The Best Assisted Living Communities in Porter County, IN

"It is pretty great. They're very clean and the staff has been very communicative with us like they would say, "Hey, we noticed your grandma is running low on this. On your next visit, make sure that you bring this for her." Today, we received a call that she was just having a hard time and wanted to know when my grandfather (who has already passed away) would visit her. They were able to get information to bring to her right at that time to be able to help her while she was having a memory issue. My mother tried the food and she said it was all pretty good. It seemed very well balanced and nothing that she would feel like she wouldn't want her mom to be eating. There's a nice wide variety of activities for her to do. They do field trips. I know they go to a pumpkin patch. They do little craft projects and stuff like that, and she seems to want to participate in that stuff. I'm all for anything that gets her up out of her room and be with people."

"StoryPoint has been a godsend and a lifeline for my mother. She is a widow of five years, and has been living at this facility for four years. I shouldn’t even call it a facility, it is home to her. She has a beautiful two bedroom with a balcony, and the staff is absolutely amazing! The activities they offer are endless, absolutely something to do every morning and every afternoon, as well as friendly faces and beautiful people caring and loving on their residents! They provide in room cleaning service and Lysa , has become an absolute friend and “family member“!! When I have family functions at my home which is 20 minutes away, there are times when my mom does not care to join us and I am perfectly content knowing that she has her “StoryPoint family“ surrounding her and she does not feel the need to leave to feel loved! I wish I could name every person that loves on my mom daily, but there are just too many there! It’s definitely a foundation of family!! Thank you !"

"My mother is in the nursing facility of Majestic Care of Saint Anthony in Crown Point. She's been there for a couple of weeks, and she's doing very well. The facility is wonderful. She is receiving skilled care, and they are completely wonderful with her. She'd just push a button and they were there immediately. They have assisted living there, but she needed more care than that. The whole staff is wonderful. Everybody seems very qualified and very nice. It is an older facility, and they need a bigger parking lot, that's for sure. Decoration-wise, everything seems nice. They have older furniture in the room, but the care is what I'm more concerned about, and that has been fantastic. The layout of the facility is also great. As soon as my mother went in, the activity director came in and told her what it was going to be and what she could do. My mom was not one to do things, but she told her she'd come down and get her, and there would be games, and different things every night that she could do. I'm very pleased with them."

"As our mother, Sarajane, aged, she needed different stages of help. Initially, she moved from her home in which we were all raised to an apartment for seniors near me, to living with my sister during Covid, to living at Two Hearts near my brother, which opened providentially at the precise time when an assisted living facility was needed for her care. We felt like we had personal family care with each new challenge. As mother aged from her 90s to 100, Two Hearts provided social, physical, and personal care beyond what we were capable of providing for her. We felt like we had an extended family through the owners and caretakers at Two Hearts. The three of us are thankful to God for his timing for mother’s care at each stage of life and for the loving care of Two Hearts Assisted Living."

"Mom is at Brentwood at LaPorte. I like that it has several steps of care and that it's indoors. You get your apartment, but still it has levels, and the prices vary. So, you can have a level that's a lower price range and still have some extra care. They have a chef. They have three meals a day. It's easy to transition to more extensive care there. The staff is really good. Their food is healthy, but it's still enjoyable to eat. They have snacks, too, so you get to eat plenty. It is very clean and the building is really nice."

"I found a memory care facility that is going to work really well for my mother, and she is moving into Residences at Deer Creek. It has a homey atmosphere, and it was not as expensive as the other one, and I thought she'd get taken care of better at this place. It's $2,000 cheaper a month. The staff was amazing, and they still are going above and beyond to make sure that this is as easy as possible to transition her into this home. I've seen the menu, and I've talked to the residents. I would move in there and eat there every day. Their menu is fantastic. It has a variety of all kinds of different things that they can eat. They have a chef who has won awards for her culinary expertise at this home. The common areas are clean and well-kept. The place does not smell like a nursing home because it's not a nursing home. They have independent care, assisted living, and memory care all in this building. It looks like a giant hotel from the outside. They have a concierge and a bistro. The common areas have couches and chairs and big screen TVs. If you don't want all the noise and all the activity, there are smaller sitting rooms where there's no TV and it's just nice and quiet. There are exercise rooms and activity rooms. For the memory care, there is secure outdoor access. It's a nice place. I'd move there."

"My parents are in Settlers Place. The services and the environment at Settlers Place offered were excellent. The staff was very polite, good, friendly, and caring. The dining room has chandeliers in it and fancy place settings. The room is very convenient. "

"We recently moved our mom into Two Hearts Homes for Seniors, and the experience has been nothing short of amazing. The environment truly feels like a home—not a facility. The private rooms, warm décor, and open family-style layout make such a difference. We’re especially thankful for the attentive staff and their personalized approach. Mom feels cared for, seen, and safe."

"I was a resident of Victory Centre of South Chicago for 10 years. The staff were all nice. All the managers from the other building were nice to us. They had a lunch thing downstairs, you can go in and buy your food if you want. They could serve a meal, but we cooked our own food, too. If we didn't feel like cooking, then we could go downstairs and eat in the cafeteria. The facility was nice and clean. They cleaned up every day. They kept everything cleaned up for us. The janitors were nice. They helped us with everything we asked for. Anything we need to be moved out, they moved for us. They did everything for us. We played bingo and solitaire. We played everything up in that building. I loved it. That's why I said if I have to, I will go back. That's why I had to keep my name on the list and she said she'll keep me in touch when a vacancy becomes available. I told her my daughter was going to have surgery, and then I would go back to that building. That building was so nice. Everybody was friendly with no problem. I enjoyed that building."

"My mother will be moving into Prairie Green at Dixie Crossing. It's supportive living. They have a lot of activities, and they have a lot of assistance for seniors with meals and just overall personal care. They'll help her with bathing, with washing clothes and medications. The staff member was very warm and very helpful. It's clean, and the upkeep is very good. They have transportation to take them to stores and doctor visits as well."

"I toured Pines Village Retirement Communities. It was a lovely experience. There's even people there we know because we live here. There's two levels which if my husband was in a wheelchair, I wouldn't like him going on the second floor. So, that was not a plus for my thinking, but they had a really nice exercise room, I thought. They had where you could go have breakfast and you come at your own time. They gave you one meal a day it included, so you could do breakfast, you could do supper, you could take it to your room. Another thing that the other place didn't have which was good is they had a wellness button. So, before you go to bed, you press that button so everybody knows you're in your room and okay. Then in the morning, you press the button. If the button isn't pressed, they give you a call to make sure you're okay which I thought was very nice. The disadvantage compared to the other facility was, there was no washer and dryer in your room. I mean, they did your linen and they did your bedding, but your regular clothes, you have to go down the hall to a community washer and dryer room. The staff was nice. The upkeep and maintenance was very good."

"My parents are residents of Aviva Valparaiso. Most of the staff was very nice. I ate there. They have lots of choices of food. The food is good. The facility, it's nice and clean. It's pretty much updated. They have all kinds of activities. It is a lot of money, but you're getting a lot of stuff. It had a nice atmosphere. My mother has Alzheimer's. So if she progresses, she can still be in the same building but be in the memory unit, which is right there. So we don't have to move her."

"My mother moved into Avalon Springs Health Campus. I'm very happy with the place. The staff has been really nice. The food is very good. They give them good portion sizes and lots of vegetables. The food has a very good taste to it and smells awesome. They have stuff going on all day long. Somebody comes in and does their hair. They have a podiatrist that comes in, checks their feet, and does their toenails. They have everything. They have an in-house doctor. They have everything they need there. They have a courtyard. They have a small exercise area where they do group exercises. They have one of those reclining bicycles for them to exercise on. It's less expensive than the others I've seen. It is small, well decorated, and peaceful. It's definitely a good value."

"Symphony Chesterton did not smell. Everything's nicely furnished. It's an uplifting place. The staff was very nice and kind of just went above and beyond. I had four small children and they went with me to visit my dad every day when he was there. So, we got to know the staff and they just treated us nicely. They were nice to my kids, too. They gave them tours of different areas of the establishment, including the kitchen. They showed them how they prepare the food. They had a movie theater room that we went in and visited often. The menu looked good. There are a lot of different options and different choices each day. They played poker, they had paintings, and people came to do music or dance. For St Patrick's Day, they had a lady dressed as a leprechaun and visiting all the rooms, giving out candies."