Kenilworth is one of the smallest villages on Chicago's North Shore – a planned residential community of roughly 2,500 residents between Wilmette and Winnetka, 15 miles north of downtown Chicago. Over 56% of its 815 homes were built before 1940, the median property value exceeds $1.5 million, and 97.5% of residents are homeowners.
For the 390-plus seniors who live here, aging in place is not just a preference – it is the defining characteristic of how this community grows older. Best In-Home Service Inc. provides Illinois-licensed home care services to Kenilworth families, including specialized Alzheimer's and memory care, personal care, and daily living support.
Kenilworth was incorporated in 1896 as a purely residential planned community – and it has remained exactly that. The village covers 0.6 square miles, contains no commercial zoning, and is built almost entirely of pre-war Tudor Revival, Georgian Colonial, and English Cottage homes. The median construction year is 1938. These are multi-story properties with original staircases and layouts that were never designed with aging mobility in mind.
When a long-term resident begins to need support with daily living, cognitive care, or post-hospital recovery, the question Kenilworth families ask is not where to move – it is how to bring qualified care into the home they have lived in for decades. That is precisely what we provide.
We build every care plan around the individual client's needs, the physical layout of their home, and their family's schedule. Services available to Kenilworth residents include:
Alzheimer's & Memory Care: Certified dementia caregivers providing structured daily routines, cognitive engagement, medication reminders, and 24/7 availability including overnight supervision. Familiar surroundings benefit Alzheimer's patients – our caregivers come to your loved one, not the other way around.
Personal Care Assistance: Bathing, grooming, dressing, and meal preparation delivered with dignity. For Kenilworth's multi-story pre-war homes, stair safety and mobility assistance are built into every personal care plan.
Home Services: Light housekeeping, laundry, errands, and household organization to keep the home running smoothly as daily management becomes more challenging.
Individual Services: Transportation to medical appointments in neighboring Evanston, Wilmette, and Highland Park, plus companion care and post-hospital discharge support.
Best In-Home Service Inc. holds state-issued designations from three Illinois authorities – verifiable directly through each agency:
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