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Senior Living, Reimagined in Downers Grove

Discover a connected, contemporary lifestyle at Oak Trace—ideally located near Naperville and just a short drive from downtown Chicago. With updated amenities, beautiful outdoor areas, and spaces designed for how you live today, Oak Trace offers a fresh take on independent senior living.

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Where to Begin Your Senior Living Journey

Start building your framework for the years ahead. Our comprehensive guides simplify the senior living process to walk you through next steps and how to get started.

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Is Oak Trace a Good Financial Fit?

Our free financial assessment tool can help you determine if a senior apartment in Oak Trace might be a good financial fit for your independent living retirement needs. Of course, exact pricing is dependent on many factors, including location, special offers, contract type and more -- but this can help you to get started!

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Oak Trace Launches Emerging Leaders Initiative to Invest in Future Leaders

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Oak Trace senior living community in Downers Grove is proud to introduce its new Emerging Leaders initiative, a leadership development program designed to recognize and cultivate excepti...

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Discover a Vibrant Lifestyle Designed Around You
What does it mean to truly thrive in your next chapter of life?
At Oak Trace, we believe senior living should offer more than comfort—it should inspire connection, wellness, independence, and peace o...

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The Everyday Power of Belonging: How Oak Trace in Downers Grove Helps Older Adults Stay Connected

Gerontologists who study what separates thriving older adults from those who might struggle often point to something deceptively simple: the people who do best tend to have other people around them, regularly. Not necessarily in large numbers or in h...

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Why One Resident Chose Oak Trace: A Personal Journey Into CCRC Living

Jerry Zielinski never imagined himself singing karaoke. Yet just weeks after moving to Oak Trace, he was on stage with neighbors, laughing and singing “It’s Five O’clock Somewhere.” This was all something he’d never pictured doing in his fo...

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Downers Grove Earns Distinction as a Dementia Friendly Community

(photo left-to-right)Courtney Karl of Oak Trace; Kerry Querin of Senior Living Experts, Susan Sinderson of Community Adult Day Center, Heather Lippe of Village of Downers Grove and Samaria (Sam) Epps of AgeGuide.
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