Wesley Village Retirement Center

    1200 E Grant St, Macomb, IL, 61455
    4.0 · 22 reviews
    • Independent living
    • Assisted living
    • Memory care
    • Skilled nursing
    AnonymousLoved one of resident
    2.0

    Clean facility, inconsistent unsafe staff

    The building and rooms are lovely - clean memory care with no smell, nice bedrooms, elevators, lots of parking, onsite doctor/rehab, good activities and an engaged activity person; my mom ate better and joined programs. However, staff were inconsistent: some were caring and helpful but others were neglectful and unresponsive, with delayed nighttime care that caused skin issues, poor handling of situations, and even being asked to leave/not allowed back. Event/booking mismanagement (our graduation was given to another party with no apology) and administration conflicts left me worried about safety despite the nice facility.

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    Amenities

    Healthcare services

    • Activities of daily living assistance
    • Assistance with bathing
    • Assistance with dressing
    • Assistance with transfers
    • Medication management

    Healthcare staffing

    • 24-hour call system
    • 24-hour supervision

    Meals and dining

    • Diabetes diet
    • Meal preparation and service
    • 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
    • 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

    4.05 · 22 reviews

    Overall rating

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

      3.0
    • Staff

      3.4
    • Meals

      4.0
    • Amenities

      4.3
    • Value

      4.0

    Pros

    • Friendly and helpful staff
    • Caring and respectful caregivers
    • Clean facilities
    • Clean memory care with no odor
    • Rooms not cramped and nicely laid out
    • Elevator access and handicap accessibility
    • Exercise room and general recreation area
    • Dedicated activities staff and active programming
    • On-site doctor office
    • Outpatient rehab services
    • Lots of parking and city transport drop-off
    • Well-kept facility and enjoyable dining events
    • Residents eating better / improved appetite

    Cons

    • Neglectful and delayed nighttime care causing skin sores
    • Serious safety concerns and multiple care incidents
    • Resident removed from facility after incidents
    • Unresponsive staff and poor handling of urgent situations
    • Booking mismanagement and double-booked venue disrupting events
    • Lack of apology or remediation after service failures
    • Conflicts with administration/Director of Nursing (DON); visitors asked to leave
    • Overall management and administrative issues

    Summary review

    Overall impression: The reviews for Wesley Village Retirement Center are mixed, with a substantial number of positive remarks about the physical plant, programming, and many frontline staff, but also a set of serious concerns around care failures and management/communication that are significant and recurring in the summaries. Several reviewers praised the facility's cleanliness, layout, and accessibility, and many cited friendly, helpful, and respectful staff. At the same time, a subset of reviews describe neglectful care, safety incidents, and administrative conflicts that materially affect resident wellbeing and family trust.

    Facilities and amenities: Multiple reviewers were impressed with the facility itself. Comments consistently note that rooms are not cramped and are nicely laid out, the building is well kept and clean (including memory care areas that reportedly have no odor), and there are useful amenities such as an exercise room, general recreation area, elevator access, and handicap accessibility. Practical conveniences were highlighted too: on-site doctor office, outpatient rehab services, plentiful parking, and a city transport drop-off. Several reviewers also described positive communal experiences like enjoyable dining events and activities run by a dedicated activity person.

    Care quality and staff: Feedback about staff is split. Many reviewers described staff as friendly, caring, helpful, and respectful — relatives reported that their loved ones participated in activities, were eating better, and generally enjoyed interactions with staff. Outpatient rehab and some clinical services received praise for being respectful and helpful. However, other reviews raised very serious concerns about the quality and timeliness of care. Specific reports mention neglectful staff and delayed nighttime care that allegedly led to skin sores, with multiple incidents severe enough that a resident was removed from the facility. These are not minor complaints and point to potential lapses in clinical oversight, staffing levels, or procedure adherence during vulnerable hours.

    Management, communication, and safety issues: Several reviews call out management and administrative problems. Examples include unresponsiveness and poor handling of situations, conflicts involving the Director of Nursing (DON) that resulted in visitors or family members being asked to leave, and an overall sense of poor conflict resolution. A non-clinical but notable operational concern was booking mismanagement: one review recounts a venue being given to another party, disrupting a graduation event with no apology. Taken together, these comments suggest inconsistent policy enforcement, breakdowns in communication, and occasional lapses in customer service from administration.

    Patterns and balance: The pattern across the summaries is one of contrast: the physical environment, activities, and many day-shift staff appear to provide a positive resident experience, while there are sporadic but serious reports of neglect and administrative failures that undermine confidence. The positive comments tend to focus on tangible, observable elements (clean rooms, accessible facility, friendly interactions, activities), whereas the negative comments center on outcomes that directly affect safety and dignity (delayed care, skin breakdown, removals, unaddressed grievances). Both types of feedback are frequent enough in the summaries to warrant attention.

    Implications and considerations for prospective families: Prospective residents and families should weigh the strong positives around amenities, cleanliness, and activity programming against the serious safety and management concerns noted by some reviewers. When evaluating Wesley Village, it would be prudent to ask specific questions about nighttime staffing levels and protocols, incident reporting and follow-up processes, how the facility handles family complaints, and how double-bookings or venue management are prevented. Also request documentation or examples of corrective actions taken after past incidents, and, if possible, speak directly with families currently using memory care or rehab services to validate consistency of care.

    Summary conclusion: Wesley Village shows many strengths — a clean, accessible facility, active programming, on-site medical and rehab services, and many staff members who are praised as kind and helpful. However, the presence of multiple, serious negative reports about neglect, delayed nighttime care leading to skin sores, safety incidents, and administrative conflict indicates variability in performance and a potential risk area. These concerns are significant enough that families should perform careful, targeted due diligence focused on clinical oversight, staffing patterns, incident management, and administrative responsiveness before making decisions.

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    About Wesley Village Retirement Center

    Wesley Village Retirement Center sits on a single-story campus at 1200 E Grant St, Macomb, Illinois, and is part of the Wesley Village Health Care Center. The community offers independent living homes and apartments for seniors who like to live on their own but want support close by, and there's also assisted living for those needing daily help. For adults with Alzheimer's or dementia, there's a special memory care unit with planned care and engaging activities tailored for people with memory problems. The center has both an inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation unit, which is Medicare certified and includes skilled nursing, so folks recovering from illness or injury can get therapy and care without leaving the place they know. Long-term nursing care is also offered, plus home health care and Wesley-at-Home homemaker and home nursing services, so residents can age in place and stay where they're comfortable even if their needs change over time.

    Wesley Village tries to make everyone feel at home, with a sense of community, and emphasizes dignity, respect, honesty, compassion, and inclusiveness, making sure people from all backgrounds feel welcome. There's a community center with space for up to 200 people, which they use for events, gatherings, and activities like group exercise or Bible study - the lounge hosts worship on Sundays, and there's a chapel with Monday Bible study too. Meals are shared in a welcoming dining area, and neighbors get together for various programs meant to encourage socializing, physical activity, and spiritual growth. The center supports both independent folks and those who need more help, all in one place, which helps people stay surrounded by familiar faces as their needs change. Besides memory care and skilled nursing, Wesley Village also provides services for people with disabilities, end-of-life hospice care, and adult day care, giving supervised and social options to families needing daytime support. They try to keep things straightforward with home-like touches and plenty of activities, letting seniors enjoy their golden years with comfort and a sense of security, all while being part of the area's only continuing care retirement community, which means people can move between levels of care as needed and remain among friends.

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