Midwest Health

Rated not on cost but the facility itself. No strong salesmanship that I received elsewhere.

My 93 year old Mother has been here for a little over a month, and she loves it. The food. The people. The staff. The living! We're very pleased.

My mother unlawful tells me each time we visit how nice the people are. We have found them very responsive to any need we have had.

I was pretty much ready to make a decision on another facility when I found Chaucer on the Place for Mom website. I toured the facility and loved it so much!! This is the place we (me & my siblings) for our mother. She has lived there since May. I have to say I love this facility so much!! It is clean, large rooms, and the nurses are fabulous! They always return my phone calls, everyone down to the kitchen help are very pleasant. It is obviously a good place to work, because I have yet to find anyone who is having a bad day or doesn't like their job. The assistants and nurses have been very helpful to my mom. I just can't say enough about just how much I love this facility!!

We loved this place. All the staff were so friendly and helpful. The director, Colette was a real warm, caring woman. My mom fell in love with her immediately. This is a smaller , intimate assisted living place. Talked to several residents who had only good things to say about all aspects of their home. We all agreed that this was a good place for our Mom.

I chose this community for my mom because we were very impressed with the friendlyness of the staff. The community gave her a studio apartment in which she was able to move her own furnisher into. I showed up to visit my mom during lunch time and the staff did not hesitate to offer us to have lunch with my mom. It was really nice because it was not a preplanned event. The community has a strip mall to one side an some apartments to the other. Right behind the community there is a County Park which has some wild turkeys, geese and deer roaming around. Sometimes they get close enough to the community that you can really see them. They really put me at ease with the medication my mom is taking. They ensure she is taking it and are really helpful. The staff is open to suggestions and do their best to adjust. They communicate very effectively and they involve me in the care of my mother.

I liked this facility. Clean facilities, staff was nice and plesant. Price appears to be manageable. Only concern is whether dad's memory issue(aggression) is suitable for this community. Really like the location.

We don't have a move in date, as my mom has to fill out medicaid papers for Kansas and that takes time.

Best in town. Excellent facility, excellent tour, thank you. "Mom" was confused by other family information and somewhat by the tour. She has decided that the Fairways is not for her, mainly because it is expensive. She is getting along well at home.

Everything is going well for us at Homestead of Owasso. The manager [name removed] is extremely helpful - she has helped me out with with everything that I have needed so far and I appreciate that. Overall we have been very pleased with our experience thus far and would recommend the facility to other families.

It's very welcoming. There are a lot of friendly people, even for somebody who is moving from far away. There are a lot of activities, and the apartments are very nice. I like the layout and the fact that she has a full kitchen even if she doesn't use it. The bedroom is large, and they were willing to work with me on the location in the facility so she would have a view that would make her happy. They do what they say they'll do. My mom loves it here. Her only complaint is she says it Midwest food, with not enough protein and too many carbohydrates.

We have done mostly window visits but we have seen a couple of rooms and it is very clean. Overall we do think the food is fine, they have tried their best to accommodating to everyone's dietary wants and needs. With the activities they have done a pretty good job given the past year, and the activities coordinator has done special events like for Veterans Day. She also is more then willing to set up zoom calls for our loved one. Compared to the other communities we looked at, the value for cost here is pretty good.

We chose Chaucer Estates because of the affordability and the community is all one level, there are no stairs or elevators which was something we were looking for. For independent living, they have little foreplexes as well. I would absolutely recommend to others looking.

My mom has been there since 2012. We really liked that it was a small community and had a warm family feel. Although through the years there have definitely been issues. There has been a lot of turnover, the cleanliness of the place was not up to par. Laundry was an issue, as well as the food! All of the staff we loved quit and several residents moved. We hung in there because my mom likes it there and every place has issues. True, some more than others but what is different about Homestead is they were aware of the many issues and trying to fix them. Recently, we got a new LOCAL Regional Vice President. And she is very experienced and involved. We have formed a family council and she has been at our meetings. Which is not the case with other facilities. I have to also say that she has gotten more done than anyone has in the last few years! It is wonderful. She has brought back several wonderful past employees. And has hired a new chef. They are working on the menu to include several items to choose from. Fresh soup of the day, not canned! A waffle station as well as an omelet station. And in the spring, renovations should begin to bring the facility up to date. We are finally moving in the right direction! I certainly would not rule this place out for your loved one. The one thing I can give 5 stars to, is the activities director!! Wow, is she wonderful. The facility has a new van and they go on several outings, lunch bunch and more. Lots of activities! I still believe that Homestead will be the best it ever has been and there will be a waiting list to get in.

I've visted my dad at Homestead on three occasions and eaten the meals twice. Everything about the place is perfect for my dad. He is mobile but has some limitations and the staff are very considerate of his condition. From my observation, I believe the director and all employees at Homestead like their jobs and are there to cheerfully assist the residents.

Lots of contacts. Was looking for independent living with access to memory care. We didn't want a progressive retirement center. We are retired military so we wanted close to military facilities. Quiet area but easy access to entertainment, shopping and the airport. Moving from a rural area to the city without actually being in the downtown area was what we wanted and what we found. Very reasonable price was a must. Found what I wanted in one week.

When I received the web site to do an interview for The Emporia Place. I interview my mother. Here was the interview to her with a 1-10 rating. CARE 9-10 COMFORT 9-10 CLEANNESS 9-10 FRIENDLY 9-10 Does your family feel welcome to visit 9-10 FOOD 5-6 She would like to see more variety and more farm fresh items. She was raised on the farm and also raised her family on the farm with lots of fresh garden items. She misses that. Corn on the cob, fresh Tomatoes, cucumber and onion salad with cream and vinegar dressing, watermelon, peaches, pears, plums.' Oh now I am getting hungry!!!' she said. She looks for a lot of color on her plate. Activities- 8-9 Bingo prizes maybe more of things they can use: small boxes of kleenex ,neck scarfs, small sacks of candy, toilet tissue, candy bars, small bottle of detergent, small bottle of lotion, all-purpose wipes, small tubes of toothpaste, etc. Bottom line I LOVE IT HERE AT THE EMPORIA PLACE. Just a few things that could make it even better.

I was in for a shock when the rehabilitation facility in Kansas City told me my mother could not return to her home, had mild dementia and needed 24/7 care. Her mother had poor experiences in this arena. I was scared. I wanted to bring her closer to me so she wouldn't feel abandoned. After checking the other facilities, I found Emporia Place to be the perfect solution: clean, small, attractive, and caring staff who take the extra effort for everything! AND: approximately $2000 a month less than the other local assisted living facilities. She has an attractive home where she is well cared for and many of my worries are eliminated. They are located across from a top local hospital, a block away from wonderful home care therapists and a block away from a caring pharmacy! When you need to find a caring home for a loved one in need, please visit them!

The staff at Emporia Place go above and beyond their jobs to give my mother the best care possible. The director is a fantastic director. She does lots of extra things to make Emporia Place as great as it it. The nurse has been so helpful being a liaison between doctors and the facility. She is thorough and caring. The kitchen staff do their very best to provide a variety of meals for the residents. The rest of the staff is always friendly and helpful. Mom loves the opportunity to get her hair fixed on site. So, overall, I feel that Emporia Place is a premier assisted living facility.

My sister is a resident in the assisted living facility in Abilene. We appreciate the care and attention they give to her. She is very happy and comfortable living there and loves being there. Having her happy makes us more than happy. They are very good to the whole family when we visit and make us feel at home and comfortable. They keep all areas of the home clean and clutter free for those in wheel chairs. We didn't see any residents that weren't being helped when they need it.