Cedar Lake Assisted Living & Memory Care
This unique community is a comfortable place to settle in, stay connected, and receive personalized support. Cedar Lake brings Assisted Living and Memory Care together with inviting residences, engaging shared spaces, and a location close to the places families know throughout Lake Zurich.
Our Community
Senior Living that Feels Connected to Lake Zurich
Set on Church Street in Lake Zurich, Cedar Lake Assisted Living & Memory Care offers personalized support within an established residential community northwest of Chicago.
Life here extends well beyond the apartment. Residents have spaces to gather over coffee, catch a movie in the theater, spend time outdoors in the courtyard, join a group activity, or find a quieter corner in the library or resident lounges. A wellness center, demonstration kitchen,
bistro, and sky lounge create even more ways to shape the day around personal interests.
Assisted Living provides individualized help with daily needs while supporting the routines and choices that remain important to each resident. For those living with Alzheimer’s or other forms of dementia, Magnolia Trails™ Memory Care brings specialized support and programming
into a familiar, homelike setting.
Space to Live Your Way
More Ways to Make the Day Your Own
Some days call for company. Others call for a favorite book, a little fresh air, or a quiet afternoon.
Cedar Lake gives residents a variety of spaces to choose from throughout the day. Meet friends in the bistro, head to the theater for a movie, work on a project in the community room, or enjoy the courtyard. The sky lounge and patio offer another distinctive gathering place, while the library and resident lounges make it easy to find a comfortable spot when a slower pace sounds better.
That variety matters. A senior living community is also a home, and having choices about where and how to spend time helps daily life continue to feel personal.
Life at Cedar Lake
Your Schedule Still Belongs to You
There is no single way to spend a day at Cedar Lake.
You might start with breakfast, join a fitness class later in the morning, or spend some time walking outside. An afternoon could include a book club, creative project, community event or simply catching up with a neighbor in one of the lounges. Residents can take part in organized
activities while still choosing the interests and routines that suit them.
Cedar Lake has a history of connecting residents with the broader Lake Zurich community as well. Local volunteer involvement has included organizations focused on education, animal rescue, and conservation, giving residents opportunities to remain engaged with causes beyond the community itself.
The goal is not to fill every hour. It is to create enough choice that residents can continue deciding what makes a day worthwhile to them.
Dining & Everyday Service
Good Meals and Fewer Daily Chores
Dining is part of the rhythm of life at Cedar Lake, with three daily meals and several spaces that make food and gathering part of the social experience. Along with the main dining area, residents have access to a bistro, private dining room, and demonstration kitchen.
Everyday services help take some of the work out of maintaining a home. Weekly housekeeping, linen service, apartment maintenance, and scheduled transportation are part of community living, giving residents more time for the people, interests and routines they would rather focus on.
Assisted Living & Memory Care
Support Starts Before Move-In
Choosing senior living involves more than finding the right apartment. Families are also considering what kind of support will be needed, how familiar routines can continue and how the new environment will fit the person moving in.
For Assisted Living residents, that process begins with a health assessment before move-in. The information gathered helps create an individual service plan that identifies the assistance a resident needs and how that support will be provided.
For families considering Memory Care, Magnolia Trails™ places additional emphasis on understanding the person behind the diagnosis. Resident histories, preferences and current needs help inform the approach to daily life, while family involvement and communication remain part of the program.
Assisted Living
Assisted Living combines a private residence and active community life with personalized help when it is needed. Support may include assistance with daily activities, medication management, mobility within the community and coordination with supplemental health services.
Before move-in, an assessment helps determine the appropriate level of assistance. An individual service plan then outlines the support needed and how it will be provided, helping care fit into the resident’s daily routine rather than define it.
Magnolia Trails™ Memory Care
Magnolia Trails™ is Sonida Senior Living’s specialized approach to Memory Care for people living with Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia.
The program is built around knowing the individual, including personal history, preferences, abilities and current cognitive needs. Specially trained Memory Care team members use familiar routines, dementia-specific activities, cognitive stimulation, creative engagement and physical activity to create days that respond to the person.
Magnolia Trails also recognizes the important role families continue to play, with family collaboration and communication incorporated into the approach to care.
Floorplans
Find a Space That Feels Like Yours
Cedar Lake offers a range of apartment options, giving residents and families choices as they consider the move.
Pricing and Value
Understand what Community Living Includes
Cedar Lake offers monthly pricing based on residence type and level of support needed.
Families appreciate the simplicity of predictable monthly living that includes dining, utilities, housekeeping, transportation, programming, and access to amenities.
Our team is happy to walk you through options and help compare the value of senior living to the ongoing costs of living at home.
Part of Every Day
- Three chef-prepared meals
- All-day dining choices and snacks
- Utilities and cable television
- Weekly apartment cleaning
- Weekly linen changes
- Laundry and trash services
- Home maintenance
- Transportation services
- Daily fitness classes
- Activities and social programs
Lake Zurich, Illinois
Senior Living Close to the Places You Know
Cedar Lake is located at 777 Church Street in Lake Zurich, an established northwest Chicago suburb known for its namesake lake, parks, natural areas, and historic downtown.
The location keeps residents connected to the broader Lake Zurich area while placing everyday destinations within the surrounding community. Paulus Park provides lakefront green space and trails, while nearby natural areas include Kuechmann Arboretum and Oak Ridge Marsh Nature Park. Downtown Lake Zurich and the Rand Road corridor provide access to local shopping, dining, and community events.
Health care is available nearby at Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital in Barrington. Families will also find destinations such as Ela Area Public Library and Deer Park Town Center in the surrounding area.
Cedar Lake may also be convenient for families exploring Assisted Living or Memory Care from nearby Barrington, Wauconda, Palatine, Vernon Hills, Arlington Heights, and Grayslake.
Frequently Asked Questions
What levels of care does Cedar Lake offer?
The community provides Assisted Living and Magnolia Trails Memory Care.
How is an Assisted Living care plan created?
Before move-in, a health assessment helps identify the support a resident may need. An individual service plan then outlines the type of assistance needed, how often it is needed, and how that support will be provided.
What is Magnolia Trails™ Memory Care?
Magnolia Trails is Sonida Senior Living’s specialized Memory Care program. The approach considers each resident’s history, preferences, needs, and current cognitive state. Programming may include cognitive stimulation, creative engagement, physical activity, and other dementia-specific experiences, with family collaboration incorporated into the approach.
What services are included in daily life at Cedar Lake?
Residents have access to three daily meals, weekly housekeeping and linen service, apartment maintenance, scheduled transportation, community amenities, and programming. Care-related costs can vary based on individual needs, so the community team can provide more specific information when discussing pricing.
What amenities are available at Cedar Lake?
Shared spaces include a theater, library, demonstration kitchen, community room, private dining room, wellness center, courtyard, bistro, resident lounges, and a sky lounge and patio. These spaces give residents different settings for activities, social time, dining, and quieter moments throughout the day.
What is there to do near Cedar Lake?
Lake Zurich offers parks, lakefront recreation, natural areas, shopping and, an established downtown. Nearby destinations include Paulus Park, Ela Area Public Library, and Deer Park Town Center, with Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital located in nearby Barrington.