Senior Care in Illinois
Explore licensed senior care options across 456 cities in Illinois. Compare 3,436 verified provider listings, review local cost benchmarks, and find comprehensive care planning guides.
Illinois Senior Care Cost Report
Median assisted living: $6,219/mo. View statewide pricing comparisons, top 10 city benchmarks, and national medians.
Illinois Senior Care Cost Benchmarks
Source: CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey (published March 2026)
| Care Type | Illinois Median | Annualized Estimate |
|---|---|---|
| Assisted Living Facility | $6,219/mo | $74,628/yr |
| Memory Care (Estimated) | $7,774/mo | $93,285/yr |
| In-Home Care (Home Health Aide) | $36/hr | $82,368/yr (44 hrs/wk) |
| Homemaker Services | $0/hr | $0/yr (44 hrs/wk) |
| Nursing Home (Private Room) | $9,216/mo | $110,592/yr |
| Adult Day Health Care | $91/day | $22,750/yr (5 days/wk) |
Illinois Medicaid & State Regulation
Understanding state regulations and financial assistance programs helps families make informed, secure long-term care placements across Illinois.
State Licensing Agency
Senior care facilities, residential communities, and memory care homes are licensed and inspected by the Illinois Department of Public Health.
Regular inspections assess staffing ratios, medication administration, sanitation, and resident safety rights.
Medicaid HCBS Waiver
Financial assistance for home care and supportive residential living is provided through the Community Care Program (CCP) & Supportive Living Program (SLP).
Medicaid waivers fund therapeutic and personal care services, though room and board costs typically require private pay.
Cities in Illinois
Verified provider directory inventory as of September 2026
Chicago
505 licensed providers
Springfield
67 licensed providers
Rockford
62 licensed providers
Naperville
61 licensed providers
Peoria
47 licensed providers
Skokie
46 licensed providers
Aurora
42 licensed providers
Arlington Heights
41 licensed providers
Des Plaines
41 licensed providers
Northbrook
34 licensed providers
Schaumburg
30 licensed providers
Joliet
29 licensed providers
Lombard
29 licensed providers
Park Ridge
29 licensed providers
Elgin
26 licensed providers
Bloomington
25 licensed providers
Bolingbrook
25 licensed providers
Champaign
25 licensed providers
Crystal Lake
24 licensed providers
Orland Park
24 licensed providers
Moline
23 licensed providers
Mount Vernon
23 licensed providers
Oak Lawn
23 licensed providers
Evanston
22 licensed providers
Oak Brook
22 licensed providers
Tinley Park
22 licensed providers
Alton
21 licensed providers
Belleville
21 licensed providers
Olympia Fields
21 licensed providers
St. Charles
21 licensed providers
Danville
20 licensed providers
Glenview
20 licensed providers
Lincolnwood
20 licensed providers
Marion
20 licensed providers
Oak Park
20 licensed providers
Downers Grove
19 licensed providers
Effingham
19 licensed providers
Elmhurst
19 licensed providers
Kankakee
18 licensed providers
Niles
18 licensed providers
O'Fallon
18 licensed providers
Quincy
18 licensed providers
Wheaton
18 licensed providers
Decatur
17 licensed providers
Glen Ellyn
17 licensed providers
McHenry
17 licensed providers
Galesburg
16 licensed providers
Libertyville
16 licensed providers
Matteson
16 licensed providers
Plainfield
16 licensed providers
Urbana
15 licensed providers
Waukegan
15 licensed providers
Westmont
15 licensed providers
Evergreen Park
14 licensed providers
Gurnee
14 licensed providers
Lisle
14 licensed providers
Morris
14 licensed providers
New Lenox
14 licensed providers
South Holland
14 licensed providers
Buffalo Grove
13 licensed providers
Granite City
13 licensed providers
Flossmoor
12 licensed providers
Hinsdale
12 licensed providers
Hoffman Estates
12 licensed providers
Homewood
12 licensed providers
Jacksonville
12 licensed providers
Mokena
12 licensed providers
Rock Island
12 licensed providers
Rosemont
12 licensed providers
Sterling
12 licensed providers
Swansea
12 licensed providers
Barrington
11 licensed providers
Bloomingdale
11 licensed providers
Frankfort
11 licensed providers
Highland
11 licensed providers
Lemont
11 licensed providers
Morton Grove
11 licensed providers
Normal
11 licensed providers
Rolling Meadows
11 licensed providers
Westchester
11 licensed providers
Wheeling
11 licensed providers
Bourbonnais
10 licensed providers
Edwardsville
10 licensed providers
Oakbrook Terrace
10 licensed providers
Olney
10 licensed providers
Savoy
10 licensed providers
West Chicago
10 licensed providers
Willowbrook
10 licensed providers
Burr Ridge
9 licensed providers
Carbondale
9 licensed providers
Centralia
9 licensed providers
Charleston
9 licensed providers
Collinsville
9 licensed providers
Dekalb
9 licensed providers
Freeport
9 licensed providers
Geneva
9 licensed providers
Glen Carbon
9 licensed providers
Mount Prospect
9 licensed providers
Palos Heights
9 licensed providers
Red Bud
9 licensed providers
Bartlett
8 licensed providers
Canton
8 licensed providers
Chicago Heights
8 licensed providers
Dixon
8 licensed providers
Dolton
8 licensed providers
Elk Grove Village
8 licensed providers
Fairview Heights
8 licensed providers
Grayslake
8 licensed providers
Harvey
8 licensed providers
Hazel Crest
8 licensed providers
Kewanee
8 licensed providers
Lansing
8 licensed providers
Maryville
8 licensed providers
Mattoon
8 licensed providers
Morton
8 licensed providers
Ottawa
8 licensed providers
Palos Hills
8 licensed providers
Pekin
8 licensed providers
Shorewood
8 licensed providers
Addison
7 licensed providers
Batavia
7 licensed providers
Flora
7 licensed providers
Geneseo
7 licensed providers
Harrisburg
7 licensed providers
La Grange
7 licensed providers
Lake Forest
7 licensed providers
Lincoln
7 licensed providers
Macomb
7 licensed providers
Melrose Park
7 licensed providers
Oswego
7 licensed providers
Palatine
7 licensed providers
Princeton
7 licensed providers
Romeoville
7 licensed providers
South Elgin
7 licensed providers
Sparta
7 licensed providers
Sycamore
7 licensed providers
Wilmette
7 licensed providers
Woodridge
7 licensed providers
Woodstock
7 licensed providers
Zion
7 licensed providers
Belvidere
6 licensed providers
Berwyn
6 licensed providers
Carthage
6 licensed providers
Crestwood
6 licensed providers
Deerfield
6 licensed providers
Du Quoin
6 licensed providers
Glendale Heights
6 licensed providers
Godfrey
6 licensed providers
Herrin
6 licensed providers
Highland Park
6 licensed providers
Hillsboro
6 licensed providers
Huntley
6 licensed providers
Jerseyville
6 licensed providers
Litchfield
6 licensed providers
Loves Park
6 licensed providers
Mendota
6 licensed providers
Peru
6 licensed providers
Shiloh
6 licensed providers
Streamwood
6 licensed providers
Taylorville
6 licensed providers
Waterloo
6 licensed providers
Yorkville
6 licensed providers
Algonquin
5 licensed providers
Anna
5 licensed providers
Benton
5 licensed providers
Breese
5 licensed providers
Calumet City
5 licensed providers
Carlyle
5 licensed providers
Chicago Ridge
5 licensed providers
Columbia
5 licensed providers
Crete
5 licensed providers
Darien
5 licensed providers
East Peoria
5 licensed providers
Galena
5 licensed providers
Harwood Heights
5 licensed providers
Lake Bluff
5 licensed providers
Lake Villa
5 licensed providers
Long Grove
5 licensed providers
Marshall
5 licensed providers
Monticello
5 licensed providers
Northfield
5 licensed providers
Paris
5 licensed providers
Pittsfield
5 licensed providers
Robinson
5 licensed providers
Rochelle
5 licensed providers
Roselle
5 licensed providers
Silvis
5 licensed providers
Vandalia
5 licensed providers
Vernon Hills
5 licensed providers
Warrenville
5 licensed providers
West Frankfort
5 licensed providers
Arthur
4 licensed providers
Blue Island
4 licensed providers
Cahokia
4 licensed providers
Carlinville
4 licensed providers
Chatham
4 licensed providers
Chester
4 licensed providers
Cicero
4 licensed providers
Country Club Hills
4 licensed providers
Countryside
4 licensed providers
Crest Hill
4 licensed providers
East Alton
4 licensed providers
Fairfield
4 licensed providers
Greenville
4 licensed providers
Hanover Park
4 licensed providers
Hardin
4 licensed providers
Hawthorn Woods
4 licensed providers
Homer Glen
4 licensed providers
Lake Zurich
4 licensed providers
Lawrenceville
4 licensed providers
Lincolnshire
4 licensed providers
Marengo
4 licensed providers
Metropolis
4 licensed providers
Mundelein
4 licensed providers
Norridge
4 licensed providers
Oak Forest
4 licensed providers
Palos Park
4 licensed providers
Pana
4 licensed providers
Pontiac
4 licensed providers
Salem
4 licensed providers
Sandwich
4 licensed providers
Shelbyville
4 licensed providers
South Barrington
4 licensed providers
Streator
4 licensed providers
Sugar Grove
4 licensed providers
Watseka
4 licensed providers
West Dundee
4 licensed providers
Wood Dale
4 licensed providers
Albion
3 licensed providers
Alsip
3 licensed providers
Bellwood
3 licensed providers
Brookfield
3 licensed providers
Burbank
3 licensed providers
Carmi
3 licensed providers
Carol Stream
3 licensed providers
Carterville
3 licensed providers
Cary
3 licensed providers
Casey
3 licensed providers
East Marion
3 licensed providers
East Moline
3 licensed providers
East St Louis
3 licensed providers
Eldorado
3 licensed providers
Elmwood Park
3 licensed providers
Fairbury
3 licensed providers
Farmington
3 licensed providers
Forest Park
3 licensed providers
Gillespie
3 licensed providers
Glenwood
3 licensed providers
Havana
3 licensed providers
Hopedale
3 licensed providers
Lebanon
3 licensed providers
Maywood
3 licensed providers
McLeansboro
3 licensed providers
Midlothian
3 licensed providers
Monmouth
3 licensed providers
Morrison
3 licensed providers
Newton
3 licensed providers
North Riverside
3 licensed providers
Park Forest
3 licensed providers
Richton Park
3 licensed providers
Sullivan
3 licensed providers
Troy
3 licensed providers
Winfield
3 licensed providers
Aledo
2 licensed providers
Arcola
2 licensed providers
Auburn
2 licensed providers
Aviston
2 licensed providers
Beecher
2 licensed providers
Bensenville
2 licensed providers
Bridgeview
2 licensed providers
Carrollton
2 licensed providers
Centreville
2 licensed providers
Channahon
2 licensed providers
Chillicothe
2 licensed providers
Christopher
2 licensed providers
Clarendon Hills
2 licensed providers
Clinton
2 licensed providers
Deer Park
2 licensed providers
El Paso
2 licensed providers
Eureka
2 licensed providers
Franklin Grove
2 licensed providers
Franklin Park
2 licensed providers
Galva
2 licensed providers
Gibson City
2 licensed providers
Girard
2 licensed providers
Henry
2 licensed providers
Hines
2 licensed providers
Hoopeston
2 licensed providers
Itasca
2 licensed providers
Lagrange Park
2 licensed providers
Lake Barrington
2 licensed providers
Lake in the Hills
2 licensed providers
Machesney Park
2 licensed providers
Mahomet
2 licensed providers
Mascoutah
2 licensed providers
Metamora
2 licensed providers
Milan
2 licensed providers
Montgomery
2 licensed providers
Mount Carmel
2 licensed providers
Mount Carroll
2 licensed providers
Murphysboro
2 licensed providers
Nashville
2 licensed providers
North Aurora
2 licensed providers
Northlake
2 licensed providers
Okawville
2 licensed providers
Paxton
2 licensed providers
Petersburg
2 licensed providers
Pinckneyville
2 licensed providers
Prospect Heights
2 licensed providers
River Forest
2 licensed providers
Riverwoods
2 licensed providers
Roscoe
2 licensed providers
Rosiclare
2 licensed providers
Rushville
2 licensed providers
Savanna
2 licensed providers
South Chicago Heights
2 licensed providers
Steger
2 licensed providers
Toledo
2 licensed providers
Tolono
2 licensed providers
Vienna
2 licensed providers
Wood River
2 licensed providers
Alhambra
1 licensed provider
Alorton
1 licensed provider
Antioch
1 licensed provider
Augusta
1 licensed provider
Bannockburn
1 licensed provider
Barry
1 licensed provider
Bartonville
1 licensed provider
Beach Park
1 licensed provider
Beardstown
1 licensed provider
Bethalto
1 licensed provider
Bradford
1 licensed provider
Bradley
1 licensed provider
Broadview
1 licensed provider
Buffalo
1 licensed provider
Burnham
1 licensed provider
Bushnell
1 licensed provider
Byron
1 licensed provider
Camargo
1 licensed provider
Carlock
1 licensed provider
Carpentersville
1 licensed provider
Carrier Mills
1 licensed provider
Caseyville
1 licensed provider
Catlin
1 licensed provider
Chatsworth
1 licensed provider
Cherry Valley
1 licensed provider
Chrisman
1 licensed provider
Cisne
1 licensed provider
Coal City
1 licensed provider
Coulterville
1 licensed provider
Cuba
1 licensed provider
Cullom
1 licensed provider
Danforth
1 licensed provider
Davis Junction
1 licensed provider
Dunlap
1 licensed provider
Dupo
1 licensed provider
Dwight
1 licensed provider
East Dubuque
1 licensed provider
East Hazel Crest
1 licensed provider
East Saint Louis
1 licensed provider
Elizabeth
1 licensed provider
Elmwood
1 licensed provider
Flanagan
1 licensed provider
Forsyth
1 licensed provider
Fox Lake
1 licensed provider
Freeburg
1 licensed provider
Germantown Hills
1 licensed provider
Gifford
1 licensed provider
Gilman
1 licensed provider
Green Valley
1 licensed provider
Griggsville
1 licensed provider
Harvard
1 licensed provider
Hennepin
1 licensed provider
Herscher
1 licensed provider
Heyworth
1 licensed provider
Highwood
1 licensed provider
Hillside
1 licensed provider
Indian Head Park
1 licensed provider
Ingleside
1 licensed provider
Inverness
1 licensed provider
Johnston City
1 licensed provider
Knoxville
1 licensed provider
La Salle
1 licensed provider
Lindenhurst
1 licensed provider
Lisle Township
1 licensed provider
Lynwood
1 licensed provider
Lyons
1 licensed provider
Manito
1 licensed provider
Manlius
1 licensed provider
Manteno
1 licensed provider
Markham
1 licensed provider
Merrionette Park
1 licensed provider
Millstadt
1 licensed provider
Monee
1 licensed provider
Moro
1 licensed provider
Mount Morris
1 licensed provider
Moweaqua
1 licensed provider
New Baden
1 licensed provider
New Berlin
1 licensed provider
North Barrington
1 licensed provider
North Chicago
1 licensed provider
Oakbrook
1 licensed provider
Oaklawn
1 licensed provider
Orion
1 licensed provider
Orland Hills
1 licensed provider
Peoria Heights
1 licensed provider
Peotone
1 licensed provider
Phoenix
1 licensed provider
Pingree Grove
1 licensed provider
Pontoon Beach
1 licensed provider
Princeville
1 licensed provider
Prophetstown
1 licensed provider
Rantoul
1 licensed provider
Ridge Farm
1 licensed provider
Ringwood
1 licensed provider
Riverdale
1 licensed provider
Riverside
1 licensed provider
Riverton
1 licensed provider
Roanoke
1 licensed provider
Rochester
1 licensed provider
Rockton
1 licensed provider
Round Lake
1 licensed provider
Round Lake Beach
1 licensed provider
Ruma
1 licensed provider
Saint Anne
1 licensed provider
Sandoval
1 licensed provider
Sauget
1 licensed provider
Schiller Park
1 licensed provider
Sesser
1 licensed provider
Shawneetown
1 licensed provider
Smithton
1 licensed provider
South Beloit
1 licensed provider
Spring Grove
1 licensed provider
Spring Valley
1 licensed provider
Staunton
1 licensed provider
Steeleville
1 licensed provider
Stickney
1 licensed provider
Stockton
1 licensed provider
Stone Park
1 licensed provider
Summit
1 licensed provider
Tilton
1 licensed provider
Toulon
1 licensed provider
Tremont
1 licensed provider
Trenton
1 licensed provider
Tuscola
1 licensed provider
Villa Park
1 licensed provider
Walnut
1 licensed provider
Walnut Hill
1 licensed provider
Wauconda
1 licensed provider
West Salem
1 licensed provider
White Hall
1 licensed provider
Wilmington
1 licensed provider
Winnebago
1 licensed provider
Winnetka
1 licensed provider
Woodbridge
1 licensed provider
Worth
1 licensed provider
Frequently Asked Questions
How many licensed senior care facilities operate in Illinois?
The families.care verified directory tracks 3,436 licensed senior care providers across 456 cities in Illinois as of September 2026. This includes assisted living communities, dedicated memory care facilities, skilled nursing homes, and licensed home health agencies.
What is the cost of senior living in Illinois?
According to the CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey (published March 2026), the median cost of assisted living in Illinois is $6,219 per month. In-home care aides average $36 per hour, and nursing homes average $110,592 annually for private rooms.
Who regulates assisted living and nursing homes in Illinois?
Senior living facilities in Illinois are regulated and inspected by the Illinois Department of Public Health. Inspection reports, safety audits, and violation records are public records that families should consult prior to admission.
Can Illinois Medicaid help pay for senior care?
Yes. In Illinois, Medicaid covers skilled nursing home care for medically and financially qualified individuals. For seniors who prefer living at home or in community residential settings, Illinois offers Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) waivers, such as the Community Care Program (CCP) & Supportive Living Program (SLP), which cover personal care and therapy services.
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How we research and verify this information
Our team compiles this listing from public records and provider data, and reviews it against authoritative sources. Read our editorial standards and research methodology.
- Cost of Care Survey (2025)Publisher: CareScout. Supports: General senior-care planning information. Last checked: 2026-08-15.
- Skilled nursing facility coveragePublisher: Medicare.gov. Supports: General senior-care planning information. Last checked: 2026-08-15.
- Medicaid coverage and eligibilityPublisher: Medicaid.gov. Supports: General senior-care planning information. Last checked: 2026-07-10.
- Long-term-care guidance for familiesPublisher: National Institute on Aging. Supports: General senior-care planning information. Last checked: 2026-07-10.
- VA pension rates (Aid & Attendance)Publisher: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Supports: General senior-care planning information. Last checked: 2026-08-15.