Caledonia Senior Living & Memory Care

Jennifer

My father was at Caledonia Senior Living & Memory Care. It's clean. They're very attentive and patient, and I saw them in action. I saw people were busy often. The gardens and grounds were well-kept, and the interior was very clean. He did a little bit of exercise. There was a salon.

FaceReality

Don't let the beautiful new building fool you. When my loved one was their for 8 months they had only 2 C.N.A.s on the floor with 9 patients. This is a liability if 2 staff need to help change someone then no one is left with the other 8 patients wandering around. Just 2 CNAs expected to cook, care, laundry and engage patients. Minimal engagement is allowed when CNAs are that busy and details get over looked like cutting up the patients food, when they are unable. Also no hospital beds or bed rails for safety. My loved one ended up with a broken collarbone well 2 cnas were trying to change him, and suffered a bad fall in the bathroom with no staff noticing for over 1 hour. Don't be deceived by the sales pitch and beauty they do not care about your loved one they only care about the bed being full and paid for.

Heather

My mother moved into Caledonia Senior Living & Memory Care. The people were very caring, the staff was really kind, and has been very accommodating with helping my mom. It's a nice room, it's basic, but the staff there does everything they can. For example, they let you bring in your own belongings, and they even paint for you. They have a dining room, they have a beautiful lot, and several acres with gardens. Right now their activities are very limited because of COVID. They're being cautious, but they're the only facility that does not have COVID cases. They've been testing all the staff members every week. She said the food is great.

Fred

My mother stayed at Caledonia Senior Living & Memory Care for respite care. It was a pleasant experience. She lost her pants there, but other than that, the people were very knowledgeable and caring; they could handle my mother. She has dementia, so she can be a little trying. The facility looked pretty good.

Caring201973

The Scottish Home is an assisted-living and nursing facility which sits on some five acres of privately-owned land surrounded by a forest preserve. It has been at this site for a long time even before the forest preserve was in existence. I would recommend The Scottish Home for residents who prefer history over the new. I liked the place quite a bit finding it is unique and charming. I loved the Scottish motif. As you travel on Desplaines Avenue, a major thoroughfare in North Riverside, you will see a smallish sign that says the Scottish Home and then drive into what seems to be a Forest Preserve. You will then pull up into a parking lot and see a two-storied brick building with a life size statue of a Scot in full regalia. The home itself is decorated much like a bed and breakfast with a Scottish color scheme and Scottish artwork. The lobby's carpet is red and green and the drapes are green and drawn back so you can see the gardens. There is television and comfortable chairs in the lobby and a painting of a Scot in kilts and bagpipes. There were a few people who were gathered and watching the news. The dining room is right outside the lobby and appears comfortable, although nothing fancy. The windows are large and if it had been a sunny day would have been appreciated. The meals are served buffet style although I was assured there was sufficient wait staff to bring the food to the residents. Its purpose is to present choices. The bedrooms in the assisted living section on the second floor are smallish and old fashioned. They do not come furnished except in situations where someone needs respite care. The bathrooms do not have showers or baths although there is a shower/bathing room down the hall. One deficit is that there are no two bedroom apartments and so couples can't share a room together although they can have rooms next to each other if available and share a bathroom. The facility is very clean and did not seem like an institution. Upstairs there is also an activity room and small kitchen. Residents were happily playing cards. I was told that card playing is very popular here. The Scottish Home is a smallish kind of facility and it did not feel at all like an institution. The average age of people staying here is in their mid eighties. There is a nursing home on site if residents need greater care. I would recommend this facility for people who want to live in a place where there is character and connection to the outdoors. There are several gardens and a pathway around the building.