Brookdale Des Plaines

Brookdale Des Plaines offers a vibrant senior living community located just outside of Chicago, blending both independent living and assisted living options on the same campus. Residents are welcomed into an environment that encourages them to trade in their to-do lists for a bucket list, providing a wide range of opportunities for social connection, personal growth, and everyday convenience. Life at Brookdale Des Plaines is marked by an engaging calendar of activities, with dance classes, book clubs, and music groups bringing neighbors together and fostering meaningful friendships. Creative workshops and group volunteering are regularly available, ensuring that residents can find purposeful ways to spend their days.

The community is designed for carefree living, with residents enjoying the comfort of private apartments while leaving the burdens of home maintenance behind. For those seeking independence, the independent living program provides a vacation-style lifestyle, complete with stylish apartments and restaurant-style dining in the bistro. Residents have access to amenities such as a swimming pool, salon, library, theater, courtyard, dining room, and spaces for physical therapy, offering a range of options for relaxation and personal wellness. Housekeeping and some dining services are included, allowing residents to spend more time enjoying life and less time on daily chores.

For those who need additional support, the assisted living lifestyle at Brookdale Des Plaines provides personalized care tailored to each individual's needs, such as assistance with dressing, medication management, and other activities of daily living. The care team partners closely with residents and their families to ensure the right balance of independence and support, delivering service with compassion, understanding, and respect. Personal care rates are customized monthly, reflecting the level of support provided.

Residents also benefit from the Personal Solutions program, which makes life even more convenient. Through this program, personal and hygiene items like toothpaste, hand and body soap, hearing aid batteries, shaving products, paper towels, and other essentials can be ordered by email and delivered directly to each resident’s door in discreet, plain packaging. This service allows for one-time orders or recurring monthly shipments, with all costs charged directly to the resident's monthly bill, and delivery is always free.

Brookdale Des Plaines is situated near several local attractions that enrich residents’ daily lives. The Des Plaines History Center offers a nostalgic glimpse into the region’s past, while Lake Park with its scenic trails and peaceful pond provides the perfect backdrop for an afternoon stroll. The Des Plaines Public Library is ideal for book lovers seeking cozy reading nooks and community events, and the Des Plaines Theatre hosts live music and classic film screenings for a touch of entertainment.

Altogether, Brookdale Des Plaines delivers a warm, community-oriented setting with a comprehensive array of amenities intended to support both independence and well-being. Whether enjoying a meal in the Bistro, relaxing in a private apartment, or participating in group activities, residents find opportunities for connection, purpose, and enjoyment at every turn.

Brookdale Des Plaines is managed by Brookdale.

Brookdale Senior Living Inc. (NYSE: BKD) is the largest senior living operator in the United States, managing over 640 communities with capacity for approximately 59,000 residents across 41 states and employing around 36,000 associates. Founded in 1978 and publicly traded since 2005, Brookdale solidified its market leadership through major acquisitions including American Retirement Corporation (2006) and Emeritus Senior Living (2014), making it the only national full-spectrum senior living company. Headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, Brookdale has topped the American Seniors Housing Association's ASHA 50 list and Argentum's largest providers list for multiple consecutive years.

The company's comprehensive care continuum includes independent living, assisted living, memory care, skilled nursing, and continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs). Brookdale's signature Clare Bridge program, developed over 30 years ago by dementia-care experts, provides specialized Alzheimer's and dementia care through two distinct levels: Clare Bridge communities for comprehensive memory support and the Clare Bridge Solace program for advanced-stage dementia residents. The program is recognized by the Alzheimer's Association® for incorporating evidence-based Dementia Care Practice Recommendations and features secure environments, enclosed courtyards, Daily Path programming with six structured activities daily, and the InTouch technology platform offering personalized brain-stimulating games and therapeutic content.

Brookdale's holistic Optimum Life® wellness approach balances six dimensions—Purposeful, Physical, Emotional, Social, Spiritual, and Intellectual—implemented through signature programs including B-Fit (eight exercise class options), Brain Fit (mental fitness workouts), My Life Story (resident storytelling), EngagementPlus (interest-based connections), Growing Together (collaborative learning), and The Ageless Spirit (kindness and gratitude practices). The Embrace Family Partnership provides caregiver education and support for families of memory care residents.

The company's Brookdale HealthPlus® care coordination model, winner of the 2024 Argentum Best of the Best Award placing it among the top 1% of operators, is a technology-enabled healthcare service featuring dedicated RN Care Managers who proactively manage residents' health, coordinate care transitions, and help prevent avoidable hospitalizations. Communities using HealthPlus report 78% fewer urgent care visits, 36% fewer hospitalizations, and 63% more completed annual wellness visits. The Personal Solutions program delivers hygiene products, medications, and daily necessities directly to residents' doors with discreet packaging and monthly billing convenience.

Following a strategic divestiture of its home health and hospice operations to HCA Healthcare (completed December 2023), Brookdale now focuses exclusively on senior living operations while maintaining its position as the industry's largest operator, committed to its mission of enriching lives with compassion, respect, excellence, and integrity.