About Lake Forest Place

69. Lake Forest Place is home to approximately 415 residents.

70. Lake Forest Place provides a supportive environment on 49 acres while focusing on independent living.

• Lake Forest Place: 82 cottages and 168 apartments in a home-like setting for active, independent adults.
• The Highlands at Lake Forest Place: 30 assisted living apartments for older adults who require limited assistance in a gracious setting.
• Balmoral Care Center: 48 skilled nursing care suites; 13 private suites for those who need memory care.

71. Lake Forest Place opened August 17, 1998.

72. Lake Forest Place has a 90,000-sq.ft. town center, providing such amenities as banking, a travel service, a gift shop, fitness center with lap pool, casual dining grille, and computer resource center.

73. Each dwelling is wired with four to six phone lines to accommodate a home and business phone, fax, computer and wireless emergency call system.

74. The campus features numerous ponds and a wetlands area near the community garden.

75. There are more than 1,200 trees on the 49-acre Lake Forest Place campus.

76. Independent residents can garden in the 100 plots available for their enjoyment. Some residents choose to grow flowers, while others tend vegetables and tomatoes.

77. Residents produce a monthly newsletter called “The Oak Leaf.”

78. On-site services include spiritual life services, social services, physical and occupational therapy, and restorative nursing.

79. Seven water exercise classes per week allow independent residents to pick the level of intensity and most convenient time for their aquatic exercise.

80. Some residential cottages include finished basements for a total of more than 4,000 square feet of living space.

81. Residents can choose to belong to any of 20+ special interest groups, ranging from genealogy and investments to bridge.

82. If you are a member of the “future resident list” to live at Lake Forest Place, you can participate in activities with residents, take classes at the fitness center, or enjoy meals in the dining room.