Continuing Care Retirement Communities Communities in Cicero, IL

"I visited Encore Village of Schaumburg. The staff was great. It was a pretty nice place. I had no problem. It was clean and convenient to get around. Everything was right there. You didn't have to walk them out to get here and there. The patio was clean and beautiful."

"We toured Monarch Landing. It was excellent. The food was excellent. It was very safe and resort-like. The staff was Incredibly knowledgeable and friendly. They have all levels of care there. I know they just won an award as best in Illinois for skilled care, so that was also a good thing."

"I like that Addolorata Villa feels like a family community. I like that the residents were out setting up some of the Christmas decorations and the chef stopped to talk to us and there was a guy who mans the gym area like he's there all day. It's just a nice feature. The staff was very friendly. It was clean. One of the drawbacks is that it's kind of spread out. The atmosphere was very pleasant. I only saw two-bedroom rooms and they looked comfortable."

"We toured Hearthwood Senior Living. I liked the place, but my mom needs more care than independent living. We had a fantastic tour, and that was a fantastic community, but a little expensive for my mom. She would not have been able to get the care she needed there at this time in her life. The person I met with was great. The cleanliness and the layout were great."

"I moved into Sedgebrook less than a year ago. I wanted to be of a vibrant and social community. You will make a lot of friends when you move in. The campus is large with activities located in various areas. The food is very good but the portions are massive, too much for me personally. The staff are wonderful! They always remember my name and say hello all the time. They are extremely friendly. The programs, especially the evening ones are my favorites."

"Covenant Living at the Holmstad was a beautiful facility. Not only the building itself, but the landscaping was very large and beautiful. There were lots of places for residents to be able to walk. They had gardens and trees. It's the most beautiful place I've seen with a price to match. They request a large deposit and then monthly charges, which could increase yearly. There are no meals at all. The salespeople were extremely nice. It's just we can't afford it."

"My mom is staying in Plymouth Place for rehab. This is a top-of-the-line, higher-end facility. I can't imagine any place would be any better than this. We just got lucky because the hospital allowed us, and there was space available, and we were able to come in here. So, we're fortunate for that. The staff is excellent. They are very attentive. My mother is almost 102 years old, and they are very patient with her and provide good, caring service. The food is excellent."

"This facility is located on the north side of chicago it serves a population of adults who have been diagnoised with a developmental disability. They only provide services to female residents. While there I noticed some of the residents were sharing a room. They have a full clinical staff that provides services to the residents 24 hrs a day. the meals are prepared by the staff, and on special occassions and when doing food activites, the staff will allow the residents to assist in the preparation of the meals. The facility is clean, and well-maintained. The staff is very hands on, and the residents seem to have a closeness with one another. In general, I would rank this facility a 4 out of 5 stars. "

"Paul House & Health Care Center looks like it was very nice, and it was big. The problem was they were too expensive. They came in over $10,000 for semi-private ,and that was too much. Otherwise, I would have been comfortable putting my mother there. I saw their therapy area, it certainly looked like they had everything that she would need. I like the person who gave us the tour. Before we did the tour, we sat down and talked to her. She wanted to know more about my mother and explained what the benefits were from Paul House. The rooms were nice. They had big rooms, where they had groupings or you could get out of your room and go sit in a nice area. They had a nice dining room. They said they had activities for the residents, but I didn't see a schedule or anything. They had a garden where the residents could go out when the weather was nice. The person who gave us the tour was very qualified. She was very good, so I was impressed with them. She really took her time. She told us all about the place and how it works with the residents. One thing is, they had a very small parking lot. It meant you had a park on the street, which in Chicago is no small feat. It was a turnoff as well. It was a very small parking lot. It almost looks like it's just staff parking."

"Both of my parents lived at CBH. They started out in Independent living. After my father passed away my mother went to the 3rd floor. I work in another senior community. I can not say enough about CBH. The care, compassion, cleanliness, activities, encouragement for the residents and family is unbelievable. They are a family, they make everyone who enters feel like family. My mother passed away but I still stop by to see some of the staff that was so kind to me and my parents. "

"Montgomery Place was the most convenient place for me. I was impressed with it because it was a lovely looking institution. They had a lot of different activities. When I was there, there was a group in a choir singing absolutely beautifully. It was quite an intellectual community. The staff was excellent, very polite, extremely helpful, and very communicative."

"I was completely surprised but very put at ease and at comfort with the staff. But they never let me feel anything less but dignified. And for somebody to be going through what it takes to be invoked in the situation such as this , dignity is lot. "

"I went to King-Bruwaert House. It's a beautiful, spectacular place that I've known since I was a child. It's beautiful. Beautiful architecture, beautiful trees, beautiful buildings. It's as wonderful as any place could be. I volunteered there. It is in my neighborhood. I've known about it since I was probably seven years old when I was a little Girl Scout. I sang Christmas carols to the old ladies. Now I'm going to be one of the old ladies. A salesman showed me the proposed layout. They've not completed building the apartments yet, and we took a little tour of the area. I've not seen the apartment that I'm going to be living in yet. It's still under construction. The food is fantastic. I've been there for parties. It's fantastic food. They have regular exercise and chair exercise for six days. They have an art room, a gym, a movie theater, and a library. They have a chapel. I guess the only thing they don't have is just a swimming pool, which I would not use anyway. It's a very, very expensive place."

"We went to The Admiral at the Lake for a tour. It's wonderful. Their staff was wonderful. Everything was great. I tried their food, and it was very good. They have a chef. I think it is a first-rate, first-class place. They have skilled nursing, memory care, assisted living, and independent living. It's beautiful. They have outdoor gardens where you can walk, and they have a library. It's quite lovely. We attended a concert there given by the concertmaster at the Chicago Symphony."