Arden Courts of South Holland

Reviewer#RD0806e

I toured Arden Courts of South Holland. I love that the residents were able to go in and out of a gated area, and there were many entrances and exits. There was a walking path and plenty of little sittings where they could stop, rest, and look at different flowers. There were raised garden beds, and they had flowers growing. I like that the residents would not feel like they were locked up. The rooms were smaller than the other place, but there were single rooms. They're very nicely appointed. There was a bathroom, but there wasn't a shower. Each wing had like a common shower, and I like that because that means that anytime that the person would be in the shower, they would be accompanied or observed. People can get in the shower by themselves because there's a self-contained bathroom in every room.

Ann

My aunt is now at Arden Courts of South Holland. It feels very homey. It's a small facility where they get excellent care. Everybody knows everybody's name. They have different houses in the facility. Each house can have up to 15 patients, and each house has its own common room, dining room, and kitchen, so it makes her feel more like she's at home, rather than in a facility. The staff has been excellent. I have no problem with them. Any time anything goes on with her, no matter how small, I am given a phone call for an update on how she's doing and what's going on. They care there, and they know how to talk to and deal with patients with Alzheimer's and dementia because they need a special kind of care. Activities are music, crafts, trivia nights, and TV-themed activities. In the common part of the facility, there are different stations where you can have a gardening station, a sports station, a handyman station, a book station, and a little store station. They have different things that people might be interested in, and they could go to the station to just see the things, touch them and get hands-on. And I think that's important because they take into consideration all the different ways the people might have grown up or what they might like. The food is excellent.

Joy

I toured Arden Courts of South Holland, and all they do there is memory care. The rooms were very nice, seemed very comfortable, very homey, didn't have that institutional type deal. They have their own baths, and since it's memory care, there's no kitchen. The staff who assisted me was very professional and I had no problems with anybody. I got to see everything. The activity area was very nice, the outdoor areas or the courtyard areas were nice, the dining area, everything was first class. The dining area was nice, very cozy, like walking into someone's home. Everything was immaculate and nothing was out of place. They were on the high side, I would have to pick them, but they're very nice. Other than that, I have no complaints about anything.

Mary107822450

My father-in-law has been in Arden Courts of South Holland for about two months, and it's all doing great. I am very pleased with the staff. They're really doing a great job. It's wonderful, and I love it. It's only a one-storey building, which is all we wanted. It's circular setup wise, so that's great for his dementia problem. It's a nice small property. We're happy with his care, and the staff is very accommodating. It's very centrally located for the brothers to come and see him.

Caring103808750

We choose Arden Courts for my father. They do the latest research with dementia. They have wandering trails, and they let them go outside. They don't use psychotropic drugs, they don't have chemical restraints, and they don't stick them on the top floor and not let them come out.