The community, Lacey Creek Supportive Living, will serve older adults of all incomes who need some help to maintain their independence.
“We are very excited to join a team that will help make this project a reality,” Rod Burkett, CEO and President of Gardant Management Solutions, said during a groundbreaking ceremony for the project last week. “The brick and mortar that will go up here will be a great asset for the local community, but more than that, this will be a building that more than 100 seniors will call home.”
The three-story, 108,000 square-foot building will house 120 private studio and one-bedroom apartments. Each of the private apartments at Lacey Creek will feature a kitchenette, spacious bathroom with shower and grab bars, individually-controlled heating and air conditioning units, and an emergency alert system.
In addition, the community will include a full-service kitchen, formal dining room, movie theater and fitness area.
Certified nursing assistants, working under the direction of a licensed nurse, are on-duty 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The community, which will continue the Gardant mission of providing residents with the love, compassion and dignity they deserve, will also provide help with medications and other personal assistance.
“The residents will be very fortunate to have the tender loving care that Gardant brings to every one of their residents at every one of their facilities,” Jim Martell, owner of Ridge Development, said, describing his company’s partnership with Gardant, the largest assisted living provider in Illinois.
Support services such as three meals a day and snacks, housekeeping and personal laundry will be included. Residents also will benefit from all of the opportunities that are available to socialize with friends and neighbors and participate in activities and special events.
The community will be located on nearly six acres at 4200 Lacey Rd., north of Ogden, between Main St. and Belmont and Finley. It is being developed by Ridge Development, a Transwestern Company. Alston Construction is serving as the general contractor.
Downers Grove officials praised the project, saying the supportive living community is a much-needed solution for a village that has a growing number of seniors and no housing options for them. Soon, they said, Downers Grove will become a community where residents can age in place without having to worry about moving away after retirement.
When Lacey Creek opens, it will join more than 40 other communities operated by Gardant Management Solutions. Gardant is the largest assisted living provider in Illinois and the 14th largest provider in the nation.
Individuals interested in having their names added to the interest list to obtain further information about Lacey Creek can call 1-877-882-1495 toll-free.
