Fox River Apartments, found on five acres just north of Olney Central College, offers public housing for seniors and families, and sometimes accepts Section 8 Choice Housing Vouchers, while also being associated with Olney Public Housing, and there are 2 townhouses, 2 duplexes, and 6 family homes, along with 30 senior-friendly apartment units in the community, though there aren't any available units right now. Some apartments are studios or one-bedrooms, and some units come with energy-efficient appliances. The place provides a range of care, with assisted living, memory care, and nursing home options, including a Memory Care unit with 30 beds in a locked, secure area with alarms to help keep residents with Alzheimer's disease safe and comfortable, and staff who are awake 24 hours a day, trained to assist with insulin, special diets, bathing, dressing, incontinence, and two-person transfers if needed. There's a focus on keeping life home-like, with personalized attention and a supportive environment for adults 60 and older, aiming to help them stay independent and maintain their dignity.
Fox River Apartments offers several common areas inside, and sometimes uses offsite spaces for devotional or activity purposes, and the café is there for residents, along with areas like a beauty salon, garden spots, wellness room, and even game rooms depending on what gets updated or changed after talking with staff. Residents can join a gardening club, spend time in art or education programs, and attend regular group events, movie nights, or music and pet therapy activities, and fitness classes are planned for exercise and wellness. Scheduled transportation, using 5310 Grant Vehicles within the program, helps folks get to medical appointments, run errands, or reach spiritual services.
Meals are prepared by chefs and meal planners, with options for special diets, and there's meals, housekeeping, and laundry offered in the daily routine. Residents who want to bring pets have pet-friendly senior housing available, and the apartments are generally described as comfortable with spacious accommodations. Staff is noted for providing high-quality and compassionate support, and they're ready to help with medication management and non-ambulatory or diabetic care. Fox River Apartments has contracts with the Illinois Department on Aging to support low and moderate income seniors, making it a place focused on older adults who need different levels of support and may want a safe, caring spot where social activities, meals, and the basics are all handled, even if the details about Fox River Apartments do change based on the needs and suggestions of the people living there.
