Friendship Village of Schaumburg, a CCRC

Everyone that I have met at Encore Village of Schaumburg has been friendly. The staff reports that they are lucky to have my mom, which makes me feel like she has found a great community. The facility has a weekly newsletter with events and news which keeps the residents and family in the loop. The facility is kept clean and has become my Sunday hangout, which includes plenty of hang out areas for board games, game of pool, and great meal. I recommend Encore Village of Schaumburg for a resort type retirement, plenty of daily activities, great restaurant options, and friendly community.

Very clean, very friendly staff and residents. They do offer PT here. Great quality of care. There are 4 places on the menu to get food from and that changes every 3 months. The food is freshly made and completely different menus at all 4 places. There are plenty of activities plus educational opportunities, It is a great value for the money. All staff are kind and reliable. I love it here.

Everyone we have met who live at FV and staff at FV have been very friendly and helpful. Help and resources available for every step of the transition to living at FV. Residents and staff instantly treated us like family. The place is amazing!

The Friendship Village community is very clean and all of the staff members have been wonderful - they are so friendly and we have not met a grumpy person yet. There are several different places inside the community where you can eat and all the meals that are prepared are delicious. There are plenty of activities going on and during the Christmas season they have wonderful entertainment here almost every single night. So far the value is good, and we are very happy with our decision. We would recommend this community to other families.

I would want others to know that we paid for home care services. The staff in home care services were great, they knew my fathers likes and dislikes. They were very attentive and just overall outstanding. They had common areas for people to congregate, his area had a fireplace so everyone would meet there and he was able to make friends. They also had great social events for the residents.

Nice grounds and amenities but not the right fit. Too big and a bit high priced.

We enjoyed this community tour. The staff were helpful and helped us with the questions we had. We liked the list of the menu and the care that would have been helpful. We liked the activities. We did not find that the community had the environment that we were looking for. Families might want to consider this community for the care of a loved one.

I like this nice community that I have moved into. The menu is outstanding and a nice variety. The community is always clean and the staff takes care of everything at this community which makes it very enjoyable. The activities are nice for me to enjoy with the other residents. I would recommend this community to other families for a good place to move into.

I did not pursue this community because I saw a large facility with thousands of residents. I felt my parent would not get the one on one attentiveness.

The lady who gave us our tour was not prepared, which wasn't a big issue. I couldn't believe they wanted to charge almost $7,000 for an apartment that was smaller than a studio. The community wasn't very updated. The independent section was nice but the assisted living part needs some TLC.

We saw this community and it is absolutely lovely. Very nice staff and looks like very nice residents. The community was clean and nothing wrong with it. The only thing is that we did not want to spend so much so this place would not work out.

Very nice community and open. The staff when I toured this community was helpful and answered all my questions. They also have a nice dining area for my loved one. They are top notch in the field of assisted living. I would recommend Friendship to my friends.

My daughter and I visited this facility recently and were very impressed. We had also visited other nearby facilities, so we were able to do comparisons. Friendship Village seems to have everything a retiring senior would want. Lots of activities, plenty of dining options, with excellent menus, a bank on hand, a small market when you run out of necessities, doctor's services in-house, absolutely beautiful grounds. They even have their own forest with walking paths for those of us who like to walk on something other than concrete. There pool is more than adequate and is heated. Many pool activities are planned each week, with a good selection of exercise activities in the heated pool. We thought the apartments were lovely. Certainly large enough for my husband and myself. We happened to look at the updated ones, so I can't honestly comment on the others. Altho, we were assured that if we selected another apartment, it would be fully updated before we moved in. I loved all the light coming into the apartment, too. Makes it appear even larger. Friendship Village also has many outside activities for seniors, such as, go-karting, rock-wall climbing, tubing, and pseudo sky diving or sky floating! I don't know of any other facility which offers such diverse activities. I suggest you look at their website or Facebook page to see all the activities they offer. The website also gives you the weekly menu, weekly bulletin, amenities and general information. Unfortunately, we were there on a Sunday in the fall, when I would guess many seniors visit their children or grandchildren in their homes. There weren't any activities going on that we could see. We would have been better off touring the facility mid-week when it would be full of busy, happy, seniors. All I know is that I am convinced this is the place I want to spend the rest of my life.

The rooms aren't as nice and the place isn't updated. They don't offer very many floor plans. The staff is friendly but not as friendly as smaller places. It's like a big college campus as opposed to a small college campus or small town feel.