Sunrise of Palos Park

Our family was able to do an in person tour and it was extremely limited due to the covid restrictions. However, we were able to see a replica apartment suite on the first floor that our loved one would of moved into, just on the second floor.

Sunrise of Palas has been a really good community so far, they take great care of our loved one. The memory care unit is locked down but we are able to visit our loved ones as many times as we want during the week. The community is very clean and the entire place is ran entirely by women.

Our contact was [name removed]. After meeting [name removed] at the desk in the lobby she assisted us in logging into the Kiosk and taking our temp for the COVID procedures. [name removed] then took us to her office for our meeting. The lobby area was clean and spacious - part of this area is currently being used for families to meet their family members (2 at a time) and sit and chat. Since we are mainly interested in the memory care for Mom that is what [name removed] concentrated on during our meeting. Currently the Memory Care area is full since empty rooms need to be available to quarantine if necessary for COVID. This facility does not utilize motion sensors or bed alarms. There are two doctors on staff (female/male) also a nurse practitioner - the family is involved in the visits the Dr has with your family member. A nurse is on staff and is responsible for distributing the medication. This facility utilizes Omni CVS pharmacy for each resident's medications. Hospice is available and this facility also has an internal Home Health program. For activities a Life Enlightenment Manager is employed to setup activities. Mindfulness music, scenic drives and larger events were part of their Pre COVID activities. Laundry and house cleaning is included with rates. Additional costs to daily rates would include additional assistance when dressing, showering, grooming and incontinence (3 levels of fees here pending need). We walked through the facility which was clean and odor free, we viewed 3 different type of rooms available, seen residents in their rooms, walking about and enjoying companionship in their sitting/tv area. Residents looked clean and happy, workers were polite. The security here is good with a key pad setup for all doors and the courtyard is closed off from public access/viewing. The courtyard can be used for family gatherings/ decorating etc. and a room is also available upon notice for family gatherings.