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The Carrington at Lincolnwood

3501 Northeast Parkway, Lincolnwood, IL 60712

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9.2
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77 reviews
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9.2
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77 reviews
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Stacy Orosz

Child of resident/client

5.0 out of 5 stars

My dad is an escape artist !

My dad likes to pack things up. At his old location, every time I came to visit - I would spend an hour “unpacking” everything. I love that Carrington has locked clothes closets and that staff helps to pick out attire for the day. He still packs what he can despite this but not as much. With packing, he packs up his toiletries which means he is not doing self care. However at Carrington, they are aware of this and pay close attention. My dad though, must have such a pair of pants out and tied the legs, stuffed them with a pair of underwear, pj’s and 3 coffee mugs sealed with his belt. Looked like the stuffed bottom of a scarecrow!! Pretty creative! Carrington is wonderful about communicating and staff is amazing. I am glad to relocate my dad from Wisconsin to Illinois so he is now only 8 miles away from me. I truly enjoy the facility and all that they offer. Thank you

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The Carrington at Lincolnwood

Enter into vibrant living with warm homey colors brightening your loved ones life at The Carrington at Lincolnwood. The suburb, on the north side of Chicago, is filled with parks, trails, restaurants, and shopping options. The community offers independent living, assisted living, and memory care options.

The large apartment style community encompasses a 13-acre campus. Customizable plans are created for seniors to meet their needs. Depending on the level of care needed, a vast range of amenities are available from sports bar to salon to secure courtyards. The memory care unit schedules transportation for seniors to attend doctor’s appointments and community outings. Nutritious meals are served in a restaurant-style dining area or seniors can feel at home in the open-concept kitchen. Feel at peace knowing your loved one has caregivers available around the clock and emergency pull cords available in bathrooms.

The Carrington values an enriching lifestyle for seniors. With a movie theater, indoor pool, craft room, two libraries, and more, your loved one will never be bored. On sunny days enjoy the fresh air by playing fetch at the community dog park or take a walk on the hiking trail less than 5 minutes away. Seniors will enhance their life safely...

Senior living options offered

  • Assisted Living
  • Memory Care
  • Independent Living

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9.2 out of 10
Review Score77 reviewsWrite a review
Overall Experience
4.6
Cleanliness
4.8
Friendliness
4.8
Care Services
4.5
Staff
4.6
Meals & Dining
4.1
Activities
4.6
Value for Cost
4.6

A Place for Mom has scored The Carrington at Lincolnwood with 9.2 out of 10 using our proprietary review score based on 3 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time, The Carrington at Lincolnwood has 77 reviews with an average "overall experience" of 4.6 out of 5.

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Stacy Orosz

Memory Care

Family/friend

July 22, 2025

5.0 out of 5 stars
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
4.0
Care Services
4.0
Activities
4.0
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
5.0

My dad is an escape artist !

My dad likes to pack things up. At his old location, every time I came to visit - I would spend an hour “unpacking” everything. I love that Carrington has locked clothes closets and that staff helps to pick out attire for the day. He still packs what he can despite this but not as much. With packing, he packs up his toiletries which means he is not doing self care. However at Carrington, they are aware of this and pay close attention. My dad though, must have such a pair of pants out and tied the legs, stuffed them with a pair of underwear, pj’s and 3 coffee mugs sealed with his belt. Looked like the stuffed bottom of a scarecrow!! Pretty creative! Carrington is wonderful about communicating and staff is amazing. I am glad to relocate my dad from Wisconsin to Illinois so he is now only 8 miles away from me. I truly enjoy the facility and all that they offer. Thank you

Anonymous

Assisted Living

Family/friend

July 2, 2025

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review

Review for The Carrington at Lincolnwood

Everyone is very nice and very professional. A few small mistakes with orders of eating lunch in the big dining room. I would recommend to others.

Anonymous

Assisted Living

Family/friend

April 11, 2025

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0
Care Services
5.0
Activities
5.0
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
5.0

Review for The Carrington at Lincolnwood

The staff is caring and upbeat. Their interaction with patients is caring without being demeaning.

Anonymous

Assisted Living

Family/friend

August 16, 2024

4.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
4.0
Friendliness
5.0
Care Services
3.0
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
3.0

Carrington at Lincolnwood Review

The Carrington is lovely but could be far better. It needs overall updating. We thought it was a new building built in 2018 and it is not. It is showing wear and tear. Furniture needs painting, machines (coffee, teas, and juices) need repair, and an elevator was out for over two months. Apartment designs are not thought out for seniors. There are oversized kitchens when people have meal plans and there is a lack of thought in senior design. You need more than bars. No storage in bathrooms other than under sink. Almost all the units require you to walk through walk-in closets to go to the bathroom and they have two doors. Use pocket doors! Showers elsewhere are tempered glass and have no shower curtains which can mold, are not transparent and are difficult to keep clean. Needs updating. Start one apartment at a time. appliances are relatively new and over complicated for senior use. Any appliances in a senior facility should be user-friendly. They have the new stackable front load washers and dryers with instructions on how to maintain the rubber seals to prevent mold, etc. This is in a senior facility. Why complicate things? Meds are kept in apartment here and this is different from the other facilities we have visited. Food is inconsistent. Hot food is not always warm. Staff is very nice but service is so slow, it needs to be modernized. When food is ready and up for service - the staff needs to be alerted as a reminder. Services hours are very early and/or narrow. Breakfast: 7:30 - 9:30 Lunch: 11:30 - 2:00 pm Dinner: 3:30 - 6:30 pm

Marla

Independent Living

Family/friend

June 27, 2024

4.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
4.0
Care Services
5.0
Activities
5.0
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
4.0

Expensive, but lovely.

It is quite expensive, and they have raised prices over the year. That makes us less happy. But the facility and the people are great. People should ask not just about current pricing but about historical price increases.

Anonymous

Assisted Living

Family/friend

March 11, 2024

4.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
4.0
Care Services
5.0
Activities
4.0
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
4.0

Recommended

Everyone is soooo nice. Housekeeping is wonderful! The move in process was very smooth. The meals are very good quality, but the only thing that doesn't really work for us is the meal point allotment. It's a use it or lose it system, and sometimes we just have to lose it. I have and will continue to recommend this community!

Anonymous

Independent Living

Family/friend

November 20, 2023

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
4.0
Care Services
4.0
Activities
4.0
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
4.0

Very friendly facility. Both staff and residents.

Everyone is very friendly. They are short-staffed right now, so some things take longer than they should. The amenities offered are very good, and in line with a lot of what we saw at other places. This seems to be a very active community in terms of resident engagement. The apartments are a good size. Some of the 1 bedrooms would be small for a couple, but they do have larger 1 bedrooms and a few 2 bedroom. It is a very friendly facility. Both staff and residents.

Anonymous

Assisted Living

Family/friend

June 12, 2023

4.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
4.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
3.0
Care Services
4.0
Activities
4.0
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
4.0

Best move ever!

The staff is wonderful!! Everyone from the receptionist to the dining crew are super friendly! The housekeeping is good. Communication with the family is good, however we don't need much at this point. My parents see a wonderful psychologist weekly! The kitchen is in a bit of a transition right now as they changed chefs. The quality is great, but there are staffing/timing delays. I would and have already recommended this facility to others.

Anonymous

Independent Living

Family/friend

April 27, 2023

4.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
4.0
Friendliness
4.0
Value for Cost
4.0
Care Services
4.0
Activities
4.0
Staff
4.0
Meals & Dining
4.0

The Carrington at Lincolnwood review

What we really like about The Carrington will drive the residents to and doctors appointment which is very helpful. It ultimately is our Father-in-law's choice, but I do think we would recommend this community to other families.

CM

Independent Living

Resident/client

April 15, 2023

5.0 out of 5 stars
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0
Activities
5.0
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
5.0

Fabulous new home

I moved to the Carrington to lessen the burden of home ownership and enjoy a more active lifestyle. My experience has been very positive. The community is bright and cheerful, the other residents and staff are warm and welcoming and there is an abundance of activities everyday. The food has been very good with a lot of variety and two choices of where you can dine. I am very happy that I chose the Carrington after visiting over 10 different facilities.

anonymous

Assisted Living

Family/friend

January 27, 2023

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Care Services
4.0
Activities
5.0
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
4.0

A Good Place to Land

Overall we have had a good experience. The transition for my brother was much more difficult than we imagined and he ended up moving to assisted living after only 2.5 months. In hindsight I wish he had made the move to the retirement community sooner. That said, I would tell folks to expect that the transition might be difficult and require patience to navigate.

Suzanne

Independent Living

Family/friend

November 18, 2022

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0
Care Services
5.0
Activities
5.0
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
5.0

Wonderful Experience

My loved one likes the food, it was excellent. It's a great place. This community, met all requirements. My loved is doing very well, and they could not have been more responsive and caring afterwards. The staff was completely helpful. The people in the dining room were the most accomodating. The people were friendly and the nurses were very responsive and knowlegdeable. Everything was clean. It's very inexpensive. I would recommend to other families.

J D

Memory Care

Family/friend

November 14, 2022

1.0 out of 5 stars
Cleanliness
2.0
Friendliness
3.0
Value for Cost
1.0
Care Services
1.0
Activities
2.0
Staff
2.0
Meals & Dining
1.0

Run!

Please do not fall for the sales pitch. They will woo you and smile pretty put the marketing team and management will do whatever it takes to get you in the door. You are better off keeping mom and dad at home and paying for a caregiver. It will cost so must less, but more importantly, they will be safer and better taken care off without their hard earned money falling into a never ending money pit. Every department is understaffed, once your family member is in the door, you better hope they can manage on their own- because that is what they will be. Do not trust what they tell you about assisted living or memory care. I have seen how they care or rather DO NOT care for them. They have been in the news before and the Carringto attributed it to a disgruntled employee. In actuality, many employees have complained about how our elderly are being treated. Once they get too verbal, they are terminated, Rare is the quality employee who stays in-spite of understaffing and underpayment

anonymous

Assisted Living

Family/friend

August 3, 2022

4.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review

Modern facility with amenities

My father in law is enjoying it there. It's clean, newer. Has excellent workout facilities and pool. Pretty active socially.

anonymous

Assisted Living

Family/friend

June 13, 2022

3.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
3.5
Friendliness
5.0
Care Services
3.5
Activities
4.0
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
4.0

Experience so far

They could improve on the orientation for new residents and the family. If you ask a question, you do not get an immediate answer from the staff, they take their time. I wish they moved at a little bit of a quicker pace. They have an enormous amount of activities provided. The actual food served is good, but they do not communicate about the other options available if your loved one does not want one of the main entrees. The communication and follow through could definitely is something that could use some improvement.

Darrell

Independent Living

Family/friend

March 22, 2022

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0
Activities
5.0
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
4.0

a nice welcoming community

The Carrington at Lincolnwood is a newer facility so right when you walk in it feels like an apartment building you would find downtown. It is open, the staff are very welcoming and it is just very inviting. The residents living there seem very comfortable and agree that it has that homier feel to it. It is a lot of money but compared to other places in the area that offer the same thing but for more, the value here is good. The food we think right now is okay, however we do understand they are managing all the covid stuff and stuffing. They do have activities going on.

anonymous

Memory Care

Toured community

March 2, 2022

3.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review

Tour of The Carrington

The Carrington looked very nice and clean. I saw more staff members here which was important to me. It felt staged though, everywhere we went there were staff coming up to me telling me how much they liked the facility and I did not like that.

anonymous

Memory Care

Family/friend

January 24, 2022

3.5 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
4.5
Care Services
4.0
Activities
4.0
Staff
4.5
Meals & Dining
5.0

Our experience with The Carrington

We chose The Carrington at Lincolnwood because of the openness and it was newer facility as well. I would tell others to make sure to be very specific of your needs before going on. It has not been the perfect fit for my loved one, so I would recommend as long as it fits you are looking for.

anonymous

Assisted Living

Toured community

November 30, 2021

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review

Tour of The Carrington

The Carrington at Lincolnwood is absolutely beautiful. It is new and clean and they have a ton of amenities provided for residents. Our loved one needed a higher level of care and would not have been able to use those amenities which is why we kept looking.

AS

Assisted Living

Family/friend

August 17, 2021

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Care Services
5.0
Activities
5.0
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
4.0

Great community!

The food is good but sometimes with the service they get the orders wrong and the meals have to be redone. However, our loved ones absolutely love The Carrington, they have high ceilings and nice wide hallways. The apartments have nice big windows that brings in a lot of bright and natural light. Also, every time we go to visit everyone is out of their rooms, mingling and playing games which we really like to see.

The Carrington at Lincolnwood

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