Smith Village Celebrates $23 Million Modernization Project

BEVERLY, IL — Beverly’s Smith Village and Smith Senior Living celebrated a $23 million dollar modernization project completed three months early. Trustees and staff of the senior living facility met with elected officials Wednesday for a ribbon cutting of the upgraded Johanson Wing.

The renovation of the Johanson Wing includes private suites for short-term rehab patients, along with private rooms for skilled nursing care residents. For more private rooms, Smith Village reduced its number of licensed beds from 100 to 78, and added a three-story, 10,204-square-foot tower at the south end of the building. The tower contains a therapy gym on the first floor and dining rooms on the second and third floors. The renovation also included a new roof, and new electrical and HVAC systems.

It is part of a larger $74 million renovation that started in 2006 that aimed to create “a contemporary community offering assisted living, memory care, rehab and skilled nursing care residences, services, and programs.”

Wednesday’s ribbon-cutting ceremony was attended by Illinois State Rep. Fran Hurley, Cook County Commissioner John P. Daley, 19th Ward Alderman Matt O’Shea, Illinois State Rep. and Evergreen Park Mayor Kelly Burke, Illinois State Rep. Justin Slaughter, and Smith Senior Living President and CEO Kevin McGee.