Polo Rehab & Health Care Center

    703 E Buffalo St, Polo, IL, 61064
    5.0 · 7 reviews
    • Assisted living
    • Skilled nursing
    AnonymousLoved one of resident
    5.0

    Staff treated mother like family

    During a short-term stay I was amazed by how clean and welcoming the facility felt - it has a real small-town vibe. The staff treated my mother like family, were unbelievably kind, and their rehab therapy truly brought her back to life; I'm extremely grateful.

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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

    5.00 · 7 reviews

    Overall rating

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    5. 1
    • Care

      5.0
    • Staff

      4.8
    • Meals

      5.0
    • Amenities

      5.0
    • Value

      5.0

    Pros

    • Successful rehabilitation and therapy
    • Positive clinical outcomes (restored function)
    • Short-term rehabilitation focus
    • Clean facility
    • Nice, well-maintained facility
    • Welcoming and friendly staff
    • Staff treat residents like family
    • Personalized attention and extended friendship
    • Caring and incredible staff
    • Small-town, home-like atmosphere

    Summary review

    Overall sentiment: The reviews for Polo Rehab & Health Care Center are uniformly positive, with multiple reviewers expressing extreme gratitude for the care their loved ones received. The dominant theme is successful short-term rehabilitation: reviewers repeatedly credited the facility's therapy and rehabilitation services with strong, measurable improvement, summarized in comments such as being 'brought back to life' and describing clear therapy success. The overall tone is one of relief and appreciation for clinical outcomes and functional recovery.

    Care quality and rehabilitation: The most prominent and specific strength across reviews is the quality of therapy and rehabilitation services. Several reviews highlight effective rehabilitation leading to positive outcomes, especially for short-term residents returning to higher levels of independence. Reviewers used strong language to describe clinical improvement and framed the facility as delivering the intended rehabilitative mission. This indicates consistent satisfaction with therapeutic programming, clinical staff, and the facility's ability to achieve patient-centered recovery goals.

    Staff and interpersonal environment: Another consistent and emphatic theme is the staff. Reviews describe staff as incredible, amazing, welcoming, and friendly, and frequently note that staff treat residents like family. Multiple reviewers mention personalized attention, extended friendship, and that service and care were appreciated. The interpersonal culture is characterized as warm and familial, with staff forming meaningful relationships with short-term residents as well as likely longer-term residents. This pattern suggests a caregiving model that emphasizes compassion and personal connection alongside clinical care.

    Facilities and atmosphere: Reviewers repeatedly describe the facility as nice and very clean, contributing to a welcoming environment. The small-town, home-like feel is mentioned, reinforcing the perception of a comfortable, non-institutional atmosphere. Cleanliness and a pleasant physical environment are presented as reinforcing the positive experience of care and staff interactions.

    Gaps and limitations in the reviews: The supplied summaries do not provide information about several common areas of interest such as dining quality, recreational activities and programming, administrative responsiveness or management, costs and billing practices, safety incidents, or long-term care outcomes. All reviews focus primarily on short-term rehab experiences, staff demeanor, and facility cleanliness. Because of this, while the identified strengths are clear and compelling, there is insufficient information to assess aspects like meal service, activity variety, long-term resident satisfaction, or administrative processes.

    Notable patterns and recommendation: The dominant, recurring patterns are clinical rehabilitation success and a strong, family-like staff culture in a clean, small-town facility. There are no negative comments in the supplied summaries. For a prospective resident or family member, these reviews strongly support Polo Rehab & Health Care Center as a viable option for short-term rehabilitation needs where personalized, compassionate care and successful therapy outcomes are priorities. However, if other factors matter (dining, activities, long-term placement, cost, or administrative matters), further inquiry or additional reviews should be sought to fill those gaps.

    Location

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    About Polo Rehab & Health Care Center

    Polo Rehab & Health Care Center sits at 703 E Buffalo St in Polo, Illinois, and people often hear about it when talking about nursing homes in the area, because folks know they provide a range of senior care options, including assisted living, skilled nursing, and rehabilitation services, and they also offer memory care programs for those with Alzheimer's disease and dementia, so it tends to work out for people who need extra help with daily living or have health challenges that need regular attention. The place runs Monday through Friday from eight in the morning to five at night and has staff who are trained to handle daily needs like help with bathing and meals, medication management, and more involved medical care for wounds or folks who need palliative care, and if something happens like a storm or a tornado watch or even a fire, the building is set up to keep everyone safe, with procedures to move residents into an emergency shelter, usually at the Polo High School gym, and staff ready to help in those situations, and they even have a roof-top HVAC unit that can take a beating in bad weather, so they keep an eye on things during storms. The staff work with doctors and therapists to set up care plans that fit each resident-no matter if someone needs physical therapy, occupational help, speech therapy, or someone to help with activities of daily living-since they seem to want everyone to get back as much independence as possible, and for those needing help after surgery or a hospital stay, they offer recuperative and respite care, while also providing hospice services for folks near the end of life. The place keeps people busy by offering laundry services, free rides to local medical appointments, a beauty shop, and a calendar that sometimes includes lunch outings, music concert trips, gardening, picnics, and indoor activities, making it easier for people to stay active and socialize. Communication with families goes on regularly, and staff try to connect with both residents and their loved ones about any changes, so everyone stays in the loop, and if someone wants to get a feel for the place before moving in, they do welcome tours during business hours so you can look around and see how things run, which might help people decide if it's the right fit. They don't have telehealth options for medical care, and there's no official accreditation listed, but families looking after loved ones can always get expert guidance from their staff about long-term care, and past reviewers have given them high marks, though there aren't many reviews yet.

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