The Neighbors Next Door - Konen in Aurora, Illinois is a small residential care home with four licensed beds, and it's known for its quiet and home-like setting where staff pay close attention to residents' needs, offering round-the-clock help with things like bathing, dressing, transfers, and medication management. The care team is trained to handle high acuity needs, ambulatory and non-ambulatory care, incontinence care, and memory care, which means people living with dementia or memory concerns have secure accommodations and support. Rooms come both private and shared, fully furnished, some with wheelchair accessible showers, kitchenettes, and all have air-conditioning and telephones, and you get cable TV and Wi-Fi. The home welcomes cats and dogs of all sizes, and lets residents smoke outside if they wish, so there's a bit of flexibility on lifestyle choices.
Meals get prepared using organic food and fresh ingredients, and the community can provide vegetarian, diabetic, allergy-sensitive, and other special diets as needed, so folks don't have to worry about what they'll eat, and there's a dining room offering both scheduled and all-day dining. There are daily activities, both on and off-site, including devotional programs and movie nights, outdoor walking paths for those who want fresh air, and community-sponsored events to help residents stay social, so nobody has to feel isolated unless they want alone time. The facility supports independent living but has supervision and emergency alert systems available 24/7, which keeps everyone safe while still letting them do as much as they can on their own.
The Neighbors Next Door - Konen takes pride in keeping things simple, offering maintenance-free living where housekeeping, linens, laundry, and basic home upkeep are taken care of by staff, and transportation or arrangements for doctor visits and outings can be made when needed, and there's parking for residents with cars. The facility is fully accessible for people using wheelchairs, and the staff accommodates both short-term respite stays and long-term arrangements, so caregivers can use the home as a break or as a permanent solution. Accredited and licensed, The Neighbors Next Door works with Medicaid for qualified seniors, giving options for affordability depending on care levels and needs, and the staff focus on planning for each person's health, independence, and happiness with activities and routines that keep everyone engaged, whether it's through group events or simple daily tasks. The atmosphere is family-like, with strong bonds forming between residents and caregivers, and the environment is set up so everyone, even with changing health conditions, can keep as much independence as possible while always having help close by if something comes up.
