The Laurel at Vernon Hills Memory Care

Lynn1

The Laurel at Vernon Hills Memory Care focuses on just memory care. My mother has been there for two or three weeks now. We liked the layout of the place. It was more affordable than others. It was warm, very well kept, and very clean. She's in a room with a shared bathroom, so her room is a little bit smaller than the singles that have their own bathroom, but it's still spacious. It does come with a bed already there, a dresser, a nightstand, and a chair, so that's convenient if you are not able to go out and buy all new furniture. The staff is very welcoming. We had a tour with Lisette, and she was available for any questions afterwards. The other staff are very friendly and willing to pitch in and help with all patients. They seem to have a high number of staff in ratio to the patients. I've never had to go and search for someone. There was always someone available. They have movies and different crafts. There's always an activity going on several times a day that the seniors can participate in. It's not just one activity. It's usually two that they can choose from. The food is all made from scratch. We actually were able to have lunch with my mom there on her first day, and it was very good. They get not only what's offered on the menu. If they don't want that, they can choose another set of standard meals that are always available and they seem to be pretty healthy and nutritious. They have a motion detector in each room.

Reviewer31020

We were very impressed with The Springs of Vernon Hills, the physical facility, the staff, and their level of care in terms of the memory care unit. I was just concerned that every little room doesn't have its own bathroom, and we did not want our friend to have to share a bathroom because that would be very distressing to her. The rooms were on the small side and the ones with the shared bathrooms were not so great. The dining area was lovely. We saw cooking going on with the residents, they had a TV area, a beautiful spa room for the ladies that had a massage therapy chair and aromatherapy, and it's a very quiet peaceful area. They also had a place for the guys with a big fireplace. My friend has dementia, but she is not agitated and she does not escape from areas where she is, and at The Springs, I felt that there wasn't enough separation between people who just had mild to moderate dementia and those who were flight risk or combative.

Pamela

I took mom to respite care at The Springs of Vernon Hills and they did an excellent job. They have daycare and respite care. They took excellent care of her. They did activities, they did her hair, and they polished her nails. She had a room to herself with an adjoining bathroom. She can roll in her walker right in the bathroom, but for safety purposes, somebody had to be there while she took her shower. The room was totally set up. It was a memory care facility, so it's totally locked, but she could go outside in the garden. They fed them three meals a day and healthy snacks. They have a setup menu and we had lunch there. They had a crab salad, which was very good, but mom didn't like it, so they made her a turkey sausage, omelette, and toast, and she ate every bit of it. She enjoyed her whole stay there. It was a great experience for her. The staff was wonderful. It was gorgeous. It had an outside garden with a lot of plants and a walkway, and sometimes they cook outside. She could move around the facility and I told them to encourage her to get up and do the activities. I was just very satisfied with them. If I have to go away again, I would use them for respite care.

TomNMTPS

We find everything at Spring of Vernon Hills to be exceptional. The rooms are nice with open windows. The staff is very knowledgeable and very caring.