Assisted Living Communities in Hazel Crest, IL

"I toured here. It's a beautiful site. Just for viewing it, it seems that it would have everything that we would need to take care of my mother. It was a nice place. I just did a walk-through, and it was pleasant and clean, and they offered many services. The staff took me on a tour of the facility. We went into one room that she said would be similar to a room would my mother was to stay there for the short period. She took me around the dining room area, and the courtyard. The rooms are beautiful, as well as the bed, the TV, the bathroom facility, and the walk-in shower. She also mentioned that they would have care and that they would wear their button in case they needed assistance for anything. They had an art classroom. They had everything that I would think a person would need to do activities. I know she mentioned activities if they want to participate in playing games or things like that. They have a movie area to watch movies, an exercise room, and a beauty salon. It had many, many amenities where you don't necessarily have to leave the building, especially for the hair salon."

"Bickford of Tinley Park was very nice. The staff was very good, very helpful, and very thorough in explaining everything. The dining area was very nice and roomy. The food was very tasty, and the chef was very nice. Every room had its own bathroom. Their price seemed to be competitive, and the location was nice. "

"Prairie Green was very nice with fabulous rooms, and the staff was wonderful. It was too big for my mom, though. I played bingo there. "

"I visited Brookdale Orland Park. I did not care for the rooms, but the place was definitely nice and clean. People seemed very pleasant. They had a list of activities. "

"Evergreen Senior Living - Orland Park was very nice. We thought it was clean, very personable, and the people were friendly. Their rooms were very nice and it didn't look like a nursing home or a hospital room or anything like that, but it looked very homey. We just saw their media room, dining room, barbershop, a little store that they had, and their exercise room. I thought the place was great. The staff was wonderful, very, very informative, and very friendly. Everything was clean and in good shape."

"My second favorite was Sunrise of Palos Park. The dining area was very nice looking, but I did not eat there. The staff was excellent. They were very accommodating, very nice, and very professional. The building was clean, and it was very well-kept. "

"The way Victory Centre of Roseland was laid out was very nice. The apartments are beautiful and everybody seemed to be interested in what was going on with the residents. It was very nice, and the residents seemed to be happy there. During my visit, they were preparing for a bowling tournament using a Wii. They had a bus to take them shopping and on outings."

"I've been here now 3 years and I have really enjoyed living here. The staff is fun and I really enjoy all the things that we can do, because it's set up for aging adults. While it's too hard at my age to have a dog depend on me, I visit 2 dogs that I love as if they are mine, and the staff doesn't mind sharing them with me. The bus driver takes us to all kinds of different things; having so many things to do like bingo makes my world happier."

"I had a one-bedroom unit apartment in Victorian Village with a kitchenette, a huge closet, and a bath. I was able to stay there and could visit my husband in the rehab unit. The staff was absolutely outstanding. I was spoiled. It was an absolutely beautiful community with excellent home-cooked food. "

"We chose Marian Village because of location, the 2-bedroom apartment available was very beautiful and of right size and it had a good location in the building, and we liked that we wouldn't have to cook anymore. We could have dinner there, but we have a full kitchen and we can cook if we want. The place is beautiful, well run, and very clean. The people are very friendly, and they have a lot of good activities, both on-site and offsite. It is a Catholic organization and it has a beautiful chapel, and we are Catholics. We were very well treated and the lunch we had was very good."

"Victory Centre of South Chicago was a lively place. The staff and the rooms were very nice. It almost had a hotel feel to it. The young lady took me around and showed me their activities and they have a lot going on. She was telling me about a prom night coming up in May and a casino night in June where friends and family could come in and play some games. They had a lot of people that were in the lobby area and everybody looked to be enjoying each other's company. It was nice."

"The staff and the restaurant were just great. My mother loves it! "

"We have chosen The Cottages of New Lenox for my mother. The person in charge was super sweet, super friendly, and super welcoming. The facility is just like a home atmosphere. Your loved one doesn't feel like they're in a facility, they feel like they're in a home. The atmosphere there is a big deal. They have fun activities to keep them busy and occupied. Like what my mom does, for some reason, she is always folding napkins and taking napkins off, and they said they can have her fold blankets and laundry. They have stuff that she likes to keep busy and feels like she's doing something. I was expressing to them what my mom is going through now, that she is going to be 90 and with her dementia progressing, and they were knowledgeable. My mom will have a nice-sized room with her own bathroom and her own living space. It's private. When she opens her room and steps out, she steps out into a home atmosphere. She is like walking out into our family room instead of a hallway. There are couches, a fireplace, and a kitchen there where someone in it is cooking, so she'll feel like she's at home. I'm just glad to see the home atmosphere. I kind of felt she was going to be well taken care of there. The person who assisted me was amazing. It's the unbelievable friendliness, the hospitality, and the understanding she had about my mom's needs, she's like super. "

"We went to look at Franciscan Village. They showed us the cottages or homes. It was very nice. It's religious or Catholic-oriented, which was a plus for us. The location for us is probably not good because we're further away from our family. The staff was very informative. The structure was very clean and up-to-date. They had a place to walk with the stations of the cross. The unit that the staff showed us was an individual little home, where one side was a parking lot and the other side was an open field."