Testimonials

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Patients/Residents
Families
Staff
Community Members

Patients/Residents

"I love the staff here because they are so good to me. They always check on me, always ask about my health and are genuinely concerned about my well-being. I just love the exercise class, which is helping me better deal with my injury. Housekeeping is also excellent as the facility is always very clean and neat."

Nancy H.
Resident

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"I am very satisfied with the staff as they are so helpful. Everyone who works at Alden Gardens of Des Plaines is very attentive to residents’ needs and making sure we receive any assistance we may need. When I needed help earlier this year, the staff took excellent care of me. The housekeeping staff is very cordial and nice – and make sure the facility is so clean. I do not have one negative thing to say about Alden Gardens Des Plaines because everything is perfect. This is truly a wonderful place."

Cecilia B.
Resident

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"The staff here at Alden Gardens of Des Plaines is cooperative, friendly and very helpful. The facility is easy-to-access for the residents who reside here. The facility really provides everything residents need."

Genevieve W.
Resident

Families

"Alden Gardens of Des Plaines provides a wonderful home-like setting for our parents. The staff is so warm and caring that Mom and Dad really enjoy it here."

Pat W. & Liddy B.
Daughters of Current Residents and Des Plaines Residents

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"The staff here has just been wonderful. They really take good care of my dad."

Kerry E.
Daughter of a Current Resident and Des Plaines Resident

Staff

"I consider Alden Gardens of Des Plaines as my second home and the residents and staff as part of my extended family. It is a great pleasure to work in a place where I get to know the residents and staff on such a personal level."

Maria Hernandez
Executive Director

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"I enjoy interacting with all of the residents and helping them in whatever way I can. I am happy when I am able to make them feel better."

Irene Vazquez, CNA

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"I have been working here for five years and think I’ll be here for many years to come because everyone is so nice and compassionate – it’s a great environment."

Victor Zendejas
Housekeeping Aide

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"I have spent the best five years of my life working here at Alden Gardens of Des Plaines. I feel that the staff is not just a team but also a family. My co-workers go out of their way to help me whenever I need it and I would do anything for them and our residents."

April Sekowski
Receptionist

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"I am proud of working here because of the ‘Alden Hospitality.’ The staff here is great, always willing to extend a helping hand. We are all like one happy family along with the residents here at Alden Gardens and Courts of Des Plaines and are always looking after one another. This is why I see myself working here for as long as possible – probably until I am old enough to have a room here myself!"

Carla Siron, RN

Community Members

"From my years of interaction with Alden Des Plaines Rehabilitation and Health Care Center, I have found the staff to be most attentive to the emergency fire and medical needs of the residents. The facility has employed the 9-1-1 system in a proper and timely fashion several times over the years and has been a cooperative partner with the paramedics. It is clearly a priority of Alden Des Plaines to prepare its staff for the unexpected and to always be responsive in the best interests of residents. I look forward to a continuing productive relationship with the facility as we join together as a ‘team’ to serve residents’ emergency fire and medical needs."

John W. Heavey
Fire Chief, City of Des Plaines

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"I believe Alden Des Plaines offers the best care possible because of the staff’s ability to adjust to meet the needs of each individual patient and resident. The facility offers a variety of programs to fit the ever-changing needs of the senior community!"

Pat Beauvais
Alderman for Des Plaines