Oak Trace Donates Health Center Beds
Oak Trace senior living donated health center beds to a maternity hospital in Africa. See the video.
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Oak Trace Receives Blue Ribbon in COVID-19 Vigilance Award
Oak Trace community received Telligen’s Blue Ribbon in COVID-19 Vigilance Award. This award recognizes their commitment to preventing the spread of COVID-19 and places the organization on Telligen’s Illinois 2022 Blue Ribbon in COVID-19 Vigilance Recognition List. “Oak Trace team members and residents came together to control the spread of COVID-19 in our community,” said …
Lifespace Communities’ Oak Trace Receives Blue Ribbon in COVID-19 Vigilance Award
CHICAGO and DALLAS (Feb. 23, 2022) – Oak Trace community received Telligen’s Blue Ribbon in COVID-19 Vigilance Award. This award recognizes their commitment to preventing the spread of COVID-19 and places the organization on Telligen’s Illinois 2022 Blue Ribbon in COVID-19 Vigilance Recognition List. “Oak Trace team members and residents came together to control the …
Fun Facts About Fall
There’s nothing quite like fall in the Midwest. In Illinois, residents are able to enjoy the complete “fall experience” starting in September as the leaves change color all the way through November when many people celebrate Thanksgiving with a nice meal and maybe even some football. The fall season also represents the perfect time to …
Residents Find Comfort in Woodworking During Pandemic
Read more and watch the story featured on WGN-TV News featuring Oak Trace residents staying engaged and finding new joys in life.
Helping Hands Pause to Help PAWS
The loud sounds of saws and sanders could be heard outside the wood shop at Oak Trace earlier this year. Inside, resident Richard Haffner was constructing a doghouse that would soon become a site to bring residents and team members together to help local pets in need. Haffner put finishing touches on the large contraption …
New Initiative Brought Goats to Oak Trace
For five days in August, residents and guests noticed some unusual landscapers at the community. To help control invasive buckthorn shrub that had sprouted around the community, 40 goats provided a natural alternative to chemicals and other unsustainable methods of vegetation management. Buckthorn is known as the invasion weed and is considered so dangerous in disrupting ecosystems, …
Oak Trace Unveils New Health & Wellness Center
Focused on the current and future state of care for area seniors, Oak Trace retirement community announced the opening of a new, expansive Health & Wellness Center in Downers Grove, Illinois. The project was Phase 1 of an ongoing multimillion-dollar expansion. With 66 assisted-living apartments, 28 memory-care residences and 102 skilled-nursing suites, the $79 million …
Statewide Senior Care Association Honors Oak Trace
LeadingAge Illinois, the statewide association representing more than 500 senior care providers, has elected Blaire Goldstein, the executive director at Oak Trace, to its Board of Directors. Concurrently, Jocelyn “Joy” Russo, a certified nursing assistant (CNA) at the Downers Grove retirement community, has been recognized with the association’s 2019 Heart and Hands Award. The award …
Oak Trace Health Services Receives Top Rating
The Oak Trace Health Center was recently recognized as a five-star health services and skilled nursing provider. The prestigious recognition from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and U.S. News & World Report was given to only the top 21 percent of senior health care providers in Illinois. Ratings are based on surveys for …