Assisted Living in Decatur, IL
Decatur has 8 state-licensed assisted living communities. The median cost of assisted living in Illinois is $6,219 a month (CareScout 2025), against $6,200 nationally.
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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
All 8 licensed assisted living communities in Decatur
Every assisted living community Illinois licenses in Decatur, 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.
8 shown
| Community | Size | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Primrose of Decatur1145 W. Arbor Drive | Large68 residents | from $5,775/mo |
| Carriage Crossing Senior Living Decaturmemory care2650 N Monroe | Large65 residents | No price or estimate |
| Randall Residence of Decaturmemory care1415 W Mound Rd. | Large55 residents | $3,900 to $6,250/moLilisity estimate |
| Imboden Creek Gardens185 W. Imboden Dr | Mid-size46 residents | $3,900 to $6,250/moLilisity estimate |
| Lincolnshire Place - Decaturmemory care1215 W. Arbor Drive | Mid-size40 residents | $3,900 to $6,250/moLilisity estimate |
| Eagle Ridge SLF875 McKinley Avenue | Size not listed— residents | $3,900 to $6,250/moLilisity estimate |
| Evergreen Place of Decatur4825 East Evergreen | Size not listed— residents | $3,900 to $6,250/moLilisity estimate |
| The Legacy Memory Supportmemory care4755 East Evergreen Court | Size not listed— residents | $3,900 to $6,250/moLilisity estimate |
How much does assisted living cost in Decatur?
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. If more care is needed: nursing home costs in Illinois, with CareScout medians and the private-pay rates nursing homes publish.
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 Decatur 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 Decatur 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.
Decatur assisted living questions
Illinois licenses 8 assisted living communities in Decatur as of November 2026.
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.