Cedarhurst Living LLC

We have been treated well and my father seems to be adjusting.

Cost at the beginning of the visit was the main reason we chose Cedarhurst of Naperville. It's more expensive now. Planning to move my friend out of there soon.

For the most part I'm satisfied with dad's care. He has his 2 favorite caretakers and 2 med techs but a few of the caretakers are lazy. They've had a turn over of help recently because a Cedarhurst opened in Wentzville.

Overall, Cedarhurst was a nice place for my mother-in-law. She did not engage much nor use the cafeteria a lot for meals so ratings on food and such are kind of hard for me to give.. there was always a director and or assistant director on site. However, they were always in their offices and they seemed very bogged down with work and I did not see much interaction with them and the residence. They did have a receptionist at all times and all of them seem to interact quite a bit with the residence when they would walk by the desk..

The facility is very nice. Most of the help are nice. My concerns lie in the turnover of staff especially for activities. I’m not confident my Mom is getting showers or getting her clothes laundered bc she fools the staff and they fold. She’s always in the same clothes even though she has many tops/jeans. I try to visit at different times to get the vibe. I’m amazed I have to alert the aids when there are residents that need to be cleaned up. It makes me feel bad for them.

Cedarhurst is beautiful and new. Most of the staff is very nice. The reason for a 3 is- there aren’t nearly as many activities as what was promoted, the food is ok, but takes a very long time from ordering and a lot of times food temperature is cold. The last downfall is that it is a very big place and hard to feel like community.

Full time staff was very good but they were often short and had agency CNAs that didn't respond well. Admin staff seemed to listen well but weren't able to resolve the staffing issues. COVID didn't help.

The public areas were always clean and smelled nice, they never cleaned my mom's room as they were supposed to, only change the trash. The nursing director is incredible and helped us so much. Regrettably, there were issues that needed to be resolved with how a few staff interacted with mom. Some staff were wonderful. Mom had walking issues and they brought her all her meals. They were not great about time to respond to necklaces pages or following a bath assist schedule. Food was very good.

A few things are better than others the shared bathroom could be better taken care of better and sometimes you won't see any staff when you visit after 6pm more outdoor activities. It is nice compared to other facilities in Granite City, so I would recommend them.

Overall it's a good facility. Some concerns with amount of turnover of leadership and staff, and communication has been a problem at times. Attention to dad's needs has improved in last 6 months, which he needs.

When it comes to the dining area, they could used swept and wiped down more often. [name removed] is in Independent living and does not require care yet. They do offer lots of activities but she chooses not to participate. Overall yes I would recommend this community to other families, but the person would need to be more of a self starter as they do not do the beast at assigning buddies to show you around when you first arrive

Overall experience was good. Cleanliness of the facility was good. Friendliness of the staff and the residents was very nice Quality of care was excellent Administrative staff were professional Food wasn't palatable 80% of the time. Activities were okay Cost to value ratio was good, except that straight out of the can, cheapest canned, unflavored food was really not good. The facility is very nice. When you first walk in you feel at home. Then when you are greeted by the staff you feel like you're part of a loving family. I was pleased when I looked at the units, and I picked out my favorite that day.

CedarHurst is clean and nicely decorated. They have a lot of activities planned for the residents. The food could be improved upon and if you have something go wrong in your apartment, it will not get done.

The staff are friendly and go The extra mile to make sure that everything you need is taking care of. The dining room has been an issue with not enough staff and many times the food is cold because they don’t get it to you or you order hot tea and they bring it when you’re finished eating. They do have a lot of activities my mom’s favorite being bingo. My mother has made several friends which makes living there a happy place.

What I like the most about Cedarhurst of Tesson Heights is the location to Mercy Hospital and Medical doctors and facilities. The staff members promote positive attitudes. I would recommend this community to other families, but it would depend on their priorities and needs.

The management and office is not very friendly. The dining room staff is nice but the food is not good , and it's not very clean . The cost is rather high for what you get . No one would help her to the dining room and the maid service would only clean every other week . No one would take her trash . I had to go do it myself . I had to hire Senior helpers to do a couple things that the people at the facility should have been doing . Senior helpers were fantastic. But it was [removed] more per month for them to give her the medication and check on her a couple times a day I had to actually fill the prescription box myself . Cedarhurst also charged her I believe over $[removed] at the beginning for a med alert necklace . But if she used it they would charge her for each time she would push the button . It seems Cedarhurst was after every penny they could get , but didn't want to help .

I have made good friends here. The facility changed ownership not too long before I moved here.I think the new ownership has lots to do with my answers. The people who lived here before said it was better. And the building and all are 20 years old. We have had problems with the internet since I moved in. And have had 3 or 4 new big bosses. Most of the staff now is new.

Administrative staff: rude, threatening, uncommunicative, unprofessional. Attitude “what I say is the way it is” unreasonable, nonnegotiable How can this facility call a residence room an apartment. That is misadvertisement, telling an untruth. misleading. If you don’t like what’s served at mealtime and ask for something else you may be told NO and go hungry. Items stolen from room.

Cedarhurst of St. Charles was a safe place and i spent a lot of time with him in the memory unit. The meals could have been better and the attendants were lovely young ladies but overworked. I had to keep checking on laundry and meds and it was expensive as hell.

Some staff members were fantastic. Overall, the facility feels dated and it was often short staffed. We were never given an orientation, so we had no to guess at things. I would suggest that they find a way to keep their guests from hanging around at the main entrance. Not a great look to see people shuffling around in wheelchairs, or worse yet, sleeping (and snoring) in them.