Nursing Home Communities in Chicago, IL

"My mother passed away 3 years ago just a month shy of 104. I acknowledged the wonderful care my mother received during her time in Assisted Living and the Nursing home. Addolorata Villa provided excellent care, kept residents in all areas engaged. The level of care in all sections was consistent and of high quality. Some of my best memories come from special events such as the celebration of those 100 years old and over. From the quality of the food, cleanliness of rooms, the comfort level and furnishing throughout the Villa demonstrated top quality. Most important is the staff. Not only did they provide support to my mother, but to me as well. They also did not forget about my mother after she passed away. I cannot adequately describe my feelings from the card and note and remembrance in a Mass over the past few years. Thank you Leo Burns"

"This is the 3rd year that my parents have been in Marian Village and it's been wonderful. They're in a 2-bedroom apartment, it's very nice, and with a deck. The staff was just wonderful and very attentive. My mom has a caregiver that comes in the morning and helps to get ready for the day and a caregiver that comes in the evening and helps her get ready for bed. They're independent living but they have assisted care. The only problem is that they don't have memory care there. They are hoping to someday have memory care, but they do not have it at the moment. The food is wonderful, they're always changing their menu, and there are several options. It's delicious. My sisters and I have gone down to dinner with my parents and the dining room is very nice. It's clean and bright, and you feel like you're in a restaurant and not a retirement community. They have a gym with a nutritionist and a physical therapist that works with the people that live there. There's exercise and they teach them what they need to do to keep moving. They also have Nintendo bowling games and bean bags. Every month, they have birthday parties for whoever is born in that month. Aside from all those activities, they have some entertainment there as well. The chapel is also there and my parents enjoy that they can go to mass instead of leaving the building because it's right there."

"My mom has been to Radford Green several times, and we like it. It’s a fabulous place. "

"I was concerned at first to find the dark, drab and outdated Johnston R. Bowman Center when my boyfriend was transferred there from the brand new Rush Hospital Tower. I was pleased to find the friendly and cheerful staff that we encountered during his week long stay after his Cervical fusion surgery. The nurses were prompt and courteous in all requests and several seemed to take a special interest in and go out of their way to provide my boyfriend with things he could eat as he was on a puree food diet and most things were as terrible tasting as they looked in mashed up form. There was a male nurse in particular who seemed to go out of his way to make sure my boyfriend was comfortable and also kept busy during his stay and I appreciated the kindness and extra attention to his care he was given by all as it was difficult for my boyfriend being a young spinal cord injured man in a facility with people all much older than himself. One nurse on a Sunday while myself and my boyfriend's children were there visiting went out of her way to find a suitable area for all of us in our group of 6 people to sit and be able to play games with the children and have a more comfortable visit than to just be trapped in his shared room. So all though the building seems old and dreary, the staff I encountered while there were all enough to keep the place bright and cheery and the care was very much appreciated. "

"Schwab Rehabilitation Ctr Snu was an excellent facility. They took care of me and they gave me outstanding rehab. It was a very clean place. Housekeeping came in twice a day. They got white floors and I never saw a mark on the floor. Housekeeping was busy all the time and they kept the windows clean. The supervisors were always on the inspection. Whenever I go to rehab, they check if everything is clean before they start doing anything to me. The CNAs were also very good. The staff was very attentive. They asked what I needed, and they talked to me. If something wasn't right, they tried to correct it right away. They tried to be there in less than 5 minutes when I called them. They came in and checked on me every hour. In the 7 weeks that I was there, I think I got 6 months' worth of rehab."

"I was on a hunt for a good assisted living facility for a friend. So I decided to check this place out. My first impression of this place was not good. The vibe of the facility was negative. It was an older facility, not clean at all. As I was receiving my tour, I quickly glanced in the rooms and noticed uncleaned food trays laying around. I wonder if it's like that all the time. In any case, there is no reason for a home to not be clean and sanitary at all times. I cut my tour short and never looked back. "

"I recently visited Winston Manor and was very pleased with the staff's delivery of service to the residents. I felt a genuine sense of caring for the residents. The interaction between staff and residents raised my assurance that my relative would be well-cared for. "

"We chose the Center Home for Hispanic Elderly for my uncle because he's Hispanic. They serve him the food that he likes. He also interacts with other Hispanic people there. They're nice. They already know who I am. The cleanliness is good. They clean every morning. They also give them physical therapy, and they have activities for them during the day. In the summertime, they said they would take them outside. They plan trips with them. They gave us so much food for Thanksgiving that I had to give it away. It's good."

"This facility has come a long ways it use to be dirty and nasty.. I couldn't stand to come to this facility because of the cleanliness. They had an outsource company that provide cleaning service to facility, it was horrible. Every since they change management things are a whole lot cleaner here I give Kudos to the housekeeping department here. "

"It is wonderful, medically and therapeutically. I am on my third week here. They are all well-paired and very kind. My room is nice too. It is a private room, and I get a nice view of the buildings and cathedral downtown. It is different from what I typically look at in a suburban home. They're just beginning to open up the amenities, like the dining room and so forth. They have a channel dedicated to movies as well. It is a high rise. Three floors are associated with Northwestern, while the rest of the floors are for rentals or owned."

"My mom is in California Gardens. The staff is okay but could be better. Sometimes my sister and I have to meet with them to discuss concerns. The room is okay. We attend the quarterly staffing meetings. "

"I'm familiar with St. Agnes. The rooms were clean and decent. The dining room was clean. "

"This facility provides a mix of long term care with a strong mental health component. It includes a secured floor that provides care for persons with chronic mental illness. It is situated in a safe area on the outer region of West Chicago in a large parking lot next to a major busy intersection. There is no easy way to go for a walk from the building without traversing a large amount of interconnected parking lots and navigating the major thoroughfares first. Outdoor space is quite limited. The interior of the building has somewhat of an institutional feel but is generally well maintained and clean. The lobby is tastefully decorated. This is a larger facility and it would be nice if there were more common areas for the residents and families to relax other than the dining room locations on each care floor. Rooms are average to slightly above average in size and most are shared. Many residents in the facility smoke, and though there are designated smoking areas, the smoke smell is noticeable in many areas. The food is average; nothing to be excited over but adequate and sometimes good. Staff are skilled and provide appropriate and compassionate care. There is typically enough staff to meet resident needs. As psychiatric oriented facilities go this is one of the nicer options. "

"I was at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab for two months. Everything was fine. The nurses were wonderful. The only problem was the caseworker kind of tricked me into saying all the places accept me, but they don't accept me at all. I was supposed to have a home health nurse and a caregiver, and they didn't accept me. Now I call her and she won't talk to me. That's the only problem I had with that facility. The nurses and everybody did their job. They were friendly to me. The therapy was very good. They're very nice people. It's just they sent me home kind of with nothing because I have to search now for home health. They shouldn't have sent me home with nothing to look forward to. Once you leave, that's it, they don't talk to you anymore. The staff was wonderful. I would give the nurses a 5, but for the doctors I would give a 1. I did not appreciate the doctors at all with medication, caring for me, and listening to me. The cleanliness was good. Medicaid paid for it."