Assisted Living Communities in Schererville, IN

"We recently toured Two Hearts and found the facility to be brand new. The size seemed right as well - not too large, not insanely large. The staff seemed kind and friendly as well. We're considering this home for our mother when the time is right. "

"Victory Centre of Sierra Ridge was clean and very friendly. I liked the rooms. I liked the activities they had. When I look at a place, I look for the smell, the hospitality, the cleanliness, and the environment. The staff has been following up with me. I didn't see anything out of place. They have a dayroom where they get together."

"Victory Centre of South Chicago was nice. When I came in, they had a band playing. It was cool to see letting the other people who live there interact and hear music back from when they were growing up. I love the activities that they had going on there, too. The person who showed me around was very upfront, very friendly, and just very straightforward in terms of what it was going to be like and what the places looked like. I only saw a studio apartment and it was very nicely put together with low countertops and smaller refrigerators. They had the place where the band was playing, so that's their music place. They also showed me an open area for just relaxing, do board games, or just watching TV. They had three or four open spaces. They offer transportation for the people who live there, to get to and from the store or to get to and from a doctor. The facility was very nice and clean, nothing was unsanitary, and nothing smelled bad. Everything was very well put together. The area was a little bit rough around the edges, but the building itself and the staff were good."

"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."

"A friend of mine had been living here in Tinley Court for a couple of years now before I came in here, so I've been here to see her. I liked it, and she is happy here and well taken care of. It's only been a few months since I moved in. They got different size rooms. I got a studio room apartment, but it's quite large, and it's got everything I need. The dining room serve excellent, well cooked food -- three meals a day. They also have things going on, like bingo, bunkle, and all kinds of things going on. It's up to the person moving in what they choose to do. My room has got everything I need, and it's all carpeted. The staff are all very friendly. I guess local people work here and live here. It's a very nice place to be. That's what attracted me to it besides my friend living here for a couple of years. I'm very happy here. They're nice people. I'm left on my own because I'm capable of being on my own, but if I needed help, I can get it. They feed me well, and the food is excellent. The housekeeping comes in and clean my floors, and I just take care of the bed. It's a very nice place. I've worked in an assisted living home for years in the front office, so I know how they can be and how they should be run. I've seen other parts of the building too where they have people that need more care, and it seems like they're well taken care of. "

"I chose Brookdale Valparaiso because it is small. The facility is OK. The dining room is bright. It looks clean. The staff has been very good. So far, I like them. The rooms are pretty small. "

"The rooms at Bickford of Tinley Park were good, and the people and dining area were very nice. It was very clean. They had a good courtyard."

"I have attended a few educational presentations here and have attended their support group. I’m extremely impressed with how clean and beautiful the building is. The staff is also very helpful and thinks outside the box to make this lifestyle the best for the residents that live there. Right now, my family does not need their services, but I think our community is better because of them. Their food is excellent! I eat every time I visit. Overall, They offer a compassionate service and I would recommend them to anyone needing assisted living or memory care."

"Evergreen Senior Living - Orland Park was nice. The rooms were adequate. The place was nice. The food was good. I think the care was good. They had a popcorn ice cream buffet so that you could go in and help yourself at any time. They had a library and a computer room, and they had nice amenities. It was fairly new when my cousin was there."

"The facility is wonderful and up kept very well. The staff on the other hand is a different story particularly the afternoon CNA’s. I was talking to one of the girls I didn’t get her name but she had purple hair, she could barely understand what I was asking for because she was so high and reeked of pot. I honestly thought about moving my mother out but we can’t afford another place. Just sad to think of the care the patients are receiving."

"The cost in Victorian Village is much higher than any other place, because people in Homer Glen have problems with the water. They don't get the city water, but water from one person who controls the place. I saw the lobby and the dining room, it's a nice and comfortable place. The staff and the people I talked to there were super nice and wonderful. The place looked beautiful, was well-kept, and clean. They have porches in front of the building where you can sit. Patients with dementia and Alzheimer's live in small bungalows separate from the main building. They also have special care and special nurses. None of the other places have anything like 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."

"Cedarhurst of Dyer was open and bright. The person who showed me around was very knowledgeable, pleasant, and she was very good at what she does. She made my mom the spotlight, kind of working around her but talking to all of us, which was good because my mom needs to hear it. The stuff that I ate, I would go back there and eat it. It's only been open since June. They've got a courtyard in the middle of the building with maybe barbecue stuff out there, but I didn't see a pool. There's a laundry service and you can either pay for it to have it done, or the residents can do it."

"Towne Centre was clean, the staff was friendly, and I was informed that they had plenty of staff to attend to my parents. They had a lot of things that will attend to their needs. Families could come and visit. They had different sized rooms, and one of the rooms had 2-bedrooms and 2-bathrooms -- which I thought was a nice room -- but we could not afford that. "