Oakridge Healthcare Center

    323 Oak Ridge Ave, Hillside, IL 60162
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care
    • Skilled Nursing
    2.1ยท9 reviews

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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

    2.11ยท(9)

    Overall rating

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

      1.0
    • Staff

      1.7
    • Meals

      2.1
    • Amenities

      1.7
    • Value

      2.1

    Pros

    • Ownership engaged in improvement efforts
    • Outdoor patio space overlooking parking area
    • Large multifunctional dining/activity room
    • Helpful staff interactions

    Cons

    • Sanitation and odor-control issues in rooms and common areas
    • Insufficient staffing levels affecting responsiveness
    • High room-occupancy density (multiple residents per room)
    • Deferred maintenance and facility-upkeep deficiencies
    • Limited recreational and exercise amenities
    • Staff conduct and responsiveness
    • Weaknesses in management and operational oversight
    • Pest-control concerns in building features

    Summary of reviews

    The reviews indicate a facility in transition: there are indications of new ownership and some efforts to improve the property, and a few frontline staff are described as helpful and candid. The site layout includes a large combined dining/activity room and an outdoor patio that reviewers identified as a positive amenity. However, those positives sit alongside multiple recurring operational concerns that affect daily life for residents.

    Care quality and staffing appear to be primary areas of concern. Reviewers describe delays in attending to residents and raised questions about staff conduct and responsiveness; staffing levels were characterized as insufficient, which reviewers linked to slow response times and reduced attention to resident needs. Several comments also raised concerns about end-of-life comfort and the consistency of direct care practices, suggesting gaps in timeliness and attention during vulnerable periods.

    Facility condition and infection-control-related issues were frequently mentioned. Observations point to maintenance shortfalls (including evidence of deferred repairs and visible wall and fixture deterioration), pest-control concerns associated with building features, and broader sanitation and odor-control problems in resident rooms and common areas. High room-occupancy density โ€” including multi-occupant rooms with limited privacy โ€” was also noted and contributes to crowding and diminished personal space.

    Programming and amenities are limited relative to expectations for similar settings. Reviewers noted a lack of dedicated exercise or activity spaces beyond the multi-use dining/activity room, and described few available recreational offerings. Dining was not widely discussed beyond the size of the dining area; there were no consistent comments indicating robust therapeutic or social programming tied to meals.

    Management and operational oversight emerged as an area needing attention. Reviewers attributed many of the above issues โ€” maintenance gaps, sanitation problems, staffing shortages, and limited programming โ€” to ineffective leadership or slow operational improvement. A minority of reviews included allegations of serious misconduct and calls for regulatory intervention; these were not accompanied by consistent documentation across sources but do signal heightened family concern.

    In summary, prospective residents and families should weigh the facilityโ€™s signs of new ownership and some engaged staff against systemic concerns: sanitation and odor-control weaknesses, understaffing and responsiveness issues, crowded multi-occupant rooms, limited activity and exercise amenities, deferred maintenance, and pest-control gaps. If considering this facility, families should seek recent inspection reports, ask for documented plans and timelines for repairs and staffing improvements, tour resident rooms and common areas in person, and discuss care protocols for end-of-life and responsiveness to urgent needs with facility leadership.

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    Location

    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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