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901 Essington Rd, Joliet, IL 60435
4.8
(7 reviews)
"Solstice Senior Living at Joliet is really nice because I'd been here like three or four times before I actually moved in, and they showed me around. Every time we come, the people here are very friendly and say hi and everything like that. It seems like a really nice community, so I like it. The room I have is really nice. It's got a balcony, and I have a nice view out the window. I like it. It's like moving into your own apartment. It is totally independent because there's one of those hotel-sized refrigerators. They said that if you want to bring in your own refrigerator, you can. They said small appliances are okay. However, you can't bring in a stove because you get your meals here three times a day: breakfast, lunch, and dinner. All you have to do is go down to the dining room. If you don't feel like going down there, you can order your food, and they'll put it in a package for you to bring up to your room. They will personally deliver the food to your rooms, but that's only three times in a month that they would do that. Other than that, you can go downstairs, or you can just call and go pick it up. The dining room is beautiful. My son said it makes them think of a cruise ship. The marketing lady, when we were talking about this, said that's the way it is styled. She said if you were to look at the whole building from up high, it is fashioned like a cruise ship. My room is on the second floor. They have balconies, so you can look down directly into the dining room, and it kind of gives you that openness. It's not like you feel like you're closed in. The dining room is so big, and it has that openness to it, so it makes you feel comfortable. They have different-sized rooms. It's really nice. There is a housekeeper who comes every Thursday, and she is really nice. The whole staff is really nice. The place is clean. It's unbelievable. When we were walking around, I noticed this special scent going throughout the building. It smelled like flowers. My daughter-in-law has a sensitive nose to perfumes and stuff, and she said this did not bother her. She said it was pleasant, and she liked it. They have a library, which is down the hall from me. They have a pool table, game tables, puzzles, and they give you a calendar for the month, and it tells you what they're doing that day. Most of the time, it's at least three or four or five different things that they're doing. They have a bus, that if you want to go shopping, they'll take you shopping. They will take you to doctors' appointments. There are several stores that they will take you to. The only thing they don't provide is Wi-Fi. They give you one of those call buttons that you wear around your neck, so if you have any problems that you need emergency help, you can push the button. That's included in the amount you pay. They give each resident one of these. If you press it, it alerts the main desks. The bathroom is a walk-in. Mine has a little lift that you can just walk into the tub. It has bars on the walls for safety. That's important to me. They also have a handheld shower thing."
$2,950
