Shawnee Senior Living

    1901 N 13th St, Herrin, IL 62948
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care
    • Skilled Nursing

    Compassionate responsive care, clean facility

    I'm happy with the care-hardworking, compassionate staff treated my mom like family, were responsive to questions and requests, and provided high-quality clinical care (rehab and wound treatment). The facility felt clean and welcoming with pleasant outdoor spaces, and I would recommend it.

    Loved one of resident
    Jul 2026

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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

    3.86·(29)

    Overall rating

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

      4.1
    • Staff

      4.1
    • Meals

      3.9
    • Amenities

      3.0
    • Value

      3.0

    Pros

    • Compassionate, family-oriented caregiving
    • Attentive and responsive nursing staff
    • High-quality therapy and wound-care services
    • Strong teamwork and positive staff attitudes
    • Supportive bereavement and end-of-life support
    • Clean, well-maintained common areas with pleasant scents
    • Engaging outdoor spaces (gazebo)
    • Volunteer-friendly culture and family inclusion
    • Rehabilitation-focused services
    • Friendly resident community and positive atmosphere
    • Management described as supportive and accessible

    Cons

    • Understaffing and staff overwork
    • Inconsistent responsiveness to call bells and family concerns
    • Variable care-quality consistency across shifts
    • Communication and staff-conduct concerns
    • Limited private-room availability and dated facility layout
    • Gaps in clinical-incident response and family communication
    • Lack of transparent billing and discharge procedures

    Summary of reviews

    Overall impression: Reviews present a mixed but actionable picture. Many families emphasize strong, compassionate caregiving, good therapy and wound-care outcomes, and a generally positive resident community. At the same time, several operational concerns recur — particularly around staffing levels, responsiveness, and communication — that prospective residents and families should evaluate during a visit.

    Care and staff: A prominent strength described across reviews is the quality of direct caregiving. Multiple families praised caregivers and nursing staff as attentive, compassionate, and willing to go beyond routine duties. Therapy and wound-treatment services received specific positive mentions, and staff teamwork and morale were often highlighted. Conversely, the most consistent concern is understaffing and staff overwork; reviewers linked this to inconsistent responsiveness to call bells and family requests, and to uneven care quality at certain times or on particular shifts. There are also isolated but serious concerns about how clinical incidents and transfers are handled, which point to the need for clear crisis-response protocols and timely family communication.

    Dining, activities, and community life: Reviewers frequently described a friendly resident population and a positive atmosphere. Outdoor amenities such as gazebos were noted as well-liked features. There are few direct comments about dining specifics in the set provided; activity engagement appears favorable insofar as families described a welcoming, social environment and staff involvement. Families who appreciated the facility also mentioned volunteer opportunities and a culture that includes relatives in care conversations.

    Facilities and management: The physical plant is described as older with smaller shared rooms in some units; however, common areas were described as clean and pleasantly scented. Management and some members of leadership were praised for responsiveness and supportive interactions, but other reviewers mentioned poor communication, avoidant behavior, or rude interactions from specific staff. Reviews indicate variability in administrative transparency — particularly around discharge procedures and billing — so prospective families should request written policies on transfers, billing, and incident escalation.

    Notable patterns and guidance for families: The dominant positive pattern is reliable, compassionate caregiving and effective therapy services; the dominant negative pattern is operational: understaffing, uneven responsiveness, and communication gaps. Prospective residents and families should tour during different shifts, ask about staffing ratios and how the facility manages surge periods, request examples of clinical-incident protocols and family-notification procedures, and review billing and discharge policies in writing. Observing mealtimes, medication-administration routines, and common-area activity schedules can help clarify how the strengths and weaknesses described in reviews might affect daily life.

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    Medicare Ratings

    2·/ 5
    Cited by CMS for abuse, or potential for abuse, on its most recent survey cycle.
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    Location

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    Shawnee Senior Living is located at 1901 N 13th St, Herrin, IL, 62948.

    About Shawnee Senior Living

    Shawnee Senior Living sits in Herrin, Illinois, and it's a 155-plus-bed skilled nursing community that's been around since at least September 21, 2022, offering assisted living, memory care, respite care, and a full range of nursing services for people who need extra help. The community accepts both Medicare and Medicaid, and they've got certified beds and the ability to provide more serious medical care, including orthopedic, respiratory, tracheostomy, cardiac, wound, and dementia care, plus support after hospital stays like post-surgical and rehab. They also provide care for people with chronic conditions needing constant help, with skilled nursing teams available 24 hours, every day. For people who need therapy, physical, occupational, and speech therapies are provided, and there are hospice and restorative options as well.

    Residents can join activities planned out by an activities director, ranging from Wii game tournaments to movie nights, trivia, Bible studies, and Sunday church sermons, plus scheduled outings to local events like Candy Cane Lane or the Apple Festival. There's always something going on, whether it's music programs in the recreation rooms, weekly shopping trips, arts and crafts, or just sitting out in the garden. The place has spacious community spots, exercise rooms, a library, a game room, walking paths, a beauty salon, barbershop, spa/wellness room, outdoor spaces, and even an ice cream parlor. Shawnee Senior Living also features private and comfortable rooms with their own bathrooms, kitchenettes, cable TV, Wi-Fi, and furnished setups. For meals, there's a professional chef and help with special diets, meal prep and service, plus move-in and concierge services.

    Care covers everything from medication management and daily living help like bathing and dressing to a 24-hour call system for peace of mind. The community is rooted in a faith-based Christian environment and sits near places for spiritual enrichment like the Southern Illinois Worship Center. Residents often feel like they're part of a family, and staff work to show empathy and integrity, aiming to make daily life comfortable. Those considering moving in can arrange for a tour, ask questions by phone or email, and learn about the approach to care. Shawnee Senior Living has a BBB business profile rated A+, though not officially accredited at this time. The facility provides transportation and parking, and it aims to keep life engaging and safe for older adults with a continuum of care using new technology and therapies.

    People often ask...

    Shawnee Senior Living offers assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing.

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    The full address for this community is 1901 N 13th St, Herrin, IL 62948.

    No, Shawnee Senior Living does not offer respite care. Respite care in assisted living communities provides temporary, short-term relief for primary caregivers by offering professional care for their loved ones. It allows individuals to stay in an assisted living community for a limited time, giving caregivers a break while ensuring residents receive necessary support and assistance with daily activities.

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