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Franciscan Court
1996 Franciscan Way, West Chicago, IL, 60185
Community Information
Franciscan Court is an assisted living facility in West Chicago, IL. Franciscan Court offers activities at their location for residents. These activities generally allow residents to maintain healthy lifestyles by encouraging movement and socializing with their peers.
Being able to chat with other residents becomes an important part of many peoples' lives and Franciscan Court offers common spaces indoors to support that need. The benefit of living in an assisted living community is that making meals can be costly and time consuming process so Franciscan Court provides meals for residents.
Staff is awake and available 24 hours a day so if any emergencies occur no matter the time, there will be someone ready to help. Making sure residents with diabetes monitor their insulin levels is clearly an important task and Franciscan Court can help with that task.
Unique Features
* Owner operated husband & wife are former nursing home directors and RN
* Newer building, concrete walls, highly insulated and basically disaster proof
* Courtyard deck, with pond with fish and small waterfall
* Activities and scheduled outings
* Short and wide hallways color coded
* Food is homemade - from scratch
* Everyone eats together - no separate dining times
* Piano on the third Floor
* Daily rosary, weekly mass and communion
* Weekly bible study
* Call light pendant logged into computer
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Residents
MaleFemaleThe minimum age that a resident may be is 65 years old.
Staffing
Nurses on StaffDoctor on Call24-Hour Awake StaffVisiting NurseHomecare OnsiteVisiting PodiatristVisiting Physical TherapistVisiting Occupational TherapistVisiting Speech Therapist
Facility Care Level
Care Level Percentage Light Care 11% Medium Care 66% Heavy Care 22% Franciscan Court prefers that residents need: light care, medium care, heavy care
Additional Services
Diabetic Care
The community can help residents monitor their blood sugar but cannot give insulin injections.
Memory Care Offered
This community employs technology to prevent residents from wandering and becoming lost, for example bracelets that will ring an alarm if the resident leaves the community.
Incontinence Care
This community can care for residents with bowel incontinence. This community can care for residents with bladder incontinence.
Non Ambulatory Care
This community can provide a 2 person assisted transfer for residents who need help transferring, for example, from a bed into a wheelchair.
Other Care
This community provides multiple levels of care allowing residents to remain at the community while receiving increasing care.
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Transportation
Resident Parking AvailableComplimentary TransportationTransportation at CostProperty Convenient to BuslineSmoking
Allowed OutdoorsAdditional Amenities
Activities OnsiteActivities OffsiteDevotional Services OnsiteDevotional Services OffsiteOutdoor Common AreasIndoor Common AreasBeautician OnsiteOther Services
Wheelchair Accessible ShowersFull TubsHospice AvailableRespite OfferedAging in PlaceMeals
Meals ProvidedActivities Provided
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Average Room Pricing at Franciscan Court
Room Type Assisted Living Studio 3850.00 Monthly 1 Bedroom 4750.00 Monthly Semi-Private 3400.00 Monthly 2 Bedrooms 6000.00 Monthly Disclaimer: The prices, amenities, features and care offered at senior communities are all subject to change; therefore information on this community profile may be out of date. Please note the costs per community are rough estimates; actual costs may vary depending on special offers and discounts, additional fees for services and care, and availability.
Estimated Fees at Franciscan Court
Fee Type Assisted Living Community Fee Respite Fee Buy-In Fee High Care Needs Fee 300.00 Monthly Medium Care Needs Fee 200.00 Monthly Low Care Needs Fee 2nd Person Fee 600.00 Monthly Disclaimer: The prices, amenities, features and care offered at senior communities are all subject to change; therefore information on this community profile may be out of date. Please note the costs per community are rough estimates; actual costs may vary depending on special offers and discounts, additional fees for services and care, and availability.
Paying for care
Commercial InsurancePrivate paySocial SecuritySeparate pricing structure for careVeteran's benefits
Nearby Communities
If Franciscan Court isn't quite what you're looking for, take a look at a few other nearby communities that might be a better match.
Nearby Cities
| City | Distance | Number of Facilities | Average CostAverage Cost for 1 Bedroom |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Chicago | 0 miles | 1 | $4,750 |
| St. Charles | 4 miles | 2 | $4,760 |
| Bartlett | 5 miles | 2 | $4,940 |
| Batavia | 6 miles | 1 | $4,450 |
| Carol Stream | 6 miles | 1 | N/A |
| Bloomingdale | 7 miles | 1 | $4,000 |
General Pricing Information for West Chicago Assisted Living
| Room Type | Minimum Cost | Average Cost | Maximum Cost |
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| 1 Bedroom | $4,750 | $4,750 | $4,750 |
| 2 Bedrooms | $6,000 | $6,000 | $6,000 |
| Semi-Private | $3,400 | $3,400 | $3,400 |
| Studio | $3,850 | $3,850 | $3,850 |
Community Reviews
Highly recommend Franciscan Court
reviewed on: 03/11/2017 by TMMThe facility is family owned and operated. It's clean and the food is tasty. There are several daily activities, and they also offer physical therapy. The staff, including administration, is very... Read the full review.
I really, really like the people that own it and run it.
reviewed on: 12/10/2015 by AnonymousI've had no problems, and I really, really like the people that own it and run it. I think it's a good place. We really liked the people we spoke to there, they owners are always there, and the... Read the full review.
Very Good Experience
reviewed on: 10/29/2015 by AnonymousOur experience was very good for the short period of time we were there. It is family owned, so we liked the smaller facility atmosphere. Everyone is kind of involved all around, having multiple... Read the full review.
Excellent experience, wonderful facility!
reviewed on: 06/29/2016 by DeniseMy father lived at Franciscan Court for almost three years. The care he received while he was there was outstanding, the nursing staff was excellent and always kept us informed of anything out of... Read the full review.
A Simple Tour
reviewed on: 11/02/2016 by AnonymousThey impressed me when I found that it was a family owned facility, no corporate. It is a small community and they really seem to know their residents. For my mom, it did not seem to have... Read the full review.
