Friend­ship Vil­lage and Green­Fields Earn Pres­ti­gious Read­ers’ Choice Awards

For the fourth con­sec­u­tive year, Friend­ship Senior Options’ senior retire­ment com­mu­ni­ties, Friend­ship Vil­lage of Schaum­burg and Green­Fields of Gene­va, were both named ​“Best Retirement/​Assisted Liv­ing Com­mu­ni­ties” in the Chicagoland area’s Dai­ly Her­ald Read­ers’ Choice Awards.

Friend­ship Senior Options is the par­ent orga­ni­za­tion of Friend­ship Vil­lage and Green­Fields of Geneva.

“There are many retire­ment com­mu­ni­ties in the Chicagoland area, and we are hon­ored to repeat­ed­ly be cho­sen as the best of the best. We have excep­tion­al­ly high stan­dards for deliv­er­ing ser­vices to old­er adults. We are proud to have our efforts rec­og­nized by the Dai­ly Herald’s large and knowl­edge­able read­er­ship,” said Stephen A. Yenchek, Pres­i­dent and Chief Exec­u­tive Offi­cer of Friend­ship Senior Options. ​“We work hard, cement­ing our rep­u­ta­tion as a nation­al­ly rec­og­nized leader of exem­plary senior-cen­tered ser­vices. These awards are proof that we uphold an excep­tion­al­ly high stan­dard of excellence.”

Friend­ship Senior Options also received an award for being ​“The Best Place to Work” in the Dai­ly Her­ald Read­ers’ Choice Awards. ​“We rec­og­nize that our employ­ees are our most valu­able resource and seek to instill a work envi­ron­ment that is ful­fill­ing and inspir­ing. This award is very hum­bling and reward­ing,” said Yenchek.

Friend­ship Vil­lage, which just cel­e­brat­ed its 39^th anniver­sary, is one of the largest retire­ment com­mu­ni­ties in the nation and has won numer­ous awards for its inno­v­a­tive lifestyles pro­gram­ming. Green­Fields of Gene­va first opened the doors of its beau­ti­ful com­mu­ni­ty four years ago and in a short time, has already estab­lished itself as a leader.

Both Green­Fields and Friend­ship Vil­lage offer a com­plete con­tin­u­um of care includ­ing inde­pen­dent liv­ing, assist­ed liv­ing, mem­o­ry sup­port and skilled care, while pro­vid­ing an excep­tion­al lifestyle.

Dai­ly Her­ald, one of the Chica­go area’s top media sources, has a read­er­ship of more than 900,000, who were encour­aged to vote for these pres­ti­gious awards.