Florence Nursing Home

    546 E Grant Hwy, Marengo, IL 60152
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care
    • Skilled Nursing
    3.5ยท13 reviews

    Family praises warm, attentive care

    I'm very pleased with the services here - my mother is happy and comfortable in a warm, homelike, loving atmosphere. Kathy, Katie and the rest of the team are top-notch, always keep me posted and make us feel welcome. The staff - CNAs, nursing, housekeeping, maintenance, kitchen and administration - show true teamwork and give caring, around-the-clock attention, often going above and beyond. I'm grateful for their dedication and compassion.

    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

    3.54ยท(13)

    Overall rating

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

      3.2
    • Staff

      3.1
    • Meals

      3.5
    • Amenities

      1.0
    • Value

      1.0

    Pros

    • Compassionate, attentive nursing and caregiving staff
    • Strong interdisciplinary teamwork across departments
    • Dedicated housekeeping, maintenance, and dietary support
    • Around-the-clock caregiver availability
    • Personalized family communication and updates
    • Homelike, comfortable atmosphere
    • Staff recognized for above-and-beyond efforts

    Cons

    • Inadequate cleanliness and sanitation management
    • Inconsistent staffing levels and shift coverage
    • Variable staff responsiveness and communication
    • Gaps in therapy and rehabilitative-service continuity
    • Limited organized activities and social engagement
    • Irregular personal-care and linen-change routines
    • Restrictive or inflexible visitation policies
    • Billing and financial transparency

    Summary of reviews

    Overall impression: The reviews present a polarized picture of care at the facility. Several accounts highlight highly committed, compassionate caregivers and supportive department-level teamwork; others emphasize operational and environment-related shortcomings. This split creates significant variability in family and resident experiences, with both strong praise and substantive concerns appearing across the set of summaries.

    Care and staff: Care quality descriptions are mixed. Positive comments describe attentive CNAs and nurses who go beyond basic duties, provide regular updates to families, and create a comforting, personalized environment. Named staff members were singled out for effective communication. Conversely, other feedback points to inconsistent responsiveness at the nursing station, perceived indifference from some staff, and insufficient coverage during key periods. Inferred patterns indicate unstable staffing levels and uneven performance across shifts, producing variable resident oversight and delays in attending to requests.

    Facilities and dining: Several families noted a homelike atmosphere and praised housekeeping, maintenance, and dietary personnel as part of a cohesive team. At the same time, more critical summaries raise sanitation and cleanliness concerns and describe a building that feels rundown. Linen- and bedding-related inconsistencies were mentioned, suggesting gaps in routine personal-care logistics. The kitchen and dining support were acknowledged positively by some respondents, but there is limited detail about food quality; the primary facility-level issue in this area is inconsistency in environmental upkeep and room-level cleanliness.

    Activities, therapy, and resident life: A recurring concern is discontinuity or reduction in rehabilitative services and organized programming. Summaries cite discontinued physical therapy and a lack of structured activities, which has resulted in residents spending extended periods without engagement beyond television. This suggests activity programming and therapy continuity are areas of operational weakness that can affect functional outcomes and quality of life.

    Management, communication, and policies: Management is described in mixed termsโ€”some reviewers praise dedicated and hardworking administrators who foster teamwork, while others criticize poor communication, difficulty reaching staff, and a perceived lack of trustworthiness. There are also mentions of restrictive visitation or access policies and concerns about billing/financial practices. These items point to management-level issues in transparency, family communication processes, and policy consistency.

    Notable patterns and considerations: The dominant pattern is variability: strong, compassionate individuals and effective departmental teamwork coexist with systemic issues such as inconsistent staffing, sanitation management gaps, interruptions in therapy, limited engagement programming, and occasional communication breakdowns. Prospective residents and families would benefit from an in-person assessment focused on current staffing ratios, schedules for personal care and linen changes, the availability and continuity of therapy services, activity calendars, cleaning protocols, and clarification of visitation and billing policies before making placement decisions.

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    Medicare Ratings

    5ยท/ 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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    Florence Nursing Home is located at 546 E Grant Hwy, Marengo, IL, 60152.

    About Florence Nursing Home

    Florence Nursing Home has a staff that always seems happy to help, smiling and being kind to everyone, whether it's a resident, a visitor, or someone working there. The place feels warm and relaxed, with a comfortable Bed & Breakfast atmosphere and a focus on treating people with respect and dignity without making things too fancy. Meals are home-cooked and made by chefs and meal planners who work with a licensed nutritionist, so the food's got good taste, balance, and uses quality ingredients. The facility stays clean, and they're licensed, so everything's up to standard. Seniors who need help with things like bathing, dressing, or taking their medicine get support, and those who have Alzheimer's or other types of dementia can stay in a special memory care area designed to stop confusion and prevent wandering, with therapies to help as much as possible. Nursing care is available at any hour, day or night, for folks with health problems both physical and mental. They also offer both short-term and long-term care, so if someone just needs to stay a few days or two weeks to recover after being in the hospital, that's possible, and if long-term skilled nursing is needed, there's support around the clock. Residents can get therapy services like physical, occupational, or speech therapy, and there are activities planned every day and week to keep people engaged. The staff has built a strong culture of friendliness and always aims to provide care that feels professional, skilled, and truly caring.

    People often ask...

    Florence Nursing Home offers assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing.

    The full address for this community is 546 E Grant Hwy, Marengo, IL 60152.

    No, Florence Nursing Home 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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