Independent Living Communities in Joliet, IL

"It is like a family there! A kind, Christian community. My uncle and aunt were cared for so very well and they were happy there to the very end of their lives. Our family highly recommend them!"

"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 a connection. They have a chapel and they have mass every day and things like that that my mom liked. We saw an assisted living room and we thought it was very spacious and well thought out, especially the roll-in shower setup. The shower was very spacious and safe so there were no safety concerns for the individual going from a walker right into a standing or seated shower position. It was all flat. The room was very nice. Christine was my tour guide and she was very good. She deserves a good review. She knows her product. She knows the facility. She's been there for at least seven years and she did a great job. The product kind of speaks for itself. It's a very nice facility and it has a faith-based add-on that not all other assisted living and nursing care facilities have. So, the extra thing speaks for itself. She deserves a good review. She earned it and the place earned it, too. She's not selling anything. She's just showing you what it is."

Discover the perfect blend of luxury and compassionate care at The Brant at Oswego Village Community. Our range of amenities and resort-style hospitality make us the premier destination for seniors looking for a vibrant, active lifestyle, regardless of whether they are seeking independent living, assisted living, or memory care services. Explore our private 10 acres of beautiful landscaping with a walking path around the community, a fitness center, several dining venues, and pickleball court. Each of our amenities is designed to help our residents stay active and engaged in their community. We invite you to visit our community, take a tour, and speak with our caring and friendly staff. Come see for yourself why we are the perfect senior living community to call home. Amenities include: Stay active on our pickleball courts and enjoy friendly competition with other residents Enjoy scenic walks with our beautiful walking path around the property Relax in our spa & wellness center to enhance mind, body, and spirit Achieve your fitness goals and work out in our fitness center Indulge in a variety of culinary experiences with our diverse dining options, including a pub Enjoy fresh Chef-prepared meals with restaurant-style selections Unleash your green thumb in our vegetable and flower gardens Immerse yourself in a cinematic experience in our theater room Socialize with other residents in our game room and create lasting memories Pamper yourself in our beauty salon Find a quiet place in our on-site library, perfect for avid readers and book lovers Walk 10+ acres of beautifully landscaped grounds Take advantage of our award-winning SPARK Program which uses Montessori-Inspired Methods to provide meaningful social roles and purposeful activities To learn more about this providers license and review other available state reports, please visit: Illinois Department of Public Health - Health Care Regulation

"Our mom was lucky to have her first step into community living be at Independence Village. From the moment we met with Nathan we felt like we had found mom’s new home. Nathan was there for us every step of the way as we got her settled in and beyond. Jim and Linda were always so caring and helpful as well. The entire staff at Independence Village is truly amazing. Mom was treated as family right from the start, as were her six kids. We felt so comfortable with her living at the Village; we knew her needs were being met the whole time she was living there. When extra health services were needed, they were easily added with a qualified, helpful and kind staff. The Village is family-owned, which is a huge bonus and has a lifetime rate, so there is never a worry of rent going up every year. The residents seem happy, content and are very well cared for. They are respected and loved. Independence Village has wonderful activities and events planned that keep the residents engaged, fosters a sense of community, and brings them so much joy. Our mom and our family will be forever grateful for the time she lived at Independence Village."

"Sunnymere was clean. People were friendly. The rooms looked nice enough. It's not a five-star resort, but it looks very comfortable. The meals looked like they were good and they had a lot of activities. It looked like a place that my dad could maybe fit in and make some new friends. It's an older place. There might be some people who would say that it's not fancy enough or whatever, but it's homey looking. Everybody was friendly. I think it was Judy that was showing me around. Seemed like she knew what was going on. They went out of their way to make sure that they could give me a room that I felt my dad could be happy with. The grounds are beautiful. They have a new community room for activities and things, and that was really nice. Affordability was definitely the main concern for me, and I don't feel like I would be cutting corners putting my dad there just because it was the most affordable."

"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 was a very clean place. They had a professional gourmet chef on staff. So, the food looks a little more than just generic meals. The whole facility is brand new. The staff member who gave me the tour, she was very knowledgeable. They have a little theater in there, and the activities were just basic activities. I didn't see anything extraordinary for memory care there that she explained. It just looked like there were more gourmet meals versus family style meals, I would say; there was nothing cooking at that time. The facility is very clean."

"I loved StoryPoint Naperville, but my in-laws were not interested. I would have given them a five on everything. I didn't have food. I had hot cocoa there, but I thought they were excellent. The facility itself was very upscale. They had a shuttle that ran regularly that would take you anywhere in a ten-mile radius and with their location, that would be anywhere in the Naperville area, basically. I was impressed that of all the places we went to, this was the easiest to get out and about and around to whatever doctor's visits you needed or anything you wanted or any shopping that you wanted to do. My dad is worried about losing his driver's license and they had the best shuttle. It was a very upscale place and they didn't insist on a crazy entrance fee. If you need to move, they also have assisted living and skilled care onsite. If you would ever need to leave, that gave you some flexibility that the others didn't have. I thought it was an excellent facility and very nicely done. It had excellent staff. I couldn't say enough about it. It was clean and well-organized. I liked it a lot. I liked it because you could get out and about where the others sort of tried to provide everything right there onsite. We looked at independent living. I think one of the downsides there was they didn't have a two-bedroom apartment available that we could see and my in-laws were very interested in a two-bedroom apartment, and they were afraid of it being a smaller thing."

"Hanover Place was a beautiful facility. The residents were tremendous. There were a few people in the lobby area, and everybody was friendly. The management team met me, and was quick to show me a unit, even without putting in an application. It's a wonderful experience. It's very quiet and very mature. It's really for seniors. They have some 50-something-year-old seniors, but mainly 62 and older. It's very, very clean. It's spotless and just tremendous. The landscaping is wonderful. It's serene and also quiet. There were beautiful birds everywhere (at least the day I went). Flowers bloomed, and it was just nice. We weren't even full into the summer yet, and they had flowers everywhere out there. It's in Tinley Park, and it is a beautiful town. The little appetizer that I got there was fresh and good. I could have split it with two people. That's how much it was. It was a lot. I had a little bag to take with me. They had a very friendly environment. There's nothing I wouldn't recommend about that place."

"I have toured Tinley Court for my dad and it was wonderful. It's older but very clean and very quaint, and the rooms were beautiful and also very clean. The person who gave me the tour, Jana, was wonderful and very helpful. Their dining area looked really good. When I got there, they were doing exercises as a group in the chairs, and it just seemed like a good community for the seniors."

"We toured Brookdale Lisle's independent living for our father-in-law. Our salesperson, who's also the person who gave us the tour, was very nice. She answered all of our questions, showed us everything, and a couple of rooms. She showed us a studio and a one-bedroom, the ones we were interested in. She also showed us their nursing station and all their amenities. She was very pleasant and we enjoyed having the tour with her. They had a pool for exercising, a library, and a fitness room. They have a little garden outside and a garden group if you want to go gardening. It seemed like they had activities throughout the day, too. Their dining room was very clean and very nice. They had a little outside patio in the summertime. They put tables and umbrellas out there if you wanted to eat outside, and that was nice. The room we saw seemed very clean. The people we saw seemed happy to be there. There was a room where people got together and played board games. We saw a few people doing that and people exercising in the exercise room. It was a pretty big facility, and it was very clean. My father-in-law was pleasantly surprised. He said it was a lot nicer than he thought it would be, and I agree with him. We might be going back because they have happy hours every Friday, so my father-in-law kind of wanted to go to one to meet more people to kind of help make up his mind."

"I liked Jennings Terrace. I liked how friendly everyone was. They answered a lot of questions. They were very thorough with their information. They were very kind. They give everybody their own space. They give everybody space to eat and a space to exercise and keep their skills up-to-date. It was clean. It looked good. There was an exercise area to keep their mobility. There was a courtyard."

"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."

"We went to visit Saratoga Grove Retirement and Assisted Living and toured for independent living. They were very nice, and they showed us around really well. They showed what the rooms looked like, what they provided to the seniors, and stuff like that. They're very professional, and it's very nice to see everything the way they have it. They seem to be very good. They provide transportation services for the people who need them, they have a doctor in-house, and they have a food service type of situation there, which is also very good. We checked their dining area, and it was nice. They had a cafeteria-type environment, but I understand they would also take food up if the residents wanted the food delivered to their suite. The whole environment was very good. The person who gave the tour seemed to know the people that he worked for and knew the seniors there."

"We chose Victory Centre of Sierra Ridge for Dad because they take Medicaid. Everything seemed fine. It's clean. Ashley was fantastic. They have arts and crafts and games. They have a whole room with various activities. The eating area was clean, and the people seemed to be enjoying the food. The room that they showed me was very nice. I think my dad will be very happy there. They have physical therapy and other things that I think will be beneficial to him."