Galena Park Terrace sits on a quiet hillside in the Illinois River Valley at 5533 N Galena Rd in Peoria Heights, right near Downtown Peoria, and you'll find the community set among pretty trees with walking paths, picnic tables, and places for residents to sit and talk or just relax outside, which is nice since the bus runs hourly in the area and there are grocery stores you can get to without too much trouble. This garden-style apartment complex has a total of 128 units, split into 64 studios, 32 one-bedrooms, and 32 double units, and each apartment has its own outside door so you don't have to go through hallways, which some people feel is a lot nicer and safer, and all the places have gas ranges, a refrigerator, new air conditioning and heat, and vinyl laminate floors that are easy to keep clean, plus there's tile in the kitchen and baths, which helps if you're worried about falls or mobility. Galena Park Terrace is open to adults over 62, and also to those 18 or older with a disability, and the entire place is set up with ADA features including 13 fully mobility-accessible apartments and other units that are adaptable if anybody needs changes in the future. Those on a lower income might be interested because the place was built under HUD guidelines and rent is usually around thirty percent of your adjusted monthly income, and that covers all the utilities like water, electricity, gas, and garbage, so you know each month what you're spending.
People who live here can have pets, and visitors are welcome, with guests able to stay up to fourteen days in a year, and if you like having extra company there's an active residents' association that plans group activities and functions in the big community room, which also has cable TV if folks want to get together for watching events. The environment's friendly and the managers and maintenance staff are on-site full-time, and the twenty-four hour maintenance service means problems get solved without too much waiting around, which adds to a sense of safety for everyone, and for those who need support with things like bathing or dressing, the facility offers help under certain care programs, including help for those with memory loss like Alzheimer's disease and dementia, and also has independent living options if you don't need daily help but want the social bits and maintenance covered. The apartments are all smoke-friendly for those who need it, as long as you follow the building's restrictions, and it's got nice touches like chef-prepared meals, laundry facilities-four in each building and a newer coin laundry on site-modern features, and landscaped areas for meeting neighbors or finding a quiet corner outside. Community events, daily activities, and support from trained aides who can provide home care round out the offerings, so it covers a lot of needs without feeling overwhelming, and the focus is mostly on accessibility and providing a peaceful setting. Galena Park Terrace doesn't offer skilled nursing, full assisted living, or personal care as you'd find in a health center, but it aims to support independent or semi-independent living with a few helpful services in a simple, neighborly way, and you can find more details about them on their website, galenaparkterrace.com, or stop in during the week because the office is open from 8:30 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., with a lunch break from 12:30 to 1:30.
