Oakridge Healthcare Center

    323 Oak Ridge Ave, Hillside, IL 60162
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care
    • Skilled Nursing
    2.3ยท8 reviews

    Friendly staff, clean rooms, recommended

    I moved in a few months ago and I'm very pleased with the friendly, attentive staff, clean comfortable rooms, and a steady schedule of activities that keep me engaged. Meals are solid, management is responsive, and the campus feels safe and convenient. Overall a very good experience that I'd recommend to others.

    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

    2.25ยท(8)

    Overall rating

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

      1.0
    • Staff

      1.7
    • Meals

      2.3
    • Amenities

      1.7
    • Value

      2.3

    Pros

    • Outdoor patio with open view
    • Large combined activity and dining space
    • New ownership indicating renovation efforts
    • Helpful and candid direct-care staff

    Cons

    • Understaffing and inconsistent staffing coverage
    • Cleanliness and sanitation issues in rooms and common areas
    • Odor concerns in portions of the facility
    • Excessive room occupancy and limited private accommodation
    • Limited recreational amenities and exercise facilities
    • Facility maintenance and physical-condition deficiencies
    • Pest-control concerns in building features
    • Management and leadership instability
    • Staff responsiveness and communication
    • Gaps in end-of-life comfort and symptom attention

    Summary of reviews

    Reviewers describe a facility that presents a mix of limited positive elements and significant operational concerns. Positive physical features include a relatively large activity/dining room and an outdoor patio with an open view; several accounts also reference recent ownership changes and early attempts at renovation. However, recurring operational themesโ€”particularly staffing, cleanliness, and physical conditionโ€”dominate the feedback.

    Care quality is portrayed as inconsistent. Families and observers note helpfulness and honesty from some direct-care staff, but also describe frequent delays in responsiveness and concerns about how timely needs are met. Understaffing is a consistent pattern that reviewers link to reduced supervision and slower response times. There are also specific worries about comfort during residents' final days, which reviewers framed as gaps in end-of-life attention rather than isolated incidents.

    Staff descriptions are mixed. While frontline caregivers are often characterized as candid and willing to assist, reviewers also describe low morale and friction with management. These dynamics are said to contribute to turnover and inconsistent coverage. Communication issues between staff and families, and concerns about the tone or responsiveness of staff interactions, are recurrent themes.

    Dining and activities: the facility has a sizable combined activity/dining room, but reviewers report limited programming and few recreational amenities. There is no dedicated exercise room or activity center noted in feedback, and overall daily engagement options are described as sparse. The presence of physical space has not consistently translated into active programming according to the accounts provided.

    Facilities and maintenance: multiple reviewers describe the building as run-down and note that it was converted from a motel, which affects layout and privacy. Crowded rooms with multiple occupants per room are a frequent complaint, and reviewers link high room occupancy to reduced privacy and comfort. Sanitation concerns and noticeable odors in some areas are repeatedly cited, alongside pest-control issues such as nests in building features. While new ownership is said to be initiating improvements, the facilityโ€™s physical condition and cleanliness are significant areas of concern.

    Management and oversight: reviewers express dissatisfaction with leadership and express that operations require stronger oversight. A number of commentators suggested regulatory review or more robust corrective action, reflecting the depth of their concern. At the same time, the presence of new owners and stated improvement efforts suggests a potential avenue for change if those efforts address staffing, maintenance, and programming gaps.

    Notable patterns across the feedback include understaffing, sanitation and odor concerns, high roommate density, limited activities, and uneven management performance. Prospective residents and families should weigh the facilityโ€™s available spaces and the presence of engaged direct-care staff against these operational weaknesses and seek direct observation, recent inspection reports, and conversations with current families and staff before making placement decisions.

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    Location

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    Oakridge Healthcare Center is located at 323 Oak Ridge Ave, Hillside, IL, 60162.

    About Oakridge Healthcare Center

    Oakridge Healthcare Center sits at 323 Oakridge Avenue in Hillside, Illinois, and it's served the surrounding neighborhoods since 1963, focusing on long-term care but they do short-term stays, too, and the place is known locally as Oakridge Nursing & Rehab or Oakridge Healthcare Center, so folks sometimes call it by either name, and you'll find 66 Medicare-certified beds there, though the latest occupancy hovers just under 80 percent. The center has a secure wing for people with memory problems, so those with dementia or other similar conditions get extra safety measures, and they accept Medicare, Medicaid, and some commercial insurance plans, which makes it easier for a range of residents with different coverage-plus, Oakridge also serves as a licensed provider for Medi-Cal. Most people come for long-term support, but there's short-term rehab available, too, and the staff takes care of things like physical therapy, speech therapy, occupational therapy, IV antibiotic therapy, wound care, dentistry, podiatry, nutritional help, pharmacy services, lab work, X-rays, optometry, oncology care, and tracheotomy care, so you see, there's a big list of medical services on offer.

    Nurses and certified nursing assistants work around the clock, with medical staff on hand and regular shifts from registered nurses, LPNs, therapists, and doctors, and the facility keeps track of hours spent per patient, so staffing is closely watched, and they're known for a focus on maintaining staff professionalism. Rehabilitation is a strong point, and there's a full program for those who need inpatient or outpatient recovery, including everything from basic exercises to more advanced therapy, and a group of qualified rehabilitation professionals takes care of that. Memory care is secure, hospice care is available, and respite care provides family caregivers a chance to rest, and if extra help is needed, there's also assistance with daily things like bathing, dressing, and medication management.

    Residents can choose private rooms, and they'll find basic comforts like air conditioning, cable TV, Wi-Fi, housekeeping, linen service, kitchenettes, and private bathrooms in some sets of rooms, plus there's a dining room where meals are provided with choices for special diets, room service, and dishes for those with diabetes. The place also offers amenities like a fitness room, a small library, a beauty salon, a computer center, and a gaming room, and there are gardens, outdoor spaces, and a community wellness center for those who want to be outside or keep busy, plus activities happen all day, with both planned events and things that residents arrange themselves. Scheduled transportation can help folks get to appointments, and there's a call system for emergencies any hour of the day. They're located in Cook County, near Westchester and Berkeley, and close to neighborhoods like Yorkfield and Belmont Terrace, but the walk score is 49, so people will probably need a car or a ride to get around.

    It's important to say that despite the range of services, the most recent overall inspection grade was an F, so families might want to review inspection reports and ratings over time, especially since staff quality, resident safety, and care quality have had ups and downs according to those reports. Oakridge operates as a for-profit, limited liability company and also as a non-profit, which is a bit unusual, and they're locally owned and run, staying part of the community for over 60 years. They also have locations in Cedar Hill, MO, and St. Louis, MO, but the Hillside site is their main spot in Illinois. Oakridge claims a commitment to advancing healthcare professional standards and offers a steady list of support, but it pays to check recent ratings if these kinds of things matter for choosing a care facility.

    People often ask...

    Oakridge Healthcare Center offers assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing.

    The full address for this community is 323 Oak Ridge Ave, Hillside, IL 60162.

    No, Oakridge Healthcare Center 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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