Memory Care Communities in Palos Heights, 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!"

"My mom moved into Porter Place. I chose it because it was very clean and very well run, there are lots of activities available, and for the location. The staff is attentive. They answered my questions. They put me in contact with people I need to talk to, and Mom seems content. They have a bathroom in each room. They get showers two to three times a week, being helped to do that. It's set up where you can pretty much go anywhere and not be in trouble outside and inside. So far, I don't see my mom going much farther from her room. She's in a wheelchair now because she hurt her back."

"I toured Harvester Place. I like their courtyard. They had a little putting green. My dad loved to play golf. I like the little shadow boxes that they had at each of the rooms. I like the idea of sharing a bathroom. The staff who toured me around was very nice and very friendly. The place was very clean and very nice."

"We visited Evergreen Senior Living - Orland Park and toured their assisted living for my mother-in-law. The community is excellent. I like everything about it, but the price. The room was very nice. It had a TV, refrigerator, and a microwave. The person who gave the tour was excellent. The dining area was very nice, but I didn't taste the food. The upkeep and maintenance were also excellent."

"Charter Senior Living of Hazel Crest was smaller than the others, which seemed more personable. It's very nice. The people that we met were pretty nice. They seemed to be more hands-on, even more so because they don't have as many people to deal with. I met as many staff members as I could that I would be dealing with on a daily basis. It's a great facility."

"I toured Marian Village. They were a little less expensive, but the place itself just seemed so vibrant, alive, energetic, and bright. The place seemed very new and very updated. When you walked in, you were welcomed by the person at the front desk. The price, I think we could handle. The tough part is they require an entrance fee of $90,000. I have noticed reviews that are not too high, but when I did the tour, they had like a little bistro, and some residents were having omelets and things like that, and the food smelled amazing. They have a lot of events. They had a nice exercise room. They had laundry on each floor and seemed to have more dining areas. They give 400 points per month, and each point is equal to a dollar. You can use those points in the cafeteria or the dining area, and they don't carry over to the next month. They kind of give you an allotment, and then if you go over that, you start to pay. Mary Beth gave me the tour. She knew all the residents. She's very good and very thorough. Everything was so clean. There wasn't a spot on the carpeting. There wasn't a whole lot of carpeting. There was more of the vinyl plank flooring type of things. The dining room was set for dinner, and they had cloth napkins, glasses, and silverware. Everything seemed to be clean. Throughout the whole tour inside the rooms, in the laundry rooms, or the dining area, there was no stale odor or anything like that as you toured it. It was very clean, not like bleach clean or anything like that. It was just a fresh, clean environment."

"Sunrise of Willowbrook was very friendly, nice, and clean. It was all good. I only met the director and a couple of people passing by, but everyone seemed very friendly. They had a nice little dining area and a little library. Everything looked very nice. The only thing is the room that they had, my mom would have looked down a dumpster, and that would be my main negative for that. They were very good. They were right up there. It was very good and very nice. The staff were great. The place could be a little more updated, but their population doesn't care as much about all that either."

"My sister is at Sunrise of Flossmoor. It is extremely clean. There's easy access for family members. There is a nursing staff 24/7, as well as a concierge for security. They have numerous activities and outings. The dining area is more restaurant style, and the residents can more or less choose what they want off of the list of things for that day. They have very nice people. They are friendly and active. The medical staff is very interactive with us, so that if there are issues we know right away. It's just a good facility. They have all kinds of activities. There is exercise, outings to the library, ice cream socials, bands, and all kinds of activities that are brought in. There are crafts, cards, and entertainment. It's very nice. They try to keep the residents active in many ways. They also have a facility mascot, like a dog and a cat, for the residents. The staff is very helpful and very friendly to my sister. They keep me informed so I know what is going on, and that's all good. Whether it's medical or not, I know what's taking place, and I know she's getting the care that she needs. The food is very good, but I think there could be more monitoring as far as what food a resident is ordering, like if they're trying to control their diabetes and so forth there could be monitoring for that, and there could be more staff to serve the dinner and food items in a more timely fashion. I think the rooms are a little bit expensive and there is some marijuana smoke that you can smell sometimes at the facility, which I'm sure is a resident that's doing that. When you're spending $5,000 or more a month or $7,200 for the memory care, which is a separate unit, I don't think you should have to have that, even though it is recreationally legal. I just think there should also be a Medicaid option, and there's not a Medicaid option there."

"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."

Seniors in the Chicago and Matteson, IL areas rely on Ridgeland Senior Living for compassionate and comprehensive senior care options. Offering specialized services such as assisted living and memory care, Ridgeland Senior Living provides a supportive environment designed to meet a variety of needs. Families can have peace of mind knowing their loved ones are in a secure and caring community dedicated to enhancing quality of life and independence. Ridgeland Senior Living is your new gem in the heart of Chicago’s South Suburbs, just a quick drive from downtown Chicago! Close to Orland Square’s unique shops and dining, our community is packed with perks, including exclusive amenities and cozy accommodations. With a prime location near major highways and Franciscan Health Hospital, Ridgeland Senior Living shows the best of city life paired with hometown charm. To learn more about this provider’s license and review other available state reports, please visit: Illinois Department of Public Health - Health Care Regulation

"We like it. The place was new, nice, and clean. They offered lots of things. It's out on a major street, but that's OK. They don't have much grounds though. The rooms were nice."

"We liked Clarendale of Mokena, but they had no availability. It was clean and friendly. They had a theater, an exercise room, libraries, and nice areas to sit down and relax."

"Colfax Manor Assisted Living is a house. It is more of a home environment where I feel that my mom will be safe there. I have nothing that I liked least about it. Everything just looked well taken care of, and they care about that resident there. I saw the memory care. They were caring. They have a live-in cook that does all the meals there. They care more about the residents as if they were one of their relatives. It was clean."

"My aunt is now at Arden Courts of South Holland. It feels very homey. It's a small facility where they get excellent care. Everybody knows everybody's name. They have different houses in the facility. Each house can have up to 15 patients, and each house has its own common room, dining room, and kitchen, so it makes her feel more like she's at home, rather than in a facility. The staff has been excellent. I have no problem with them. Any time anything goes on with her, no matter how small, I am given a phone call for an update on how she's doing and what's going on. They care there, and they know how to talk to and deal with patients with Alzheimer's and dementia because they need a special kind of care. Activities are music, crafts, trivia nights, and TV-themed activities. In the common part of the facility, there are different stations where you can have a gardening station, a sports station, a handyman station, a book station, and a little store station. They have different things that people might be interested in, and they could go to the station to just see the things, touch them and get hands-on. And I think that's important because they take into consideration all the different ways the people might have grown up or what they might like. The food is excellent."