Sunrise of Buffalo Grove

This community looked very industrial in the inside was just not very nice . There were super nice people but it was just industrial and not very clean.

I think the biggest thing for me is that for the first time, I'm not so stressed out and anxious all the time. I feel confident that they're doing a good job with my loved one, who has dementia. Because of her dementia, I'm having to really put a lot of trust in the caregivers there, and they've been wonderful. I've gone there unexpectedly, and her bed is always made, and her room is spotless. Every time I see her she says "They're so wonderful here," "They're so kind," "It's a beautiful place." At the last place she was in, it was always "I'm so bored," "I don't want to be here." It has been phenomenal here at Sunrise. They just had an Olympics get-together with residents and their families where they served hotdogs, and they do things like that periodically. My loved one is a very social person, and they spotted that immediately. Even if nobody else is doing anything, they'll take her on a walk and keep her entertained, which is exactly what makes her thrive. It's such a great environment. You feel like you're walking up to a Victorian home, not a "nursing home." And it's so homey inside. It feels like someone's house, with a dog there to greet you. The rooms are really nice. I'm so impressed with them overall. I appreciate so much everything they've done for my loved one and our family. It's been such a smooth transition from assisted living to reminiscence care. They called us after a couple of weeks with her in assisted living and said they felt like reminiscence would be a better fit, which was really scary at the time. But it's been the perfect transition for her and for us. Whenever I go there to visit, they greet me by name and tell me how wonderful my loved one is doing. It's such a warm, caring place, and I give them so much credit for everything that they do.

We chose Sunrise of Buffalo Grove because there was a combination of professionalism in the facility and a lot of personal interaction on a more intimate scale. This is a smaller setting than some of the other facilities that we saw. I would say the best part about my fathers stay here was the personnel. They immediately engaged my father to take care of his needs. They appeared to have each others backs to make sure everything is taken care of for their residents. It was a more home-like setting. They have a facility dog that goes up and sits with the residents. I would recommend this community.