Oak Park Arms

Specialties

The Oak Park Arms is an independent and assisted living rental retirement community located in Cook county’s historic Oak Park, Illinois, just minutes from downtown Chicago.

Independent living at the Oak Park Arms provides seniors with freedom, choices and security. The Arms offers amenities such as housekeeping, linen service and 24-​hour concierge service to help our residents live a stress-​free life of convenience.

Assisted living options provide seniors with freedom and independence while receiving care in the privacy and comfort of their own apartment. Delicious meals and a lively activity schedule complement the attentive 24-​hour care staff, case management, and homecare therapy services.

The Oak Park Arms holds a great number of events and activities each day. Many events are open to the public creating an intergenerational group of attendees.

History

Established in 1975.

The Oak Park Arms was once a luxury hotel in the middle of Oak Park. In the mid 1970’s, the Arms was purchased by two friends who wanted to create active retirement living in a community that would be full of life, service and spirit. That vision and their experience have created the Arms of today. Now, with more than 30 years of experience, the Oak Park Arms has been the leader of senior living. By combining exceptional senior care in an ideal setting, the Arms has been used as a model in developing many other senior communities.

The Arms houses the Oak Park Township Senior Services and the Lifelong Learning Center (the local Senior Center). In addition, it offers office space to ten other providers of senior-​centered care. The Oak Park Arms has maintained its original charm while realizing its vision of being an affable and affordable home for older adults and a great resource to Oak Park and surrounding towns such as River Forest, Forest Park, Berwyn, Cicero, and Chicago.

Meet the Manager

Moses W.

Manager

Moses, Executive Director, joined the Oak Park Arms in 1993. Since that time he has held positions as the night auditor, the front desk manager, and accountant. His natural leadership ability, personal drive and caring nature enabled him to lead the Oak Park Arms. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Healthcare Leadership and a Master of Arts in Organizational Leadership from Lewis University. In addition, Williams is in the process of completing an MBA in Healthcare Administration.

«Working with older adults allows me to tap into my natural value system of caring for others to maintain a quality of life that all people deserve. By serving older adults it affords me the opportunity to learn from their experiences, which make me a better person and organized leader.»