Nursing Home Communities in Westmont, IL

"In general, I think that this is a beautiful facility, obviously upscale, but in extremely good taste. There is a library and a little shopping area with candy and jewelry. There is a very nice dining area. The lobby is spacious and comfortable. The receptionist is friendly and helpful. The one draw back is the parking in the back of the building, which is often full and it is hard to find parking on the street. This is definately an urban setting. Many of the patients are Holocaust survivors. The staff are very helpful and will work with the patient and the family if there are financial or other problems. The facility offers an array of activities -- opera programs, ice cream socials, current events, etc. The facility also provides religious programming and services for the mainly Jewish population. There are individual apartments where residents can live in an independent living situation. There is also continued care and nursing home facility on other floors. On the top floor is a lovely activity room with glass windows. Sometimes there is a pianist who plays music. Patients can go up and get an icecream cone or can go out on the roof patio when the weather is nice. I would highly recommend this facility. The patients that I talked to seemed happy because there are many activities that are offered. "

"I toured GreenFields Geneva. I very much like the atmosphere there. It's very home-like and very well-kept. The residents that I encountered were all so pleased to be there. They felt that things were handled very well during the pandemic. The ones that I talked to didn't feel that they had been closed off from others, and yet they were protected. They provided them with food and took them to their apartments. Even though they were in their apartments and not going out and mixing, they had some musical groups that came. They also played outside in different areas of the buildings. They just kept people involved in things. I talked to quite a few residents (because I was there a few different days) and I got good feedback from them about the place. The residents told me that they thought that the food was pretty good. I saw their two-bedroom apartments. They had them laid out with the two bedrooms on either side of the apartment with the living room in the middle. All the amenities for the kitchen were in there. I was told when you move in that they're in the process of replacing all of the appliances. They are doing all that they can to allow you the opportunity to move into a well-maintained apartment. From my perspective, I like having that kind of a smaller living place that's not quite so institutional feeling. The food was excellent, too. "

"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"

"My mother is here for short term rehab. Rooms are nice, she says the food is pretty good. The staff is AMAZING! Very compassionate, thorough and very on top of all her needs. They work very well as a team. Communication is extremely good. They are constantly keeping me informed, as well, easy to get ahold of too. Highly recommend this place !"

"In general, Manorcare of Westmont was good but I had some serious concerns about their level of skill with catheters. I learned a lot just going around the internet and asking around about the proper catheter care, cleanliness, and best practices, and they did not follow them and complicated things. I thought their physical therapy was great. My father had been there three separate times and did so well with the physical therapy. My mother was there for a short time, too, but we transferred her out of there quickly. While she was there, she caught C. diff. She was just at a very low point there, but we thought there should have been extra care given to her situation. As far as transferring from one patient to another, I didn’t see much care. When we went in there, we had to wear gloves and gowns, but then the physician’s assistant would come in, and she’d be touching the bedding and she’d say she was a professional. I have since found out about C. diff being rampant over there, and if had we had any idea about that, I don’t know that we would have brought her there. They did not test her for a UTI, and we told them there was a good chance that she was still having a UTI. She nearly died because she had C. diff and a UTI at the same time. It felt like had I not raised the red flag, I don’t know if they would have sent her to the ER. I was stunned by their laid-back attitude. The food looked more colorful but I thought it was incredibly not nutritional. There wasn’t a fresh vegetable or fruit in sight. Everything had gravy on it. "

"My dad was in the BRIA of Westmont for rehab. It was OK. It seemed like it was run ok. It wasn't the top facility, but it wasn't the worst I believe. Some people are nice. They're understaffed, they had a lot on their plate, they were OK. My dad said the food was bland. It was like a hotel that they redid into a senior center type, small hotel, or something like that. That's what it looked like."

"A friend of mine is currently in rehab at the Pearl of Hinsdale, and I’ve been very impressed by the people and the facilities. Not only are the staff extremely knowledgeable, but have in every contact, offered additional help or suggestions. They seem to advocate for their patients and treat them with care and dignity. And I’m impressed by the cleanliness and the attention everyone there receives. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend this place to family or friends. The only thing I wouldn't rate 5 start is the food, but I don't know of I would rate any facility for food!!"

"During this coronavirus crisis, Oak Trace has been a wonderful place to live. They are taking very good care of their residents and I feel safe and stress free. The staff has gone overboard with announcements, games, videos, exercise workouts, etc. that are all on our in-house TV channel all day long. Our meals (which are soooo good-thanks to our chef and crew) are delivered to our front door and housekeeping keeps our apartments clean on a regular basis. Now that the weather is getting warmer, it is such a delight to take a walk around our community grounds. This is a very tough time for so many people but we here at Oak Trace are doing just fine and making the best of this horrific situation. Let’s hope and pray to God it ends soon."

"Providence Healthcare and Rehabilitation is absolutely lovely and the people are extremely nice. We really like it. It's private pay, but when we get to the point where Mom's money runs out, they have Medicaid beds, and she would be first in line for the Medicaid bed. They also have wonderful activities that they individualize for each person. They take many hours to assess the person to find out what they like. Their food has been great too. I would rate this place very highly."

"It is fantastic. The rooms are kind of small, but it's plenty of space when you're alone. It's a huge place and there are plenty of nooks and crannies with couches, soft chairs, and good lighting. If you want to read, they have places with tables where you can also socialize. It's a cozy place to live, everything looks well kept up, and it's all perfect to me. My sister-in-law says the food is very good. The staff members are very nice people. Their common rooms and sitting areas look fine and comfortable."

"My brother has moved into Chateau Center Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. It's a lovely place. It's a very clean, lovely environment. The building is not old or shabby. The staff is diverse. It's a diverse community. They offer activities, which is good for my brother. There is a Mens Group that meets twice a month. The men that do not feel comfortable participating in large group activities have an opportunity to congregate with other men over dinner. The staff is loving and caring. The food is good. My brother never complains about the food. They are very attentive, from the front desk to the staff of nurses. They have three sizes of rooms. They have a room for two people and a room for three people. They have rooms big enough that two people sharing a room can have a recliner, a bed, and a TV. Everybody has their own TV. Everybody has the option of having a mini refrigerator. If he has a recliner, they'll put him in a room that's big enough for the recliner and a bed. My brother is in the memory care unit, so he still has his own privacy in a room with two people, and they share a bathroom. He has a dresser, a TV, a TV stand, and he has a little refrigerator on a refrigerator table. He's very content. Once a month, they have a pet-friendly day where family members can bring their pets for the residents to visit. They do arts and crafts and things like that every evening. They have a beautiful dining room on the first floor, and they have an outside patio by the dining area. Unfortunately, my brother doesn't get to use that unless I'm there to take him downstairs because since he's in a memory care unit, he's only allowed to leave his unit if he's accompanied by a staff member or a family member. I researched so many places, and this place has been a very good choice. He hasn't complained about anything."

"My mother is in here. Right now, it's for rehabilitative care and then she'll be moving into long-term care. It's very clean. The people are very helpful. It's got amenities onsite, a library, an outdoor terrace, and a kitchen that's accessible to families. They have pretty good specialist care certified who come in and work on a consultant basis rather than having staff trying to do more complicated processes. The thing that's hard, but that's with most nursing facilities and for the elderly, is that they're understaffed. They do a very good job of trying to stay staffed and take care of everyone's needs. There is coordination of care, but there's no one person that you can relate to on a consistent basis for progress updates and that seems to be fairly common. My mother was in another nursing facility and that was the same problem. They have activities. It's a pretty active community. With the rehab part, they do their best to get people up and moving as soon as possible. The food is just standard nursing home hospital kind of food. The people are very helpful and they assist, but they constantly rotate the staff, so you'll have somebody for three or four days, and then it'll be somebody else both at the aide and the nursing level. It's expensive, but they have beds for people on public assistance."

"I've visited Beacon Hill four times for a total of about 15 hours. The people who had seen me said, "I hope you'll move here because we live here and we like it." I liked it because the people were so friendly. The food is terrific. They have the former chef from the Hancock Building of the Signature Room and he's very happy to work there. The food is delicious in the main dining room. The people were very friendly. They've got a lot of activities. The building was very nice inside, but the apartments that I wanted seemed to face the expressway or Finley Road, which is fairly busy but not as bad as the expressway, so I had to decide if I was going to take a smaller apartment that doesn't face those or with a courtyard view or just pick Finley Road. I'm really sensitive to noise, so I don't like that. That's about the only thing I don't like about it. They take people to different areas for shopping and doctors. The common areas are nice. They've got a much larger gym than the other places did. They've got another smaller gym and a big swimming pool. The apartments are not off of one long hall. They're clustered in groups of ten. They call it wings, so even though there are more people there, I think you get more of a friendship with your neighbors. It's my favorite choice. If you want assisted living and stay in your own apartment, you have to hire somebody for like a half hour to three or four hours. That costs more, but you don't have to go to a separate place. The salesperson was great."

"My dad is currently in the skilled nursing building of Lexington Health Care Center of Lombard. It's across the parking lot of the independent and assisted living community. He's been there a while, and he has received very good care. I think they're nice people though I think my dad's kind of a pain to deal with. They've done a good job. He started out there in nursing rehab and technically he's still there. With insurance, they wanna kick you out after a certain number of days, but he's now accepted on Medicaid. He was being provided physical therapy to help him recover after a septic infection that diminished his ability to walk. He's kinda getting help with daily living aspects. I think he's generally pretty happy there. From what I've seen, it's clean and organized, and they have a little reception room near the front door where you can have window visits on a pre-scheduled basis. My dad does not like the food there; it's pretty much all the same with other places."