Crescent Care

    180 S State St, Elgin, IL 60123
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care
    • Skilled Nursing

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    Amenities

    Healthcare services

    • Activities of daily living assistance
    • Assistance with bathing
    • Assistance with dressing
    • Assistance with transfers
    • Medication management
    • Mental wellness program

    Healthcare staffing

    • 12-16 hour nursing
    • 24-hour call system
    • 24-hour supervision

    Meals and dining

    • Diabetes diet
    • Meal preparation and service
    • Restaurant-style dining
    • Special dietary restrictions

    Room

    • Air-conditioning
    • Cable
    • Fully furnished
    • Housekeeping and linen services
    • Kitchenettes
    • Private bathrooms
    • Telephone
    • Wifi

    Transportation

    • Community operated transportation
    • Transportation arrangement
    • Transportation arrangement (non-medical)

    Common areas

    • Beauty salon
    • Computer center
    • Dining room
    • Fitness room
    • Gaming room
    • Garden
    • Outdoor space
    • Small library
    • Wellness center

    Community services

    • Concierge services
    • Fitness programs
    • Move-in coordination

    Activities

    • Community-sponsored activities
    • Planned day trips
    • Resident-run activities
    • Scheduled daily activities

    Reviews

    4.52·(64)

    Overall rating

    1. 5
    2. 4
    3. 3
    4. 2
    5. 1
    • Care

      4.2
    • Staff

      4.6
    • Meals

      3.0
    • Amenities

      3.0
    • Value

      4.5

    Pros

    • Compassionate and attentive nursing and CNA staff
    • Responsive and communicative administration
    • Strong physical-therapy and rehabilitation program
    • Engaging activities program with an active director
    • Well-maintained courtyard and outdoor spaces
    • Recent interior updates (paint and flooring) in renovated areas
    • Secure entry and visitor check-in procedures
    • Supportive hospice and long-term-care services
    • Reliable laundry and housekeeping service in serviced areas
    • Small, personable community environment
    • Convenient parking and easy visitor access
    • Coordinated interdisciplinary communication and reporting

    Cons

    • Inconsistent staffing and coverage across shifts
    • Sanitation and cleanliness variability between units and shifts
    • Incontinence-care delays and hygiene process gaps
    • Infection-control and ventilation concerns
    • High staff turnover and ongoing management change
    • Limited indoor family and communal spaces
    • Small resident rooms and constrained living space
    • Uneven activity availability across households
    • Language-access and communication gaps for non-English speakers

    Summary of reviews

    Overall impression: Crescent Care elicits strongly mixed feedback. Many families praise the professionalism and compassion of direct-care staff, and several accounts describe effective coordination among nursing, therapy, activities, and administrative teams. The facility has a visible rehabilitation strength: therapy teams and physical-therapy programming are credited with measurable functional improvements. At the same time, operational inconsistencies produce concerns that prospective residents and families should evaluate in person.

    Care and staffing: Direct-care staff (nurses, CNAs, therapists) are frequently described as caring, attentive, and responsive; families highlight individual caregivers and positive handoffs and communication. However, staffing quality appears uneven by shift and unit. Night and weekend coverage is noted as less reliable, and reviewers describe delays in routine care tasks and inconsistent toileting/incontinence support processes. These patterns suggest variability in staffing levels, training reinforcement, or supervision during off-peak hours.

    Dining and clinical supports: Dining quality is described as acceptable but not exceptional. Clinical supports such as hospice and rehab receive positive comments, and interdisciplinary coordination (regular reporting and meetings) is noted as a strength. Families also comment positively on laundry and housekeeping services where those areas are actively serviced; however, housekeeping performance seems inconsistent between renovated and older sections.

    Activities and social environment: Activity programming is a clear asset for many residents. The activity director is singled out for engaging educational and recreational offerings, and reviewers describe regular social engagement, card games, Bible study, and other organized events. That said, some families feel activity offerings are insufficient in certain units or that communal/family spaces are limited, giving portions of the facility a more institutional feel.

    Facilities and cleanliness: The facility presents a mixed physical profile. Several areas have been recently refreshed (new paint and flooring) and outdoor spaces such as a courtyard and patio are well maintained. Conversely, other parts of the building—older wings or upper floors—are described as having cleanliness and odor concerns, variable ventilation, and smaller, more institutional room layouts. These differences align with active remodeling but also indicate uneven maintenance across the campus.

    Management and patterns: Management change and staff turnover are recurring themes. Renovation work and new leadership are presented as positive steps toward improvement, but families note ongoing operational gaps during transitions. Communication from the front office, secure check-in, and periodic updates to families are strengths; however, language-access issues and some lapses in staff professionalism or responsiveness have been reported and may warrant direct inquiry during a tour.

    What to watch for on a visit: Evaluate staffing patterns across shifts (ask about night/weekend coverage), inspect both renovated and older units for cleanliness and room size, review incontinence- and hygiene-care protocols, ask about infection-control and ventilation procedures, and observe activity and family spaces for fit with your expectations. Follow up on rehabilitation goals and hospice integration if applicable. Crescent Care offers notable strengths in individualized care, therapy, and community engagement, but prospective residents should confirm consistent cleanliness, staffing reliability, and available communal amenities before committing.

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    Medicare Ratings

    4·/ 5
    • Overall

    • Health Inspection

    • Staffing

    • Quality Measures

    Ratings from the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (Care Compare). View on Medicare.gov

    Location

    Crescent Care is located at 180 S State St, Elgin, IL, 60123.

    About Crescent Care

    Crescent Care sits at 180 S State St, in the Near West Elgin neighborhood of Elgin, IL, offering a mix of independent living, assisted living, memory care, and nursing home options. The community follows both federal and Illinois state law, so LGBTQ residents and those with different sources of income have legal protections. The property has gardens and open-air courtyards on fenced grounds, and residents can choose from private, semi-private, studio, single, or two-bedroom apartments. There are guest parking spots, though parking overall is listed as unknown, along with other building details like floors and some rental policies. Rent includes options that range from $1,500 up to $13,000 monthly, depending on care level and room selection, with memory care studio apartments starting at $6,000.

    Residents can bring pets for therapy, use Wi-Fi, take part in arts and crafts, join health programs, and use game rooms, a salon or barbershop, a fitness center, and more. There's a dining room for shared meals, kitchenettes in some units, regular housekeeping, and laundry areas with washers and dryers. Transportation help gets people to medical appointments or outings. Safety features like sprinkler systems are in place, and staff provide help with bathing, dressing, walking, and medication, along with podiatry, wound care, nursing, and occupational therapy, as well as specialized care for memory, dementia, or orthopedic needs.

    Nurses work around the clock every day, with about 3.31 nursing hours per resident per day, a little less than the state average. Nurse turnover sits at 31.7%, which is lower than the state's usual rate. Crescent Care is meant to feel homelike and relaxed, and the staff says they're trained in creating a positive, therapeutic setting while aiming to help each resident regain strength and mobility through personalized plans and help from Geriatric Medicine Physicians. The concierge staff work with rehab and discharge planning, and long-term care and skilled nursing are available for those who need them.

    Deficiencies have appeared in recent inspection reports, including six infection-related issues and four overall deficiencies, such as not always giving help with daily living tasks, not always keeping the environment as clean and safe as it should be, and not always providing enough nursing staff on each shift. Reviews talk about patient and family satisfaction with care, but there have also been comments about concerns with cleanliness, laundry, medication being delivered on time, and periods when staff seem stretched thin. The look and feel of Crescent Care are often described as modern and attractive to visitors. Crescent Care opens its doors for tours, and prospective residents can come for lunch to see the place for themselves.

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    The full address for this community is 180 S State St, Elgin, IL 60123.

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