Hallmark Healthcare of Pekin

    2501 Allentown Rd, Pekin, IL 61554
    • 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

    3.89·(75)

    Overall rating

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

      3.5
    • Staff

      3.6
    • Meals

      3.4
    • Amenities

      2.3
    • Value

      2.0

    Pros

    • compassionate and attentive nursing staff
    • knowledgeable and hardworking CNAs
    • responsive administrative leadership and social work
    • effective PT/OT rehabilitation services
    • clean environment in many areas
    • palatable dining options
    • on-site amenities (salon, chapel)
    • family-focused communication and follow-up
    • individualized resident attention and dignity
    • welcoming front-office and business staff

    Cons

    • staffing shortages and inconsistent staffing levels
    • delays in responsiveness to call lights and basic care needs
    • medication-management inconsistencies
    • sanitation and maintenance control gaps in some areas
    • aging facilities and need for capital updates
    • inconsistent food-service temperature and timing
    • limited or inconsistent activities programming
    • inconsistent phone and communication accessibility
    • Staff professionalism and teamwork
    • management/ownership transitions affecting staff retention and culture
    • visitation policy inflexibility during off-hours

    Summary of reviews

    Overall impression: Reviews describe a facility with clear strengths in hands-on caregiving and rehabilitation, balanced by recurring operational challenges. Many families and residents highlight genuinely compassionate, attentive clinical staff — including knowledgeable nurses, hardworking CNAs, and an effective PT/OT team — alongside accessible social work and administrative leadership. These strengths contribute to positive short-term rehab outcomes and experiences where residents feel treated with dignity and individualized attention.

    Care quality and staffing: Clinical care is frequently praised for responsiveness, compassion, and clinical skill, but there is a measurable pattern of inconsistent staffing levels and variable responsiveness across shifts. Families described delays in attending to basic needs and unanswered call lights at times, and there are accounts suggesting medication-administration errors or lapses. These indicate gaps in staffing coverage, handoff reliability, and medication-management controls that prospective families should evaluate during a tour.

    Staff, culture, and teamwork: Numerous reviews commend individual caregivers and leaders for going above and beyond and for strong family communication. At the same time, concerns about staff conduct, teamwork, and morale appear in multiple accounts — including complaints about collegiality, perceived favoritism, and occasional unprofessional language or behavior in resident areas. Several comments link these issues to turnover and to cultural shifts following ownership or management changes, suggesting uneven consistency in staff performance and engagement.

    Dining and activities: Dining is generally acceptable and appreciated by many residents; amenities such as a beauty salon and chapel are noted positively. However, reviewers also describe inconsistent meal-service temperature and occasional quality variation. Activity programming receives mixed feedback — some residents enjoy social engagement and dining-room visits, while others report limited or uninspiring scheduled activities and a decline in programming energy.

    Facilities and maintenance: Physical plant comments are mixed. Some reviewers describe clean rooms and well-kept communal spaces, while others note aging infrastructure and specific sanitation or maintenance incidents that indicate inconsistent environmental management. Overall, the facility appears functional but would benefit from targeted capital improvements and more consistent maintenance processes.

    Management and communication: Administration and certain leaders receive praise for accessibility, problem resolution, and family outreach. Yet there are recurring concerns about phone accessibility, delayed responses to family calls, and restrictive visitation hours after 6 pm. Reviewers suggest variability in how promptly issues are escalated and resolved, and some attribute declines in consistency to recent management/ownership transitions.

    Notable patterns and guidance for families: The reviews present a polarized pattern — strong individual caregivers and effective rehab services contrasted with operational weaknesses that particularly surface during understaffed periods and off shifts. Prospective residents and families should consider an in-person tour during different times of day (including evenings), ask about current staffing ratios and medication-safety protocols, observe activity programming, and confirm visitation and communication policies. These steps can clarify whether the facility’s caregiving strengths align with your expectations and whether operational gaps have been addressed.

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    Medicare Ratings

    2·/ 5
    • Overall

    • Health Inspection

    • Staffing

    • Quality Measures

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

    Location

    Hallmark Healthcare of Pekin is located at 2501 Allentown Rd, Pekin, IL, 61554.

    About Hallmark Healthcare of Pekin

    Hallmark Healthcare of Pekin sits at 2501 Allentown Rd, Pekin, IL 61554, and offers both short-term rehab and long-term skilled nursing care, so folks can stay for a short while after the hospital or for a longer time if they're very frail and need constant nursing help. The staff speak English, and the facility provides licensed nursing home services along with support like housekeeping, laundry, pharmacy, and security. There's a restaurant-style dining feature with a sample menu, a gift shop, a spa amenity, and people can always find something to do, from gardening, arts and crafts, parties, movies, exercise classes, musical programs, to religious services, so folks don't just sit around bored.

    This facility isn't accepting new patients right now, which might change later, but it does offer both short-term and long-term stays and runs from Monday through Friday, 8 AM to 5 PM for office hours. Hallmark Healthcare has a skilled nursing section and a center for diagnostic imaging, and you'll find a full range of skilled therapies, like orthopedic rehab, cardiac rehab, stroke recovery, and Parkinson's therapy. The care team looks after medical and personal needs, provides help with special diets, and offers longevity treatments. They'll help with discharge concierge services if someone is leaving, and they offer respite care.

    Now, it's important to know Hallmark Healthcare of Pekin has had some inspection deficiencies, including issues with respecting resident rights, honor, dignity, and infection control, and there's no accredited status listed. There aren't telehealth services offered here. The place focuses on safety and community engagement, trying to keep a warm, home-like feeling, with transportation help included too. They provide skilled, hands-on care to help people recover or live more comfortably, but like any place, it's wise to look closely at the reports and ask questions to see if it's a good fit for your needs.

    People often ask...

    Hallmark Healthcare of Pekin offers assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing.

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    The full address for this community is 2501 Allentown Rd, Pekin, IL 61554.

    No, Hallmark Healthcare of Pekin 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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