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Lombard, Illinois: Proud Home for Generations of Families

Just 20 miles west of Chicago, Lombard has an ambiance all its own, blending city convenience with a friendly, feel-at-home way of life that has earned it a reputation as one of Illinois’ favorite towns. Indulge your passion for history, dine and shop, hit the trails, have a picnic and literally smell the roses—and every spring, thousands of lilacs. As a resident of Lexington Square in Lombard, it’s all here for you.

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If you are looking for a setting that combines an easygoing pace and warm hospitality with abundant natural beauty, Lombard, Illinois, the “Lilac City” is calling you. From the renowned annual Lilac Time festival, to easy access to major walking and bicycling trails, to historic downtown architecture, you’ll find multiple ways to spend a pleasant afternoon in Lombard, a designated Tree City USA for the past 32 years.

Renee Cerveny, Senior Vice President of Senior Living (Lexington Health Network)

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Renee Cerveny

Senior Vice President of Senior Living (Lexington Health Network)

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From childhood, Renee has been drawn to the wisdom and life that seniors offer, and she pledged to make a difference in their lives. As a young girl, she volunteered in a nursing home where her mother worked, and where Renee played Scrabble with a retired English teacher. Renee describes her as having “so much wisdom, patience and kindness.” Now after working with both Lexington Square communities for 30 years in various positions, Renee says her motto remains, “what will I do today to make a difference in someone’s life?” She loves the camaraderie amongst her teams and appreciates how they have this same passion to serve seniors to the best of their abilities.

Renee holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration and a minor in psychology from Elmhurst College. She likes to garden, cook, and volunteer for an animal rescue group. A guilty pleasure is a bowl of chocolate chip ice cream and a good documentary on Netflix. But what brings Renee the most joy is spending time with her family: husband (“a great guy”), son and daughter, two dogs, a bunny, and a ferret.

Carlos Bernal

Executive Director

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Family is very important to Carlos. It’s what drew him to Lexington Square: a feeling of family as soon as you walk through the doors. “I love assisting residents and families through the journey of making Lexington Square their new home,” he says. For him, seeing their appreciation for receiving good care is what it’s all about. “To me, working with seniors is being part of their family—being their support when needed the most.”

Carlos brings 22 years of experience in senior living to his position. In fact, his career goes back to high school as a waiter in a senior living community, and also includes working as a housekeeper. Now, when he’s not serving residents and their families as Director of Assisted Living, Carlos loves cooking, and spending time with his wife and three children.

Jessica Deguidio

Director of Culinary Services & Environmental Services

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Cooking and baking have always brought Jessica joy, whether learning about it as a child from her beloved grandmother and great aunt, winning a gold medal in Culinary Olympic competition, or cooking meals for her parents today. All of it brought her to Lexington Square.

“I love working with seniors and I love to cook, so senior living is the perfect blend,” says Jessica. “My Grandma Palma and Great Aunt Lala are a big part of why I went into culinary arts.” When her great aunt’s health took a turn, Jessica spent time with her in the hospital and also cooked for her when she returned home. “That’s where my love of working with seniors began,” she says.

Jessica has been in healthcare since 2016, and also worked in a skilled nursing facility. One of her career highlights is earning a gold medal along with the assistant director of that facility in culinary competition against nine other regional winners. She holds both an Associate Degree in Culinary Arts and an Associate Degree in Baking and Pastry from Le Cordon Blue, as well as a Bachelor’s Degree in Hospitality Tourism Management from Purdue.

When she’s not overseeing the culinary and housekeeping teams at Lexington Square, Jessica enjoys being with her husband and two dogs, spoiling her nephew, reading, cooking, and taking naps. “Family is the most important part of my life and I try to spend as much time with them as possible,” she says. (And sometimes, that might mean a nerf-gun battle.)

David Curotto

Executive Chef

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Life as a way of helping you find where you need to be, even when you don’t expect it. Just ask David. He wasn’t planning on becoming Lexington Square’s Executive Chef, but now there’s nowhere else he’d rather be.

“I can honestly say it was the greatest thing that’s ever happened in my culinary career,” says David. “Working with seniors is so empowering; I wish I had done this years ago.”

He earned his degree in Culinary Arts from Kendall College in Evanston, Illinois and says his favorite food is “just about anything from Mexico.” Married to his best friend, Rachel, for 11 years and the proud father of two beautiful children, Carter and Olivia. And don’t forget rescue dog Ruckus.

Movie he can watch over and over? Rudy.

Dream vacation? “Every two years when we take a family trip to Walt Disney World®”

Favorite leisure activity? “Motorcyles!”

Haylee Belvedere

Director of Assisted Living and Memory Care

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What drew Haylee to Lexington Square was the community’s beauty, dedicated staff and great management team. But what keeps her here is the “wonderfully infectious energy. You really see just how marvelous life can be in later years.”

Haylee has many responsibilities in her position. “Everything I do is for my staff and residents,” she says. “With my nursing background, I can help the nurses decide the best plan for each resident. I enjoy working with a team that cares so deeply.” She also enjoys learning from residents. “It truly is a blessing to hear the wisdom that residents share and their memories.”

Haylee has been interested in the medical field since junior high. She’s worked as a nurse on the Cardiothoracic floor at Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, Illinois. At Lexington Square, she’s been a CNA, an LPN, and in 2020, became an RN and received her degree from Benedictine University in 2021. Her sister, Emily, is also a nurse at Lexington Square (“she and I are so close that people mistake us for twins”).

In her spare time, Haylee enjoys seeing friends and family, walking, biking, watching movies and shopping. She also has the traveling bug: Las Vegas, Miami, New York, Nashville, Lake Geneva…all in recent years. A dream vacation, which she hopes to check off soon, is Italy. Favorite foods: soup, potatoes, ramen, and “tacos of course!”

Rachelle Blough

Director of Community Relations/Education

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Helping educate others is Rachelle’s passion, which makes her a perfect choice for informing the local community about the expertise and resources available at Lexington Square.

“As a resource partner, I lead workshops in the community on topics including active aging, brain health, and caregiving to park districts, libraries, senior centers, skilled nursing and hospitals. I love what I do! Lexington Square is filled with kind, good-hearted people. The building hugs you.”

For Rachelle, working with seniors is her calling. For 28 years, she’s worked with seniors in operations and memory care, in community, regional and corporate roles. Rachelle is a certified recreational therapist, Certified Alzheimer Disease and Dementia Care Trainer, and serves part-time as vice president of corporate training for the National Council on Certified Dementia Practitioners. She received her bachelor’s degree from Ohio University.

A native of Ohio, Rachelle’s a Buckeyes fan, and loves traveling and spending time in the outdoors with her husband and two children. Guilty pleasures? Dove chocolate and watching The Bachelor.

Holly McIntyre

Life Enrichment Director

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Holly’s life was changed when her great aunt Mary moved in with her family during Holly’s college years. “I spent much of my free time with her, learning how I could help her. Those years helped me find my purpose.” Now as Life Enrichment Director, Holly loves learning about the lives of residents, including their current and past interests, so that she can develop creative programming. “I love showing residents there is nothing they cannot do!” she says.

Compassion—making meaningful connections with residents and seeing each person for who they truly are—is where Holly truly shines. “Every person has their own story that makes them the unique person they have become,” she says. During her six years in senior living, she has worked with residents in memory care, health care, and assisted living. Holly has a bachelor’s degree in psychology and social work from Lewis University.

When she’s not planning something fun for residents, Holly likes to read, bake and create. Guilty pleasures include re-watching her favorite movie, The First Wives Club, and favorite television program, Dallas. A perfection vacation is anywhere she can float in a pool and read good books. And she’s looking forward to getting married in the fall of 2023.

Amal Ibrahim

Associate Director of Memory Care and Assisted Living

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Perceptive. Protective. Proactive. Patient. Caring. Kind. Amal understands how important these qualities are, especially when working with those in Memory Care who can’t easily express their needs and wants. She calls upon these traits often as she connects with and supports the team.

“I mostly oversee the second floor Memory Care,” says Amal. “I think of myself as a synapse that transmits information from and to our floor. I enjoy seeing our team working together and coming up with creative ways to resolve issues.”

Amal continues to grow in both knowledge and experience, currently pursuing her medical degree from Richmond Gabriel University School of Medicine. She also holds a Bachelor of Science in molecular, cellular and developmental biology from the University of Washington.

As busy as Amal is, she still finds some time for favorite pastimes such as soccer, hiking, walking or attending events. “Any excuse to be outside!” Amal comes from a big family, saying she gets her “goofy side from Dad, and Mom blesses me with her calm, sympathetic approach to life.”

Debra Charles

Resident Sales Counselor

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Debra considers the time she spent caregiving for her elderly mother the most rewarding thing she’s ever done. And with 13 years in senior living, as well as a successful career in entertainment production, she still considers working with seniors to be the most fulfilling career choice she’s made. As Resident Sales Counselor, Debra enjoys the feeling of helping someone into a better lifestyle. “In a senior living community, residents are treated with respect and made to feel important which is what they deserve,” she says. “There is so much we can learn from seniors.”

When she’s not helping someone discover the advantages of Lexington Square in Lombard, Debra likes to spend time with family. She’s also an animal lover.

Juan Castaneda

Residency Counselor

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Juan appreciates every resident for the unique individual they once were and still are at heart: nurse, doctor, attorney, ballerina, homemaker and more. He cherishes the knowledge he gains from them, and loves helping them find their new forever home. “I get to meet so many different people with interesting backgrounds, and create meaningful bonds,” says Juan. During his career in senior living, Juan has received a recognition reward from a major senior living company for fulfilling its cornerstone values and changing resident lives in a meaningful way.

Away from work, Juan likes to spend time with family and his 10-year-old half-St. Bernard and half-Australian Shepherd pal Buttercup. Dream vacation? Budapest, Hungary. Favorite movie? To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar. Guilty pleasure? Shopping.

Theresa Jordan

Residency Counselor

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Theresa has spent the last 30 years helping older adults find just the right fit in senior living—and now at Lexington Square, she feels she has really come home.

“I was drawn to Lexington Square by its tremendous reputation, as well as by the top-notch, compassionate team and the diverse residents,” says Theresa. “My job is to ensure that people looking for senior living options have all the information they need about Lexington Square. It’s a huge decision in their lives.”

Being able to make a positive difference brings great joy to Theresa. “What I love most is when a new resident tells me they have love it here—and that they wish they had done it years ago!”

Theresa attended both Triton College in River Grove and Elmhurst University for undergraduate education, and received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Organizational Communication/Marketing. She also received a Masters of Business Administration degree in Marketing Management from Benedictine University in Lisle.

When she’s not busy helping others, Theresa enjoys learning new recipes and cooking. In fact, her guilty pleasure is binge-watching cooking shows on Food Network.

Barb Highley

Business Office Coordinator

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For Barb, coming to Lexington Square felt very familiar. “From day one, it was like being around my late grandparents again,” she said. “I most enjoy building a family relationship with new residents as they move in, learning where they lived before, what they like to do in their free time, their travels, and more.”

Working closely with both current and new employees is also rewarding for Barb. She’s been doing that for 17 years at Lexington Square, and she “wouldn’t change a thing. We are more than team members; we are a family,” says Barb.

When she’s not busy working on paperwork for payroll and new move-ins, Barb enjoys spending time with family, including granddaughters Sophia and Kaylee.

As a Lexington Square resident, you’ll have quick and easy access to multiple recreational, cultural and entertainment venues, including:

Lilacia Park: Home to more than 200 varieties of lilacs, and 75,000 tulips in the spring. With a greenhouse and picnic areas. Site of the annual Lilac Time, a two-week event celebrating the season and culminating with the Lilac Parade.

Yorktown Center: A distinguished mix of fashionable shopping, world-class dining, high-energy fitness studios and exciting entertainment for all ages.

The Sheldon Peck Homestead: Registered on the National Park Service Network to Freedom as a verified stop on the Underground Railroad.

The new Helen M. Plum Memorial Library: Offering a 21st century experience that includes an array of reading materials, programs, groups, virtual learning experiences and more.

Maple Street Chapel: A historical landmark built in 1870 and treasured by the entire region for its American Gothic floor-to-ceiling beaded board and stained glass windows.

Illinois Prairie Path: Offering 37 scenic miles for walking, hiking and biking, and the first U.S. rail-to-trail conversion in the nation in the 1960’s.

Where Connections Are Strong

Lombard, Illinois: Proud Home for Generations of Families

Home, Sweet Home

Convenient to Everywhere You Want to Go!

Meet the Team

Renee Cerveny

Senior Vice President of Senior Living (Lexington Health Network)

Carlos Bernal

Executive Director

Jessica Deguidio

Director of Culinary Services & Environmental Services

David Curotto

Executive Chef

Haylee Belvedere

Director of Assisted Living and Memory Care

Rachelle Blough

Director of Community Relations/Education

Holly McIntyre

Life Enrichment Director

Amal Ibrahim

Associate Director of Memory Care and Assisted Living

Debra Charles

Resident Sales Counselor

Juan Castaneda

Residency Counselor

Theresa Jordan

Residency Counselor

Barb Highley

Business Office Coordinator

Lilacia Park: Home to more than 200 varieties of lilacs, and 75,000 tulips in the spring. With a greenhouse and picnic areas. Site of the annual Lilac Time, a two-week event celebrating the season and culminating with the Lilac Parade.

Yorktown Center: A distinguished mix of fashionable shopping, world-class dining, high-energy fitness studios and exciting entertainment for all ages.

The Sheldon Peck Homestead: Registered on the National Park Service Network to Freedom as a verified stop on the Underground Railroad.

The new Helen M. Plum Memorial Library: Offering a 21st century experience that includes an array of reading materials, programs, groups, virtual learning experiences and more.

Maple Street Chapel: A historical landmark built in 1870 and treasured by the entire region for its American Gothic floor-to-ceiling beaded board and stained glass windows.

Illinois Prairie Path: Offering 37 scenic miles for walking, hiking and biking, and the first U.S. rail-to-trail conversion in the nation in the 1960’s.

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Where Connections Are Strong

Lombard, Illinois: Proud Home for Generations of Families

Home, Sweet Home

Convenient to Everywhere You Want to Go!

Meet the Team

Renee Cerveny

Senior Vice President of Senior Living (Lexington Health Network)

Carlos Bernal

Executive Director

Jessica Deguidio

Director of Culinary Services & Environmental Services

David Curotto

Executive Chef

Haylee Belvedere

Director of Assisted Living and Memory Care

Rachelle Blough

Director of Community Relations/Education

Holly McIntyre

Life Enrichment Director

Amal Ibrahim

Associate Director of Memory Care and Assisted Living

Debra Charles

Resident Sales Counselor

Juan Castaneda

Residency Counselor

Theresa Jordan

Residency Counselor

Barb Highley

Business Office Coordinator

Lilacia Park: Home to more than 200 varieties of lilacs, and 75,000 tulips in the spring. With a greenhouse and picnic areas. Site of the annual Lilac Time, a two-week event celebrating the season and culminating with the Lilac Parade.

Yorktown Center: A distinguished mix of fashionable shopping, world-class dining, high-energy fitness studios and exciting entertainment for all ages.

The Sheldon Peck Homestead: Registered on the National Park Service Network to Freedom as a verified stop on the Underground Railroad.

The new Helen M. Plum Memorial Library: Offering a 21st century experience that includes an array of reading materials, programs, groups, virtual learning experiences and more.

Maple Street Chapel: A historical landmark built in 1870 and treasured by the entire region for its American Gothic floor-to-ceiling beaded board and stained glass windows.

Illinois Prairie Path: Offering 37 scenic miles for walking, hiking and biking, and the first U.S. rail-to-trail conversion in the nation in the 1960’s.

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