About Us

Excellence in Extended-Care Programs

A warm greeting, a friendly smile, a helpful hand. . .

Pleasant surroundings and engaging activities. . .

Caring staff and calm professionalism. . .

At The Bethany Terrace, we know today's aging seniors have many health care options. When managing their own homes becomes a challenge, the priority is moving into a quality health care environment that provides the appropriate supportive services.

When this time comes. . . you will find that The Bethany Terrace combines high quality health care with exceptional service in an environment that is warm, comfortable, and secure.

It is the mission of The Bethany Terrace is to provide holistic health care for people of all faiths in a safe, cheerful, and compassionate environment where the individual's dignity is respected as his or her physical and spiritual needs are met.

Mission Statement

The Bethany Terrace is a division of Bethany Homes and Methodist Hospital, is a not-for-profit long-term, skilled and intermediate-care nursing facility, licenced by the State of Illinois.

Related to the Northern Illinois Conference of The United Methodist Church, The Bethany Terrace values its Judeo-Christian heritage, believing that all members of its community--including residents, their families and friends, and staff members--have received a variety of God-given gifts intended for use in service to others. With a particular call to care for vulnerable individuals, especially older adults, The Bethany Terrace's purpose are the following:

Provide long-term health and related services--emphasizing convalescent, rehabilitative, wound, respite, Dementia/Alzheimer's, and
terminal care--in a secure, personalized, home-like, and well-maintained environment
Ensure that programs support the medical, emotional, social, recreational, and spiritual needs of residents
Treat all persons--including residents, their friends and families, and staff--with dignity and respect
Offer appropriate opportunities for residents to achieve maximum levels of independence
Support residents, their families and friends, and the community with education about aging and the needs of older adults

EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE, COMPASSION AND CARE

At The Bethany Terrace, it is our mission to provide holistic health care for people of all faiths in a safe, cheerful and compassionate environment where the individual’s dignity is preserved. We approach residents’ diverse needs with a variety of therapies, activities and environments. Our highly experienced professionals make our residents feel comfortable and help them to enjoy life every day. The Bethany Terrace’s award-winning, landscaped gardens and other outdoor amenities provide pleasant and therapeutic surroundings, while our broad range of services permits residents to truly feel at home at The Bethany Terrace.

LEVELS OF CARE

In recent years, we have expanded our services to accommodate a wide range of needs.
The latest addition to our facility, the Terrace Suites area, offers the comfort and beauty comparable to an assisted living type environment while providing all levels of care to meet individual needs. With the safety net of onsite, 24-hour nursing care, our Terrace Suites residents have the best of all worlds— the privacy of their own home with outings, scheduled activities and readily available medical care. The Terrace Suites are accessible through a separate entrance that gives these residents an additional sense of independent living.
Our Alzheimer’s units help older adults to continue socializing, enjoying nature, participating in activities and and are ability centered. Our customized care plans ensure that treatment is based upon residents’ individual responses to our many therapies. Residents find comfort in a secured, cheery environment that has been designed specifically to address their daily needs.
Our state-of-the-art Rehabilitation Center provides a transitional setting for rehab clients to improve their life skills while preparing to return home.
Complex care services such as our Wound Management, Oncology Management and Infectious Disease Management programs bring a unique comprehensiveness to The Bethany Terrace.
Physical, occupational, and speech therapists are available for residents that require individualized rehabilitation services.

ALL THE COMFORTS OF HOME - PLUS MANY MORE!

We have designed The Bethany Terrace to meet all of our residents’ needs—medical, recreational, social, intellectual, emotional and spiritual. Our single-level floor plan offers an intimate, accessible and sunny space for residents to enjoy a full life— secure and maintenance-free.

Our clean, attractive facilities feature:

Award-winning, beautifully landscaped botanical gardens with benches, walking trails and gazebos

Indoor Breeding Aviaries
Beauty/Barber Shop
Chapel
Snack shop/Ice cream parlor
Game rooms
Arts and crafts studio
Library
Sitting parlor with piano

Our services include:

Three nutritious daily meals, expertly prepared and professionally served, plus snacks.
Housekeeping, including laundry services
Innovative therapies involving music, pets, gardening, memory joggers and sensory stimulation.
Regularly scheduled movies, parties, games, exercise classes and educational sessions.
Bus schedule for outings to special events, dining, & shopping.
Worship services and in-house chaplain.
24-hour, on-site, licensed nursing care.
Emergency call system.
Social services, including individual counseling and support.
Onsite visits from a dentist, optometrist, psychologist, podiatrist and other specialists.

FAMILY AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

Our residents’ home is open to their families at all times. With no fixed visiting hours, The Bethany Terrace welcomes relatives for visits on their own schedule. We make our professional staff available to the families, consult families when we develop each resident’s care plan, and provide support groups for family members to meet with people facing similar circumstances.

In addition, our wonderful community volunteers contribute more than 20,000 hours annually, providing friendship and companionship for The Bethany Terrace residents.

A PROUD TRADITION OF SERVICE

Founded in 1965, The Bethany Terrace is a division of the Bethany Methodist Corporation, a not-for-profit health care organization that has served the Chicago community for more than 115 years.

Licenses and Certifications

The Bethany Terrace is certified by Medicare and Medicaid, licensed by the State of Illinois, a participant in Medicaid's Exceptional Care Program, and accepted by some managed-care plans.

The Bethany Terrace also accepts respite care and hospice residents.

Costs

To discuss financial arrangements, please contact The Bethany Terrace Admissions at 847-965-8100.