The Roosevelt at Salt Creek

    400 W Butterfield Rd, Elmhurst, IL 60126
    • Independent Living
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care

    Renovated community with attentive staff

    I moved my mom here and am very pleased - beautiful, newly renovated community with abundant amenities, delicious dining, and nonstop activities. The staff are warm, professional, and attentive; they treated us like family and made the transition smooth, giving us real peace of mind. Overall a top retirement-living option I'd recommend touring.

    Loved one of 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

    Memory care community services

    • Mild cognitive impairment
    • Specialized memory care programming

    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

    4.73·(153)

    Overall rating

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

      4.5
    • Staff

      4.8
    • Meals

      4.5
    • Amenities

      4.7
    • Value

      3.4

    Pros

    • Compassionate and attentive staff
    • Warm, welcoming community atmosphere
    • Long-tenured, stable caregiving team
    • Smooth move-in and sales support
    • Well-maintained, clean interior spaces
    • Extensive recent renovations
    • Spacious, remodeled apartments
    • Modern kitchens and updated appliances
    • Broad on-site amenities (pool, theater, fitness)
    • Large dining room with varied menu options
    • Housekeeping and maintenance services included
    • Robust activity and social programming
    • Regular community outings and special events
    • On-site rehabilitation and therapy services
    • On-site medical group and podiatry access
    • Strong infection-control practices and on-site vaccination
    • Convenient location near Elmhurst Hospital
    • Family-like resident interactions and peer support
    • Accessible transportation for errands and medical appointments
    • Positive management responsiveness and follow-through
    • Respite and short-term stay availability
    • Emergency call systems and resident safety measures
    • Engaged concierge and front-desk support
    • High-quality common areas and hotel-like finishes
    • Active enrichment calendar and specialized groups

    Cons

    • Inconsistent clinical follow-through and specialty-care access
    • Limitations in dementia-care capacity for middle-stage residents
    • Variable direct-care staff performance and responsiveness
    • Inconsistent dining service timeliness and meal delivery continuity
    • Ongoing renovation-related disruption and noise
    • Limited dedicated quiet/private activity spaces
    • Administrative accuracy and communication gaps
    • Parking constraints for residents and visitors
    • High upfront costs and limited payment flexibility
    • Spotty in-room entertainment and technology service
    • Occasional delays in medication and wound-care coordination
    • Some bathroom layouts with limited wheelchair accessibility

    Summary of reviews

    The Roosevelt at Salt Creek presents as a well-appointed senior living community with strong strengths in hospitality, amenities, and social programming. Reviewers consistently highlight a warm, family-like atmosphere and a stable caregiving team; staff at multiple levels are described as compassionate, attentive, and helpful during transitions. The property has undergone substantial renovations that reviewers praise for modern finishes, spacious remodeled apartments with updated kitchens, and hotel-like common areas. Onsite amenities—including a pool, theater, fitness spaces, and broad dining-room seating—contribute to an active lifestyle for independent and assisted living residents.

    Care and clinical services show a mixed but largely positive pattern. Many families praised onsite rehabilitation, outpatient therapy, and access to an onsite medical group and podiatry. The community's infection-control practices and onsite vaccination efforts during COVID were cited favorably. At the same time, there are operational concerns around clinical follow-through: reviewers described delays or coordination gaps for specialty care, wound management, podiatry visits, and pain-medication timing. These observations suggest variability in clinical operations that prospective residents and families should explore during a tour and care-plan discussion.

    Direct caregiving quality is frequently described as a major strength, yet several accounts indicate inconsistent performance among some direct-care staff and occasional responsiveness issues. Memory-care capacity is available, but there are recurring comments that the community may be less well suited for residents in middle-stage dementia who require wandering management or specialized behavioral supports. Prospective families should verify the community's protocols and staffing ratios for higher-acuity cognitive care.

    Dining and activities are prominent assets. Many reviewers enjoyed varied menus, three-meal service, housekeeping, and a full activity calendar with trips, dances, and on-site programs. However, dining service execution is uneven in some accounts—examples include slow table service, inconsistent meal delivery, and occasional variability in food quality. The community also excels at social programming and events, creating regular opportunities for resident engagement and peer support. A noted operational trade-off is that ongoing renovation work has caused intermittent noise and disruption; similarly, some reviewers wished for more dedicated quiet or private activity spaces such as a library or permanent game room.

    Management and move-in experience are often cited positively: sales and transition staff receive frequent praise for being informative, non-pushy, and supportive, and move-in logistics are described as smooth in many cases. That said, reviewers also describe administrative accuracy issues like schedule errors, misspellings, and communication gaps; these administrative items may be important to clarify before committing. Cost and payment structure are other practical considerations: several comments point to high entrance fees and limited payment flexibility, which may affect affordability for some families.

    Overall, The Roosevelt at Salt Creek appears to offer a high-quality physical environment, robust amenity set, and an engaged community culture supported by largely compassionate staff. The primary patterns to investigate further during a visit are clinical-coordination reliability, dementia-care fit for higher-acuity cognitive needs, dining-service consistency, and the current scope and timing of renovation-related disruption. Families seeking a socially active, well-renovated community with strong hospitality should consider a tour and targeted questions about clinical protocols, staffing, and billing terms to ensure alignment with individual care needs.

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    Location

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    The Roosevelt at Salt Creek is located at 400 W Butterfield Rd, Elmhurst, IL, 60126.

    About The Roosevelt at Salt Creek

    The Roosevelt at Salt Creek sits in DuPage County, Illinois, close to Elmhurst, offering independent living, assisted living, and memory care all on one campus, so when residents need more help they can get it without moving far, and it's all managed by Life Care Services, which ranks #1 in senior living satisfaction from J.D. Power, and the place is currently undergoing a top-to-bottom, $25+ million renovation that will add a new theater, art studio, bistro, fitness and wellness center, dining venue, salon, and upgraded apartments with open floorplans, modern appliances, large closets, and fully updated kitchens. The community offers studios, one-, and two-bedroom floor plans, with options in the Premier and Legacy Series like Willow, Cottage Hill, Cambridge, York, Butterfield, Kenmore, Claremont, Fillmore, and Arlington, all set up for comfort and easy living, and every floor's got neighborhood club rooms, lounges, handy laundry, and large windows that let in lots of light. Residents enjoy an indoor pool with aqua aerobics, a state-of-the-art fitness center, art activities, a beauty salon with expanded services, relaxing library spaces, unique activity programs, and social events, plus there's a pickleball court, Wi-Fi, social clubs, and a community gallery, and transportation, housekeeping, linen, and laundry services help everyday life run smoothly. Dining services prepare nutritious meals to fit many dietary needs, with multiple dining options available, and the staff makes sure personalized help is there whether folks need a little or a lot, even offering mobile medical and on-site therapy through preferred partners, along with extra counseling or support if needed. Folks who want to stay active will find clubs, fitness classes, and events, and those needing more care have access to licensed assisted living, respite care, and skilled nursing on site, and soon, a Boutique Memory Care Community will open, built to support adults living with dementia or Alzheimer's, providing thoughtful, focused memory care. The community follows a rental model, so there aren't big buy-in fees, and it's pet-friendly, so residents can bring their companions along, and everything's designed to help older adults maintain choice, freedom, and comfort as their needs change, with a Health & Wellness Navigator on site and easy access to Chicago and local parks.

    About Life Care Services

    The Roosevelt at Salt Creek is managed by Life Care Services.

    Life Care Services (LCS), established in 1971 and headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa, stands as the nation's leading manager of full-service senior living communities and the largest not-for-profit senior living operator in the United States. With over five decades of experience, LCS manages more than 130 communities serving over 40,000 residents nationwide, specializing in Life Plan Communities (formerly known as Continuing Care Retirement Communities or CCRCs), as well as stand-alone assisted living, memory care, and rental communities.

    The company's comprehensive approach encompasses operations management, marketing and sales support, health services, compliance, finance, human resources, risk management, strategic planning, and technology development. Through the LCS Family of Companies, they provide end-to-end solutions including development services, real estate private equity enterprises, insurance, national purchasing consulting, and in-home care services. Their innovative development projects feature amenity-forward designs, including cutting-edge elements like rooftop restaurants and microbreweries, demonstrating their commitment to evolving senior living experiences.

    LCS's philosophy centers on purposeful living, where aging means adding experiences rather than giving up on them. Their hospitality-driven approach combines data-driven services with personalized care to strengthen teams, streamline workflows, and enhance resident experiences. Signature programs include Extraordinary Impressions, their employee culture initiative; Heartfelt Connections®, a nationally recognized memory care approach; Eversafe 360 senior safety protocols; and the Health & Wellness Navigation Program™ that provides personalized care plans addressing all aspects of well-being. The LCS Signature Experiences program infuses hospitality into every aspect of community life, creating rich, engaging experiences for residents and employees alike.

    The company's excellence has earned unprecedented recognition, including being ranked #1 in Customer Satisfaction among Independent Living Senior Living Communities by J.D. Power for six consecutive years (2019-2024), winning more independent living awards than any other brand in the J.D. Power U.S. Senior Living Satisfaction Studies. Additionally, LCS received three awards from Top Workplace USA in 2023, reflecting their commitment to both resident care and employee satisfaction. As the fourth-largest operator of life plan and rental senior living communities nationwide, LCS continues to shape the future of senior living through innovation, excellence, and a deep commitment to empowering seniors to live their best lives.

    People often ask...

    The Roosevelt at Salt Creek offers competitive pricing, with rates starting at a cost of $6,008 per month.

    The Roosevelt at Salt Creek offers independent living, assisted living, and memory care.

    There are 32 photos of The Roosevelt at Salt Creek on Mirador.

    Yes, The Roosevelt at Salt Creek allows residents to age in place and adjust their level of care as needed.

    The full address for this community is 400 W Butterfield Rd, Elmhurst, IL 60126.

    No, The Roosevelt at Salt Creek 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.

    Safety & Compliance

    In Illinois, the Department of Public Health licenses assisted living and long-term care facilities, running annual licensure surveys and investigating complaints and reported incidents.

    License numbera1w3d000000InyQAAS
    StatusActive
    Facility typeAssisted Living/shared Housing Establishment
    Capacity70 residents
    LicenseeFFII ELMHURST OWNER LLC
    EffectiveMay 15th, 2025
    ExpiresMay 15th, 2026
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    Inspection Reports

    1

    Reports

    0

    Citations

    1

    Complaints

    1

    Years

    06 Oct 2025Complaint
    Investigated a complaint but could not complete because the subject did not reside at the facility.

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