Nursing Home Communities in Pekin, IL

"The Bel-Wood Nursing Home, has always been known for its friendly service. It's recommended to many seniors, for it is a large non-for-profit center. With staff and volunteers on hand, every hour of the day occupants feel safe and at home. Bel-Wood , is located just outside of Bartonville, and provides free shuttle busses to take seniors to desirable locations. Although many occupants have chosen to no longer own a vehicle, the building is family accessible. Visitors parking is abundant, and seniors feel content with their own privacy, while knowing friends can visit at any time. The majority of Bel-Wood's tenants feel cared for. It seems as if no one is neglect with so many staff members. All of the seniors are close. Game rooms bring people together, and family visits frequently, to the majority of occupants. Although getting older can be hard for some, the seniors living at this nursing home don't seem to mind. They feel relieved to be with people their own age. It makes for a healthy atmosphere. I would recommend any senior struggling on their own to consider Bel-Wood Nursing Home. "

"Everybody was friendly and helpful. Facility was clean. Food and dining choices were good."

"On the way up !!!! I can't believe the improvements. I In the last 6 months The headway that this facility has made is just incredible. Just brought .home a loved one. Just wanted to let everyone know this facility is not even close to the past. Some new nursing staff and to the kitchen food is 100% better. .Also I really could not of gotten more help anywhere. Thanks all of you keep up the great work. staff. "

"I toured Accolade Healthcare of Peoria. It was clean. It smelled good. There were no nasty odors or anything. The staff was very nice and very helpful. The room size was good. They're not too big. They're not too small. Everybody was friendly, nice, and had a lot of information for me, so that's good."

"This facility is now Cornerstone. It is absolutely horrible, nothing more than a glorified dog kennel. Our family is in the process of moving our loved one to another facility. When it was St. Clare Home we were very happy with the care our loved one was provided but once Peterson Corporation took over they have absolutely run it and the staff into the ground. They have a continual turnover in staff and rely on agency help, who don't even know the residents' names. A truly sad situation. "

"My sister is now in Rosewood Care Center. I feel that she is getting an excellent care. They are on top on every single problem that occurs. Yesterday, they had a 60-day care plan meeting, and since I live up here in Chicago area, I am on speakerphone, so I am part of the meeting. I think I the staff and the facility are excellent. They have a lot of activities. My sister only goes once in a great while, not often, but when she does, she tells me she has a wonderful time. They have bingo. She tells me she is stringing Cheerios and Fruit Loops on this little wired thing, and they are going to put them out for the birds, because for each room, they have a bird feeder, so they can watch the birds. She likes doing that. She says she is doing it with some music playing. They are talking about the music. They have a party -- I think she calls it a Halloween Party -- but it is after dinner last Friday. From what I understand from the CNAs, she participates in singing. They have a van that will take her to any kind of doctor's appointment. My sister is in a wheelchair and has had a stroke, so her whole left side is affected. Then, she falls and breaks her arm in two places, so she is not really mobile. My sister-in-law will prefer her to go in the van, and then my sister-in-law drives and meets her at the doctors. Then, they put her back to the van and bring her back to Rosewood. They have a podiatrist that comes in once a month. She is very happy there. "

"ATTENTION Do not put your loved ones in this facility. My family had to send my grandmother there and the amount of negligence made my decide to quit my job at a local hospital to take care of her!!!! The staff is rude and very inappropriate "

"We chose Washington Christian Village for my aunt because of the location and cost. It meets the needs and it's where we needed to be both cost wise and proximity to where all the family live. During Covid, they are offering meals in the dining room once a week and the rest of the week, the residents are eating in their rooms. They offer transportation to appointments, beauty shop, and activities. Everything is scaled back because of Covid. The cleaning, nursing, bathing, and dressing assistance were included in the price, instead of it being additional cost. She hasn't moved in yet, so from a residential standpoint, I don't know about that. The staff was very informational and very accommodating."

"Lutheran Hillside Village was the one I liked. They had a dinner-type thing. They had advanced care or recuperating care, too. The people were friendly, and it felt very relaxed. They had a swimming pool, a nice outdoor patio, and a chapel. I thought it was excellent. It's good. The staff were very nice. They invited us for lunch, and it was a very nice lunch. They sat with us and visited. The food was excellent, too. I think we had a salmon meal, and it was a generous portion. It's a nice place. It was very, very clean and spacious. They had a piano that people could play games and all kinds of stuff. They had an option of homes apart from the main building, but you could still go in for meals, and then they had really nice apartments."

"My father is still in rehab at Apostolic Christian Skylines. They have other levels of care, and they have assisted living as well. COVID has put everybody in a different situation, but they are trying very hard to accommodate families so they can visit given the safety guidelines. They are very quick to call me if there are any changes in my dad's condition or care, and having frequent care meetings is very helpful. The staff is friendly, helpful, and caring. My dad has to have a puréed diet, so he's not eating exactly regular food, but he has no complaints. He's fine with it. His room is clean but fairly plain. He's very fortunate because the windows in his room overlook a courtyard that has beautiful plants and flowers, and that part is wonderful. We could decorate it, but I'm not going to do that because I don't know if he's going to stay. They just installed all-new carpet in their activity room. I haven't been in it, but I'm sure it's lovely. I hope that they will do a little something with the rooms. There are different wings and different hallways. When you go into the entryway, there is a front desk, and then there are stairs or an elevator to go up to the second floor. The community or activity room is upstairs, the different hallways go off of that, and the dining room is upstairs off of the community room or activity room. They could update the rooms a little bit."

"My brother is at Liberty Village of Peoria. It has a basic layout for the skilled nursing facility. It has long hallways with individual rooms, which look like you're in a hotel. The rooms are quite big. In the skilled nursing area, there are 2 people in a room, but each room is 32 feet long by 16 feet wide. So, it gives each resident a little bit of space on his own. Their rehab facility seems very well educated and most of the people there are kind and caring. They seem to have fun with the residents. Those who need help feeding themselves seem to be taken care of. I've been going out there almost every day and I go out at lunchtime, so the food looks pretty good. I haven't sampled it, but I watch most of the residents eat and they seem to be enjoying themselves. The desserts look especially good. My brother mingles with the people who can go down to the lounge, and they have little activities there like games, but there was not a lot to do on the skilled nursing side."

"The Apostolic Christian Home has a nice atmosphere. It is Christian, so the care is always gentle and spirit-filled. When my husband's grandmother injured herself, she was relocated to the hospital portion, but even then, she was allowed to go back to her independent home after she was better. They have lots of activities for the folks there, including summer outdoor events, planting gardens, fishing (in wheelchairs!!), volunteer work, and animal therapy. There is a chapel there, so church is encouraged, and there is never a shortage of helping hands who are willing to pray for and care for those who need it. The staff there WANT to be there; they genuinely care for those who are not in the best of health as they are. My husband's grandmother has a nice place there, too. It is kept clean, and is actually quite spacious, with a kitchen/dining room, living room, bedroom, closet space, and very large bathroom. It's like having her own apartment, but the staff is there for her in an instant, should she need it. This living home is wonderful, and has great care. "

"MY experience is I've visited attended many different activities here for the residents employees and community I was free to view the facility its clean warm friendly and caring.the employees are like family if you dont have any they welcome you. I'm a personal assistant I've had client's here temporarily due to stairs in the homes. In MY opinion this is a good healthy environment. If I had to stay or put a friend or relatives here I'd do it if I had to stay this is where I'd choose to stay. I love the staff night and day.the food that's offered is good also. Nothing like the past when food had to be blan or no taste. Housekeeping staff is friendly also. Rooms are clean quiet and personalized. This is the place to be when you are in need."

"The building was very clean, from the front visitors area to the cafeteria and room I visited. It was pleasantly quiet at the time. I happened to show up around lunchtime, so I sat with the resident during her meal. There was slight confusion during the serving of the meal, but it appeared to be well-prepared food and the resident said she enjoyed it. She was given her medication with her lunch and the nurse was very polite and made sure that all of the pills were taken. The resident's clothing appeared to be in good, clean shape. This nursing home had a hospital odor but not a foul smell that sometimes is in a nursing home. There were posters up for some civic choir that was going to be performing soon at the facility. I heard a couple of alarms go off while I was there, but they were tended to fairly quickly. When I left, I noticed that the grounds were well kept and the parking lot seemed to be in good shape. I thought that this nursing home was much nicer than others that I have visited in my life. I would consider this facility if I needed to shop for a place such as this for a loved one. "