Assisted Living and Memory Care
The Birches
215 55th St, Clarendon Hills, IL 60514 · Map
Licensed for 90 residents
The Birches is a state-licensed assisted living, memory care community in Clarendon Hills, Illinois. It is licensed for 90 residents. Lilisity publishes no score or ranking for this community; the details below come from the state licensing record.
Prices
Starting prices the community publishes, with the date we checked each one and a link to where it is published. Care charges are usually added after an assessment.
| Care | Starting at | Checked |
|---|---|---|
| Assisted Living | $5,200 /mo | Oct 12, 2026 |
| Memory Care | $8,500 /mo | Oct 12, 2026 |
Area costs
Care and services
From the community’s website
What The Birches says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Has a separate memory care unit, wing or neighborhood.
Birches Memory Care neighborhood
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Provides transportation.
Access to scheduled transportation
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Apartment types named: studio, one-bedroom, two-bedroom.
We offer a variety of well-designed private senior apartments, including spacious studios, one-bedrooms with walk-in closets, and two-bedroom layouts.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Lilisity’s independent report
What the public record shows
Gathered by Lilisity from state and federal sources. Communities can’t edit this part of the page.
State inspections
Last annual survey: Jan 14, 2026. See the record
Nearest emergency room
2.1 miles
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale, rated 5 of 5 stars by CMS.
Side by side with nearby communities
The 4 nearest communities that offer assisted living, by straight-line distance. Prices are starting prices each community publishes; we never show estimates.
| Community | Distance | Licensed capacity | Published starting price | License | Inspection citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Birches this community | 90 | $5,200/mo | Unknown | 0 rule sections cited in 3 years | |
| Golden Age Assisted Living | 0.9 mi | 4 | Not published | Unknown | No record |
| Sunrise of Willowbrook | 1.0 mi | 82 | $4,500/mo | Unknown | 5 rule sections cited in 3 years |
| Eve Assisted Living | 1.6 mi | 61 | Not published | Unknown | No record |
| Cordia Senior Residence | 2.2 mi | 116 | $4,150/mo | Unknown | 1 rule section cited in 3 years |
State inspection record0 rule sections cited in 3 years
- Last annual licensure survey
- January 14, 2026
- Surveys in three years
- 5
- Complaint investigations in three years
- 1
- Facility reported incident investigations
- 0
- Statements of deficiencies
- 3
- Rule sections cited (all surveys)
- 0
- Current license term ends
- January 15, 2027
Surveys (newest first)
- January 14, 2026: Annual Licensure Only Survey, no rule sections cited
IDPH: For this survey, the establishment is in compliance with Part 295 Assisted Living and Shared Housing Establishment Administrative Code and 210 ILCS 9/1 Assisted Living and Shared Housing Act. Technical Infraction: 295.2040 d) h) During this survey, it was identified that the establishment failed to conduct Tornado Drills on all shifts in February and failed to consistently include the residents requiring assistance during the drills. The regulations were reviewed with the establishment who verbalized understanding. It was determined a technical infraction would be given surrounding this event. While the surveyor was onsite, the establishment has taken steps to correct the situation, including prevention from reoccurrence, as listed in 295.1040 a) b). No violation imposed. - August 10, 2025: Complaint Original Investigation, no statement posted
- May 13, 2025: Focused Infection Control, no rule sections cited
IDPH: Entity Reported Incident Survey IL00191931- Substantiated-No deficiency cited For this survey, the establishment is in compliance with Part 295 Assisted Living and Shared Housing Establishment Administrative Code and 210 ILCS 9/1 Assisted Living and Shared Housing Act. - January 23, 2025: Annual Licensure Only Survey, no rule sections cited
IDPH: Annual Licensure Survey For this survey, the establishment is in compliance with Part 295 Assisted Living and Shared Housing Establishment Administrative Code and 210 ILCS 9/1 Assisted Living and Shared Housing Act. - February 16, 2024: Annual Licensure Only Survey, no statement posted
Search the IDPH facility lookup → (BIRCHES, LLC (THE); the statements of deficiencies are under Surveys)
What these terms mean
IDPH's facility lookup lists each survey it closed at the establishment, with the exit date and the survey type, and posts the Statement of Deficiencies (form 2567) when the survey found the rules were not met. Each cited item names the section of the state rules for assisted living and shared housing (77 Ill. Adm. Code Part 295) that was not met.
Survey types are IDPH's own: an Annual Licensure Only Survey is the yearly licensing inspection; a Complaint Original Investigation (COI) looks into a complaint; a Facility Reported Incident (FRI) looks into an incident the establishment reported. 24HR, 7D and 30D give how soon IDPH had to start.
IDPH's rules (77 Ill. Adm. Code 295.1050) define the violation types. “Type 1 violation - an act or omission by the establishment or its staff that causes severe harm or the death of a resident or creates a substantial probability of severe harm to a resident or residents.” “Type 2 violation - an act or omission by the establishment or its staff that causes harm to a resident or creates a substantial probability of harm to a resident or residents.” “Type 3 violation - an act or omission by the establishment or its staff, except by accidental means, that causes a significant negative impact on the delivery of services to the residents of the establishment.” Labels such as General Violation or Repeat Violation are shown as IDPH wrote them on the statement.
Each statement begins with IDPH's own summary of the survey, quoted here; for complaints and incidents it usually says whether the allegation was substantiated and whether a violation was cited. This establishment is licensed for 90 units; larger establishments are surveyed and cited more often, so read counts with size in mind. Source: Illinois Department of Public Health, Office of Health Care Regulation, data as of October 16, 2026. Always visit in person and ask the establishment about anything listed here.
License and ownership
- License type
- Assisted Living / Shared Housing Establishment
- License number
- 5100307
- License status
- Unknown
- Current license dated
- 2019-01-16
- Licensed capacity
- 90
- County
- DuPage County
Source: Illinois state licensing records (agency listing), retrieved 2026-09-09. Licensing status is a matter of public record; it is not a quality rating.
Paying with Medicaid and other programsHow Medicaid pays for care in Illinois, and other programs
How Medicaid pays for care in Illinois
- Supportive Living Program (SLP). The Supportive Living Program, run by the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services, is a service-enriched housing option for Medicaid-eligible people 65 and older, and adults 22 to 64 with physical disabilities, who would otherwise need nursing facility care. (state page)
Ask the community whether it accepts Medicaid.
Location and nearby careNearest hospital 2.1 mi, nursing home 1.2 mi, pharmacy 1.3 mi
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale, Hinsdale. 2.1 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 5 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Burgess Square Healthcare CTR, Westmont. 1.2 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Aledli Home Healthcare, Inc, Clarendon Hills. 0.0 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Westmont Pharmacy. 1.3 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 60514 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Nxstage Kidney Care Oakbrook, Oak Brook, 3.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Fmc - Willowbrook, Willowbrook, 3.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars)
Fmc - Downers Grove Dialysis Center, Downers Grove, 3.6 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 18 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 60514.
Apex Hospice And Palliative Care, Inc, office in Westmont, 2.3 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars)
Adventist St Thomas Hospice, office in Hinsdale, 2.3 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Advocate Hospice, office in Oak Brook, 3.3 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Dupage Medical Group Ltd, Hinsdale. 1.3 miles away, straight line. 5 geriatric medicine doctors listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard riskFEMA overall risk relatively moderate; outside FEMA's high-risk flood areas
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively moderate. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding relatively high, wildfire very low, tornado relatively high, heat wave relatively low, earthquake relatively low. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
Questions to ask on a tour10 questions picked for this community from its record
Picked for this community from its record. Ask them in person and write down the answers.
- Your published starting price is a base rate. What would the total monthly cost be for my parent's needs?
- How much have prices gone up in each of the last three years?
- How many caregivers work in memory care during the day, the evening and overnight, and for how many residents?
- What dementia training does each caregiver get before working alone, and every year after?
- How do staff respond when a resident is agitated, frightened or tries to leave?
- How many caregivers are on duty during the day and at night?
- What happens if care needs increase? When would someone need to move?
- What fees are charged at move-in?
- How do you tell families about falls, illness or changes?
- How long have the executive director and the head of care been here?
What we checked13 public sources we searched, with dates
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| Illinois Department of Public Health, Office of Health Care Regulation inspection records | Oct 16, 2026 | See above |
| Illinois Medicaid provider list | Sep 9, 2026 | Not on the state list we checked. These lists are often incomplete. |
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here very low |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | See above |
Common questionsAnswers to 4 questions families ask
What type of care does The Birches provide?
The Birches is licensed by the state of Illinois for assisted living, memory care in Clarendon Hills, Illinois. Its licensed capacity is 90 residents.
Does Lilisity rate The Birches?
No. We publish state licensing details for The Birches but no score, rating, or ranking. Only communities on the Top Communities list or with a Senior Living Alliance Excellence Award, both based on phone-verified resident and family interviews, are ranked.
How much does The Birches cost?
Assisted Living in DuPage County typically starts at $4,150 to $5,200 a month. Based on 15 communities that publish prices. These are area figures, not this community's price. The starting prices it publishes are in the Prices section on this page.
How do I contact The Birches?
Use The Birches's website, birches.net, or visit at 215 55th St, Clarendon Hills, IL 60514.
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