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Overview of The Flats by Clark Lindsey (expansion)

ClarkLindsey, East Central Illinois’ first and only nonprofit Life Plan Community, offers a retirement living experience on a stunning 27-acre campus bordering Urbana’s Meadowbrook Park and the University of Illinois at Champaign. The community’s extensive services and amenities make retirement living easy and carefree, allowing residents to spend their time doing the things they want to do, not the things they have to do. ClarkLindsey strives to foster a culture of excellence centered around well-being and encompassing its four core values: meaningful life, engaged staff, inclusive community, and excellence.

As a Life Plan Community, ClarkLindsey provides multiple levels of care on its campus, ensuring that residents have a place to live for the rest of their lives, even as their health needs change over time. The community offers assisted living, memory care, skilled nursing, and rehabilitation services, with the new MeadowLark expansion set to include catered assisted living and memory care assisted living apartments. Residents have access to many amenities, services, and activities on the ClarkLindsey campus, including social gatherings, fitness activities, award-winning gardens, and picturesque views of the prairie. The community is excited to expand the possibilities with a new building project, including a modern three-story apartment building with catered assisted living and memory care assisted living apartments, and another three-story apartment building with independent living apartments.

Operating a 16-bed memory care and respite care community on a one-story campus in the Countryside East neighborhood of Lake Zurich, Illinois, is The Auberge at Lake Zurich. Welltower Landlord Group manages the facility, which opened in 2025 and provides studio units spanning from 312 to 334 square feet for residents aged 55 and older. The home is pet-friendly and doesn’t accept Medicare or Medicaid.

Occupants can access on-site dining, beauty services, housekeeping, transportation, recreational programming, and exercise options. The neighborhood has a walk score of 46, indicating some services are walkable, with most outings requiring transportation. The facility holds an active Illinois license and is located roughly 1.3 miles from downtown Lake Zurich.

State inspection data reflects active attention to emergency preparedness procedures, employee training documentation, and regulatory compliance protocols as The Auberge at Lake Zurich establishes its operations.

Overview of Bickford of Macomb

Bickford of Macomb provides assisted living and memory care in Macomb, IL. Assisted living supports residents with daily tasks such as bathing, dressing, and medication while they maintain their own apartment. Memory care provides a secured setting with supervision for someone at risk of wandering, and having both care types in one community can suit a resident whose needs may grow over time without requiring a move to another community.

The community has 28 beds, creating a smaller setting where residents and staff can get to know one another. Respite care offers a short-term stay when a resident’s usual caregiver needs to travel or recover. Pets are allowed, so a resident may be able to continue living with a pet.

Residents have access to salon services, a secure courtyard, and restaurant-style dining, providing an on-site place for personal grooming, outdoor time in a protected area, and meals served in a restaurant-style setting. Montessori Memory Care is a named program at the community. Robin Wike is the director, and Macomb Bickford Cottage operates Bickford of Macomb.

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Starting Price $120/Day Pricing updated on October 7th, 2026

Overview of Riverside Senior Life Bourbonnais

Riverside Senior Life Bourbonnais offers independent living, assisted living, memory care, respite care, nursing home care and skilled nursing in Bourbonnais, IL. Independent living provides private living with community services and no daily care, while assisted living provides help with tasks such as bathing, dressing and medication. Memory care provides a secured setting with supervision, skilled nursing provides licensed nursing care on site around the clock, and respite care offers a short stay for someone whose usual caregiver needs to travel or recover.

The range of care levels can suit a resident whose needs may grow over time, allowing continued care within the community. Riverside Senior Living Center operates the community, which has 80 beds.

Rehabilitation services include short-term rehabilitation, giving a resident a temporary care period focused on recovery rather than ongoing residence. A Walk Score of 45 places the area in a car-dependent setting, so most errands require a car or a ride, which affects off-campus independence for a resident who no longer drives.

Overview of Red Oak Estates

Red Oak Estates is an assisted living, memory care, and respite care community in Canton, IL. Assisted living provides help with daily tasks such as dressing, bathing, and medication, while memory care provides a secured setting with supervision for someone at risk of wandering. Respite care offers a short stay for a family caregiver who needs to travel or recover, and the combination of assisted living and memory care can suit a resident whose needs grow over time without leaving the community.

Red Oak Estates opened in 2005 and has 43 beds, with private rooms and suites available. On-site podiatry gives residents access to foot care within the community, while rehabilitation services provide therapy support as part of the available care. A doctor is on staff, and Bugle Ridge operates the community.

A Walk Score of 85 out of 100 means the area is very walkable, with most errands possible on foot. For a resident who no longer drives, that level of walkability can support independent trips for routine errands.

Overview of Clarendale of Mokena

Clarendale of Mokena offers assisted living, independent living, memory care, and respite care in Mokena, IL. Assisted living provides help with daily tasks such as dressing, bathing, and medication while a resident maintains an apartment, while independent living provides private living with community services and no daily care.

Memory care provides a secured setting with supervision for someone at risk of wandering. Respite care offers a short stay for a family whose usual caregiver needs to travel or recover, and short-term rehabilitation provides rehabilitation during a limited stay. The combination of care levels may be a good fit for a resident whose needs grow over time and who may be able to move between care levels without leaving the community.

Clarendale of Mokena has 93 beds. Rehabilitation services and the Health & Wellness Navigation Program™ are available, and the community is operated by Lcs Mokena.

A Walk Score of 68 places the area in the somewhat walkable band, meaning some errands can be completed on foot and a resident who no longer drives may be able to handle certain nearby errands without a car.

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Starting Price $5,050/Month Pricing updated on October 7th, 2026

Overview of Silverado St. Charles Memory Care Community

Silverado St. Charles Memory Care Community offers assisted living and memory care in St. Charles, Illinois. Assisted living includes help with daily tasks such as dressing, bathing, and medication, while memory care provides a secured setting with supervision for someone at risk of wandering. Having both care levels in one community can suit a resident whose needs grow over time without requiring a move elsewhere.

The community has 55 beds and private rooms. Each resident has a single personal living space within a smaller setting. Respite care is available for short stays, giving a family caregiver time to travel or recover, and pets are allowed so a resident can continue living with a pet.

Staffing is available around the clock, and a doctor is on staff. Rehabilitation services support residents working toward physical function, while Brain Healthy Living (Nexus) and Silverado Sensory Programs focus on brain health and sensory engagement. Medicare is accepted as one payment option; Silverado St. Charles operates the community, and Jill Parrish serves as director.

Overview of The Whitley of Aurora

The Whitley of Aurora offers assisted living, memory care, and respite care in Aurora, IL. Assisted living provides help with daily tasks while a resident maintains a private living space, while memory care offers a secured setting with supervision for someone who may be at risk of wandering.

Respite care is available for short stays, which can suit a family caregiver who needs time to travel or recover. The community has 60 beds and offers housing with one bed for a resident who plans to live alone.

Salon services give residents access to personal grooming on site, and rehabilitation services support recovery or maintenance of physical function. Restaurant style dining provides meals in a setting modeled on restaurant service, while allowing residents to eat in a more formal dining environment.

Pets are allowed, so a resident may be able to bring a pet when moving in. The area has a Walk Score of 31, making it car dependent; most errands require a car or a ride, so a resident who no longer drives will generally need transportation for shopping and appointments. The Whitley of Aurora is operated by Dcr7S2Il Opco and may be a good fit for someone who needs assisted living or memory care, or for a family seeking a short term respite stay.

Trustwell Living Cherryvale Place’s three care types in Rockford, IL, are memory care, respite care, and assisted living. It’s in the Cherry Valley neighborhood.

Assisted living provides help with dressing, bathing, and medication, while residents hold on to their private quarters. Someone whose dementia brings a chance of wandering gets a secured environment and supervision in memory care. Respite gives a family a short stay for the stretch when its usual caregiver travels or recuperates.

Pairing assisted living with memory care matters for a person whose needs might climb from daily help to secured supervision. There are 98 beds, with studio, one-bedroom, and two-bedroom floor plans. One resident fits a studio, and the two-bedroom is for spouses or for someone wanting a companion.

The area scores 30 on the Walk Score, a car-dependent result. Errands mostly need a vehicle, and a non-driving resident will have to arrange transportation for them. Rockford Al/Mc, LLC operates the community.

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$4,195/Month Pricing updated on October 12th, 2026

Overview of Carriage Crossing Senior Living of Arcola

Carriage Crossing Senior Living of Arcola in Arcola, IL, offers two types of care, assisted living and memory care. In assisted living, residents reside in apartments and receive support with daily activities. Individuals at risk of wandering go to memory care, which is supervised and secured.

With 58 beds, the community remains intimate, which keeps staff and residents in regular contact. Units range from studios to layouts with one, two, and three bedrooms. The larger designs accommodate a partner or a companion.

Respite care provides temporary support during a brief stay while the family caregiver is away or recuperating. Carriage Crossing Senior Living-Arcola, LLC is the operator. The initial monthly expense is $4,515 for assisted living and $5,410 for memory care, indicating that the cost correlates with the type of care provided.

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$4,515/Month Pricing updated on February 13th, 2026