The Elms

    1212 Madelyn Ave, Macomb, IL 61455
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care
    • Skilled Nursing

    Clean, caring staff; highly recommended

    I'm very pleased with this facility - clean, well-maintained, and up-to-date. The staff are caring, respectful, and communicative; CNAs are wonderful and residents enjoy community events like Halloween. I feel comfortable entrusting my loved one here and 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

    3.55·(29)

    Overall rating

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

      3.4
    • Staff

      3.8
    • Meals

      3.6
    • Amenities

      3.0
    • Value

      3.6

    Pros

    • Compassionate, respectful caregiving staff
    • Strong staff–family communication
    • Attentive CNA-level direct care
    • Clean, modern interior areas
    • Comfortable, homelike atmosphere
    • Friendly staff–resident engagement
    • Active community and seasonal programming (intergenerational events)
    • Well-maintained historic facility features

    Cons

    • Inconsistent housekeeping and bedding/laundry practices
    • Gaps in environmental maintenance and HVAC reliability
    • Inconsistent medication administration and clinical coordination
    • Staff conduct and cultural sensitivity
    • Management and supervisory oversight weaknesses

    Summary of reviews

    Overview: Reviews for this facility present a mixed picture: many families and visitors praise frontline caregivers and the social environment, while other accounts describe operational and oversight inconsistencies that affect day-to-day resident experience. Strengths cluster around the quality of direct care, communication with families, and community programming; weaknesses center on environmental services, clinical coordination, and management oversight.

    Care quality and clinical issues: Several reviewers compliment CNAs and direct-care staff for attentive, compassionate interactions and good engagement with residents. At the same time, there are clear concerns about clinical coordination: reviewers cited missed medication doses and delays in pain management, indicating variability in how medication administration and clinical follow-through are managed. This pattern suggests the facility provides strong interpersonal care but may have gaps in clinical process consistency and handoffs.

    Staff, conduct, and communication: Staff–family communication is frequently noted as a positive; families describe staff who explain situations and keep relatives informed. However, there are also specific concerns about staff conduct and tone, including allegations of culturally insensitive behavior and instances where communication was perceived as abrupt or disrespectful. Taken together, the feedback indicates generally strong relational skills among many employees, but also a need for reinforced training and supervision around professional communication and cultural sensitivity.

    Dining and activities: There is limited, specific feedback about dining quality in the provided summaries, so an assessment of meals and food service cannot be confidently made from this dataset. Activities receive positive mention: seasonal events and intergenerational programming (for example, Halloween activities and engagement with visiting children) are cited as strengths that contribute to a lively, community-oriented atmosphere.

    Facilities and maintenance: Facility condition comments are mixed. Multiple reviewers describe clean, up-to-date, and well-maintained areas, and some appreciate the building’s historic character. Conversely, others report housekeeping lapses (unclean rooms, bedding/laundry issues) and specific maintenance problems such as unreliable air-conditioning. These contrasting observations point to variability in environmental services and building-system reliability across time or units.

    Management and notable patterns: Several reviewers suggested leadership and supervisory shortcomings, with calls for stronger management oversight to address operational inconsistencies. The combination of staffing praise and operational weaknesses—housekeeping, medication administration, maintenance, and isolated conduct concerns—suggests the facility’s strengths lie in individual caregiver commitment, while systemic processes and quality-control mechanisms may need reinforcement. There is at least one allegation of discriminatory staff conduct; such claims merit prompt, discrete administrative review and corrective action.

    Bottom line: Prospective residents and families can expect compassionate, engaged direct-care staff and active community programming, but should ask targeted questions about the facility’s housekeeping routines, medication-administration protocols, HVAC and maintenance procedures, and staff training/supervision. Requesting recent inspection records, staffing ratios, medication-error logs, and examples of staff training in communication and cultural sensitivity will help clarify whether operational improvements have been implemented since the experiences reflected in these summaries.

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    Medicare Ratings

    5·/ 5
    • Overall

    • Health Inspection

    • Staffing

    • Quality Measures

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

    Location

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    The Elms is located at 1212 Madelyn Ave, Macomb, IL, 61455.

    About The Elms

    The Elms sits at 1212 Madelyn Ave in Macomb, Illinois, and has a long history that goes back to 1856, starting as the County Poor Farm and Almshouse, and over the years it's grown into a not-for-profit skilled nursing facility with 98 beds and Medicare and Medicaid certification. The staff of about 140 workers provide round-the-clock nursing and personal care, and you'll find skilled rehabilitative services like occupational, physical, and speech therapies for both short and long-term stays, along with ongoing restorative programs to help residents keep or regain skills. People living here have access to nursing services, therapy services, social services for residents and their families, and special programs for those with dementia, plus a variety of daily activities and religious services to help stay engaged.

    They serve three nutritious meals and snacks every day, prepared by a team that includes a Certified Dietary Manager, Registered Dietician Consultant, experienced cooks, and food service workers, making sure to offer substitutes and a salad cart, while two dining rooms let residents pick where and how they want to enjoy their food, with space for families or guests to join at meals when they want, and the kitchen does its best to honor different dietary needs and allow people to make their own choices about food and daily living as much as possible. The Maintenance Department has three full-time people, all skilled in groundskeeping, plumbing, refrigeration, and electrical work, so the buildings stay in good shape, and the Housekeeping and Laundry Department keep things clean-which includes doing all residents' personal laundry six days a week to help keep a home-like setting. The Curly Cue Beauty Salon, run by a licensed beautician, opens twice a week for hair care, and there are spaces for families to visit and celebrate birthdays or anniversaries with residents.

    The business office is open five days a week to help with Medicare and Medicaid questions, and The Elms works as part of the Illinois Health Care Association, offering membership benefits, legislative advocacy, and educational events meant to help long-term care providers. They don't offer telehealth, but they do focus on hands-on care with a belief in treating each person as an individual worthy of respect, aiming for quality service but without promising perfection, and always trying to keep everyone's best interest at heart.

    People often ask...

    The Elms offers assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing.

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    The full address for this community is 1212 Madelyn Ave, Macomb, IL 61455.

    No, The Elms 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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