Artis Senior Living of Wilmette is a memory-care only community designed to serve residents living with all stages of dementia, including advanced conditions. The team is prepared to manage behaviors such as wandering, elopement, combativeness, and other complex behavioral issues. Nurses can support special diets and every level of diabetic management, from oral medications to injections and sliding-scale insulin. Residents have access to regular on-site visits from optometrists, podiatrists, dentists, occupational therapists, and hospice professionals, and all medication management is handled in-house.
Clinical oversight is reinforced by a registered or licensed practical nurse on each shift, with a nurse on site 24 hours a day and awake staff throughout the night. Background-checked team members respond to pull-cord alerts, door alarms, and WanderGuard technology, and the campus is secured with fenced front and rear areas. Caregivers provide full assistance with bathing, dressing, eating, and toileting, and can accommodate walkers, wheelchairs, standby support, or one-person transfers, helping residents maintain mobility while staying safe.
Accommodations at this assisted-living facility may be furnished and include regular housekeeping, though specific amenity packages vary by unit. Rooms are arranged to reduce confusion and support way-finding for residents with memory loss; not every accommodation contains all available features, so it is advisable to confirm details during a tour.
Dining relies on consistent routines, with a set menu offered daily and on-order options available for individual preferences or physician-directed diets. The culinary team works closely with nursing staff to support diabetic meals, texture-modified dishes, and other therapeutic diets as prescribed.
Residents and families will find practical extras such as on-site parking, a barber and beauty shop, an exercise room, a wellness center, internet access, landscaped communal gardens, and organized special-interest clubs that promote engagement and socialization.