Bridgeway Senior Living News

Bridgeway knows that it is important for patients to return home quickly and safely. We have teamed up with advanced practice nurses (APNs) from Elmhurst Memorial Hospital to decrease the amount of patients that have to go back to the hospital and therefore gets people home quicker. APNs work closely with the patient and the…

Karalyn from our Independent Living and Becca from our skilled rehabilitation were at the Villa Park community center to help celebrate the August birthdays in the community and let them know what living options are out there for seniors.

Summer is here and that means that high temperatures and sunny days are here too. Seniors are especially at risk for heat stroke and heat exhaustion. Many seniors are not able to distinguish changes in temperatures. They may have underlying medical conditions or take medications that increase risk for dehydration. Below are some tips that…

We are excited to announce a new partnership with pulmonologist, Dr. Ahmad Raslan. Dr. Raslan is a pulmonologist that practices out of Elmhurst Memorial Elmhurst Clinic and he is now heading the pulmonology program at Bridgeway. His clinical interests include COPD, chronic cough, emphysema, chronic bronchitis, lung nodules and critical care. He is seeing patients during their stay and working closely…

Bridgeway Senior Living will be celebrating Memorial Day with a traditional barbeque. Residents and family are all welcome to attend and the festivities start at 2:30pm. If you have any questions, please call Leon Rayburn at 630-766-5800.

We are very excited to announce that there will be great changes coming to Bridgeway Senior Living! We will be starting renovations in the building, specifically the main lobby, reception area and dining room. We are looking forward to this progress and will have updates coming soon about the vision for our space and on…

2016 Medicare Costs Every year, we can look for changes in the Medicare program and this year is no different. We have an easy to understand guide to the break down in prices for this year. If you have any personal questions about these changes, you can reach a member of our business office at…

January 15th is national strawberry ice cream day! In order to celebrate, there will be a strawberry ice cream social at 2:30pm. If you have any questions about this event, please contact Leon Rayburn, Activities Director, at 630-766-5800.  

Bridgeway has a partnership with Lumen Cardiovascular in development of our cardiac rehabilitation program. Dr. Asif Serajian and Dr. Mohammad Shakir are the physicians that comprise Lumen Cardiovascular. Cardiologist Dr. Mohammad Shakir will round at the facility on a weekly basis and are available for consultation all other times of the day, with their practice…

People need skilled nursing facilities for many different reasons these days. Sometimes, they can no longer live safely at home and they need a place where they are able to have nursing care around the clock. Other times people have surgery or an illness which requires them to need more healing and sometimes rehabilitation before…