My friend has been at New Cassel for two and a half months now. It is owned by Sisters of St. Francis and it is a non-profit place, so the facilities are absolutely beautiful. There is a chapel that looks like a cathedral. It is terrific. My friend gets three meals a day, plus cable TV, plus cleaning service and laundry service. There is a clinic right in the building. She had fallen a couple of times, and they took her down to the clinic and tested her out. They have a library, a store, a computer room, a crafts room, and a sewing room. They also have a pub with a pool table. Virtually, they have everything there except a swimming pool. And they have bus trips all over. They just went to Nebraska City a few days ago. They would go to Walmart and Target. It is very, very active. The people there are very alive. My friend loves it there. Everybody you talk to loves it there. The food is so good. She has three meals a day, and the food is so good that I would go with her and eat a couple of times a week.

My Grand mother lived at New Castle Retirement Community, for more than a decade. In that time she made many friends and was able to attend daily Mass, as well as serve Communion at Mass. She was able to participate in many fun activities with her friends (like card games, and Bingo. Both of which she enjoyed). The staff was always very helpful and courteous. They had shuttle service to local malls and shopping centers, as well as cars to take residents to doctors appointments. The dining area was always neat and clean, and served a variety of healthy food choices. She had her own apartment, that was cleaned by New Castle staff, and had linen washed and changed also by staff. Grandma was always glad that she moved in while she was still healthy so she could enjoy the amenities and grow friendships, rather than just move in for end of life care.