The 10 Best Independent Living Facilities in Cook County, IL

"I would recommend Brookdale Des Plaines. I love the library and ability to use the extended library services with the Des Plaines Public Library. The staff is wonderful and compassionate. I enjoy the café where I can grab a quick sandwich and a cold ..."

"I've been to Brookdale Oak Park several times for events. I actually would move in there now if it wasn't $5000 a month. There's a couple of other people from the senior center that also attend the same events that I do. The staff treats us really we..."

"I think Brookdale Hoffman Estates is the best place. The staff is very good. All the services are very good. They're on time and very helpful. The food is not like home cooking. Otherwise, it's very good. Housekeeping is excellent. Everything is done..."

"Sunrise Villa Olympia Fields was so large and so beautiful. It had everything. It was very well organized and very clean. Everyone was very friendly. They spoke clearly and explained living there. They took me to see the different floors because ther..."

"I toured The Breakers at Edgewater Beach. The least that I liked was the distance. It's the location, but other than that, I liked it. The staff was very nice. It's a friendly and warm atmosphere. It's a very nice, open dining room, and it looks like..."

"The facilities are well kept with more spacious apartment floorplans than others in a similar location and price point. The activity areas are large and well appointed for the daily activities, entertainment, and educational offerings. Their dining s..."

"Hanover Place is really great for seniors who are independent. The staff is awesome, nice, friendly, helpful and patient. Hanover Place is very clean and well kept. They do not provide meals. The units are very spacious with full kitchens, living r..."

"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 cl..."

"My mom was a resident of Lincolnwood Place. There were a lot of nurses there, and there was 24-hour care. For her level, she was so ill. She needs a lot of medical care. The food was really good. There was a doctor on staff, there was a nurse practit..."

"I liked that Brookdale Lake View was located in the city and was close to public trans. I loved the neighborhood. The rooms were spacious. They had the standard stove and a fridge. The staff who gave me the tour was personable and patient...."

"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 me..."

"The tour I had at Franciscan Village was very good. It was organized, and caring and had an overarching feeling of a faith community, which was very attractive to both my mom and myself. It just so happens that we're practicing Catholics so that was ..."

"The Moorings of Arlington Heights has a rehab center there, and that's where my husband was transferred from the hospital. He was there for five weeks and received very good care. The nurse practitioner there was excellent. She was great. She was ver..."

"I like Belmont Village Glenview very much. The staff was friendly. The place looked nice and clean. I and my two sisters like the place. They had different-sized rooms, and we were very satisfied with the size of the room that we would have chosen fo..."

"We went to Solstice Senior Living at Palatine. They have a very enthusiastic senior director who's in charge of intake. Very nice gentleman. He met with me one-on-one in March, and I brought my mom back to visit in April. We've discussed this individ..."

"It has apartments where the residents could bring in a caretaker, and they can actually live in there. Then they have a nurse and staff, but it's totally different than the other facilities that are memory care. They had a lot of activities, and it ..."

"We went to look at Brookdale Lake Shore Drive. I like everything. I like the way it was set up for my brother. The facility was very clean. The people were very friendly. The staff was friendly and explained everything to us. But my sister said it wa..."

"The Grand at Twin Lakes was beautiful. I loved it. I liked the layout, the design, the brightness, and the attentiveness of the people. They have an indoor pool and a beautiful patio. They have units with a balcony, too, which is lovely. On their low..."

"The rooms a spacious and well maintained. Food is customized My mother in law has been a resident for over 3 years and enjoys everyday which is filled with activities and fellowship...."

"I toured the Victory Centre of Sierra Ridge. The place was nice. It's just that the studios were too small. The staff was very good. The area that I went in, the laundry room, was clean, so the building seemed to be well-kept. The atmosphere was warm..."