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10 Best Memory Care Facilities in Polk, IL

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If your loved one needs memory care in Polk, A Place for Mom can help. With 15 memory care facilities in Polk, we’ll work with you to find the right fit for your family member’s budget, interests, and care needs.

Alzheimer’s care in Polk incorporates memory care activities and therapies to reduce residents’ confusion and agitation. Polk memory care also provides security features and supervision, along with trained staff. If you’re considering dementia care in Polk, know it’s a safe setting for your older relative.

We are also serving Assisted Living facilities in surrounding neighborhoods like Flossmoor Highlands, Thornton Junction and Fernway.
You may also consider nearby communities such as Orland Park, South Holland and Crown Point.

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Photo of Saint Anthony Majestic Care
1111 Photos available
33 Floor plans available
9.5
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I would ask about communication between the staff and how efficiently the resident's needs are spread throughout the team. For example, we were asked to bring something in for our mom, and then reprimanded...
Provides: Assisted Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Saint Anthony, a crucial community partner in the Crown Point area, offers a full range of services and treatments, from Assisted Living, Memory Care, Skilled Nursing, Rehabilitation Services, Pastoral Care, and Child Care. Every Saint Anthony resident enjoys private accommodations. These...
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Photo of Manteno Springs Assisted Living
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I recently moved into Serenity after the loss of my husband. The facility is very clean and the staff are very friendly. [name removed], the Director has been very professional and goes above and beyond! The...
Provides: Assisted Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Photo of Residences at Deer Creek
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8.8
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32 reviews
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Based on the items you had in your survey, overall I was very impressed with deer creek, I would recommend highly to anyone looking for elderly care, the most important of all is my mom is happy .
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Conceived by a group of physicians, Residences at Deer Creek is locally owned and operated offering a unique approach to senior living: the best in traditional care, infused with a culture of independence and choice.We take pride in the fact that our Executive Director, Director of Nursing,...
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Photo of Two Hearts Homes for Seniors
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8.4
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8.4
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Excellent facility and staff. Today, it is extremely hard to find a top-notch facility for loved ones. Two Hearts and staff are very attentive to the needs of the residents. The facility is always beautiful...
Provides: Assisted Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Photo of Heritage Woods of Manteno
1818 Photos available
33 Floor plans available
8.0
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12 reviews
8.0
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[name removed] is taken good care of they do her laundry clean her apartment meals are provided she has a microwave fridge smoking area she smokes has her cat with her lots of activities and a small store
Provides: Assisted Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Heritage Woods of Manteno is located in the village of Manteno, IL, a peaceful area with its own form of simple beauty. This assisted living community is part of a residential area that is developing, and it is a great place for seniors to call home. Those who come to visit the residents of this...
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Photo of Prairie Green At Dixie Crossing
1111 Photos available
22 Floor plans available
7.5
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14 reviews
7.5
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love the administrative staff they could do better with better CNA's. They're lazy some of them. You do have some good ones, but you have some very bad ones. As far as the cleaning it's clean, but it could...
Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Prairie Green at Dixie Crossing is a top wheelchair accessible assisted living community for seniors in the Chicago area. We offer tastefully decorated studio and one-bedroom apartments with a full range of amenities, including a microwave and refrigerator, as well as services to accommodate each...
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Photo of Village Woods Christian Retirement Community
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My Mom has lived at Village Woods for a going on 6 years. She loves it there. All the staff is so friendly and nice to her. She has been in Assisted Living for almost 4 years. She loves the activities,...
Provides: Assisted Living, Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Village Woods is a Providence Life Services Community. Providence, a non-profit organization, has been committed to providing quality senior living options to those entrusted to our care in Michigan, Illinois, and Indiana for over a century. Our organization offers Independent Living, Assisted...
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The physical therapy team were so kind and gentle with me. Nursing staff were fast and efficient. They took time to talk to me often about my care and what's happening. I wish they could accept VA benefit.
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Have you noticed that something doesn't seem right with mom or dad these days?  It could be subtle or it could be something that's pretty obvious. Regardless, you've turned to the Internet in 2008 for a reason and St. James Manor & Villas can get your loved one the help he or she needs...
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I have my Mom going to the day care here and have been very pleased with the care and service they’re providing. She seems to be happy and is content with the activities that they provide her. The food is...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Lowell, IN is a close knit community, complete with an abundance of greenspace and full of friendly neighbors. Cedar Creek Health Campus is much the same, and is proud to offer residents of Lowell and the surrounding community a warm and welcoming place to call home. Residents will find many...
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My Loved one resides at Victory Centre of Park Forest. The community is kept clean and organized. The meals that are served are good. My loved one feels that the community is safe. One of the things that is...
Provides: Assisted Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Dedicated to Good LivingOur longstanding mission is to transform the way society thinks about aging and senior living. Our Victory Centre of Park Forest community is an extension of that promise. We are steadfast in our commitment to cultivate a genuine home for you or your loved one. Above all...
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Photo of Cedarhurst of Dyer
1616 Photos available
66 Floor plans available
6.5
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17 reviews
6.5
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17 reviews
5 star
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We toured this beautiful facility 2-years ago. This was the first place we looked at. I told a friend who's father was in assisted living that I was looking & she had all good things to say about his...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Cedarhurst of Dyer, lead by our Executive Director with over 25 years of experience in Senior Living, truly provides person-centered care, taking the time to know and work with each resident as an individual and providing them with the needed support that is as unique as they are. Whether in...
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Photo of Wittenberg Village, a CCRC
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Although Wittenberg Village has experienced some recent changes, the community is a perfect fit for my mom and the other residents. The activities keep her busy, and she really enjoys all of the extra...
Provides: Assisted Living, Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Photo of Ignite Medical Resort Crown Point
1111 Photos available
Provides: Assisted Living, Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Symphony of Crown Point offers seniors a licensed assisted living community in Crown Point, IN that they can call home. This community provides an excellent location to those seniors who are looking for a safe and caring place to call home. Crown Point is a part of Lake County, and it offers much...
Photo of Ignite Medical Resort Dyer
Provides: Assisted Living, Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Symphony of Dyer is located in Dyer, IN. This licensed assisted living community provides seniors with a great place to call home. Dyer is a part of Lake County, and it is beautiful in setting. Dyer offers the opportunity for residents and guests to spend time outdoors at one of the town’s parks....

Cost of memory care in Polk, IL

The average cost of senior living in Polk is $4,727 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Lynwood, IL with an average of $4,533 per month.

Average monthly cost of Memory Care in Polk, IL vs. nearby cities

Polk, IL
$4,727/mo
$4,743/mo

Average monthly cost of Memory Care in Polk, IL vs. the state and national average

Polk, IL
$4,727/mo
U.S. national average
$4,788/mo

Average monthly cost of Memory Care in Polk vs. other types of senior living

Memory Care
$4,727/mo

Median monthly costs of Memory Care in Polk, IL by room type

Studio
$5,165/mo
1 Bedroom
$5,072/mo
2 Bedroom
$6,488/mo

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What families are saying about memory care in Polk

Recent reviews for memory care in Polk

Royal Estates Assistive Living in Dolton, IL

4.9
We were looking for place for our Mother to live near us. After touring a fair amount of facilities in Southern suburbs, we had almost give up. Then my sister and I found Royal Estates. After meeting with the staff there we thought this might be good fit for Mother. We learned that the services ...
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Wittenberg Village, a CCRC in Crown Point, IN

4.7
I moved in and liked it so much I bought a second apartment for my mother! The staff is the most caring I have ever encountered and the facility is top-notch. Hope to meet you soon.

Clarendale of Mokena

5.0
The Memory Care staff was always polite, friendly, and always willing to assist in my mother's needs. My family and I are very satisfied with how my mother was cared for.

Polk review score based on 33 family reviews

8.2
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This proprietary review score is based on 33 reviews of 14 Polk memory care communities. All reviews were submitted in the past two years by verified community residents and family members.
The Polk review score informs your search by letting you see at a glance how memory care residents and family members rate memory care in your area. Compare review scores in multiple locations to understand how overall satisfaction rates differ from city to city. Based on recent reviews, the maximum possible score is 10.Methodology: How we calculate our city review scores

Polk review score compared against nearby cities

8.2
Polk, IL14 facilities
8.2
Beecher, IL22 facilities
8.1
Grant Park, IL10 facilities

Review subcategories for Polk memory care

When memory care residents and family members submit a review on our site, they rate each community on categories such as cleanliness, activities, meals, and more. The chart below is based on 33 reviews of 14 Polk memory care communities. This chart helps you compare Polk resident and family memory care satisfaction rates against national averages. Use it to assess your needs and develop criteria for your own search. If you know that one of these categories is important to you or your loved one, our senior living advisors can help you find communities to match your needs.
Polk, IL averageNational average
Cleanliness
4.5
4.4
Friendliness
4.4
4.5
Care services
4.1
4.2
Staff
4.2
4.4
Meals & dining
4.0
4.0
Activities
3.9
4.0
Value for cost*
3.6
4.0
0.01.02.03.04.05.0
*Learn more about cost details

Polk memory care services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Polk memory care communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Polk, but support comparisons against nationwide offerings. Our Senior Living Advisors can help you find communities that fit your preferences.

Availability of select care services in Polk memory care

Memory care communities offer a variety of care services and visiting health care providers to meet seniors’ health needs. The chart below shows the percentage of memory care partners in Polk that offer these care services compared to the percentage of partners that offer them nationally.
Polk, ILNational
Full medication management
Full medication management
78.6%
66.5%
Doctor on call
Doctor on call
57.1%
49%
24-Hour awake staff
24-Hour awake staff
100%
82.7%
Diabetic care
Diabetic care
100%
99.1%
*Visiting health care professionals
*Visiting health care professionals
78.6%
73.2%
Home care agency on-site
Home care agency on-site
28.6%
29.2%
Non-ambulatory care
Non-ambulatory care
100%
89.9%
Respite or short term stays
Respite or short term stays
71.4%
62.8%
Hospice available on-site
Hospice available on-site
78.6%
73.8%
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*Including nurse, dentist, OT, PT, speech or podiatrist

Availability of select dementia care services in Polk memory care

Our community partners provide many services to keep residents with dementia or other memory concerns safe and engaged. Below, take a look at what percentage of Polk Memory Care partners offer the selected dementia care services compared to the percentage of partners nationally.
Polk, ILNational
Dementia behaviors care
Dementia behaviors care
71.4%
75.4%
Specialized memory care training for staff
Specialized memory care training for staff
21.4%
46.8%
Secured community and/or wander guard
Secured community and/or wander guard
42.9%
71.8%
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Availability of select dietary accommodations in Polk memory care

Memory care communities help seniors maintain a balanced diet by accommodating their health needs, allergies, and other restrictions. Below you’ll find the percentage of Polk partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Polk, ILNational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
71.4%
28.2%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
50%
44.9%
No sugar
No sugar
50%
42%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
42.9%
50.8%
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Availability of select dining options in Polk memory care

Our memory care communities know that seniors want top-quality meals and options for how they dine. The chart below indicates the percentage of Polk communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Polk, ILNational
Professional chef
Professional chef
57.1%
32.3%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
78.6%
40.3%
Room service
Room service
50%
37.2%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
35.7%
23.1%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Polk memory care

Senior living communities offer a variety of programming to keep seniors socially, mentally, and physically vibrant. The chart below shows what percentage of partnered memory care communities in Polk offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Polk, ILNational
Activity director
Activity director
78.6%
46.6%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
42.9%
34.1%
Community service programs
Community service programs
21.4%
28.6%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
92.9%
55.5%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
78.6%
52.4%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
92.9%
62.3%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
50%
40.2%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
57.1%
35.1%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
64.3%
36.8%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
78.6%
47.9%
Live performances
Live performances
78.6%
48.5%
Dances
Dances
42.9%
31.5%
Fitness center
Fitness center
57.1%
21.9%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
78.6%
47.1%
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Frequently Asked Questions

Clarendale of Mokena, Sunrise Villa Olympia Fields and Porter Place Memory Care are the top-rated memory care facilities near Polk, Illinois. See full list of communities.

There are 15 memory care facilities near Polk, Illinois. See the full list.

The best memory care facilities near you in Polk, Illinois are Sunrise Villa Olympia Fields, StoryPoint Schererville and Heartis Village Orland Park. These memory care communities received the highest rankings based on verified family reviews.

The 15 memory care facilities near you in Polk, Illinois typically provide housing, therapies, and care tailored to those who have Alzheimer’s or other forms of dementia. To find memory care in Polk, Illinois, browse our detailed listings showing photos, floor plans, amenities, activities, and reviews from real families.

Browse A Place for Mom’s listings for memory care in Polk, Illinois, to take a virtual tour. Our local senior living experts can arrange for a live tour of these communities as well.

The cost of memory care facilities in Polk, Illinois ranges from $600 to $42521. The average Memory Care cost in Polk, Illinois is $4,727. Prices often vary based on care provided, amenities, unit size, and more. 

The cost of memory care in Polk, Illinois typically starts at $600. A Place for Mom’s local, expert senior living advisors can help you find affordable memory care facilities near you and offer advice on how to lower costs and pay for care with VA benefits or public payment options.

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