In response to the growing concern about the Coronavirus (COVID-19), leadership at the Oak Park Arms has made the decision to prohibit all visitors to the community. Health care workers and caregivers are still able to provide services for residents at the community.
Kianna Gill, 14, and Emory Reichmann-Crowley, 13, both cadettes of Girl Scout Troop 41525, planned and executed a multi-step project, the creation of a pretty wooden bench, for the residents of the Oak Park Arms retirement community, 408 S. Oak Park Ave. They bought a metal frame and lumber, cut the wood and assembled the …
In June, 16 residents of the Oak Park Arms gathered for the first meeting of a new program titled Philosophers’ Roundtable. The brain child of Executive Director Moses Williams, the program features the quotes and thoughts of the philosophers of antiquity and how those thoughts apply in today’s world. “People who have lived as long …
Great thinking at the new Philosophers’ Roundtable at the Oak park Arms Read More »
Originally located at Scoville Park, the Veterans Day commemoration has been moved to the Oak Park Arms’ Ballroom. All veterans, their families and village residents are invited to attend the Veterans Day Commemoration at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 11, in the first floor ballroom of the Oak Park Arms, 408 S. Oak Park Ave, Oak …
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The residents and staff at the Oak Park Arms are excited to participate in this year’s Celebrating Seniors Week from May 15 – May 22, at the Oak Park Arms retirement community, 408 S. Oak Park Ave. The month of May is Older Americans Month. As a result, a variety of communities in the Chicago …
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Kathleen Matheny of Peoria and Sarah Walstra of Oak Park have joined the Oak Park Arms retirement community as interns. Matheny works in the marketing and leasing department, and Walstra assists with the Adult Day Care program and Home Care. Matheny earned a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and certificate in Gerontology from St. Ambrose …
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At the beginning of the month, Angela Neale started an internship at the Oak Park Arms retirement community, but that doesn’t mean she will pop in for a few hours a week. At the same time, she also became an Oak Park Arms resident, moving in until graduation in May, 2012, from Dominican University in …
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Because hospital readmission is a vital health care concern, the Oak Park Arms retirement community has launched a Transitional Care Program for people being discharged from the hospital but who need more care before returning home. Available for days, weeks or months, the program offers a furnished private apartment with a wide variety of services. …
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“Weddings Remembered” will take place from 2-5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27, at the Oak Park Arms, 408 S. Oak Park Ave. The entire community is invited to historical wedding exhibits, wedding cake and desserts, prizes and gifts, a classic car show along Oak Park Avenue, and dancing in the Arms’ ballroom to the Ed Clarke …
