Crestwood Terrace

    13301 Central Ave, Crestwood, IL 60445
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care
    • Skilled Nursing
    3.6ยท59 reviews

    Warm clean family-like caring community

    I'm a resident and very satisfied with the warm, clean, family-like atmosphere, attentive and professional staff (special thanks to Keyshia and Jalyn), wonderful nurses, and engaging daily activities - I feel cared for and would recommend Crestwood.

    Current/former resident
    Jul 2026

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    Amenities

    Healthcare services

    • Activities of daily living assistance
    • Assistance with bathing
    • Assistance with dressing
    • Assistance with transfers
    • Medication management
    • Mental wellness program

    Healthcare staffing

    • 12-16 hour nursing
    • 24-hour call system
    • 24-hour supervision

    Meals and dining

    • Diabetes diet
    • Meal preparation and service
    • Restaurant-style dining
    • Special dietary restrictions

    Room

    • Air-conditioning
    • Cable
    • Fully furnished
    • Housekeeping and linen services
    • Kitchenettes
    • Private bathrooms
    • Telephone
    • Wifi

    Transportation

    • Community operated transportation
    • Transportation arrangement
    • Transportation arrangement (non-medical)

    Common areas

    • Beauty salon
    • Computer center
    • Dining room
    • Fitness room
    • Gaming room
    • Garden
    • Outdoor space
    • Small library
    • Wellness center

    Community services

    • Concierge services
    • Fitness programs
    • Move-in coordination

    Activities

    • Community-sponsored activities
    • Planned day trips
    • Resident-run activities
    • Scheduled daily activities

    Reviews

    3.59ยท(59)

    Overall rating

    1. 5
    2. 4
    3. 3
    4. 2
    5. 1
    • Care

      3.0
    • Staff

      3.8
    • Meals

      1.0
    • Amenities

      1.5
    • Value

      3.6

    Pros

    • Attentive, compassionate nursing and caregiving
    • Supportive and accessible management
    • Professional and available clinical staff
    • Effective short-term rehabilitation outcomes
    • Respectful, friendly staffโ€“resident interactions
    • Engaging daily activities and social programming
    • Positive workplace culture among staff
    • Clean, odor-free common areas
    • Dedicated individual caregivers (named staff praised)
    • Timely appointments and therapy access
    • Sense of community and resident belonging
    • Organizational focus on leadership development and mission

    Cons

    • Inconsistent staff professionalism and communication tone
    • Gaps in clinical competency and medication-management practices
    • Allegations of inappropriate psychotropic medication use
    • Delays and variability in responsiveness to resident needs and falls
    • Sanitation concerns and pest-control issues in resident rooms/units
    • Aging physical plant and outdated resident rooms
    • Inconsistent meal quality and dining satisfaction
    • Poor administrative and phone communication systems
    • High variability in resident and family satisfaction
    • Inconsistent therapeutic practices and care-plan adherence

    Summary of reviews

    Reviewer feedback for Crestwood Terrace is strongly mixed, producing a polarized picture of care and operations. Many reviewers emphasize the facilityโ€™s strongest asset: front-line staff. Nursing and caregiving personnel are frequently described as attentive, compassionate, and accessible; individual caregivers are named with gratitude, and several former residents cite successful short-term rehabilitation that helped them return to the community. Positive remarks also highlight engaging activities, a sense of belonging among residents, a generally respectful culture, and pockets of strong leadership and staff development initiatives.

    At the same time, there are recurrent operational and environment-related concerns. Cleanliness is uneven across the facility: while common areas are sometimes described as clean and odor-free, other comments raise sanitation concerns and pest-control issues in resident rooms and certain units. Several reviewers describe the physical plant as dated, with resident rooms needing renovation. Dining feedback is similarly inconsistent, ranging from satisfactory to low satisfaction with meal quality and variety.

    Clinical and safety themes show notable variability. Some families praise clinical responsiveness and effective therapy, but others describe gaps in clinical competency, inconsistent therapeutic approaches, delays in attending to falls or urgent needs, and broader concerns about medication-management practices. There is at least one allegation regarding inappropriate use of psychotropic medications; combined with reports of uneven care-plan adherence, these items suggest that clinical oversight and medication protocols may vary by unit, shift, or individual caregiver.

    Communication and management are mixed as well. Several reviewers commend supportive and professional management, while others report instances of poor administrative responsiveness, problems with phone communication, and unprofessional conduct or communication tone from some staff members. This contrast contributes to the wide variation in resident and family satisfaction: experiences range from highly positive and grateful to strongly negative.

    For prospective residents and families, the pattern suggests that outcomes at Crestwood Terrace may depend significantly on unit-level staffing, timing, and individual caregivers. When evaluating the facility, consider on-site walkthroughs of specific units and resident rooms, ask about recent pest-control and sanitation audits, request details on medication-management protocols and fall-response procedures, and seek references from current residents or families about the particular unit you are considering. Also inquire about dining menus and activity schedules, and meet with the nursing and administrative leads to assess consistency in communication and clinical oversight.

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    Medicare Ratings

    3ยท/ 5
    Cited by CMS for abuse, or potential for abuse, on its most recent survey cycle.
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    Location

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    Crestwood Terrace is located at 13301 Central Ave, Crestwood, IL, 60445.

    About Crestwood Terrace

    Crestwood Terrace sits in Crestwood, Illinois, surrounded by calm greenery and a quiet setting that helps residents feel at home. The facility offers nursing care for people who have chronic mental health issues and those with combined physical and mental health needs, including folks with dual diagnoses such as mental illness and substance abuse, so there's a real focus on both physical and emotional wellness, and you'll see encouragement for everyone to participate and interact with daily life. Meals come three times a day in a central dining room, and housekeeping and linen services handle everyday cleaning, while help with bathing, dressing, transfers, medication, and daily tasks is always available for people who need that extra hand.

    There are fully furnished semi-private rooms here, all tastefully decorated, with private bathrooms and kitchenettes, plus the rooms have air-conditioning, cable, Wi-Fi, and regular cleaning. Folks may join exercise classes, friendly games, day trips, and all sorts of activities, since the staff likes to plan daily events and the residents run a few activities on their own, and you can even get out in the community using the new van for outings or scheduled trips. For those who want spiritual support, they offer on-site religious services, and there's a beauty salon and barber services where residents can get their nails done or just take some time to feel pampered, something many people appreciate. The SOARs Life Skills Program stands out too, winning the 2023 NARA Impact Award for helping people with independent living, G.E.D. prep, and health literacy, which is especially good for adults who'd like to build new skills or regain confidence.

    The facility's ranch-style layout keeps things open, making it easier for folks to get around, and there's a garden, outdoor space, a fitness room, wellness center, small library, gaming room, computer center, and a lounge where people can visit or relax-so there's always somewhere comfortable to sit or something to do. Crestwood Terrace is connected to UChicago Medicine at Ingalls Crestwood, which handles primary, specialty, and urgent care; this makes it easier for residents to get the healthcare they need right nearby. Nursing staff are on duty 24/7, and even though the facility doesn't always meet minimum staffing ratios under Illinois law, they do have daily monitoring and systems to improve staffing as needed, plus infection control policies available if anyone wants to know.

    Crestwood Terrace also gives respite care to give short-term relief to family caregivers, and has intermediate care services and specialized behavioral health help for adults who need a safe place to recover or just live with proper support. There's always a focus on dignity and independence, with dedicated healthcare workers on hand, and the atmosphere stays warm and friendly, making this facility a steady option for adults with complex needs who want community life, nutritious meals, and both medical and personal attention round the clock.

    People often ask...

    Crestwood Terrace offers assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing.

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    The full address for this community is 13301 Central Ave, Crestwood, IL 60445.

    No, Crestwood Terrace does not offer respite care. Respite care in assisted living communities provides temporary, short-term relief for primary caregivers by offering professional care for their loved ones. It allows individuals to stay in an assisted living community for a limited time, giving caregivers a break while ensuring residents receive necessary support and assistance with daily activities.

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