Where retirement really is just the beginning. People who live at Smith Crossing know that retirement is a special and unique time in life. It’s a time to expand your world, to learn and explore new interests or rediscover lifelong passions. And the maintenance-free, Independent Living lifestyle at Smith Crossing makes it easy to do just that—with less time spent on chores and more time to do what you love. You’ll enjoy a varied and full calendar of classes and activities right here on our campus, as well as easy access to all the theaters, museums, restaurants and events available in Orland Park and beyond.
As Orland Park’s first Life Plan Community, Smith Crossing also offers peace of mind as residents have the assurance of knowing a full continuum of health care services is available, should they ever need it. Short-term Rehab can help you recover from surgery or an illness. Assisted Living provides just the right level of personalized care and services to help residents maintain independence. Memory Support offers compassionate care for those with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of memory loss, and Skilled Nursing provides round-the-clock care and support.
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Title: Learn about life at Smith Crossing
Time: 6 min 6 sec
Description:
Residents and staff at Smith Crossing share a strong sense of community—like they’re part of one big family. Watch them talk about the life they love living at Smith Crossing.
Transcript:
everyone will say hi or hello or what have you it's just very very pleasant living here after reviewing about five or six other places we chose this place I think they do a wonderful job and they they make you feel so good I've made so many new friends here and we have a lot of activities and of course all the activities they have the exercise classes and mental exercise classes in San Xavier are on Park campus down the street has recently been offering educational programs for our residents right in Smith crossing we have the theater we have a beautiful library we do have book discussions there is a fitness center the arts and crafts we have church services cooking with the chef or just have more to do than I have time to do there's a pool table there and I do play pool with some of the gentlemen I just like hearing the feedback that they give us about you know entertainment that we offer a lot of entertainment live entertainment well I go to the unreturned but I don't I'm not involved in it I'm not there Taunton they have a bus that taken all the museums and these entertainment centers to take his bus door-to-door we like the idea they take you places like you can go to the loop and go to a show happy hour is every Friday there's a multitude of classes for physical fitness you have a walk-in Club which I do belong to we do walk around the pond and we try to get in a mile a day it's very good for me on our menu every day we have a healthy choice which is under 500 calories they have a quite a variety of food they have specials everything every evening and specials are really great surf and turf we've done different creme brulees different types of salads with local ingredients we've done homemade egg rolls the biggest thing for me yes a mother of six who did enough cooking I don't miss the cooking at all recreating a meal that the residents grew up with wow you you nailed it that's how my nan used to make it that's how my dad used to make it I can have gifts like a hood in my home they bring all their family grandchildren and a lot of people come from out of town we had 22 people for dinner which is nice we don't do the dishes what don't do the cooking we don't do the cleanup we most enjoy our monthly birthday dinners it's a four-course meal they give you better service and you get the restaurant their goal is to make you happy of course that makes us happy to change up the menus we use seasonal ingredients sustainable fish and local so we get the freshest product I just enjoy you know making them smile you call your buddy the first name I can't believe that they know just about everybody's first and last name you need a lot of chefs who just stay behind the scenes we like to be out so you get to meet the residents and learn their names but learn more about them beyond than just their last name I would describe the relationship between the residents and the staff to be a real strong sense of community you just know that you're in a community that knows what they're doing they've been in the business of caring for seniors it's that reputation that continues to grow within our community I think that's impressive to people moving in if you want to see a loved one we have privacy but yet you come down there's always people to associate with and so forth so you're never really alone you get the peace of mind I think who also gets the peace of mind on your children I was concerned that my son would be very unhappy with us and when he walked up to the lobby he just felt like it was a a fancy hotel he was all for it we're best at just that personal contact all I have to do is pick up the phone if something's broken the staff is wonderful we can't really say enough about the staff puts a smile on their face just to see how fast we get it done maintenance is good grounds have been taking care of really nice I just getting tired of mowing an acre of lawn and the concern of the different works that goes with the house too much of a ordeal to cut the grass shovel the snow make supper clean the house and there was no entertainment also we have underground parking which was wonderful of bad weather I don't clean house I'm entertained and there are so many friends that we've made my wife was not in the best of health with the Alzheimer's and we she needed help and I needed relief so that's why we came here essentially if for any reason I need other help medical help we have the assisted living memory loss therapy and skilled nursing and I know one will be taken care of when I can't take care of myself I think that's the biggest thing I think it's the peace of mind that our our kids aren't worried about us they know we're here among friends that were taken care of and looked after we live up to the commitment and the promise that we've given to them with each decision that's made sometimes they might be tough ones but they always put the resident first a hold of a very high standard when people come in wanting to say wow this is a great place laughs I did get in I'm not sorry this is home this is that people are very friendly greet you every morning hi don't Hanken with the residents I have to say pretty much all of them are my friends everybody is looking after you I made this wonderful the whole staff I think they're quite pampered oh and just to top it all off because they feed us they clean up for us they entertain us and so many friends we're living the good life so I'm very thankful I think we've made it clear that we're happy we're here you know we have haven't we
Time: 6 min 6 sec
Description:
Residents and staff at Smith Crossing share a strong sense of community—like they’re part of one big family. Watch them talk about the life they love living at Smith Crossing.
Transcript:
everyone will say hi or hello or what have you it's just very very pleasant living here after reviewing about five or six other places we chose this place I think they do a wonderful job and they they make you feel so good I've made so many new friends here and we have a lot of activities and of course all the activities they have the exercise classes and mental exercise classes in San Xavier are on Park campus down the street has recently been offering educational programs for our residents right in Smith crossing we have the theater we have a beautiful library we do have book discussions there is a fitness center the arts and crafts we have church services cooking with the chef or just have more to do than I have time to do there's a pool table there and I do play pool with some of the gentlemen I just like hearing the feedback that they give us about you know entertainment that we offer a lot of entertainment live entertainment well I go to the unreturned but I don't I'm not involved in it I'm not there Taunton they have a bus that taken all the museums and these entertainment centers to take his bus door-to-door we like the idea they take you places like you can go to the loop and go to a show happy hour is every Friday there's a multitude of classes for physical fitness you have a walk-in Club which I do belong to we do walk around the pond and we try to get in a mile a day it's very good for me on our menu every day we have a healthy choice which is under 500 calories they have a quite a variety of food they have specials everything every evening and specials are really great surf and turf we've done different creme brulees different types of salads with local ingredients we've done homemade egg rolls the biggest thing for me yes a mother of six who did enough cooking I don't miss the cooking at all recreating a meal that the residents grew up with wow you you nailed it that's how my nan used to make it that's how my dad used to make it I can have gifts like a hood in my home they bring all their family grandchildren and a lot of people come from out of town we had 22 people for dinner which is nice we don't do the dishes what don't do the cooking we don't do the cleanup we most enjoy our monthly birthday dinners it's a four-course meal they give you better service and you get the restaurant their goal is to make you happy of course that makes us happy to change up the menus we use seasonal ingredients sustainable fish and local so we get the freshest product I just enjoy you know making them smile you call your buddy the first name I can't believe that they know just about everybody's first and last name you need a lot of chefs who just stay behind the scenes we like to be out so you get to meet the residents and learn their names but learn more about them beyond than just their last name I would describe the relationship between the residents and the staff to be a real strong sense of community you just know that you're in a community that knows what they're doing they've been in the business of caring for seniors it's that reputation that continues to grow within our community I think that's impressive to people moving in if you want to see a loved one we have privacy but yet you come down there's always people to associate with and so forth so you're never really alone you get the peace of mind I think who also gets the peace of mind on your children I was concerned that my son would be very unhappy with us and when he walked up to the lobby he just felt like it was a a fancy hotel he was all for it we're best at just that personal contact all I have to do is pick up the phone if something's broken the staff is wonderful we can't really say enough about the staff puts a smile on their face just to see how fast we get it done maintenance is good grounds have been taking care of really nice I just getting tired of mowing an acre of lawn and the concern of the different works that goes with the house too much of a ordeal to cut the grass shovel the snow make supper clean the house and there was no entertainment also we have underground parking which was wonderful of bad weather I don't clean house I'm entertained and there are so many friends that we've made my wife was not in the best of health with the Alzheimer's and we she needed help and I needed relief so that's why we came here essentially if for any reason I need other help medical help we have the assisted living memory loss therapy and skilled nursing and I know one will be taken care of when I can't take care of myself I think that's the biggest thing I think it's the peace of mind that our our kids aren't worried about us they know we're here among friends that were taken care of and looked after we live up to the commitment and the promise that we've given to them with each decision that's made sometimes they might be tough ones but they always put the resident first a hold of a very high standard when people come in wanting to say wow this is a great place laughs I did get in I'm not sorry this is home this is that people are very friendly greet you every morning hi don't Hanken with the residents I have to say pretty much all of them are my friends everybody is looking after you I made this wonderful the whole staff I think they're quite pampered oh and just to top it all off because they feed us they clean up for us they entertain us and so many friends we're living the good life so I'm very thankful I think we've made it clear that we're happy we're here you know we have haven't we
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