Grand Victorian of Sycamore offers both independent living and assisted living, with care options that can change as residents' needs change, and it's been known for over a decade as a place with a good reputation for senior care, where the staff is well-trained and the environment feels friendly and home-like, making sure everyone gets help with things like medication, bathing, and dressing when needed, and residents have emergency call devices and a 24-hour call system for safety, while nursing support is available 12-16 hours a day and staff are on site all day and night. Apartments are either private studio or one-bedroom units, pet-friendly, with kitchenettes that include a sink, refrigerator, and microwave, spacious bathrooms with wheelchair accessible showers, mini-blinds, individually controlled heat and air, closets with plenty of space, and linoleum in the kitchen and bathroom areas for easy cleaning. There's a structured schedule with social, educational, and entertainment activities, so folks can choose games, exercises, movies, or outings, and people can enjoy dining in private rooms or in a restaurant-style setting, with three daily meals and guest meals available, and transportation is provided for doctor appointments, shopping, and group outings.
The community has a living room area, fireplaces, TV lounges, a movie theater, a library, and spaces for arts, crafts, and billiards, offering lots of places to gather or relax, along with a beauty salon, barber shop, fitness center, café and bistro, and raised gardening beds outside if you like to be out in the courtyard or gardens, plus patios and walking paths, and devotional or religious services are available for Catholic, Protestant, and other faiths, both onsite and offsite with visiting chaplains. There are also wheelchair accessible showers, laundry and housekeeping services, dry cleaning, grocery shopping service, and free Wi-Fi and parking, so daily life is comfortable. Staff develops care plans to match each person's needs, and they offer memory care, respite and hospice services, help with personal care, and health care services, always treating residents with respect and courtesy. Management and staff are known to be dedicated and experienced, always aiming for resident satisfaction, and the whole community is designed to make life safe, easy, active, and social for older adults.
