Assisted Living Communities in Hammond, IN

"Bickford of Crown Point was a very nice assisted living place. They're very friendly and I thought they had a lot to offer. I think they're all caring and good people. The staff introduced me to different people. I got to tour and see them playing bingo and the activities that they were doing. I went into a few different apartments and they were very attractive. Everybody was friendly and open. It was a very nice community. I believe they had a big spa there or a whirlpool. That was unusual, I don't think my mom would use it. It's a 1-person spa and I thought that was pretty neat. They had a beauty shop and they had almost everything you would need. The people were very high-quality people, and the people who were there cared for the residents. That's the most important thing in any facility. If they care, they do a good job and they're there to be helpful to everyone. I was very impressed with Bickford for that. It's just that the other facility was a little closer and I just thought it was a better fit for my mom. It was a big square so if you would start walking it out and you went around the big square, you came back around to the front door again so you couldn't get lost. It's an unusual concept that instead of big, long aisles, theirs was a square. If residents went to an activity or something, they wouldn't get lost. Just walk around the other direction and still end up in the same spot. I saw a few people while I was there and saw some activities. I think they were playing bingo and they were all having a good time. It has this family atmosphere. That's how they want to portray it. They said nobody wore uniforms there and everybody wore regular clothes because they just wanted to be like a family. That's what I believe they were accomplishing."

"I had an in-person tour of Majestic Care of Saint Anthony. It's very nice, and it's not as expensive. They have activities there. They have bingo and a barbershop. I like the idea that it's right at the hospital, so I don't have to go very far to go to a hospital. The facility looks very clean. The staff was very nice, she's very, very cheerful, and sounds like she's a very nice person to be around. The dining room looked very nice. I like the location too. I feel very good about the community. It felt very homey."

"We visited Bickford of Tinley Park and it's a very nice assisted living community. They showed me their activity calendar and it had movies, bingo, and crafts. They also had a therapy room and a salon. The staff was very friendly and helpful. They offered to have my mom come there again to spend the day if she liked if she was going to choose to go there. The room that we saw was spacious and nicely decorated. It was slightly a bit smaller than at the other place we visited, but it would still be adequate and would not deter me from choosing the facility. It was upgraded and very clean too."

"My grandmother moved to Two Hearts Homes for Seniors - Crown Point. It's a small community of only 15 bedrooms. The number of caregivers to residents ratio is awesome. The caregivers there make the food for the residents. It's got a big open-concept kitchen, dining room, and living room, so they all eat together in that same room. They watch TV together. It's family-owned and operated. The owners have been great to work with. The administrative team has been great to work with. It's more of a home setting than a facility setting. It's just a family vibe. The staff is very outgoing and tends to go above and beyond. There's a small number of residents. So, they can take the time to get to know the people. It's very intimate. The facility is clean. The facility is brand new. They just sent me a picture of my grandma painting a coaster today. The whole building is in the shape of a U. At the bottom of the U is like the living room, the kitchen, and everything else. Then the branches of the U, the one bedroom, the large studio apartments, and they have a nice bathroom and nice-sized high ceilings."

"The people at Brookdale Orland Park were very nice. They keep in touch with me regularly, and they’ve been very good to me. They showed me the entire place and were very pleasant and not rushing. They were also very informative about the activities."

"I had a wonderful stay, the staff was kind and workers were very nice and facility was very clean. I highly recommend this place if you want rehab. The therapy department was very goo and always willing to assist you. I love the food and I love that you have many many choices of what you want to eat. I love that you have a say in what you want and the people are so nice."

"Evergreen Senior Living - Orland Park was very clean, very warm, and very bright. There were fireplaces all around. It was welcoming. I loved their apartments because they had a little kitchenette, but you had to go through the closet to get to the bathroom, and that's the only thing I didn't care for. They have Bingo and for the Catholics, they have communion and they have a priest come in. They seemed to do a lot of activities. They also had a beauty parlor."

"I visited The Clare recently. I have a sister living there and I was there after chemotherapy bouts in both skilled nursing and assisted living. We now have an independent living unit there. It is quite different from what you have down here. It is a vertical high-rise apartment in downtown Chicago, so it is quite different. The food is very good. The staff is equally good. They have movies, and they will take you to local events like opera, theatre, and the symphony. You can go out the door and access five or six good restaurants. It is something you can't do down here. The food in the assisted living is not their best food, but in independent living it is much better."

"Victorian Village is a very nice place. The staff is friendly. They're open and upfront and very helpful in the decision process. It's a nice, well-maintained facility that has a full set of amenities. The staff seems to be working well with each other. The place is clean, well maintained, and in a good neighborhood. We overall had a very good experience with them. It's in a very nice location, which is in the nice suburb of Chicago, close to two hospitals and the expressway. It's an 18-acre facility and the grounds are well maintained with parking for visitors. I didn't see any issues in the four units that I visited, in the hallways, in the public spaces, and in the dining room. It looks very good."

"Really liked the "home" feel of Two Hearts. It doesn't feel at all like a facility or a hospital. It was hard at first having Nan away from home, but this made the transition much easier. Everyone is so friendly and caring. The owner was so kind and made sure ALL of our questions and concerns were handled. The staff is always helpful when we visit. Nan loves that she can have others to visit with and company any time but also have her own space. Its small enough that you still get that one on one care, but big enough that they have activities, assistance, meals, laundry, etc. Personally one of the things I liked the best was how much they do for holidays and birthdays. Nan always loved the holidays and decorated and we always did a lot! They do crafts and have treats and ... well I don't have to worry Nan feels alone. The staff at Two Hearts has really become a second family and I am very grateful for that! "

"Marian Village seems like a very good value; a lot is included. This one is run by the Franciscan Community. It's got everything we wanted for mom, especially the washer and dryer in the unit. She doesn't have to walk down the hall, and find out that the washers and dryers are busy and go back to her room. It was a good selling point there. Everything was nice and clean. All the meals were included. She's happy about having a bank onsite, a beauty shop, and a beauty salon there. The elevators and everything are more conveniently placed, and it is easier to move around than some other places. Everything was pretty straightforward. I toured the place first, and then my sister and I took my mom another time to check everything over again. They had a unit that would just be perfect for her. It was a 1-bedroom with a small bedroom/den so you could use it as a small bedroom or as a den. It was perfect. The unit she'll be moving into is close to the elevators, which is great for her. We found that some of the other places charge more the closer you were to the elevators. It was nice that they didn't charge more just because you were closer to the elevators. They have nice safety features and everything. It was important for her to be at a community where there was a church or a chapel. She's going into an independent living apartment, but there is always an ala carte menu. Just in case she likes a little help, maybe with dressing every day or showers every day. You can order that separately. Once we find that she need more services than we realized, she gets the first choice of moving into the wing where it's assisted living rather than someone who's just coming from the outside. She would already be a resident there, so she would get first choice. So overall, it would work perfectly for us. She gets all the safety measures, and she would be wearing a bracelet. If something happened, she could push the button. They would come running to help her. There's also some kind of monitor in the middle of the apartment, so if there was no movement after a while they would check on her. We saw the residents there, and everyone was friendly. I talked to many residents there on my visits asking them how they liked it, and they all loved it in every way. So that's really nice. We feel really comfortable about that. Their facility sits back farther from Route 7. They own a lot of land, so they could still expand even more. They have the option of building more as they need. My husband and I decided that if the day comes, we would love to live there. They have a cottage. They have garden homes for couples or people who still want to manage their own home with their car and garage. You could live in an apartment where you don't ever have to walk outside. They told us that if we would like to sit in the dining room and eat at some point with our mom, we could call and set a time so that they could have us come in there."

"I toured Cantata Adult Life Services. What I liked best was that it was very nice and modern. There's nothing I didn't like. Everyone was helpful, and I spoke with several people who were very nice. The facility was very clean and nice. It was a good place. The layout was nice, and the size of the rooms was good. They were big rooms."

"My husband is going to go to Belmont Village Lincoln Park. Why we chose that one, was because of their more aggressive approach to involving residents in activities, getting them out of their rooms, making sure they're up and dressed and using their hearing aids and glasses, and staying up and dressed during the day. The person who gave me the tour was very knowledgeable, very helpful, and very thorough. The rooms were quite adequate. They're very nice and brand new. They have closets and drawers. The place is a very nice physical plan, and it is brand new. I like the fact that it had some outdoor space so that residents could be taken outside to get some fresh air. The dining area looked very pleasant, it smelled good, and the people seemed quite content eating there. With regard to activities, they all seemed engaged and involved in group activities when I was there. I don't know what specific activities were, but there was stuff going on in the common room. The atmosphere was very upbeat. It was brand new, so everything just looked very nice and seemed solidly built. On the change of residents, they refreshed the room and repainted it. Everybody seemed very involved and very friendly. Everyone seemed to know all the residents."

"I normally don’t take the time to post reviews, but I felt compelled to share how wonderful our experience has been at the Residences. We feel very lucky to have found this place and although the road to assisted-living was not easy for my family, we are all very confident that we made the right decision for our Mom. This place is clean and consistent. The staff really does their best for the residents And they offer such wonderful activities each day. My mom really likes the farmers market and coming down to their little café and having her hot chocolate and snacks every day. The restaurant is a great bonus for when our family visits too! She’s moving more now than she was moving the last year at home. The therapy is wonderful as well. Overall, 10/10! Highly recommend!!"