Prairieview at The Garlands Earns “High Performing” Status

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This December U.S. News and World Report ranked Prairieview at The Garlands among the elite 13% of short-term rehabilitation providers nationwide to earn “High Performing” status.

Best Nursing Homes ratings are based on U.S. News’s in-depth analysis of ten quality measures that focus on staffing, medical outcomes, resident complaints, and processes of care. U.S. News used scientific literature review, discussions with industry experts, and statistical modeling to select these measures.

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December 15: Holiday Open House

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At our open house, you will enjoy a festive tour of The Garlands community while it is decked out in its extensive Winter Wonderland finery. 1:00 pm, Wednesday, December 15 The Garlands impresses throughout the holidays and year-round with an active lifestyle, spacious homes, gracious amenities, and convenient services. Visit model homes, sample our favorite…

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December 8 and 15: Holiday Open House

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At our open house, you will enjoy a festive tour of The Garlands community while it is decked out in its extensive Winter Wonderland finery. 1:00 pm, Wednesdays, December 8 and 15 The Garlands impresses throughout the holidays and year-round with an active lifestyle, spacious homes, gracious amenities, and convenient services. Visit model homes, sample…

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Live Large and Worry Less in a Garlands Villa Home

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Only Two Villas Remain! Your Retirement Living Options Just Got BIGGER and BETTER! Garlands Villa homes feature 3,000+ square feet plus The Garlands signature services. Garlands Hawthorn Villa Homes feature every amenity you are accustomed to, including an attached, two-car heated garage, backyard patio and front porch, along with the services and surroundings that only…

The Fine Art of Retirement® Newsletter

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Discovering the perfect blend of planning for the future and thoroughly enjoying the moment, is what we at The Garlands calls mastering “The Fine Art of Retirement®.” As you flip through the pages of our latest Garlands newsletter, we hope you enjoy learning more about how Garlands members are mastering the fine art of retirement…

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The Fine Art of Healthy Living – Arial Yoga!

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Turning Preconceptions UPSIDE DOWN! Many Garlands members are grateful to Inspirational Wellness Advisor, Dr. Sandra Sieber, and Fitness Coordinator, Bethanie Lochman (pictured above), for their enthusiastic approach to making a difference in their physical and mental wellbeing. Some even say that “hanging out” with Bethanie and Sandra in fitness classes offers them a new lease…

Sally Nutini posing with her sister MaryLou Nunamaker

Sisters Out on the Town – Travel Club

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Garlands Travel Club members had the opportunity to admire the work of one of their own while cruising Chicago’s famed architecture.  Garlands member, Sally Nutini (pictured above left)and her husband’s construction company, North Products, were behind a significant amount of high-end, custom skylights and doors created and installed in landmark buildings throughout the greater Chicago…

Horse and Carriage Holiday Open House Event

December 1, 8 and 15: Holiday Open House

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At our open house, you will enjoy a festive tour of The Garlands community while it is decked out in its extensive Winter Wonderland finery. 1:00 pm, Wednesdays, December 1, 8 and 15 The Garlands impresses throughout the holidays and year-round with an active lifestyle, spacious homes, gracious amenities, and convenient services. Visit model homes,…

CHEF GLENN ZAMET

WELCOME CHEF GLENN ZAMET

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The Garlands is delighted to welcome Executive Chef, Glenn Zamet, who shared his recipe for success at the Barrington retirement community (now if we could only get his recipe for crab cakes!).   Where did you attend culinary school? Johnson & Wales University in Providence, Rhode Island. Prior to The Garlands, where did you work?…

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An Invitation to Lunch & Learn More!

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Fall in Love with a Beautiful Home and a Lovely Lifestyle The Garlands of Barrington has limited availability of two-bedroom and villa residences ranging in size from 1,300, to over 3,000 square feet. These spacious homes feature a family room, dining room, gourmet kitchen, den, and more. An Invitation to Lunch & Learn More! Find…

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Planning Beyond the Pragmatic . . . Dream Big!

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Older adults who are pragmatic planners appreciate buttoning down a roadmap to life’s “what ifs,” particularly as they relate to future healthcare needs. They want to know that a safety net is in place should they or a spouse ever need it. They particularly don’t want to “burden” their kids with having to make plans for their eventual, potential, future care needs.

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Meet the Garlands CLEAN TEAM!

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Meet the Garlands Clean Team! and watch our “spit spot” video about becoming the first GBAC STAR™ – certified retirement community in the nation!   The Garlands of Barrington is the first and only retirement community in the nation to earn GBAC STAR™ accreditation from the Global Biorisk Advisory Council (GBAC).   “We take our commitment to public health…

The Garlands is White Glove Test Certified

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First Retirement Community in the NATION to Earn GBAC STAR™ Accreditation    The Garlands of Barrington is the first and only retirement community in the nation to earn GBAC STAR™ accreditation from the Global Biorisk Advisory Council™, (GBAC).     “As pandemic freedoms expand, we are delighted to safely offer not only the gold standard in…

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Celebrate the season of new beginnings at The Garlands!

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Welcome to The Garlands SPRING FLING Luncheon Wednesday, June 2nd or Thursday, June 10th, 11:00 am  After a year of isolation and with wide-spread vaccinations and freedoms returning, many people are re-evaluating the benefits that senior living offers. BYOM (mask!) and join others who are interested in exploring The Garlands lifestyle in a socially-distant community overview…

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It’s a Suburban Seller’s Market . . . For Now

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Nan Hayes is Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing for Moving Station, a leader in senior relocation, with more than 25 years of senior relocation experience. By Nan Hayes The strength of the suburban real estate market in the midst of the pandemic came as a somewhat happy surprise for sellers. Nationally, demand for residential…

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My Garlands Home is My Castle!

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By Garlands member, Bonnie I must say, even during the pandemic, I’m happy at in my Garlands home, and I never get bored. Up at 6:00AM and in bed at 10:00PM—the days FLY BY here at The Garlands. I’ve been able to carry on with a great number of things I’ve always done daily (or…