The Garlands celebrates a proud legacy of offering older adults the finest resort-style services, convenient amenities, stunning homes, and great friends with whom to enjoy it.
Here you’ll have the opportunity to do whatever you desire . . . all in the comfort of a beautiful home, with convenient services and access to exceptional on-site healthcare services that give you more control over life’s decisions today and in the future.
With decades of experience under your belt, now is the perfect time to take center stage – travel, get fit, learn, perform, explore, and meet new friends who share your passions.
At The Garlands, you’ll find the companions, means, and freedom to turn your retirement dreams into retirement realities.
A diverse selection of sizes and styles makes it easy to find a floor plan that fits your personal preferences. Premier flooring, cabinetry, fixtures, and countertops make it a residence of the finest quality.
Your own decorating makes it home.
Destination Retirement
Moving from far and near to call Barrington “home”
The Private Art Collection
An illumination of Life at The Garlands
Breathtaking Views
in every season.
Correct work practices, procedures, and systems are in place to prepare, respond and recover from outbreaks and pandemics.
Prairieview at The Garlands is ranked among the highest rated nursing homes in the county.
Conservation@Work certification
Excellence in whole-person wellness programming while promoting more vital aging for 50-plus adults
Proud recipient of the 2010 Council of Barrington Garden Club’s most prestigious award
“Innovator Award” for The Garlands lifestyle program
The Garlands exceeds the 90th percentile, significantly above national benchmarks
“Standards” commitment to quality.
“Pillars of Industry Best” For-Sale Multifamily Community of the Year
“The Future of Design” recognition in housing for the aging population
“I can’t imagine anything more fulfilling than the last twenty years I’ve had here at The Garlands.” ~Garlands Charter Member, Len Wicklund
“We loved it so much, we signed up the first day,” recalls Kay. “The architecture and interior décor had a warmth and simplicity that we felt was very comfortable to live with.” ~Garlands Charter Member, Kay Reich, Savannah, Georgia
“What impresses me most, besides the physical beauty, is the friendly atmosphere. Everyone you pass in the hallway is on a first-name basis. There is a real sense of community at The Garlands.”
“We searched across the country for a retirement community we’d be happy to call home. We love The Garlands quality and the opportunity to be closer to family.”
Garlands member Roberta Rood, a retired public librarian of 25 years, moved to The Garlands with her husband (and “live-in IT guy”), Ron, from Maryland to be closer to their family in Chicago. Roberta reports that “The Garlands large residences gave us room to spread out and offered a nice…
A retired information systems executive whose musical roots lead back to his days singing in the church choir, Bruce surfed the internet one day and found fantastic videos of musical performances from all sorts of genres on YouTube. Intrigued, he curated a list of his favorites, compiled an hour-long program…
In her “retirement” at The Garlands, Dorothy Winsor pursues a second career as a young adult fiction author. To date, she has published seven books, including her most recent novel, Dragoncraft, a tale of duty, love, and the precarious dance between power and loyalty. Turns out Dorothy’s readership extends from “young…
