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Reviewers describe Montgomery Place as a beautiful, lakefront Hyde Park community with engaged independent-living residents and generally warm, helpful staff, but experiences diverge sharply once skilled nursing or memory care is involved. Several families report understaffing, inconsistent dining quality, and slow or inattentive care on the nursing floor, while others call it the best senior community they've encountered.
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Montgomery Place Retirement Community is a senior living community in Chicago, Illinois offering Independent Living, Assisted Living and Skilled Nursing / Long Term Care. Amenities include Professional Chef, Outdoor Patio and Fitness Center. Families rate it 3.5 out of 5 across 42 reviews.
We understand that choosing a senior living community is one of the most important decisions you can make for yourself or a loved one. At Montgomery Place, our vision has always been to provide seniors with a welcoming, comfortable, and enriching place to call home. Here, our residents, their families, and our staff are all integral parts of our caring and compassionate community.
For more than three decades, Montgomery Place has been counted among the best senior living communities in Chicago. Located in the heart of Hyde Park, our lakeside community serves as a beautiful setting for residents to make memories, build lasting friendships, and experience the best of life.
Our Mission, Vision, and Values
At the heart of the Montgomery Place mission is a dedication to enhancing the quality of life of every member of our diverse and inclusive community. We believe that when each individual's social, intellectual, physical, cognitive, and social needs are met, a truly authentic joy and sense of contentment can be found.
Here, our five core values serve as our guiding force: integrity, dignity, engagement, caring, and quality. With a firm belief that the wonders of the city of Chicago can uniquely contribute to the health and healing of the mind, body, and spirit, Montgomery Place takes great pride in making a difference in the lives of our residents and the community as a whole.
Why Seniors Prefer Senior Living
Today's modern senior living communities offer a wide range of benefits, serving as a wonderful place for seniors to enjoy a full and happy life. In an independent or assisted living community, seniors are provided with many opportunities for social interaction, enrichment, and more, encouraging a productive lifestyle that supports both their physical and mental well-being.
Here are just a few of the reasons that a senior living community could be an excellent choice for your loved one:
Safety and security
For many seniors and their loved ones, one of the biggest benefits of assisted living or independent living is the focus on health and safety. Both their advanced age and living alone can put a senior at risk for accidents, injuries, medical emergencies, disasters, and even crime.
However, in a senior community, safety and security is typically a top priority. The communities are designed with seniors in mind, incorporating accessibility and mobility features, medical alert systems, added security, medical staff, and more.
Social interaction
As we age, making meaningful social connections can often be difficult, and loneliness for seniors is a common cause of depression and other serious issues. Even with friends and family nearby, seniors can begin to feel isolated in their homes.
In an assisted living facility or independent living community, seniors can stay socially engaged with a variety of activities. Communal meals, art and music classes, group outings, fitness sessions, happy hours, and other social events provide the social interaction that is so vital to age happily.
Stress-free living
For many seniors, living independently is a burden that comes with worries of home repairs, housekeeping, laundry, and transportation. Even daily tasks and personal care can become frustrating, making day-to-day extremely difficult.
At an assisted or independent living community, there is a support staff there to provide peace of mind in every way. From everyday chores and property maintenance to grocery shopping and personal care routines, it can all be left to a professional giving your senior loved one more time to enjoy the present.
Learn more about the benefits of moving to a senior living community by contacting Montgomery Place today.
Lakefront Living
In Chicago, lakefront living has always had an enviable cachet a distinction that certainly extends to Montgomery Place.
Barely 500 feet to the east, the natural beauty of Lake Michigan frames South Shore Drive, your express route to downtown Chicago's cultural gems and commercial attractions. To the west lies the nearby University of Chicago, a stellar hub for the arts and sciences, where many Montgomery Place residents have deep roots, whether as alumni or emeritus faculty and staff.
The university's campus extends to include UChicago Medicine, which includes the University of Chicago Hospital, as well as the Pritzker School of Medicine. Not incidentally, the university's scientific breakthroughs have garnered nearly a dozen Nobel Prizes. In addition to the University of Chicago, the historic neighborhood of Hyde Park site of not one but two World's Fairs also is the proposed site for the Barack Obama Presidential Center.
But Hyde Park is more than a collection of university and medical center, museums and concerts. It is a compact and richly woven community, easy to navigate on foot or by car, with a burgeoning restaurant scene and a bevy of bookstores among its architectural mix of modernism and celebrated neo-Gothic construction. One of Chicago's classic neighborhoods, Hyde Park fully embraces Montgomery Place and vice versa.
Amenities and Services
All you have to be is you; we'll take care of the rest.
By making Montgomery Place your home, you're liberated from cooking, cleaning and home maintenance. You can enjoy a fine dining experience with your neighbors without leaving the building.
Leave the utility payments to us. Only do the gardening you enjoy; we'll mow the lawn and tend to the grounds, and shovel the walks in winter.
Call if you need something repaired, and rest easy beneath the canopy of 24-hour security and emergency services. We'll arrange transportation with door-to-door service. And let us handle the light housekeeping, wi-fi issues, recycling pretty much anything you need. We'll even change the light bulbs for you.
Apartment conveniences
• Washer/dryer
• Fully equipped kitchen
• Basic cable and internet
• Individual storage lockers
• Window treatments upon move-in
• Biweekly linen service
• Front-desk deliveries
• Semi-annual window cleaning
Health & wellness
• 24-hour exercise room
• Exercise classes (instructor-led)
• Exercise classes (video-led)
• Variety of classes including water aerobics and Tai Chi
• 24-hour swimming pool
• Walking Club
Shared spaces
• Dining room and bistro
• Community library
• Chapel
• Game room
• Meeting rooms
• Private gardens
• Greenhouse
Community, culture and nature: they all come together at Montgomery Place in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood. More than 200 older adults currently enjoy our lakeside setting, as well as a vibrant urban lifestyle that engages the heart and enriches the mind.
Our apartments overlook Lake Michigan and the Museum of Science and Industry, with the University of Chicago just minutes to the west, and the attractions and resources of downtown Chicago within easy reach via Lake Shore Drive.
A wide range of events and programs is guaranteed to meet with residents approval because the residents themselves organize all such activities, earning Montgomery Place its reputation as the cultural center of East Hyde Park.
At Montgomery Place, you'll find neighbors as down-to-earth as your best friends and as world-traveled as Marco Polo a community as diverse and welcoming as Chicago itself.
Misson
At Montgomery Place, our mission is to enhance the quality of life for those who choose to live here to support each person's social, intellectual, physical, cognitive and spiritual needs. By staying true to that mission, we have succeeded in building one of Chicago's most diverse, inclusive communities of people who are 62 and older.
Our Vision grounded in values and heritage
Any successful endeavor must balance the daily necessities with a clear and consistent vision. After nearly 30 years, our vision still makes it possible for Montgomery Place to proudly maintain its standing among the Chicago metropolitan area's preeminent senior living communities.
As a not-for-profit organization, we gladly extend our expertise and talents not only to our residential neighborhood but also to the community beyond Hyde Park. Our vision is grounded in the belief that mind, body and spirit can work in harmony with the joys and wonders found in one of the world's most vital and influential cities.
At Montgomery Place, our vision derives from five core values; they provide a guide for service and a goal we hope to meet each day.
Our commitment to integrity binds us to conduct all business from front-desk encounters to fiscal responsibility with transparency and candor. Our emphasis on integrity underscores the emphasis we place on the dignity with which we strive to treat everyone in the Montgomery Place family: our employees as well as our residents, their families and friends.
Those values allow us to prioritize engagement with the entire Montgomery Place community, as we collaborate, define and refine the inclusive culture and ethos of our shared home. Engagement arises from and in turn helps nourish the spirit of caring, which is at the root of all our efforts. And caring inspires us to perform at the highest levels of excellence in all things a measure of the degree of quality that helps us implement our overall vision.
These values explain and ensure Montgomery Place's continued success.
Montgomery Place grew from seeds of kindness planted more than 125 years ago, when Rev. Walter Delafield came to the aid of three elderly women in his Episcopalian parish in Hyde Park. In 1888, he learned the women needed a place to live that could accommodate caregivers when they were needed. So Rev. Delafield rented a home on South Ellis Avenue for them; others followed, and in 1915, what had become The Church Home organization constructed its first residential building, for 80 adults, at 5445 South Ingleside Avenue.
In the 1980s, The Church Home purchased our current property at 5550 South Shore Drive for $3 million and began construction for a new retirement community named for the late retired Episcopal Bishop James W. Montgomery. We began welcoming residents in October 1991.
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Help Me Choose3.5overall · 56 ratings combined
3.5★ on Google (42) · 3.5★ on Yelp (14) · Yelp page ↗
freya
Jul 2026
my grandmother resided here a few years ago before she passed. i walked in one day asking for a disposable mask at the front desk, and the woman working told me no, its only for people inside. i was a little disappointed, knowing how much money goes into this place and they couldn’t spare me one mask. my grandmothers care was entrusted to you all, i can only imagine how amiss she would feel knowing i was denied a simple request.
Lynn Grayson
Jun 2026
The dinning here is lousy. Some servers are good servers. They bring you stuff you don't ask for. I asked for ranch, they brought dill sauce. Once they go into the kitchen it's like they forget what they went in there for. I can count on one hand when my dish was pleasing ☝🏾June 19th still lousy. Do y'all train y'all servers or just put them in the dinning room. Someone can get I'll if they serve a person who's allergic to certain ingredients when a server doesn't know DILL SAUCE from RANCH DRESSING. Brussels Sprouts from Asparagus.🫤
Sabrena Johnson
May 2026
THE 2ND FLOOR..I AM BEYOND DISAPPOINTED WITH THIS ESTABLISHMENT. I BROUGHT MY MOTHER HERE AFTER SHE HAD EXPERIENCED A HORRIBLE TIME AT THE HOSPITAL BEFORE COMING HERE.. FROM MANAGEMENT TO STAFF.. COMMUNICATION IS AT A LOW. MANAGEMENT DOESN'T SEEM TO CARE HOW [THE STAFF TREATS PATIENTS AT ALL.. I HAVE COMPLAINTED TO NO END.. AND HAVE SEEN ZERO CHANGES.. MY MOM HAS TO WORRY ABOUT .THINGS LIKE HIDING BANKETS TO MAKE SURE SHE HAS ONE. SHE HAS WENT 2 NIGHTS WITH NO BLANKETS EVERY TIME I VISIT WHICH IS OFTEN.. THINGS LIKE MY MOM'S BED SIDE TOILET IS FULL.. HER PULL UP IS FULL AND SHE IS SMELLING .. THE ATTITUDE OF THE STAFF IS HORRIBLE.. MY MOM IS 86YRS OLD AND IS BEING ADDRESSED WITH UNBELIEVABLE DISRESPECT.. I BROUGHT MY MOM HERE BECAUSE I WAS LOOKING TO RETIRE HERE BUT AFTER WHAT I WITNESSED I DEFINITELY WILL NOT
Wendy Williams
May 2026
The 2nd floor skilled nursing facility is absolutely heartbreaking. I am beyond disappointed in the management and staff of what is supposed to be THE best place on the south side to have an aging parent age gracefully with dignity. They are understaffed, under funded and there is no accountability. We have been since October and are told constantly its going to get better. It has been 7 months and we are constantly complaining about the basics-like brushing teeth.
jane phifer
Oct 2025
This is an amazing place. Beautiful location on Lake Michigan. Great food. So many activities and opportunities. Residents and staff are all so friendly and helpful. Convenient to downtown with many transportation options.Best senior living option I have visited.
9 inspection visits in the last three years, 55 citations on file. Inspections are conducted by state agencies on behalf of the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Jun 4, 2026
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Jun 4, 2026
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected May 14, 2026
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Severity G of L: actual harm, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Feb 26, 2026
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Aug 22, 2025
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected May 2, 2025
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Nov 30, 2024
Install a two-hour-resistant firewall separation.
Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Mar 7, 2025
Conduct testing and exercise requirements.
Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Jan 17, 2025
Establish staff and initial training requirements.
Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Dec 12, 2024
Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.
Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Nov 30, 2024
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Nov 30, 2024
Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Nov 30, 2024
Ensure that personnel concerned with handling of medical gases and cylinders are trained on the risk.
Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Dec 12, 2024
Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.
Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Feb 10, 2025
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Feb 20, 2025
Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.
Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Dec 12, 2024
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Dec 12, 2024
Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements.
Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Jan 14, 2025
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Dec 5, 2024
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Dec 5, 2024
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Dec 5, 2024
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Nov 30, 2024
Meet requirements for the installation and maintenance of electrical systems.
Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Dec 12, 2024
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Dec 12, 2024
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Nov 30, 2024
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Dec 5, 2024
Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Nov 30, 2024
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Dec 6, 2024
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Dec 5, 2024
Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Dec 6, 2024
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Oct 8, 2023
Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Oct 8, 2023
Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Oct 8, 2023
Install a two-hour-resistant firewall separation.
Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadFire Safety Evaluation Survey
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Nov 5, 2023
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Nov 5, 2023
Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.
Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Nov 5, 2023
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Oct 8, 2023
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Oct 8, 2023
Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Jul 28, 2023
Conduct risk assessment and an All-Hazards approach.
Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Sep 2, 2022
Establish staff and initial training requirements.
Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Sep 2, 2022
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Sep 16, 2022
Address subsistence needs for staff and patients.
Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Aug 15, 2022
Implement emergency and standby power systems.
Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Aug 12, 2022
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Aug 31, 2022
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Aug 12, 2022
Have an enclosure around a vertical opening shaft.
Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Sep 12, 2022
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Sep 17, 2022
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Aug 10, 2022
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Aug 12, 2022
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Aug 10, 2022
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Aug 9, 2022
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Aug 10, 2022
Source: CMS Care Compare, public federal data covering certified nursing facilities, refreshed monthly. Citations range from A (least serious) to L (most serious) on the federal scope and severity scale. Most citations are corrected quickly; review the details and ask the community about anything that concerns you.
Montgomery Place Retirement Community offers Assisted Living, Independent Living and Skilled Nursing / Long Term Care.
Montgomery Place Retirement Community has not published its pricing. For context, communities in Chicago that publish rates start around $1,059 per month at the median. Final costs depend on care needs and apartment selection, so contact the community for a quote.
Montgomery Place Retirement Community is located at 5550 S Shore Dr in Chicago, Illinois.
Reviewers describe Montgomery Place as a beautiful, lakefront Hyde Park community with engaged independent-living residents and generally warm, helpful staff, but experiences diverge sharply once skilled nursing or memory care is involved. Several families report understaffing, inconsistent dining quality, and slow or inattentive care on the nursing floor, while others call it the best senior community they've encountered.
Montgomery Place Retirement Community had 9 government inspection visits in the last three years, with 55 citations on file according to CMS Care Compare data. The full history, including what each citation was for and whether it was corrected, is in the inspection section on this page.
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