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Golden Years Retirement Home

7848 Ogden Ave, Lyons, IL 60534

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anonymous

Loved one of resident/client

5.0 out of 5 stars

Highly recommend

The lady they had taking care of our loved one, [name removed] was the best. She stayed with him and provided him with amazing care. [name removed] who runs the facility was amazing too. We would recommend Golden Years Retirement Home other families looking.

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Golden Years Retirement Home

About the facility

Located near the great Des Plaines River, Golden Years Retirement Home provides independent seniors with the opportunity to thrive each day in a maintenance-free, low-stress environment. The dedicated staff is available around-the-clock to help ensure residents obtain the appropriate level of care. Services range from medication management to basic housekeeping, personal laundry assistance, and more.

While the staff takes care of the daily chores, residents can focus on pursuing new passions, practicing old hobbies, and learning new skills. It’s important for seniors to keep their mind and body stimulated as they age, which is why Golden Years Retirement Home offers a list of lifestyle amenities and activities. Seniors can get some vitamin D while relaxing in the sunroom, attend a religious service, play fetch with their pup in the peaceful backyard, or even take a dip in the swimming pool. The options are nearly endless at Golden Years Retirement Home!

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for Golden Years Retirement Home

1-9 of 9 reviewsWrite a review
Overall Experience
3.3
Cleanliness
3.4
Friendliness
3.7
Care Services
2.9
Staff
1.5
Meals & Dining
1.5
Activities
2.7
Value for Cost
3.2

A Place for Mom has scored Golden Years Retirement Home with 0 out of 10 using our proprietary review score based on 0 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time, Golden Years Retirement Home has 9 reviews with an average "overall experience" of 3.3 out of 5.

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1-9 of 9 reviews

Last Updated: 12/8/22

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L M

Independent Living

Resident/client

December 8, 2022

2.0 out of 5 stars

Mediocre

After reading prior reviews I agree place is old and very small studio room. It was a ‘roof over my head’ during a very difficult time. Place is very old but somewhat clean. Food awful but most warehouse facilities , as I call these, have terrible institution food, even the expensive facilities. Staff unskilled but V was kind and caring. I question his mother relationship to Macneal psych unit and felt they had Kickbacks if referral was placed at ‘Golden Years’. I’m glad [name removed] reported to state since it sounds as iif nothing has changed In the last 5 years. Cannot even imagine the Covid lockdown period. Thankfully I got out after about a year.

Cleanliness
3.0
Friendliness
4.0
Value for Cost
2.0
Care Services
1.0
Activities
1.0
Staff
2.0
Meals & Dining
2.0

Kenneth G. Allen

Independent Living

Resident/client

October 12, 2022

1.0 out of 5 stars

Worse place I've ever lived at

Golden Years retirement home is the type of place where people dump their older, unwanted relatives. I stayed there for 30 days, but had to walk out. A friend I met there starved to death. It's a Clip joint. The owners and staff at this facility are not qualified health care givers. I reported them to the Illinois Department of Public Health for their Shady business practices and for being unlicensed. In short, this is where people go to live in their tiny jail cells until they die.

Cleanliness
1.0
Friendliness
1.0
Value for Cost
1.0
Care Services
1.0
Activities
1.0
Staff
1.0
Meals & Dining
1.0

anonymous

Independent Living

Family/friend

March 22, 2022

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review

Highly recommend

The lady they had taking care of our loved one, [name removed] was the best. She stayed with him and provided him with amazing care. [name removed] who runs the facility was amazing too. We would recommend Golden Years Retirement Home other families looking.

Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0

L.

Independent Living

Family/friend

November 20, 2020

4.5 out of 5 stars
Verified Review

Pretty good for the price

Golden Years Retirement Home is an average looking community, nothing to fancy. The rooms they provide are clean. Overall the food is okay, and we would recommend this community to a family or friend.

Cleanliness
4.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
4.0
Care Services
4.5
Activities
3.0

Mr. L.

Independent Living

Resident/client

May 19, 2020

4.0 out of 5 stars

I'm here , without worries.

Generally nice. I honestly should be lucky. I never thought of retiring , but I'm so satisfied here, I can retire here.

Cleanliness
4.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
4.0
Care Services
4.0
Activities
4.0

jhon

Independent Living

Resident/client

October 4, 2019

0.5 out of 5 stars

thay stink

golden years is the worst there food is crap thay cost 1500 a month and a guy that work there named [name removed] is a jerk to every one and thay fine every 100 bucks for no reason at all but greed stay away from this place i live here so i no the score v runs it he is a cheep jerk who care about him self only

Cleanliness
0.5
Friendliness
0.5
Value for Cost
0.5
Care Services
0.5
Activities
0.5

Anonymous

Independent Living

Family/friend

July 18, 2017

4.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review

A good fit

Golden Years may not be for everybody,but for the individual that I brought there I felt and still feel that it is a very good fit. Golden years is nothing fancy with what I believe is a portion of residents with some partial physiological disabilities. The place is clean, very friendly and for the cost I do not believe you can find somewhere in the area a better place. It is a very good location which allows the residents to walk or bike to many places to eat if they choose or go to local parks to get away to. The individual in charge at the location really seems to care and is always available for the residents as well as their family. So that being said life is not perfect and neither is Golden Years but I am glad that I found it.

Cleanliness
4.0
Friendliness
4.0
Value for Cost
4.0
Care Services
4.0
Activities
4.0

GMBarber

Independent Living

Resident/client

November 21, 2016

3.5 out of 5 stars

Golden Years Retirement Home

Golden Years is an older facility with a minimum age of 55. While the majority of the staff is friendly and caring there are a couple that leave something to be desired in terms of friendliness and sometimes the staff takes a while to respond to a call for help. But as I said they are mostly friendly and helpful. The food has taken a little while to adjust to and is not always to my liking. However they have let me order out on occasion. I find the cost to be a bit much based on food, care and age of the facility but was all I could afford. Overall it will work, just requires some adjusting regarding schedules, food and personnel. They do help with transportation to and from doctors, pharmacy and manage occasional transport to local Walmart for supplies such as shampoo, laundry detergent, snacks etc.... Management seems caring and flexible according to my needs. So not a bad place to live

Cleanliness
4.0
Friendliness
4.0
Value for Cost
3.0
Care Services
3.0
Activities
3.0

Arielle

Independent Living

Family/friend

May 28, 2015

5.0 out of 5 stars

Golden Years treats their residents like family!

Golden Years Retirement is a perfect fit for my mom. She has fun with the weekly happy hours and the daily bingo. This location is nice and small, which means the staff knows each of the residents on a personal level. After a couple of months of living there, she told me, "They treat me like family". Hearing my mother say those words means the world to me as I move into the next stage of life. I will be forever grateful to Golden Years Retirement Homes.

Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0
Care Services
5.0
Activities
5.0

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