Independent Living Communities in Lombard, IL

"The sales person at Concord Place seemed very honest and forthright. Everything looked well. The thing I did not like was should my parents need any kind of financial assistance -- whether it be VA benefits or not -- they would have to move to a different location that was smaller. My mom is 84, and she has dementia; my stepfather is 95. If they get used to one setup and the time came that they needed financial assistance, a move to another location that is smaller would be more difficult for them to adapt. I don't want to move them more than once unless they need more attention, but the dining area seemed nice. "

"I have a friend who lives there at Clarendale of Addison in the memory unit, and it's very nice. She's in her 90s and she's a lot forgetful, but she's very happy there. They have good food, she said. The staff was very nice. I spent more time with the staff in memory care. They had a common area and separate bedrooms. They had a room where they could do puzzles. It was very clean. We were in her room mostly, but we also sat out at the dinner table when they were serving supper. The dining area looked very nice both in the memory care and the general one. Her room was a nice size. It seemed very spacious."

"I toured Cantata Adult Life Services. What I liked best was that it was very nice and modern. There's nothing I didn't like. Everyone was helpful, and I spoke with several people who were very nice. The facility was very clean and nice. It was a good place. The layout was nice, and the size of the rooms was good. They were big rooms."

"Independence Village of Naperville had the best rooms that we have seen, in the way they were laid out and their cabinet space. It was a one bedroom and one bath that we looked at. They also have a one bedroom with two baths but that was more money. The owner's son gave us the tour. They have about three places and so it is owned by a family. They make sure they have activities on Sunday. He gave me a paper where they had all their activities on it. Their library was kind of just bookshelves, but they had a beauty salon. Location-wise I loved it. Their meal choices were simpler than other places, and I liked that. At our age, we don't need big meals."

"I'm a resident of StoryPoint Naperville. It has a very homey atmosphere. I like the people here. The food is real good. In February, I'll be here 11 years. I wouldn't be here if I didn't like it. It's a very nice place to be. My apartment is adequate. It's plenty big enough for what I have here. It's a nice apartment. I have a living room, a bedroom, a large bathroom, a kitchen, and I've got a washer and dryer in the room, which I love. There's a lot of good things about it. There are different floor plans. I've been in the same one since I got here. We have a lot of activities. They have card games, different games, and socials. Especially on Fridays, a person comes in here and plays the piano. Everybody loves that. We will sit around and listen to him and then they have drinks and desserts. They have a nice front porch where you can sit in the good weather. I like the staff. They're very friendly and helpful. The food is very good. There's always something you can find to eat. I've been in different places where I've had therapy and there's no comparison with the food that we have here. I like it here. They'll take you to different stores, for scenic rides, to your appointments for doctors, to eat, and to church. The carpet is always clean. They keep things up real nice here."

"Monarch Landing was very nice. We liked it. It seemed like everything was fine. The staff was very good. They were able to answer our questions and were very informative. I would highly recommend it. "

"Brookdale Oak Park was very nice overall. It was very clean. It looked kind of like a hotel. The apartments were very nice, very clean, and spacious. Their dining area was a very open space and there were multiple of them. The lady there was very nice. They do ceramics, movie nights, they have a game room, and a library. They have a very broad social calendar. There are a lot of activities to do every day. They invite speakers over."

"My mom was in rehab at Franciscan Village. She's in the rehab building, where she shares a room with someone. It's a little more confusing. They're building now where all the elevators are a little further away; and I know my mom would have had a harder time taking one elevator here another one there. It's a little older. Things were really quiet that day during the tour (maybe it was because of the time of day that all the residents were more in their rooms). They have a lot of property too. It's very peaceful out there, and it's nice. It was a little bit more confusing trying to figure out. My mom's 84. I don't know if she'd ever find her way. I know they seem to charge a little more for those units that are closer to the elevators."

"It is great, and they have everything. They have food and several different menus for dinner."

"Generations at Oakton Arms was small, so you get to know everybody, and they have very helpful staff. It's clean and well-kept. My friend's studio apartment has a nice big open area and they were able to have that by not providing a full kitchen. It's just an efficiency kitchen, which is fine because the meals are provided downstairs and she didn't want a full kitchen. So that was a benefit. There's more room for her bedroom, her chairs, and friends that would come over. The dining area was nice. People were spread out. There was lots of room between tables and it wasn't overcrowded. It was a quiet and smaller eating area. There were windows and it just seemed nice. There was also a little private room if your family was with you. The food was very good. Then there's some kind of a movie/show every night, a word game that my friend went to, and some exercise. There's an activity schedule that has two or three things every day. So, I think it's pretty good value."

"Autumn Green at Wright Campus was very comfortable. The apartment was a good size. They had motion sensors in the apartment, so if there's no motion within so many hours, they'll check on you, which is nice. They had a sprinkler system in case of fire. Size-wise, everything was good, and my friend really liked it. The staff was very nice. The dining area seemed very relaxed. It didn't seem like a café; it seemed more like you're having dinner in your dining room. It was a very comfortable setting. They had quite a few activities. There was an outside area, but it was raining that day. We didn't go outside at all. One side of the building is facing the football field at the new Taft High School, so if you're into football, you get front row seats for the games."

"We toured Hearthwood Senior Living. I liked the place, but my mom needs more care than independent living. We had a fantastic tour, and that was a fantastic community, but a little expensive for my mom. She would not have been able to get the care she needed there at this time in her life. The person I met with was great. The cleanliness and the layout were great."

"Discovery Village Des Plaines was excellent. The amenities were excellent. The facility was clean. The salespeople were very accurate and very informative. The location was interesting because it was in downtown Des Plaines. I like it. I thought the building was immaculate. The facility was what I was interested in. The residents were participating in their activities. It showed me that they are interested in the community. The staff seemed very knowledgeable and very encouraging to their residents."

"I visited for a tour. Their hospitality stood out to me, and they seemed to be caring. The food was delicious, and the apartments were very nice. I talked to some of the residents who were very helpful. I wished my mother would decide to go, but she did not want to go. They had activities like arts and crafts, went shopping, and had an exercise facility and movie room. There was a calendar of events. It was a beautiful facility. If I was a senior and single, I would live there."