47 Assisted Living Communities in Lake County, Illinois

Charles

My wife and I moved into Sedgebrook about 9 to 10 years ago. After my wife died last month, I thought maybe I should move out, but Sedgebrook is pretty hard to beat. There are so many good things here that we have. First of all, we have a lot of grounds for walking. I love it because it's close to Mother Nature. They have a variety of walking paths. There are beautiful little lakes and ponds nearby. We could have 30, 40 or 50 different activities inside you can sign up into. We also have two resident officers. We have assisted living as well as independent living. The independent people, like myself, have our own car. We can come and go as we please, but of course right now, we have the Covid disaster. I still get out though and I do my shopping. They have so much going for us. One reason I don't want to leave is that I have so many friends here, so I think I'm going to stay put. I have a 2-bedroom apartment. The one big bedroom where we slept in is possibly 14 x 16 in size. It has an adjoining shower and bathroom. Then, there's a smaller room which could be a bedroom or an office. That's where I sleep because I got my computer in there and a small bed. This is about 12 x 10. The two together is more than adequate for a couple. For a single person, it's too much room. Now that my wife has died, I don't need all these rooms. The staff is wonderful, and they're all intelligent. They understand what should be done and what shouldn't. They follow the protocol. For the two dining rooms, we have a bunch of young people from the local high school. They have been trained well. They are wonderful kids. They used to wait on the tables, but now since the dining rooms are closed, they pack up the food and they bring it to our door. The help is all-around good. I don't have one person that I could be dissatisfied with or complain about. It's wonderful. I think this place is about 12, 13, or 14 years old. The building is solid, in good shape, and everything works well. The driving route that comes in and around to the back building is paved, tarred and painted with nice white and yellow lines. The maintenance here is excellent. There are many activities, too. It's expensive, but it's very good value for what you're paying.

Lisa

Sunrise of Buffalo Grove was probably our number one choice, until it got down to the medical care. When you get to their third level of medical care it's too expensive. The location was fine, the place was clean, and the food and menu looked fine. They also have a better way of tracking the food than the other places I visited. The staff member who gave me the tour was wonderful.

Charles

It is one of my top two choices for my sister. It's new, clean, everyone is smiling, and the facilities are very attractive. I met a couple of residents who spoke well of the place, and my first impression of the place was very positive. The staff member who gave me a tour of the place was very pleasant, nice, and well-informed. The dining area looked very nice. I did not eat there, but they're really proud of their food. They have the usual stuff like therapy and arts and crafts. The person who gave me the tour was very nice.

Chris

I was very impressed with Lake Barrington. The lady who provided the tour was very helpful, followed up, and very thorough. It's a very friendly place and my mom would fit in there quite well. They have a warm welcoming committee. Everything was clean. I like the size of the rooms. She showed us the apartment types for independent and assisted living. They have the floating license that she could start out as independent and if assisted living is necessary, she could stay. They also said that they don't put you in a specific level. If you need services or assisted living, they do it a la carte. It's homey and she would be comfortable there. They showed me the menu, and I want to eat there every day.

Duane

I like it. It was open and it seemed like they had lots of activities. The rooms and common areas were very nice. I had a generally good feeling about the place. There was a veterans group, which interests me. The apartments were bright, airy and good size and I like them. I only met the lady that gave me the tour and she was very accommodating, very informative, and gave an overall very good impression of the community. The staff members we met in the hallways were friendly.

Lynda

Sunrise of Gurnee had a home-like environment with vaulted ceilings and stairways. It looked more like a Victorian home. They had bingo and community rides to CVS, Walgreen's, shopping, and dinners. They had a library, big TV screens, and common areas where you can play cards and puzzles. The sales and marketing people were very energetic, very bubbly, very lively, very interested, and really listened to what we had to say about my mother-in-law. Their screening process was extensive. They get down to what books you like to read, what colors you like, what crafts you like, or what do you do when you're angry or when you're happy. They go really in-depth. They had nurses checking on you and aides all the time. They had a good amount of acreage around them. They had walking trails and you can take your family member out to the gazebo or gardens. They had a dog running around there, which was fine with me, but some people might not like it.

Robert

Sunrise of Buffalo Grove was my second choice. The cost was higher though. The initial fee to get in was four times the fee of the one we chose. The place was very clean and very nice, but to me, it looked like they did too much.

Patricia

The community was very nice. They were very nice and friendly. The lady was more than accommodating. The rooms were nice. They're pretty much like everybody else's room. The room was bright and airy, and there were lots of windows. They also have nice activities that would be interesting.

Bob

Cedar Lake was a very nice place. The only thing I didn't like was that the rooms all had showers while my brother likes to take baths. One other thing is that they don't have a popcorn maker in the community center for when you watch movies in the evenings; little things like that make a place more social. The staff was nice but a little too formal. It would be nicer and more homey if they were more relaxed or informal.