The staff is very friendly and really looks out for the residents. As for the food, I have eaten in…read morethe dining room several times and it has always been good. The kitchen staff does a good job varying the menu, and try to accommodate those with dietary restrictions. It would be nice to have a few more activities, but it is hard to find things that interest everyone. The manager does a good job setting up concerts, and arranging sightseeing trips.

From the owner: Monthly rental of full size apartments with no buy in fees or long term leases…read moreThree meals a day in the central dining room Expanded Cable All utilities paid except telephone Staff available 24-hours a day, 7 days a week Medication reminders Weekly personal laundry and linen service Individual emergency response system Complete maintenance with snow removal and lawn care Free Scheduled local transportation

Gowin Parc has supported my grandmother for the last four years. The staff is really caring and so…read moreprofessional. I have been very impressed every time I visit. The facility is always clean and safe and very nice and tranquil inside. The food is quite good -- the cook makes almost everything from scratch and her meatloaf is the best I've ever had (who ever thought I'd say that about a long-term care facility?). I am also so impressed that they truly consider this their resident's home. Each staff person knows the residents in his or her house personally and seems to care so deeply for them with such respect. Their level of personal attention is very impressive. They have activities every day -- everything from a senior prom to trips out, exercise and appropriate things to do for every stage based on what is best for those there. Our family has been so grateful for the caring staff at Gowin Parc, I just wanted to share it with others who may be considering or needing long-term care for a family member in need of a safe, loving facility specifically tailored to the needs of memory-care patients. I have never walked in the door at Gowin Parc and felt it was a nursing home. Quite the opposite, it was simply where my grandmother lived with her friends. What a gift that has been. They really are a very special group of people with a terrific management team and "heros" to us all! Thank you, Gowin Parc for your caring compassion.

From the owner: Life's Journey Senior Living - Mattoon is located on the east side of Mattoon. We have two…read morebuildings, each of which are split in half making four separate homes. Our homes range in capacities from 12 to 16 neighbors. Each home has its own living rooms, media rooms, dining rooms, laundry services, restaurant quality meals and snacks. Opening in April of 2006, the mission of Life's Journey is to provide of place of safety and security where everyone is treated with love, compassion and dignity.

just now I have worked for Visiting Angels since June of…read morethis year. When I had an accident on my way to work one morning, an was told I couldn't come back for 6 months because of the seizure I had.. Rose, Janet and Cindy were great. They never told me I had to come back to soon, or even talked about me losing my job. All they were concerned with was my health and well-being. This is the best company I have ever worked for, they care about their clients and workers alike. The training is always up to date and we even get reminders and optional extra training if we chose to, all to make sure the clients have the best care possible... Rose is the owner but is involved in ever aspect and that is refreshing to see it's not about the money for her but about the clients and workers. I hope they are around for a long time we need more places like this in our communities.

I heard about Visiting Angels in Effingham, and Rose specifically, through a friend. When I…read morecalled, Rose came to the phone and listened to my issues, and then asked a lot of great questions. For now, I am not moving my parents, so we did not actually hire Visiting Angels, but I will call them as soon as we make the move.

Greentree at Mt Vernon is a good place. The Working folks are wonderful and attentive. The place is…read morevery clean and taken care of. The only drawback to the place is the poor food service. They often don't serve what is on the memu. It can be confusing and disappointing for residents. Portions can be small.

Green Tree at Mt Vernon is an outstanding community for people needing assisted living or memory…read morecare. My Mother and Father lived in assisted living until she required memory care. Since they were still at the same physical location, my dad was able to visit mom when he wished to do so. Both areas are homey and well maintained. Although my parents passed away, my Father-in-law is currently living there and we find the operation still superb. The food served is above restaurant quality and the service is excellent. The key point, however, is the quality of the staff. From management to direct service personnel to housekeeping to maintenance staff, each and every person is caring, interested, and competent at what they do. I see no area for which I could suggest any improvement. I believe Green Tree is an excellent operation and I recommend it without hesitation!

Horrible facility, untrained nurses and CNA's. Possessions missing, hidden…read more None of the amenities mentioned on their page were as they were presented on move in. Just awful.

My mother was here for several months, with many MANY scares occurring. One thing I observed more…read morethan once was her unsupervised, eating 2 and 3 slices of pie with her fingers even though she's on a 1500 calorie a day diet. Also, almost every time I came to visit, my mother didn't have her cane (ultimately falling a couple weeks ago) and they never called an ambulance or asked the doctor for an X-ray of any kind. The nurse on duty didn't even know which one of my mothers knees was fake, and didn't bother to inspect the injury before calling me. She simply stated Your mother fell and I think her knee is possibly out of place. I can tell through her jeans that it looks lop sided but I'm not sure. She then asked which knee had been replaced. Just wow. How do you not know? My mother LIVES THERE. Another tragedy. My mother has vascular dementia and MUST wear her Cpap at night because without it, the next day her mind is that of a small child that has outbursts. Her cpap averaged 3-4 hours a night which was PROOF that she wasn't getting enough oxygen to her brain and PROOF that they weren't placing it properly or checking on it regularly. Instead of fixing this very simple problem, the facility went behind the family's back and asked the doctor for my mother to be given a sedative for her "behaviors" (medication that we as a family already declined a month prior to this). So rather than do their job and make sure she wears her mask properly at night, they wanted to drug her. Also, they lost her prosthetic breast more than once, several pairs of glasses, and countless amounts of clothes and jewelry. Yet every time we would ask about these items or ask why my mom didn't have her cane, workers (particularly Leanna Amos) would blame my mother for losing or forgetting things, which is completely ludicrous since my mother can't be held responsible for these items hence the reason YOU as a facility are getting paid $4000 a month to care for her. Another major issue is they contract their nurses for a few days at a time, so the nurses aren't employed by life's journey. For this reason the nurses never get to know the patients, and this came straight from a nurses mouth. Also, most of the staff here are not CNA's, they are "resident specialists" who have NOT had the proper training at all (and again, this information came from a nurse). The day we moved my mother out last week, one of the cna's actually apologized to me on behalf of life's journey and on behalf of Leanna, who was more than rude every time she blamed my mother for something and showed no bedside manner. To top it all off I found out that their DON walked out as well because of the mess that is going on. The straw that broke the camels back for us was that last week my mother swallowed finger nail polish remover, and rather than call poison control they called her doctor (who was already on a log to call back for something else and was extremely busy). Well 45 minutes after I got the call that she swallowed the remover, while I was on my way there (because I live an hour away), I called to speak to Gary (director) to see if the doctor called back. He was very flat and almost irritated, and stated that they were still waiting on a call back. I said "Well in a situation like this you should call poison control". He simply said he'd look into it, and got off of the phone. We moved my mom out of that place that night. During that time I heard 4 stories about what supposedly happened with the finger nail polish remover, but I do know she drank it because someone finally came clean and said they saw her drink it, and that my mom was saying that her throat burned. This is a long post but it is truly just a few of many MANY incidents that happened at Life's Journey. Please, PLEASE do not bring your loved ones here. The good news is that my mother has not had ONE "behavior" since she left! My mother is one of the lucky ones that made it out. I feel sorry for anyone that is still stuck there and their family who mistakenly (just like us) trusted these people. PS legally you can not just delete my review. Also, stop treating my review the way you treated my concerns....