Elmbrook Senior Residence

Elmbrook Senior Residence
7940 W. Grand Avenue
Elmwood Park, IL 60707-1845
Phone: 708-583-1235
Fax: 708.583.2574
TTY: 847.390.1460
elmbrook@LSSI.org

Elmbrook Senior Residence is a housing facility for seniors 62 years or older and adults 18 years or older with a disability, as defined by the tenant selection policy sponsored by Lutheran Social Services of Illinois (LSSI) and funded through the U.S. Department for Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Section 8, 202 Program. It offers 54 one-bedroom and 17 efficiency apartments, of which 8 are accessible units, and opened in 1999. Rent is based on 30% of the resident’s adjusted annual income.

Building and Apartment Amenities

  • Carpeted living room and bedroom
  • Visitor entry system
  • Community space for recreation and social gatherings
  • Individually controlled heating and cooling systems
  • Refrigerator, electric stove, air-conditioner unit
  • Patio areas and raised garden boxes
  • Laundry; main floor
  • 24-hour on-call maintenance
  • Emergency response system
  • Social services coordinator
  • Trash chutes on each floor
  • Resident parking
  • Cable access
  • Complimentary Wifi in common areas
  • Elevator
  • Smoke-free facility

A full-time social service coordinator is on staff to assist residents who need community-based social services, such as home-delivered meals and homemaker services.