Lake Barrington Woods — Local services in Lake Barrington

Our mom liked LBW so much after 2 weeks of respite care she decided it was time to become a resident. She loves her unit, the beautiful facility, and we all love the staff. From day one they have all greeted her by name. It’s obvious to us LBW puts great effort into hiring genuine, caring people.

During the Covid19 lockdown, LBW has been vigilant the with safety of their residents, but have found creative ways to keep residents occupied and connected. They offer their residents video chat with loved ones via their tablets/iPads, which has been a great blessing for us family who live out-of-state. Staff member Ben Pawlik has made himself accessible for all tech related issues and sets up our video chats flawlessly.

LBW makes us all feel like we’re part of one big family. They have gone above and beyond to make my mom feel safe and loved, and she happily...

“My experience with Lake Barrington Woods (LBW) was nothing short of wonderful. Having to move both parents in their mid-90’s from their home of over 60 years was a very difficult and stressful process both emotionally and physically. The entire LBW staff from the nurses, caregivers, front desk personnel and office management could not have been nicer and more caring. They made my parents and myself feel that there was true compassion and understanding about their physical and emotional needs. My parents have both since passed and I truly miss our friends at LBW. This is a senior community that potential residents and family members should feel good about and a place that you will soon call “home” as we did.” – Debbie Purcell,...

After having researched retirement communities for some months the choice of Lake Barrington Woods became clear. Recognizing line staffing, culinary and department leadership as being considerations for finding a place for our aunt, LBW appeared to excel over the area competition. And we weren't disappointed. With any transition, time has revealed some issues along the way. But having met with the Executive Director over a couple of small issues, our family couldn't be more happy with his having remedied our concerns. The issues were point-of-care related -- yet line staffers responded quickly and consistently. Once the issues were identified and understood, they were resolved more than satisfactorily! Kudos to the...