Assisted Living Communities in Crown Point, IN

"My father-in-law is at Brookdale Valparaiso - AL. Everything has been great. The communication between the facility and my husband (who has been handling this situation) has been phenomenal. It has been absolutely great. I can't think of a bad thing to say. They have an activities director who schedules daily activities most of the time. My father-in-law's wife died 20 years ago, but now he is going on day trips to the Lakeshore. They also went to a farm, and they had a car show the other day. He never went anywhere before, and so this has been a huge help for him. I looked at three facilities, and the other two were multi-level and huge facilities. The facility was smaller. It had the perfect square to walk around and exercise for my father-in-law, and that's exactly what he's doing there. He's 93 and I think he's on his new life right now. The staff members are always helpful and always ready to communicate with you if you have a question. We haven't had any trouble that way whatsoever. My father-in-law has been very happy with the meals, too. I feel very confident that they are taking great care of him."

"My parents have lived at the village for two years. The staff was kind and patient with them while they were making the decision to leave their home. The nursing staff is responsive and does a wonderful job that surpasses just passing meds. The Aides are a delight. The Chef and kitchen staff go out of their way to make the residents feel at home The food is very good and portions are generous. There are activities and outings to enjoy at their leisure. Overall, my parents and I have been very happy with this next phase of their life at The Village."

"Residences at Coffee Creek was beautiful. It's brand new. The director that we talked to was just as knowledgeable as could be. She answered all of our questions with great detail. Everything was clean and well-maintained. It looked like the dining area was welcoming and inviting. I especially like that they had a little cafe with pre-made food like sandwiches, fruit cups, and things like that. So, if Mom wanted to just grab a little lunch rather than sitting down and having a full meal, she could do that. She could go at any time, and it was like a restaurant ordering system where they would come and she'd circle what she'd want on her menu, and then they would bring it to her. The apartments were well-designed. I especially liked that they have a nursing station on each and every floor. It was three stories and they had three nursing stations that were fully staffed with nurses and aides. We really liked it. As a matter of fact, that's number one on our list."

"I toured the Victory Centre of Sierra Ridge. The place was nice. It's just that the studios were too small. The staff was very good. The area that I went in, the laundry room, was clean, so the building seemed to be well-kept. The atmosphere was warm and very friendly."

"The rooms at Victory Centre of South Chicago were very nice, clean, and had a nice view. The heat was ample. They had a ping-pong table, a pool table, games, television, and stretching exercises. The food was ample and scheduled, but you can always have soup or something else, and that was readily available for eight to 10 hours. The staff was excellent in explaining everything."

"I toured the Victory Centre of Roseland. The staff was very engaging and very informative. He let me know what would take place while my dad stayed there, the activities, the meals, and the things that he would get. They have daily activities. They do laundry. They do housekeeping. The dining area was clean. It's open and spacious, and the people don't have to sit on top of each other."

"I chose Tinley Court for my mother, and she's moving in next month. First of all, they accept small pets, and the person that I worked with was very friendly and answered all questions that I had. The place was very clean, updated. The rooms were a decent size, the closet space was good for her. The only thing was that they did not have a refrigerator or microwave in the room for her, but we can bring one in, so that helps out as well. They gave us a sample menu with items that my mom likes. We just chose it because it was clean, open, and the price was reasonable. This is affordable for us because it's based on my mom's income only. The community fee that we had to provide was reasonable as opposed to all of the others. There was no way she would be able to afford many of the others because of the cost, as well as they provide three meals where some of the others only provided two, so she would be on her own for the other meals. That was a big factor for us because she is partially blind, so we didn't want her to have to fend for herself for other meals as well, and it was all on one floor for her, so I felt that works out well too. Out of all of the facilities I've called, only one of them did have someone that did sign language, but that was, of course, the most costly one. So, unfortunately, we did not send her there. She's going to be moving into the studio in January, but she is on a list to move to an alcove room, which is kind of a one-bedroom. It just doesn't have the door in between, but her bedroom. So it's all going to be a little bit bigger, but she'll be moving into that in a couple of months. They do have a beauty salon and they do have different activities. They do use their mealtimes as their wellbeing check, they do ask that if you leave the facility, just to give them a heads up so that they're not looking for you. They are allowing us to bring in a special kind of doorbell because she can't hear when they knock. So when they knock, there's a light that goes on in the room, so they're allowing us to bring that in. They do have a library with lots of books. They do have a community room where they have games and things, so when my nieces and nephews go to visit, they can go play games and stuff with my mother. They do have laundry facilities on-site, so you can do the laundry yourself where you can pay for the amenities to have laundry done. They do have housekeeping once a week, which is very helpful because some of the others were only biweekly. My only concern is their walkway and their doorway entrance are not completely lighted. So it's very dark, and with my mom's vision being that, it's just not -- they have pathway lights, but there's just not enough lighting when you go in the evening."

"The Bickford of Tinley Park was very nice. It was pretty much single rooms, which were nice. It's new, clean, and the rooms were laid out well. The staff was very knowledgeable. They have a personal chef running the kitchen, and it looks like they have plenty of activities there, but then the cost was higher."

"Heritage Woods of Manteno is the one that we're working with. It wasn't a really long visit. They took us to two different rooms, a studio, and then a one-bedroom. They showed us a store, and they showed us where we could have gatherings at. Like if we want to have a birthday party for my mom or something, they showed us all those rooms. The staff took us down by the dining area and we saw that. Because my mom needs some financial aid to get in there, so they're helping us get through that, too. The staff was very knowledgeable, very polite, and very pleasant. She kept telling us, "Don't worry, your mom will be taken good care of here." They seemed like very nice people. The place is clean and organized. It was very nice. I didn't see anything out of place. The tour was very thorough. They showed us a theater room. The place seemed clean and pleasant. I think my mom will be happy there."

"We visited Evergreen Senior Living - Orland Park and toured their assisted living for my mother-in-law. The community is excellent. I like everything about it, but the price. The room was very nice. It had a TV, refrigerator, and a microwave. The person who gave the tour was excellent. The dining area was very nice, but I didn't taste the food. The upkeep and maintenance were also excellent."

"Wittenberg Village is an excellent facility. Actually, it's not a facility, it's like a village, and they age in place. You can go into a home or a villa home, to the assisted gardens, the price is reasonable, it's clean, and it's nice too. It' a total age in place, it's reasonable, clean, and nice. The staff that helped me out during my visit was very knowledgeable and very friendly. There's social distancing going on, so it's not like you can roam all over the place. They have a fitness room that I saw, they have their activities, they have the transportation like the other places do. Things are just starting to reopen up."

"My husband was at Symphony of Crown Point. It was a great and very upscale facility. The staff was very friendly. When you enter the building, there was a cozy and warm feeling. The fireplace would be lit if it was a cool day. The chef was phenomenal, and the food was very tasty. The activities were great. The rooms were wonderful because they were relatively new. That is more of a "from hospital to a home" facility, although upstairs it did have an assisted living section. The therapists were phenomenal. I lived there with him and I slept in the recliner. He damaged his motor skills, arms and legs, so he needed someone to assist him, but I didn't expect them to do that 24 hours a day."

"We have chosen Belvedere Senior Housing in Merrillville for mom. It's clean and updated. It's a brand new facility, and they've got very helpful staff and happy residents. They had studios and 1-bedroom apartments. Everything was first class. It looked great. They had a beautiful courtyard and a lot of the apartments have a patio going out to this courtyard, and it looked nice. The staffers were very helpful and are continuing to be as far as getting my mother admitted over there once she's done with her physical therapy."

"Spring Mill Health Campus was nice with everything they had to do. My grandmother was there two years ago and their apartments were well taken care of. The staff was nice They were great. They had bingo and card games."