“I'm very satisfied here. Management is very helpful when I need something, and the food is very good. I've gotten to know quite a few of the servers, and they've been very helpful and accommodating. I enjoy the music programs and concerts most of all, and the people who lead activities are very experienced. Housekeeping does well, and maintenance has been great helping me hang my paintings and set up for my book club. I like my one-bedroom apartment and the view out my window, and I feel safe and comfortable. I would recommend it.”
Independent Living and Assisted Living
The Breakers at Edgewater Beach
5333 N Sheridan Rd, Chicago, IL 60640 · Map
What residents and families say
Senior Living Alliance interviews named residents and family members by phone and records each call. Every testimonial is dated and published as given. How we verify
“I looked at a number of places before I came here, and this one was definitely the best. Management is very good; everything they need to take care of, they usually do. The food, dining and service are generally good. We have lots of activities and good facilities, with a good gym, a good swimming pool and excellent library facilities. The person who cleans my apartment does a very good job, and maintenance has always been there when I've had problems. I always tell everybody to come here.”
“Management is very prompt in answering requests and taking care of issues, and they're easy to find when I need them. The food is always very delicious, healthy, and has variety, and we both enjoy it very much. There's a movie almost every day, often a very good first-run one, and the visiting bands are always excellent musicians. Housekeeping always does a good job, and repairs get done in a timely way. We feel safe and comfortable, and I would recommend it.”
“It's walkable to me, which made it the best choice. Everyone has been really stellar; people are accessible and get right on things. My dad says there's no comparison between the food here and where he was before, and we were impressed when we ate with him. There's a good variety of activities every day. Maintenance helped with more than we asked for, and the circle drive out front is very nice. We've been very pleased so far, and I would recommend it.”
“I live at this community and I couldn't be happier with my decision. The management is incredibly attentive and genuinely cares about the residents, which really makes a difference. The food is tasty, and the dining staff are always friendly. I love the variety of activities offered, especially the exercise classes that are perfect for my level. Overall, I feel safe and comfortable here, and I would highly recommend this place to anyone looking for a welcoming community.”
“The one-bedroom apartment is lovely, and the view from my floor is fantastic. The staff is incredibly friendly and attentive, making me feel right at home. The meals are delicious, and there are plenty of activities to keep everyone engaged. Overall, it's a peaceful, welcoming place, and I highly recommend it to anyone considering a move.”
“I recently moved into this senior living facility, and I couldn't be happier with my experience. The management team is incredibly attentive and responsive, making sure everything runs smoothly. The dining options are consistently good, and the staff in the kitchen really knows what they're doing. There are so many activities available that it would take me a year to try them all! Overall, I feel this place offers excellent value and a wonderful sense of community. I highly recommend it!”
“My mom is at the community and it is a wonderful place! The staff they have are top caliber and mom loves it there. The staff are very well trained so that indicates to me that the management are doing a superb job. Also, mom loves the food and the selection there and I would say the servers are excellent as well; she is well very catered to in the dining room. There is some kind of activity for everybody and she is really enjoying all of the activities that are available to her. Lastly, the housekeeping is excellent. I visit her once a week and the whole place is spotless!”
“I live at this community and the staff are very courteous and hospitable. The food is also very good and they know just what kinds of foods we need for nourishment. I am impressed with the activities that are provided and everything is just immaculate and well maintained.”
“We thought it would be the perfect place for me to stay and I appreciated getting to know people and their acceptance of someone new in their midst. I felt like the introductory management team was great. I heard the word community a lot and I felt that is what you are striving for and accomplishing!”
“My husband and I live in the community and everybody here is amazing. From the head to the lower positions they are all just fabulous. We are very happy with the dining service, the food and very good and plentiful. We are always amazed at how many activities they have. We make trips to the symphony, to the museum, and every Thursday we have coctail hour! The location is wondeful too, we are right on the lake!”
“My loved one lives in this community and he's on the 19th floor overlooking Lake Michigan with a great view. The room layout is great and his unit was newly painted and freshly carpeted it was beautiful. The best thing there is they deliver on what they promise! The value is excellent and from what he was paying before moving here, it's outstanding!”
“My husband and I live at this community and the staff here is all amazing. They are very patient, reasonable, and generous with their time. We also love the food and enjoy the variety on the menu and the activities allow you to easily meet new people. Our housekeeper also does a good job and stays on top of things and she is just very thorough in what she does.”
“The management staff were very professional and very timely in processing my application and answering questions. The dining department offers choices and the meals are healthy. They are well prepared understanding the dietary guidelines people have here and they are tasty. The activities are interesting and geared toward good health. There are exercise classes six days a week. They are engaging and fun, but also with a health interest included. The housekeepers are very professional and certainly clean well. They clean with the input of the person living there. In terms of installing things I've needed installed they have done quite well and in a timely manner. I'm satisfied and would recommend this community to others.”
“Everybody has been great at this community. Everything that I have asked about or talked about has been excellent. They have great food and very good service. I had some friends come in and join me for a meal and they enjoyed it as well. I really like the activities. They have some great things to do and they are appropriate for the people that live here. The housekeeper that cleans my apartment is wonderful and she comes on a consistent schedule. I would recommend this community to others. It is a very good place to live.”
“Everyone who has asked about the community, I've just told them that it is fantastic. All of the staff is just remarkable kind and caring people and it is just so nice to see our elderly being taken care of in that way. The serving staff are just lovely, really sweet people, they are really good with seating her with other people and helping her get settled in.”
“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.”
“They are prompt, polite, considerate and keep everything organized and well attended. The food is tasty and it's promptly served and the attendants are good. It offers a variety of things to eat. Plus, there is a variety of activities that all levels are able to participate in to be busy and stay active in.”
“After touring this community and seeing how everyone was happy and seemed settled, we thought it was a good fit for my mom. Everything has been wonderful so far. My mom is happy with the quality and variety of the food and she really likes the servers in the dining area. The activities are wonderful. I think they have it covered. They have a good variety of things for her to do. The person that cleansmy mom's apartment is wonderful and the laundry facility is wonderful as well. The maintenance people are wonderful too. They are very receptive and very cordial and respectful to my mom. They try to take care of things as soon as possible especially the new guy, Daniel. He is really good. We have recommended this community to several people.”
“I don't think I want to be anywhere else. The management staff do a super job, and I love being here. Really I can't complain about the food and dining. They have to deal with a lot here, and I think they do a great job. Also, I always say from the amount of people that live here and the amount of people that get involved, I think they do as well as they can with activities, too. I'm sure if I thought of anything they would probably come up with it. And actually housekeeping couldn't be better. It's excellent! I'm also satisfied with the vehicle condition here, and that service is great as well. All in all, the value couldn't be better. It's wonderful here, and I highly recommend it!”
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About the community
The Breakers at Edgewater Beach is an independent living, assisted living community in Chicago, Illinois. Illinois publishes no licensing record for it. 20+ residents and family members have shared phone-verified testimonials through Senior Living Alliance.
Life at The Breakers at Edgewater Beach

Dining
Residents choose from daily dining options in a restaurant-style dining room. Private dining rooms are available on request.

Activities
The independent living calendar includes fitness classes, water aerobics in the indoor pool, games and puzzles, continued learning and on-site gardening in a shared greenhouse. The community hosts workshops such as Brain Health University sessions. Scheduled transportation and off-site excursions connect residents with the city.
Amenities
- Indoor pool
- Fitness center and exercise studio
- Walking paths
- Shared greenhouse
- Game room
- Arts and crafts studio
- Library
- Screening room
- Beauty shop and barbershop
- Lake Michigan waterfront access
- Indoor parking
- Resident storage
Floor plans
9 layouts from The Breakers at Edgewater Beach’s website. Sizes and prices are as the community lists them; ask which are available now.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Independent Living | $2,400 /mo | Oct 12, 2026 |
| Assisted Living | $2,400 /mo | Oct 11, 2026 |
Area costs
Care and services
Medicare agencies at this address
- Medicare-certified hospice at this address. Medicare-certified hospice WILLOW BRANCH HOSPICE, LLC (Medicare CCN 141748) lists this same street address. Medicare certified since 10/16/2025. (CMS Hospice - General Information, as of Aug 19, 2026)
A shared street address is a fact about location. CMS does not say whether the agency is run by the community.
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What the public record shows
Gathered by Lilisity from state and federal sources. Communities can’t edit this part of the page.
Nearest emergency room
0.9 miles
Louis A Weiss Memorial Hospital, rated 1 of 5 stars by CMS.
Kitchen inspections3 inspections by Chicago Department of Public Health since 2024; latest Pass (September 2025)
The local health department inspects the kitchen that serves residents. Results are in the agency's own words.
Chicago Department of Public Health: The Breakers at Edgewater
- Sep 10, 2025 (canvass re-inspection): Pass.
4 violations
- Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized. Inspector’s note: observed a small amount of orange residue on the inside panel of ice machine in the first main kitchen. instructed to detail clean or schedule a service for cleaning and maintain.
- Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used. Inspector’s note: observed cutting board with open seams and dark stains at the dinner prep line. instructed to refinish or replace damaged or stained cutting boards.
- Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices. Inspector’s note: observed cold water knob in disrepair at the handwashing sink in the kitchen at the end of cookline. instructed to repair and maintain
- Allergen training as required. Inspector’s note: no allergen training on site for city of chicago food manager. instructed management that all city of chicago food manager(s) must complete allergen training and keep certificate on site.
- Sep 8, 2025 (canvass): Pass w/ Conditions.
5 violations
- Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized (Priority). Inspector’s note: observed low temperature dish machine not sanitizing properly in the 4th floor kitchenette area. dish machine concentration reading 0ppm. instructed to use 1st floor dish machine or the 3-comp sink to wash, rinse, and sanitize all dishes until machine has been serviced and repaired. priority ...
- Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized. Inspector’s note: observed a small amount of orange residue on the inside panel of ice machine in the first main kitchen. instructed to detail clean or schedule a service for cleaning and maintain.
- Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used. Inspector’s note: observed cutting board with open seams and dark stains at the dinner prep line. instructed to refinish or replace damaged or stained cutting boards.
- Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices. Inspector’s note: observed cold water knob in disrepair at the handwashing sink in the kitchen at the end of cookline. instructed to repair and maintain.
- Allergen training as required. Inspector’s note: no allergen training on site for city of chicago food manager. instructed management that all city of chicago food manager(s) must complete allergen training and keep certificate on site.
- Nov 12, 2024 (canvass): Pass.
9 violations
- Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible. Inspector’s note: instructed to provide handwashing signage at handsink in 4th floor kitchenette.
- Insects, rodents, & animals not present. Inspector’s note: instructed to rodent proof bottom of rear exit door (leading to rear outside garbage area)
- Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage & display. Inspector’s note: observed food boxes stored on floor inside the walk-in freezer. instructed to properly store 6" off the floor to prevent contamination and for easy access on cleaning.
- Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used. Inspector’s note: instructed to repaint or replace some rusty metal racks inside walk-in cooler.
- Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used. Inspector’s note: instructed not to use milk crates as a means of elevation inside the food storage room for easy access on cleaning.
- Non-food/food contact surfaces clean. Inspector’s note: instructed to detail clean and maintain interior bottom of steam table in kitchen prep area and underneath buffet and salad table infront service breakfast line.
- Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices. Inspector’s note: instructed to repair faucet with low water pressure (right handsink) inside the washroom (by the dining area)
- Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean. Inspector’s note: instructed to detail clean and maintain floor along the walls, under and behind the coolers in 4th floor kitchenette.
- Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean. Inspector’s note: instructed to seal holes on wall around prep/cooking/dishwashing area.
Source: the agency's records, inspections since Oct 16, 2023, as of Oct 15, 2026. Pass: No critical or serious violations found. Pass w/ Conditions: Critical or serious violations found and corrected during the inspection. Fail: Critical or serious violations not corrected during the inspection. Priority / Priority Foundation / Core: The city's severity levels under the 2017 Chicago Food Code; Priority is the most serious.
License and ownership
Licensing information for The Breakers at Edgewater Beach is not available. Illinois does not publish a licensing record for this community (no Illinois licensing record; Illinois licenses assisted living as shared housing establishments and this community is not in the IDPH file. SLA client with verified interviews.).
Many independent living communities are not licensed by the state, and a campus is often licensed once under a single name. The absence of a record is not a finding about this community.
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 0.9 mi, nursing home 0.2 mi, pharmacy 0.3 mi
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Louis A Weiss Memorial Hospital, Chicago. 0.9 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 1 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- The Admiral at the Lake, Chicago. 0.2 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Premier Point Home Health, Inc, Chicago. 0.6 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 0.3 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 60640 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Zclosed - Fmc - Uptown, Chicago, 0.9 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Fmc - Na Lakeview Dialysis, Chicago, 1.7 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Nephron Dialysis Center, Ltd., Chicago, 2.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 28 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 60640.
Vitas Healthcare Corporation Of Illinois, office in Chicago, 8.1 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars)
Unity Hospice Of Chicagoland, LLC, office in Chicago, 8.8 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Guardian Healthcare & Hospice, LLC, office in Northfield, 9.9 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Endeavor Health Medical Group, Chicago. 0.4 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor 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 very low; 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: very low. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding very low, coastal flooding very low, wildfire very low, tornado relatively moderate, heat wave relatively low, earthquake very 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 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?
- Who gives medications, and what training do they have?
- For what reasons can a resident be asked to leave?
- Is the apartment held during a hospital stay, and at what cost?
What we checked14 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 | Nothing on record |
| 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 |
| Chicago Department of Public Health kitchen inspections | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| 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 | See above |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | No plain statements of services found |
Common questionsAnswers to 4 questions families ask
What type of care does The Breakers at Edgewater Beach provide?
The Breakers at Edgewater Beach offers independent living, assisted living in Chicago, Illinois. Illinois publishes no licensing record for it, which is usual for independent living and for one community on a campus the state licenses under a single name.
Does The Breakers at Edgewater Beach have verified testimonials?
Yes. 20+ residents and family members have shared testimonials about The Breakers at Edgewater Beach through phone interviews verified by Senior Living Alliance.
How much does The Breakers at Edgewater Beach cost?
Assisted Living in Cook County typically starts at $4,200 to $5,650 a month. Based on 22 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 Breakers at Edgewater Beach?
Use The Breakers at Edgewater Beach's website, seniorlifestyle.com/property/illinois/the-breakers-at-edgewater-beach, or visit at 5333 N Sheridan Rd, Chicago, IL 60640.
Senior Living Alliance member. The Breakers at Edgewater Beach is a member. Members pay SLA for its resident and family interview program. Payment never changes a testimonial or what appears on this page. How we are paid