We have design options that give you choices when it comes to flooring, paint colors, kitchen styles and even opening up your floor plan.  Do you prefer an open kitchen with pendant lighting?  We can do that.  Would you rather have a separate, distinct living space between the kitchen and living room?  No problem.  Attached to your stainless steel appliances in your current home?  We offer those, too.

Along the way, we pay particular attention in offering designs and esthetics that are beautiful but that also incorporate features that are senior friendly.  Digital thermostats are easier to read than traditional units.  Door lever handsets are much easier to use than traditional door knobs particularly if you experience arthritis.  New drawer-style dishwashers reduce the bending motion making loading and unloading your dishes more manageable.  Contrasting paint, flooring and trim colors add definition and distinction.

“We have been offering customization options for the last several years and our new residents tell me how much they appreciate the choices available,” says move-in coordinator Ellen Beedy.  “For some, all they want is their favorite paint color.  For others, it’s an opportunity to upgrade to granite kitchen countertops and install hardwood floors that will frame a favorite rug they own.”

Moving to Clark-Lindsey doesn’t mean you give up the features and finishes you like best in your current home.  It’s an opportunity to integrate those favorites into your new home!

To learn more about apartment availability and customization options for your new apartment, call our marketing department at 217-344-2144.

Your monthly trial residency service fee includes all utilities except for telephone, cable television and internet service.  Wireless internet access is available at no charge with our computers in the Harding-Weld Library.

You’ll enjoy a furnished, one-bedroom apartment and have full access to many of the amenities enjoyed by our residents all year long, including: 

•          Transportation services

•          Fine dining with friends

•          Housekeeping services

•          Group exercise classes and useof our complete fitness center for individual workouts

•          Well-equipped workshop

•          Village Grocery Store

•          Extensive library with wireless internet access in our computer center

•          Salon for hair styling and other services

•          Flat laundry service

•          Furnished one-bedroom apartment

Trial residencies are available in monthly increments with a minimum stay of three months and maximum stay of eleven months.  Waiting list members are prequalified for this program.  For those not on our waiting list, a Prospective Resident Application is required.  Once your application is approved, you are qualified for the program, too!

During your stay, or at the conclusion, you decide if you would like to keep your apartment, stay and go on the waiting list for a different apartment, or return home.  The choice is yours.  A limited number of apartments are available for this offer.

It’s a great way to see if The Village retirement living is right for you!  For details, call 217-344-2144 between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.

According to a recent study from Brigham Young University, spending time with friends cuts your risk of an early death in half.  Julianne Holt-Lunstad, head of the research team, told Rueters News Service, “A lack of social relationships was equivalent to smoking up to 15 cigarettes a day.”

The study, which pulled information from over 300,000 participants in 148 studies, found that strong social relationships have an extremely positive effect on health.  “Thoughout human history, we have relied on others for survival such as protection and food, and despite modern advancements that may [help with] certain aspects of survival so that we can live more independently, it appears that our relationships nonetheless still impact odds of survival,” said Holt-Lunstad.

The opportunity to enjoy friendships and group activities are abundant at Clark-Lindsey.  From a bridge game to group exercise classes, or even a morning cup of coffee, you’ll find warm and caring relationships.  It’s another benefit of life at The Village.

Traditional dysphagia therapy, consisting of dietary restrictions, swallowing maneuvers and swallowing exercises, have been the mainstay. 

VitalStim® Therapy is a completely new, breakthrough therapeutic intervention for use in the treatment of dysphagia and is the only electrical stimulation device cleared by the Food and Drug Administration for use on throat muscles in the treatment of dysphagia. Patients frequently see dramatic improvement in six to 20 daily sessions – sometimes in as little as three days.

Renewal Therapy Center at Clark-Lindsey now offers this revolutionary therapy treatment.

Among those making the trip were several Clark-Lindsey residents.  The trip was made possible by generous donations by local businesses and individuals.  The Illini Radio Group which has several radio stations based in Champaign assisted the non-profit Honor Flight organization make the trip a reality.  Clark-Lindsey will host a special Honor Flight reunion in December for all those taking the trip.

Photo courtesy of Honor Flight and Illini Radio Group

Escape from dreary cold days and being stuck inside your home this winter! Enjoy the winter season at The Village at Clark-Lindsey.

With our Winter Retreat, spend the frigid winter months surrounded by friends. You’ll enjoy a furnished, one-bedroom apartment and have full access to the amenities enjoyed by Village residents all year long, including: 

 • Transportation services
 • Fine dining with friends
 • Housekeeping services
 • Group exercise classes and use
  of our complete fitness center
  for individual workouts
 • Well-equipped workshop
 • Village Grocery Store
 • Extensive library with wireless
  internet access in our
  computer center
 • Salon for hairstyling and
  other services
 • Flat laundry service

Close up your house, leave the snow shovel at home, and open up an enjoyable winter season at The Village. 

A limited number of apartments are available for this offer.  Call 217-344-2144 for details and to schedule a tour.

Our specialized treatment programs address many common health conditions.  They have been developed around medical research using proven rehabilitation procedures.  The program may also use medical technology called “Therapeutic Modalities,” such as ultrasound, shortwave diathermy, gentle electrical stimulation or infrared light.  Patients at Renewal Therapy Center are treated with the same therapeutic equipment used by professional sports teams and Olympians to improve recovery and performance.  The equipment enables clinicians to treat more complex medical conditions, while increasing strength and neuromuscular control in patients with a variety of diagnoses.

Our expanded therapy gym offers a variety of equipment used to provide quality treatment:

• Variable height platform mat
• Adjustable parallel bars
• Stair simulation equipment
• NuStep exercise machines
• And a host of other physical therapy tools.

Additionally, our Nature Therapy Walk – a first in this area – offers features that integrate the outdoors into your therapy regime.  Four different walking surfaces including concrete, wood, a stamped concrete flagstone pattern and gravel aid in improving your balance. The walk also offers a ramped walkway with parallel bars to facilitate intensive sessions with physical therapists. Horticultural adaptations to physical and occupational therapy are found in a raised bed planter, hanging baskets, and the experience of moving through a lush landscape. All this is designed to make you confident in returning home and being outside.