The Best Memory Care Communities in Cook County, IL

"I toured American House Oak Park. Everything was fine except for the fact that they charge you for parking. I don't understand why there would be a fee because you're paying a steep amount to live there, and then they want to charge you $125 to park. The place was fantastic. It was beautiful. Just gorgeous. The staff showed us more than one location and gave us ideas. He showed us a room that was already furnished and an unfurnished room. I love the way everything is highlighted to where you know where you are at all times. It's clean and it's only a year old. It's half full, which is what I like due to the fact that you could get in there right now and meet the people and be more of the community before they're full. Jeremy was very pleasant to interview. Even the people as we walked through, waved at us and said hello. It was kind of comforting to have Mom and Dad see that. It was a fantastic tour. The place was simply gorgeous. I enjoyed it."

"My wife is over at the Belmont Village Lincoln Park right now and everything is fine. It's very clean and pretty well-staffed, and the food was good. They had different things going on for different groups, especially for the memory care group, so I was happy with that. The cost is a little expensive. Our interaction with their staff is good. Most of the rooms were studios but they have other styles. They have an exercise room, they have a courtyard, and they have an outdoor area."

"We were impressed with Sunrise and with the fact that they have pets that lived there. The residents were allowed to keep pets. That was a sign they were paying attention to the residents. It was very nicely maintained, decorated, and the feel was very nice. They have an exercise room, and an activity room. "

"I have lived at The Clare for ten years. When I moved in, I was still traveling extensively so being somewhere that provided security was important. It is located in the middle of all the action in Chicago, and since I have lived near here it was an obvious choice. I really did not look anywhere else, because The Clare was the perfect place. The staff are efficient and gracious, the food is worthy of a five-star restaurant, and the many activities can appeal to a variety of interests. The residents are friendly, and you can be as involved or not as you choose. The building is beautiful; since I moved here every public area has been remodeled or redecorated to bring it up the highest standards. Also, knowing there is continuing care if needed adds an important sense of security."

"My mother was at Norwood Crossing. She went in sort of in the lowest level of care, she was living pretty independently, and they did medication checks, and then as time went on she became very ill and she unfortunately was admitted into their hospice program and passed away. Nevertheless, I cannot say enough good things about them, they were just unbelievably fabulous through every phase of my mother's time there. They're really loving, fabulous people, and I would not hesitate to recommend people look at that facility. Everybody from the cleaning people to the medical staff, the physical therapists, they were fantastic, and I'm in heathcare, so I'm a hard sell, so they were really good. My mother always had issues with the food, so she did not like the food there, and sadly she complained about it. Early on my mother had her own little apartment, which was really nice because she got to have her own furniture and even her cat. They also had a wing of nursing beds that she stayed in when she was in hospice, and that was fine. They had a whole range of activities both inside as well as outside, and they had transportation, too. For the price point it was also great."

"The Amazing Grace Senior Living seemed like a nice place to take care of the medical needs that my mother-in-law would need. It's assisted living and there are nurses there 24/7. It's close to home and it's religious. So we could go see her and it will make it convenient for us. It's a little homey and it looks clean. We had pizza, salad, and a fruit cocktail during our tour, and it was all good."

"I went to visit Hartwell Place. Patients can't get out of the building. They need to have a pass or something, so it's secure. The people there were very nice. Some of them were speaking Spanish, which is nice. It was very clean. The furniture was old. The staff members were very nice. I'm very pleased with them. People had to take their temperature and they had to wear masks. Overall, I was pleased."

"My wife is now at Lincolnwood Place. It is impressive in terms of what they have there. They have happy hour. They have a big dining room that's for predominantly people who are independent. The second floor is where my wife's room is, and on that floor, they have a dining room, so there are two different dining rooms. No actual complaints there. She has a pendant, but when she pushes the button, they're supposed to be there 15 minutes or under, but many times it's been over that by a distance. She is doing a little bit better, but it's still hard for her to transfer. My wife's room is very nice and huge. Her bedroom has its own wall, but there's no door there and it's open. There's a beautiful bathroom and a grand kitchen. However, the issue of adding other charges is particularly troubling because it ends up being another $400 a month for them to obtain the meds, and put them in trays, and distribute them. I also think a primary issue is that they don't have a nurse after 8 p.m. Everything else is fine. The issue of nursing, to me, is profound. Nevertheless, the amenities are incredibly good. They have a social worker on staff. They have a very nice workout area that's very nice and all that. My wife doesn't use any of that, but that's because of her. With regards to the staff, some of the CNAs at this place are like sisters to her or what-have-you, but others are just horrible and don't give a hoot."

"It was an older building but very well maintained. There was a little non-denominational chapel, which was nice, and a fun, little place downstairs where they could have ice cream. What's nice about the place was you can go from level to level. As your needs increase, you can stay, and they will take care of you. They had on-site, 24-hour nurses."

"We visited The Roosevelt at Salt Creek's independent living and as far as I'm concerned, the community had only one drawback and that is that they've just started and will be undergoing some renovation for a while. I was concerned that that could be a disturbance and would make it less attractive and comfortable. You don't know for sure, but that's been my experience with those kinds of things. Other than that, I would give them a high rating in just about everything, including their quarters. I liked their rooms a little bit better than any of the other places we saw. Their staff was quite friendly and knowledgeable. The layout was good and they had outdoor areas too. Their eating arrangement looked good. It looked a little bit more complicated to me than some of the other places, but it still looks like a very nice eating arrangement. The residents also have very good interaction with their staff."

The Montclair is a Luxury Assisted Living and Memory Care community opening early 2024 in Morton Grove, IL. As a company, we did extensive research to see where we can fill in the gaps of what senior needs are and what is missing in the local market. What we learned during our research was that the senior living industry has become so high-priced that many seniors cannot afford to get quality community-based care to support their activities of daily living or memory impairment. Much of the senior living industry has forgotten about the main purpose of senior living: quality, accessible resident care. We decided as a company to change this. The Montclair of Morton Grove will offer luxury senior living to our residents at an affordable price, allowing for accessibility to help those in need.To learn more about this providers license and review other available state reports, please visit: Illinois Department of Public Health - Health Care Regulation

"I moved my husband from two other memory care facilities. We selected Terra Vista after visiting four other memory care locations. Terra Vista is an excellent facility. The staff are kind and caring and you have the same staff caring for your resident all the time. This is so important for people with Alzheimer’s. They do not bring in any agency staff which is most important. Their director has been there a long time which is also important. So many change directors frequently. The food is good and they have many activities thanks to Elizabeth and staff. Elizabeth sends you pictures of them during the week. Maritiza is assigned to my husband and she is so kind and caring she treats them all like family. They have a beautiful courtyard where you can go outside and enjoy all the flowers, birds, and ducks. I cannot say enough good things about Terra Vista after my first two learning experiences!!!"

"We went to Grace Point Place. I really liked it. It was clean and spacious. The staff were friendly. We didn't have to wait too long to get the tour. She let us know that they were private, so she was very transparent and upfront. She took us to their office to talk to us about their programs. They have activities, and they have a couple of patios. I love the bedrooms. They looked like normal rooms. They don't look like hospital beds; i like that. We saw groups of elderly people in an activity area watching a little bit of TV, and I saw them walking around. It was quiet and stuff like that. The area that you walk in to sit and wait is nice, too."

"Mom is in Harvester Place. They're great. It's only memory care. I like the staff. The place is as clean as it could probably get. They know the people living there by name. I know they don't use as many agencies. When we need something done, we normally get it. They're pretty good about making sure that we're happy with what needs to be done and that it is done. They do not have a gym. They have like a seating area if you wanna watch something or read something. They have a ton of activities, which I really like. It's actually two wings, so it's big enough. They know us by name, which is really important, but we are also there every day. They have speakers there, they have a communion if you need it, like a mass, they have people coming in to sing or dance with them, and they do outings, like to get ice cream or dinner. The food was really good. I'm not gonna say it's cheap because it isn't, but at the same time, I feel like no place is perfect because there are so many people that they have to watch, but I think they're close to that as we can see. The people there are really great."