Brookstone Estates of Paris

    146 Brookstone Ln, Paris, IL, 61944
    4.3 · 16 reviews
    • Independent living
    • Assisted living
    • Memory care
    • Skilled nursing
    AnonymousLoved one of resident
    5.0

    Home-like facility with friendly staff

    I was impressed by the small, home-like facility - clean and comfortable with wonderful housekeeping. The staff and management are friendly, attentive, and felt like family; my mom really enjoyed her time here despite occasional short-staffing. I really enjoy this place.

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    Amenities

    Healthcare services

    • Activities of daily living assistance
    • Assistance with bathing
    • Assistance with dressing
    • Assistance with transfers
    • Coordination with health care providers
    • Medication management

    Healthcare staffing

    • 24-hour call system
    • 24-hour supervision

    Meals and dining

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

    Room

    • Air-conditioning
    • Cable
    • Fully furnished
    • Housekeeping and linen services
    • Internet
    • Kitchenettes
    • Telephone

    Transportation

    • Transportation arrangement
    • Transportation to doctors appointments

    Common areas

    • Beauty salon
    • Dining room
    • Family private dining rooms
    • Garden
    • Outdoor patio
    • Outdoor space
    • Pet friendly

    Community services

    • Move-in coordination

    Activities

    • Community-sponsored activities
    • Scheduled daily activities

    4.25 · 16 reviews

    Overall rating

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

      2.0
    • Staff

      4.6
    • Meals

      4.3
    • Amenities

      4.3
    • Value

      4.3

    Pros

    • Friendly, caring staff
    • Attentive and helpful caregivers
    • Family-like atmosphere
    • Clean and well-maintained facility
    • Comfortable, home-like environment
    • Positive resident experiences and enjoyment
    • Supportive and praised management
    • Notable individual staff praise (Carol Craig, housekeeper)
    • Smaller, intimate community size

    Cons

    • Occasional understaffing / short-staffed
    • Smaller facility size may limit space or services for some residents

    Summary review

    Overall sentiment in the reviews is strongly positive, with the dominant themes centering on staff quality, cleanliness, and a comfortable, home-like atmosphere. Multiple reviewers specifically describe their experiences as "amazing," note that residents (for example, family members such as "mom") enjoyed their time, and say they were impressed with the experience. The majority of comments praise interpersonal aspects of care: staff are repeatedly described as friendly, helpful, attentive, and like family. Several reviewers singled out management and particular staff members for praise, including a housekeeper and an individual named Carol Craig, indicating that specific employees have made a memorable, positive impression on families and residents.

    Care quality and day-to-day interactions stand out as the facility's strongest points. The reviews consistently emphasize warm personal interactions—staff are called "helpful," "attentive," and "wonderful"—which suggests reliable, compassionate hands-on care and a supportive culture among caregivers. Multiple mentions that residents "enjoyed their time" and that reviewers themselves "really enjoy this joint" reinforce that the environment meets resident needs and fosters satisfaction. The repetition of descriptors like "staff like family" underscores a personal, relational approach to caregiving rather than a purely clinical atmosphere.

    Facility condition and environment are also repeatedly praised. Reviews note the community is "very clean," "comfortable," and "home-like," and several entries highlight nice housekeeping and upkeep. Cleanliness and a homely feel are important for resident comfort and dignity, and the consistent positive comments in these areas point to effective facility maintenance and attention to daily living conditions.

    Management and standout employees receive favorable mention, with one summary explicitly calling out "awesome management" and others praising individual staff members by name. That degree of specific recognition suggests visible leadership and staff who create positive impressions on families and residents. The mention of a praised housekeeper signals that even non-clinical roles are being executed at a level that impacts family perceptions positively.

    The most notable concerns are limited but consistent: several reviewers mention that the community is "smaller" and that it was "short-staffed." A smaller size is portrayed both positively (intimate, home-like community) and as a potential limitation; for some, small scale contributes to a family atmosphere, while for others it may imply fewer amenities, less privacy, or limited staffing capacity. Short-staffing is explicitly mentioned and is the most concrete negative pattern in the reviews. While reviewers still reported overall satisfaction, understaffing can affect response times, availability of services, and staff workload—areas worth investigating further if prospective families have higher care needs or expect broader programming.

    Notably absent from the summaries are detailed remarks about dining, specific activities or programming, medical services, clinical outcomes, or cost/value comparisons. Reviews focus heavily on interpersonal care, cleanliness, and general impressions rather than on structured programming or clinical details. For prospective residents or families, this means Brookstone Estates of Paris appears to excel at creating a clean, friendly, and home-like environment with strong staff relationships, but you may want to ask the community directly about staffing ratios, activity schedules, dining options, and any specialized medical or therapy services to ensure those aspects meet specific needs.

    In summary, the reviews portray Brookstone Estates of Paris as a small, well-maintained community with a warm, family-like culture driven by friendly and attentive staff and supportive management. The principal caution is occasional understaffing and the implications of the facility's smaller scale; otherwise the feedback is uniformly positive, with multiple reviewers explicitly recommending or expressing satisfaction with the facility and naming staff who made a strong positive impression.

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    About Brookstone Estates of Paris

    Brookstone Estates of Paris has a friendly and active community where residents over the age of 65 can live among people with similar life experiences, and folks find that the staff always tries to give personal attention when residents need help with the daily things they can't manage by themselves anymore, like bathing or taking medicine, and there are nurses around the clock and staff awake 24 hours a day just in case something happens in the night. This place offers assisted living and supportive living options, including memory care in the Shady Lane Unit for folks living with Alzheimer's or dementia, and there's a Supportive Living Program so seniors who might not have much money or who use Medicaid can still get help keeping their independence, and there's extra financial help for those who qualify, which makes it a more affordable option for many. The apartments come in different sizes and types, some have wheelchair-accessible showers, all have their own bathrooms, and people get privacy but also common areas inside and outside where they can gather and chat, have activities, and spend time together, and there's always something going on right in the building or a trip planned outside, plus outdoor spaces and places set aside for smokers. Residents get three meals a day without needing to cook for themselves, housekeeping and laundry help are included, and someone takes care of linens and cleaning so there's time left to enjoy things. Nurses, visiting therapists-physical, occupational, and speech-come regularly, and if someone has diabetes the staff can help with monitoring and reminders, though they don't give insulin, and for people with incontinence, the staff helps with reminders but expects residents to manage it themselves. Staff can assist when folks need to transfer with one-person help, and programs like restorative nursing, pain management, wound care after surgery, and different kinds of therapy are part of the care here, so people who need extra support can find it, and there's hospice care and respite stays for those who only need help a short while. There's an onsite beauty salon and barbershop, and they let residents have pets, which helps keep a homelike feeling for those who always loved animals. They offer devotional services offsite for those who want them, and social services to support residents and their families. It's a pet-friendly place, and there are always games, movement activities, fitness options, and plenty of chances for socializing on- and off-site if you like that, and there's even complimentary transportation for getting to appointments or shopping. The building has clean, updated spaces, it's kept safe and secured day and night, and the grounds are landscaped and inviting. Both men and women can live here, though some arrangements differ in who they accept, and the place is managed by Gardant Management Solutions, which makes it part of a bigger community committed to dignity, love, and respect for everyone, where they've been recognized with awards for quality. People find it's a good residential alternative to a nursing home when living at home starts getting too hard, and staff get to know everyone so caregivers can stay involved. Brookstone Estates of Paris aims to give everyone a home-like setting where days feel comfortable, routines go on as normal as possible, and support is always within reach.

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