Westminster Place in Evanston

Westminster Place in Evanston sits on Grant Street at the Huss Pavilion, 1st Floor, and also has a location on Skokie Blvd, close to Old Orchard Mall, where you'll find a not-for-profit, faith-based community owned and run by Presbyterian Homes. The place operates 24 hours a day with a dedicated staff, including Gale Blanchet as Executive Assistant and James Curry as Human Resources Generalist and Recruiter. People coming here find a Life Plan Community model offering a full continuum of care, meaning you have choices like independent living, assisted living, skilled nursing, rehabilitation, memory care, and respite care, so you can move between the levels as needs change without moving away. The facility has 14 different apartment styles, including cottages and townhouses, some with first-floor residences, large windows, wall-to-wall carpeting, big closets, adjustable heat and air, and kitchens with all the main appliances, so you get open floor plans from 585 up to 2,377 square feet, one- and two-bedroom layouts, and views of landscaped courtyards-these have stone walking paths, big fountains, and lots of plants, and inside are gathering spaces with high ceilings, skylights, and colorful décor. The community's called "continuing care" because it tries to keep people comfortable and independent while giving help when it's needed, so there are dedicated geriatric social services, counseling, psychiatrists and psychoanalysts, disaster recovery resources, and dementia-friendly care, and every health level gets covered, from short-term respite care for caregivers who need a break, to long-term skilled nursing with five-star rehab services and personalized recovery plans after illness, injury, or surgery. People who want to be part of the community early can join Club 1904, which is the priority wait list and lets members choose residence size, get first pick for care and rehab, access community events, free relocation help and assessments, free meals and happy hours, plus the wellness center and fitness classes. Westminster Place has a Member Benefits Program and Member Directory to keep people involved, with plenty of events like the Fundraiser's Forum and Spring Ecumenical Conference, and offers things like the POAMN Older Adult Ministry Guide and an affordable housing toolkit, so there are a lot of resources that help with aging, health, and different needs. The community values seven kinds of wellness-social, physical, intellectual, spiritual, environmental, emotional, and community-which means they focus on more than health, and everyone has chances to connect through programs, services, and daily conveniences tied to senior living.