Assisted Living and Memory Care
Sunshine Gardens
442 Comfort Drive, Marion, IL 62959 · Map
Licensed for 63 residents
Sunshine Gardens is a state-licensed assisted living, memory care community in Marion, Illinois. It is licensed for 63 residents. Lilisity publishes no score or ranking for this community; the details below come from the state licensing record.
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Care and services
From the community’s website
What Sunshine Gardens says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Provides transportation.
Planned Transportation for Personal Business, Shopping and Medical Appointments
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - 3 meals a day.
Three Chef-Prepared Meals Daily
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Apartment types named: studio, one-bedroom, two-bedroom.
Basic Studio, Deluxe Studio, 1 Bedroom and 2 Bedroom options.
(page, checked Oct 15, 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: Feb 10, 2026. See the record
Nearest emergency room
2.1 miles
Heartland Regional Medical Center, rated 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunshine Gardens this community | 63 | Not published | Unknown | 2 rule sections cited in 3 years | |
| Hawthorne Inn of Parkway | 1.5 mi | 17 | Not published | Unknown | 0 rule sections cited in 3 years |
| Fifth Season Res., Radcliffe | 2.9 mi | 26 | Not published | Unknown | 2 rule sections cited in 3 years |
| Voyage Senior Living of Marion | 3.2 mi | Not listed | Not published | Active | No record |
| The Anchor of Marion | 3.4 mi | 39 | Not published | Unknown | 8 rule sections cited in 3 years |
State inspection record2 rule sections cited in 3 years
- Last annual licensure survey
- February 10, 2026
- Surveys in three years
- 21
- Complaint investigations in three years
- 12
- Facility reported incident investigations
- 3
- Statements of deficiencies
- 8
- Rule sections cited (all surveys)
- 2
- Current license term ends
- February 24, 2027
- No violations cited at the last survey (September 2026)
Surveys (newest first)
- September 24, 2026: Complaint Original Investigation, no rule sections cited
IDPH: Complaint Investigation 26511674/IL#203884 No Findings Identified During This Survey - July 28, 2026: Facility Reported Incident, no rule sections cited
IDPH: Piggyback investigation/Desk review for Facility Reported Incident of 07/15/26/IL202869 Similar allegations were reviewed during on-site investigation of Facility reported incident of 07/07/26/IL202730-No Violations cited. Complaint #2658459/IL202745 with violations cited -295.2000, 295.4000, and 295.4010 See find text - July 2, 2026: Complaint Original Investigation, no statement posted
- June 11, 2026: Complaint Original Investigation, no rule sections cited
IDPH: COMPLAINT # 2656876 / IL202183 No violation cited. COMPLAINT # 2656811 / IL202188 No violation cited. COMPLAINT # 2656890 / IL202189 No violation cited. COMPLAINT # 2656851 / IL202190 No violation cited. COMPLAINT # 2657202 / IL202310 No violation 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. - May 5, 2026: Complaint Original Investigation, no rule sections cited
IDPH: Complaint 2655366/IL201661- 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.
Show all 12
- March 2, 2026: Complaint Original Investigation; Facility Reported Incident, no rule sections cited
IDPH: Facility Reported Incident 1-27-26 Il200252 Compliant investigation #2652228/IL200344 For this survey, Sunshine Gardens 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 10, 2026: Facility Reported Incident; Annual Licensure Only Survey, no statement posted
- December 16, 2025: Complaint Original Investigation, no statement posted
- October 21, 2025: Complaint Original Investigation, no rule sections cited
IDPH: Complaint Investigation #2559950/IL198023 For this survey, the Sunshine Gardens 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. - September 16, 2025: Complaint Original Investigation, 2 rule sections cited
IDPH: COI #2557676 / IL196978 295.2000 a) 3) 5) Residency Requriements 295.6000 a) 1) 5) 8) 11) Resident Rights .- Residency Requirements (Section 295.2000); Type 2 Violation
- Resident Rights (Section 295.6000); Type 2 Violation
- May 2, 2025: Complaint Original Investigation, no statement posted
- May 2, 2025: Complaint Original Investigation, no rule sections cited
IDPH: Complaint surveys COI #2552551 / IL188724 and COI #2552454 / IL188482 were completed together. Complaint survey: #2552551 / IL188724. Allegations cannot be substantiated. No violations cited. Complaint survey: #2552454 / IL188482. Allegations cannot be substantiated. No violations 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.
Search the IDPH facility lookup → (SUNSHINE GARDENS; 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 63 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
- 5105215
- License status
- Unknown
- Current license dated
- 2019-02-25
- Licensed capacity
- 63
- County
- Williamson 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.
Staff pay and workplace safety1 federal wage case with violations found
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
Federal wage and hour cases
The Department of Labor checks that staff are paid minimum wage and overtime as the law requires.
- Findings for Feb 11, 2018 to Feb 10, 2020. Violations found: Minimum wage, Overtime. Back wages: $20,082 owed to 41 employees. Employer as DOL recorded it: Sunshine Gardens (Venus Properties, LLC). Case 1900359.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division enforcement data, loaded Oct 15, 2026. Concluded cases only. The dates are the period in which DOL found violations, not when the case opened or closed. Back wages are what the employer agreed to pay; penalties are what DOL assessed. DOL does not publish a page for each case, so search the dataset by case number.
Location and nearby careNearest hospital 2.1 mi, nursing home 1.5 mi, pharmacy 1.1 mi
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Heartland Regional Medical Center, Marion. 2.1 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Parkway Manor, Marion. 1.5 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Lhc-Illinois Home Health Care, Marion. 1.3 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walmart Pharmacy. 1.1 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 62959 as micropolitan (micropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fmc - Williamson County, Marion, 1.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 1 of 5 stars)
Angel Care Center LLC, Marion, 3.0 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 1 of 5 stars)
Fmc - West Frankfort Home Therapies, West Frankfort, 11.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 4 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 62959.
Residential Hospice Of Southern Illinois, office in Marion, 3.2 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Sarah Lahud Cuadra, MD, Carbondale. 9.1 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 relatively high; 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 high. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire very low, tornado relatively moderate, heat wave relatively moderate, earthquake relatively high. 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.
- The state recorded a finding in September 2025. What was it, and how was it fixed?
- What does the base rate include, and when did rates last go up?
- 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 | See above |
| 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 Sunshine Gardens provide?
Sunshine Gardens is licensed by the state of Illinois for assisted living, memory care in Marion, Illinois. Its licensed capacity is 63 residents.
Does Lilisity rate Sunshine Gardens?
No. We publish state licensing details for Sunshine Gardens 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 Sunshine Gardens cost?
Assisted Living in Illinois typically starts at $4,100 to $5,500 a month. Based on 101 communities that publish prices. These are area figures, not this community's price. Sunshine Gardens does not publish its prices.
How do I contact Sunshine Gardens?
Use Sunshine Gardens's website, sunshinelivinggardens.com, or visit at 442 Comfort Drive, Marion, IL 62959.
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