CHICAGO—Ryan Cos. and Life Care Services, An LCS® Co., have just completed Clarendale of Mokena, a $31.7-million, 156-unit, rental community for seniors, one of several similar projects, which offers independent, assisted and memory care living, that Ryan plans to soon complete in the Chicago metropolitan area.

“Seniors in the independent living units want to be close to where their families and friends live,” David Erickson, director of development, Ryan Cos., tells GlobeSt.com. And for those in assisted living and in memory care, “it has to be convenient for families and close friends.”

And that means avoiding the stigma of stuffy senior homes in favor of developments with convenient access to main thoroughfares, highways, retail, restaurants and more. Suburban Mokena fits the bill because it is in a developing area of Will County convenient access to other parts of the Chicago metropolitan area.

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Brian J. Rogal

Brian J. Rogal is a Chicago-based freelance writer with years of experience as an investigative reporter and editor, most notably at The Chicago Reporter, where he concentrated on housing issues. He also has written extensively on alternative energy and the payments card industry for national trade publications.