Nursing Home Communities in Lincoln, IL

"I am going to Hickory Point Christian Village. Assisted living is the level of care I'm going into. I like the location. It's in a good part of the Decatur area and it's on a dead-end road, so there won't be people driving through a lot unless they work there or live there. I like that because I use a motorized wheelchair and I'm going to enjoy riding all around those sidewalks. The aesthetics of it were very nice. They're redoing some remodeling right now. It just seemed like a very homey and nice place. The admissions person has been wonderful to work with, Allison. She's been very, very kind the two times that I've been there. I'm going with a studio apartment and it was larger than the one facility I looked at. There's Christian persuasion, meaning that they have a chaplain that does services and devotions, and I like that. There are lots of good plusses. I haven't tried the food yet, but that's not too critical for me because I'm only going to eat a small portion of it anyway. I'm on a special eating plan and I'll be eating some of theirs and some of mine. Whatever they do will be great with me. It's a very beautiful facility, and they had nice landscaping. Every time I mention to someone that I'm going there, they speak very highly of it. They get a good reputation in the community."

"My mother was at Heritage Health Therapy for quite a few years in the Alzheimer’s unit, so we were familiar with that, and dad was just there for rehab. The cleanliness and the kindness of the staff really stood out. She was in a private room for a while; she has a private bathroom and very nice big open window, and she could bring personal things in. There is a telephone in her room. Meals were included while she was there, and the food portions were good. She can order whatever she wanted. "

"I don't really care for Capitol Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. My friend's room was fairly spacious but it was far from being clean, it was kinda dirty. They could improve on cleanliness and if there's something they can do with the smell. I met just a few of the staff there, some of them didn't seem like they really care for their jobs. They could also improve on some of their help because they weren't doing their jobs. When you first walk in it feels homey, but once you get in there and get to the care part, it feels like an institution."

"My mom is at Prairie Creek Village. We have only seen her once there. She was in isolation of course for a couple of weeks, but she seems to like it there. They seem to take decent care of her, so I'm happy with that. However, it's a hard place to get a hold of my mom. I know they're busy, but a lot of times they don't answer the phone, and that I did not like. She is on the fifth floor. We would meet with her downstairs. They would bring her down in the lobby. There is a double door, and then there is an entryway. We sit there and she is on the other side of the glass. I have not been in there to see their activities, but they said they do them. My mom is on the dementia floor and they have different activities there. They probably have bingo and games. It is a big, tall building. It looks nice outside. The inside is clean from what I've seen. The staff seems to be nice and fairly knowledgeable. They seem OK. I have not really seen that much of their facility. We can't get in there to really look around it, but it looks OK. I think all nursing homes are overpriced, but they're probably average."

"I was getting physical therapy and occupational therapy at The Loft Rehabilitation of Decatur. The staff was wonderful. They don't treat you like a child. They treat you like an adult. They're very nice people. It was very clean. My room was cleaned daily. After someone left, everything was wiped down and cleaned. It was just a very lovely place. I was treated with a lot of respect. When I first got there, they thought my knee was broken and the girls worked together well. They had to use a lift on me instead because I couldn't put any pressure on my knee. They used this machine to move me from one place to another. It was always a lot of fun when they did that because we jokeed around about it. Then I got to the point where they said I did not have a broken kneecap and I got to start walking which was wonderful. The food was usually very good. There were too many carbohydrates for my liking. I don't consider peas, corn, and carrots really good vegetables because they're full of carbohydrates. I was fed peas, corn, and carrots quite frequently but I prefer salad or green beans or eggplant, even, and there were a lot of tomatoes. I was treated very wonderfully in there. Everyone was very positive. It was a great place to go. I can't think of it being a dirty place. The people that were cleaning were there every day. It was very well taken care of. It was just a very positive place to go. Breakfasts were great most of the time. I had oatmeal every day, which was perfectly good for me. I didn't get enough coffee. You didn't get seconds of coffee if you didn't go down to the dining room, and I just couldn't go to the dining room. It reminded me of when my mother was in the nursing home and I didn't wand to be reminded of that."

"I recently placed my mother here. The management is very nice and attentive to us. I eat with my mother often and the food is very good. I was pleasantly surprised by the food being so good being it is a nursing home. The activities are wonderful. They involve the people that live there and are sweet to them. I have enjoyed seeing the updates to the building and hear there are many more to come. Oak Terrace is a blessing to my mother and our family. "

"This is a wonderful facility! The staff is very caring and polite...from the office, front desk, custodians, CNAs, nurses, food service. The facility has no smell, it is well lit, roomy halls and rooms, and good sized bathrooms. Nicely decorated rooms...more like a hotel. It is always clean and the staff is extremely helpful. They will treat your loved one with the respect and dignity they deserve in the final moments of their lives. Keep up the good work...you have a very difficult job but you are greatly appreciated and not often told so!"

"I am a resident of Illinois Presbyterian Home. I just like the staff and the way they care for the people who need care. We have very good meals. They cook and the independent people have to go to the other building to eat. If you don't want to go outside and eat, you wouldn't like independent living. But I think the nursing staff does a good job of taking care of the people that live there. They have a library, an activity director, and she does lots of things with the ones that live in that building. We have exercises in both buildings. I lived in two other communities, and Illinois Presbyterian Home was more my type, and the cost was not as high as where I moved from."

"We're moving into Liberty Village of Pekin. The other place's price is $3,400 and it's $2,800 for the very same thing, so that's a big difference. The floorplans are about equal, too. The staff member who took me around was very knowledgeable, and she has been there for a few years, and so she knows what's going on. They got excellent food. It's very kept up. They supply the appliances. They have refrigerators and stoves. Everything is in here. They have a pool. The pool is closed because of COVID reasons and so on, but they have outdoor spaces and patios."