "

"The facilities themself were wonderful. A newer facility, it was kept very clean, there was no "nursing home smell" as many of the facilitie I have been in previously had. They had nice indoor and outdoor areas where family members could visit with residents, and even small rooms that could be reserved if someone wished to have a larger gathering at the facility with a resident. Lots of planned activities for the residents as well as outings and special meals to give the residents things to look forward to. The placement of residents was sometimes not as accurate as it should have been for mental capacity. My grandmother was very "with it" and she was often placed in a room with someone who had no memory left and was just there physically, giving her very limited interaction with others. She was also placed with these people to eat her meals with and watching them often made it hard for her to eat, although physically she was 100% capable. Their financial department often made errors as well and you had to watch them. Overall a nice facility, although I do think my granmother got better care since they knew that children and grandchildren were apt to "pop in" at random times during the day. Overall I think average care with above average facilities for the rural area that we live in. "

"Was in rehab there for three months. Suzanne D. is a great administrator. Had some great nurses and CNA’s but of course some not so great. Having been a patient in two other nursing homes, I was surprised that the rooms weren’t private. Overall a nice facility. Think pay scale could be better and pay could be based on their production. "

"My grandma spent her last days here. Everyone at Regency was attentive, kind and so helpful with my 95yo grandma. She was legally blind and didn’t hear the best, and all the staff spoke to her and would explain exactly what they were doing. They took amazing care of her until her last day. Thank you Regency staff for doing God’s work!"

"My husband stayed in Arcadia Care Morris. He was there from the 10th to the 30th. For the first 10 days, our insurance was covered. For the next 10, I had to write two appeals. They were going to charge me $400 a room for him to stay on the therapy side, and then it was like $300 to be in the nursing home side. The nursing home side was dirty. It smelled. I couldn't wait to get him out of there. It was awful. One side is rehab, which was fine, clean, and nice because the people were just there for therapy. The nursing home side is in the same building, but it was unacceptable. I do think that their meals were pretty good. They pretty much kept track because he was diabetic. Their kitchen did a good job in selecting food and changing out things for my husband, so that was good. If you took him out in the wheelchair, there were just some sidewalks. There was a patio with grass as high as your hips. I didn't see anybody take advantage of that other than a couple of workers who would go out there and smoke, but other than that, there was no patio where the people could go out and sit and enjoy. It had a fence around it where the people would be safe, but nobody cut the grass, pulled the weeds, or did anything with it. There was no shade in the front. The building itself looked fine. The building from the outside was brick, and it looked really nice, but once you went inside, the housekeeping, I would give them a one at best. The floors were not even clean, but I did notice their housekeeping was like a couple of young girls. They've got to have somebody a little bit older. They could have wiped the floors up nicely. He didn't participate, but I'm sure they did have things because they had Elvis one afternoon. So, in that department, they did pretty well. Their therapists, both were wonderful, but they were leaving the same week. So, both therapists were going somewhere else. Arcadia is awful. I didn't choose it. It was kind of chosen by the hospital."

"Heritage Manor was in the town my mother-in-law was living in. And it's also where most of her friends and her relatives live that would come to visit her. But it wasn't close to us. It was 5 hours away. The place was very nice. It was newly remodeled and the people were extremely friendly. Everybody was doing their job. We had a flurry of people around us when we moved her in. They were just very helpful and very nice. They encouraged her to get up and get walking. She liked the food. I was really impressed with it, especially since it's in a small town. But everything went so fast. Three days later she was back in the hospital where she died. "

"This facility located in the surburban part of Illinois was very impressive in appearence., The staff was very personal and friendly with myself, and provided me with all the information I needed at the time of my visit. The residents are allowwd to smoke with staff supervision. Meals are served on trays, with resident's choices in most cases. There is no on-site dialysis services, and the facility does provide services to skilled level care. The rooms are mid-sized with two sharing to a room. The grounds are well-kept, and there are numerous activities. groups going on thru out the day for the residents to participate in through out the week. The quality of care appeared well-managed, I would rank this facility a 5 out of 5 stars. "