Chef Glenn Zamet and The Garlands culinary team consistently redefine retirement living cuisine with exceptional culinary creations for our most discerning members.
~ Glenn Zamet, The Garlands Executive Chef
From catering special meals for members to holiday feasts, to entertaining 180 guests at The Garlands Center for the Performing Arts, The Garlands team dishes up camaraderie, fun, and social engagement daily!
All employees working 30+ hours are eligible for comprehensive benefits.
The Garlands is known for its award-winning quality in all it does, including its fine dining offerings.
Learn from the best in our state-of-the-art kitchen that features from-scratch cooking and the highest quality.
Team members enjoy complimentarily heated, underground employee parking, team member meals, recognition, and advancement opportunities.
The Garlands offers flexible schedules and early-ending evening shifts.
Four restaurants, two alfresco dining options, and a 180-seat banquet center provide a refreshing change of pace.
Create, design, and produce fun and exciting menu options – we love new ideas!
Our servers’ income is reliable since gratuity is included in higher wages.
Team members engage with Garlands members, families, and guests in a club-like setting.
Be part of a team that offers a unique opportunity to connect with regular customers and create joy daily!
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Our team members’ dedication, commitment to customer service, kindness, and care are the hallmarks of The Garlands difference.
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The Garlands latest capital improvement project is a perk that Garlands team members are definitely chatting about! “The new ‘Lettuce Chat’ employee break room offers a comfortable and well-equipped area for employees to relax, interact with colleagues, chill, and recharge,” says Dawn L. Kempf, chief…
Lettuce Chat About The Garlands Difference. Some say it is the architecture. Others appreciate the fine dining and special events. And of course, there are also the many treasured relationships among neighbors… The truth is, all of these benefits contribute to “The Garlands difference,” however,…
The Garlands Best Burger Battle set out to find the best burger. This summer Garlands cooks brawled in a bracket-style culinary competition for top bragging rights.
Inspired by cooking contests on television, including Top Chef, Chopped, and Hell’s Kitchen, The Garlands culinary team hosted their own heated cook-off called “The Taste of The Garlands” this summer.
When it comes to choosing where to enjoy your next best life, you certainly have options. Here are the reasons why savvy planners report that exemplary service, a casually elegant setting, a close-knit community, and long-term comfort and financial stability set The Garlands apart.
As the curtain opens and morning light pours into the well-appointed, one-bedroom Prairieview at The Garlands apartment, caregiver Maribel Lopez-Torres cheerfully belts out the classic garage rock refrain – “G L O R I A, Gloorrr-ri-a.”
By day, Garlands concierge Martha Nielsen is a friendly source of knowledge and assistance for Garlands members and families, however, by night, weekends, and holidays, she is an international adventurer with over 120 European trips under her belt. A former, seasoned Scandinavian Airlines Global Sales…
The secret behind The Garlands’s spit-spot and award-winning cleanliness isn’t the latest and greatest cleaning product or a new-fangled vacuum cleaner. It’s much simpler than that: just real people caring for real people and one another. What appears as only a single bullet point on…
Garlands fitness experts, Adrian Fleisher, Bethanie Lochman, and Alex Edmonds, are always up for a good time, and they are ever mindful that inspiration, creativity, and good ole fashioned FUN are key to a healthy lifestyle regardless of age. That’s why they infuse their traditional…
A Career of Caring The Garlands hires kind, outgoing, and caring personalities, trains for service, and treats team members as a part of the family. As such, some of The Garlands first dedicated team members who were hired 20 years ago remain proud to serve…
From managing a 325,600-square-foot re-roofing job to changing a chandelier light bulb, The Garlands of Barrington maintenance team has been on the job 24/7 for over two decades.
At The Garlands, fine dining is a cornerstone of fine living. Chef Glenn Zamet and his team of sous chefs, cooks, pastry chef, dishwashers, servers and hosts, consistently exceed Garlands members’ expectations with plenty of delicious meal choices in four distinct restaurant venues daily. But,…
The Garlands hires kind, outgoing, and caring personalities, trains for service, and treats their team members as a part of the family. As such, some of The Garlands first dedicated team members remain proud to serve Garlands members today. Krystyna Weglarz, Hostess/Server/ Cafe Manager For 20 years,…
The Garlands hires kind, outgoing, and caring personalities, trains for service, and treats their team members as a part of the family. As such, some of The Garlands first dedicated team members remain proud to serve Garlands members today. Meet Brygida Radzioch, Garlands Housekeeper When…
This December U.S. News and World Report ranked Prairieview at The Garlands among the elite 13% of short-term rehabilitation providers nationwide to earn “High Performing” status. Best Nursing Homes ratings are based on U.S. News’s in-depth analysis of ten quality measures that focus on staffing, medical outcomes, resident complaints,…
The Garlands is delighted to welcome Executive Chef, Glenn Zamet, who shared his recipe for success at the Barrington retirement community (now if we could only get his recipe for crab cakes!). Where did you attend culinary school? Johnson & Wales University in Providence,…
Meet the Garlands Clean Team! and watch our “spit spot” video about becoming the first GBAC STAR™ – certified retirement community in the nation! The Garlands of Barrington is the first and only retirement community in the nation to earn GBAC STAR™ accreditation from the Global Biorisk…
The Garlands of Barrington’s New Director of Hospitality A career healthcare and hospitality professional, Nancy served in many seniors housing capacities, including activities, social services, sales, marketing, administration and operations. Prior to The Garlands she oversaw new construction, hiring and leadership training and developed the…
Joe Skalski is a full-time fireman and paramedic, but when he’s not saving lives, he’s making them better at The Garlands. He says, “Being of service fits me.” “The management at The Garlands is very accommodating. They work with my schedule and make it possible for…
I grew up in a family and culture that taught us to respect our elders, and, at The Garlands, I get to live that every day! My department creates the first impression for The Garlands. We greet guests and members in person and on the phone, and we…
For 16 years, almost since opening day, Krystyna has taken great pleasure in serving Garlands members. “It is very fulfilling for me because I love helping people and talking to the members.” While serving breakfast or managing the Café, Krystyna is quick with a kind word…