Assisted Living in Chicago, IL
Chicago has 34 state-licensed assisted living communities: 14 larger communities and 1 small residential home (16 or fewer residents). The median cost of assisted living in Illinois is $6,219 a month (CareScout 2025), against $6,200 nationally. 1 has phone-verified resident and family testimonials on Lilisity.
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Choosing Assisted Living
A practical guide for families, with checklists to take on your tours.
- What assisted living costs and the ways to pay
- Signs it may be time
- Tour checklists to print and take with you
- What residents and families told us matters most
Two kinds of assisted living in Chicago
Both are licensed by Illinois as assisted living. Larger communities suit people who want social life and on-site services; small homes suit people who do better with quiet, familiar routines, including many people with dementia. Illinois words these licenses as “Supportive Living Program (HFS)” (18), “Assisted Living / Shared Housing Establishment” (15).
What residents and families say
From recorded phone interviews Senior Living Alliance conducts with residents and families. Nothing is scraped or anonymous. How testimonials are verified.
“I feel very secure. Management are excellent. I couldn’t ask for a better service. Everybody here is top notch. The housekeepers come promptly and they do an excellent job. It's a great place to live.”
All 34 licensed assisted living communities in Chicago
Every assisted living community Illinois licenses in Chicago, from state records. Being listed is not a rating: Lilisity scores only communities with verified interviews (the Top Communities). Communities with verified testimonials are listed first, then by size.
34 shown
| Community | Size | Price |
|---|---|---|
| The Breakers at Edgewater Beach20+ verified testimonials5333 N Sheridan Rd | Size not listed— residents | from $2,400/mo |
| Clarendale Six Cornersmemory care4715 West Irving Park Road | Large144 residents | No price or estimate |
| Artis Senior Living of Lakeviewmemory care3535 North Ashland Avenue | Large136 residents | $3,900 to $6,250/moLilisity estimate |
| Smith Village (Independent Living and Assisted Living and Memory Care and Continuing Care)memory care2320 W. 113th Place | Large82 residents | $3,900 to $6,250/moLilisity estimate |
| Brookdale Lake Shore Drive2960 N. Lake Shore | Large70 residents | $3,900 to $6,250/moLilisity estimate |
| Selfhelp Home908 W Argyle | Large60 residents | from $5,040/mo |
| Sunrise of Lincoln Parkmemory care2710 N. Clark St | Large60 residents | from $5,300/mo |
| Admiral at the Lakememory care933 W. Foster Ave | Large56 residents | $3,900 to $6,250/moLilisity estimate |
| Norwood Crossing (Assisted Living and Memory Care)memory care6016-20 N. Nina Ave | Large55 residents | from $5,100/mo |
| Mercy Circle (11/25/13)memory care3659 West 99th Street | Mid-size43 residents | $3,900 to $6,250/moLilisity estimate |
| St. Joseph Village of Chicagomemory care4021 W. Belmont | Mid-size40 residents | $3,900 to $6,250/moLilisity estimate |
| Terraces at The Clare, East Pearson Streetmemory care55 East Pearson Street | Mid-size39 residents | $3,900 to $6,250/moLilisity estimate |
| Presence Resurrection Retirement Community7262 W. Peterson Ave | Mid-size37 residents | $3,900 to $6,250/moLilisity estimate |
| Hartwell Placememory care5520 N. Paulina St | Mid-size29 residents | $3,900 to $6,250/moLilisity estimate |
| Montgomery Place (Assisted Living and Memory Care)memory care5550 South Shore Drive | Mid-size19 residents | $3,900 to $6,250/moLilisity estimate |
| Colfax Manor Assisted Livingmemory care8200 S Colfax Ave. | Small home4 residents | $4,300 to $6,900/moLilisity estimate |
| Andersonville Supportive Living4950 North Ashland | Size not listed— residents | $3,900 to $6,250/moLilisity estimate |
| Barton Senior Residents of Chicago1245 South Wood | Size not listed— residents | $3,900 to $6,250/moLilisity estimate |
| Beth-Anne Place1143 N. Lavergne | Size not listed— residents | $3,900 to $6,250/moLilisity estimate |
| Churchview Supportive Living2626 West 63rd Street | Size not listed— residents | $3,900 to $6,250/moLilisity estimate |
| Covenant Home of Chicago2720 West Foster Avenue | Size not listed— residents | $3,900 to $6,250/moLilisity estimate |
| Friedman PlaceMaplewood Housing for the Visually Impaired | Size not listed— residents | $3,900 to $6,250/moLilisity estimate |
| Grand Regency of South Shore7419 South Exchange Street | Size not listed— residents | $3,900 to $6,250/moLilisity estimate |
| Greenview Place1501 West Melrose | Size not listed— residents | $3,900 to $6,250/moLilisity estimate |
| Heritage Woods of Chicago2800 West Fulton | Size not listed— residents | $3,900 to $6,250/moLilisity estimate |
| Montclare Supportive Living Community of Lawndale4339 W 18th Street | Size not listed— residents | $3,900 to $6,250/moLilisity estimate |
| New City4707 South Marshfield | Size not listed— residents | $3,900 to $6,250/moLilisity estimate |
| Pioneer Gardens3800 South Martin Luther King Drive | Size not listed— residents | $3,900 to $6,250/moLilisity estimate |
| Ravenswood Senior Living1922 West Sunnyside Avenue | Size not listed— residents | $3,900 to $6,250/moLilisity estimate |
| Victory Centre of Galewood2370 North Newcastle Avenue | Size not listed— residents | $3,900 to $6,250/moLilisity estimate |
| Victory Centre of Michigan Avenue10450 South Michigan Avenue | Size not listed— residents | $3,900 to $6,250/moLilisity estimate |
| Victory Centre of Michigan Avenue DCSmemory care10450 South Michigan Avenue | Size not listed— residents | $3,900 to $6,250/moLilisity estimate |
| Victory Centre of South Chicago3251 East 92nd Street | Size not listed— residents | $3,900 to $6,250/moLilisity estimate |
| Vistas of Lincoln Park2437 North Southport | Size not listed— residents | $3,900 to $6,250/moLilisity estimate |
Independent living in Chicago
Also in Chicago: 18 independent living, life plan and 55+ communities in Chicago and 142 income-restricted senior apartment buildings. 11 of them come from public records; independent living is usually not licensed by the state.
How much does assisted living cost in Chicago?
The median cost of assisted living in Illinois is $6,219 a month ($74,628 a year), above the national median of $6,200. That’s CareScout’s 2025 survey, collected July to November 2025. 4 Chicago communities publish a starting price on Lilisity, from $2,400 to $5,300 a month. If more care is needed: nursing home costs in Illinois, with CareScout medians and the private-pay rates nursing homes publish. Small residential homes often cost less than larger communities, though care needs, room type and services move the price more than the building does.
Medicare does not pay for assisted living. People pay from savings and income, long-term care insurance, or VA Aid and Attendance (up to $29,093 a year for a veteran in 2026), and some qualify for Medicaid help with care costs at communities that accept it. Who actually pays for long-term care.
Free tools: how long will the money last? · home care or assisted living? · VA Aid and Attendance estimator
Three questions to ask on every Chicago tour
From about 23,000 concerns residents and families raised in Senior Living Alliance phone interviews, the most common are about dining, housekeeping and hearing back from management.
- Can I come back and eat a meal here, unannounced?Dining was 23% of all concerns: quality that changes day to day.
- How is laundry labeled and tracked, and what happens when something goes missing?Housekeeping was 17%.
- Who is my main contact, and how often will I hear from them?Communication with management was 15%.
All 8 tour questions, with a free printable tour card (PDF).
Check a Chicago community’s license
Illinois publishes licensing records, and in most cases inspection or complaint reports, for every community on this page. Look up any community on the state’s site: data.illinois.gov. Ask the community for its most recent inspection report too; they have to keep it.
Chicago assisted living questions
Illinois licenses 34 assisted living communities in Chicago as of November 2026: 14 larger communities and 1 small residential homes of 16 or fewer residents, with about 874 licensed spots in all.
The median cost of assisted living in Illinois is $6,219 a month (CareScout 2025), compared with $6,200 nationally. Prices vary with the room, the level of care and the community, so ask each one for its current rate sheet. The table on this page shows each community's published price or a Lilisity estimate where we have one, and our free guide lists the questions to ask about cost.
Medicaid doesn't pay rent or meals in assisted living. Most states offer a Medicaid waiver or program that can pay for care services at participating communities for people who qualify; not every community takes it, so ask each one. Illinois's Medicaid agency or your local Area Agency on Aging can tell you what's available.
Illinois publishes its licensing records at data.illinois.gov. You can also ask any community for its most recent state inspection report.
The Breakers at Edgewater Beach. Their testimonials come from recorded phone interviews with residents and family members, verified by Senior Living Alliance.