Assisted Living/Shared Housing Licensed Establishment

Assisted Living: private pay alternative for people needing assistance with activities of daily living but wishing to live as independently as possible. Residents are not able to live by themselves but do not require constant care either. Help with eating, bathing, dressing, laundry, housekeeping, and assistance with medications is available. Many also have centers for medical care. The care is not as intensive as that offered at a nursing home.

View the Chicago Assisted Living/Shared Housing Licensed Establishment Listing

Supportive Living

Supportive Living: for low-income older seniors under Medicaid. Combines apartment-style living with personal care and other services. Residents live independently and take part in decision-making. Personal choice, dignity, privacy and individuality are emphasized.

Click on the following link for Supportive Living Listing Chicago Supportive Living Listing

Nursing Homes

Nursing Homes: also called intermediate care, provide long-term care for people who cannot be cared for at home or in other types of facilities. They provide care for individuals who need nursing care without being in a hospital. A doctor supervises this type of care.

Click on the following link to view Long Term Care Facilities in the City of Chicago

• Central West Region Long Term Care Facilities
• Northwest Region Long Term Care Facilities
• Northeast Region Long Term Care Facilities
• Southwest Region Long Term Care Facilities
• Southeast Region Long Term Care Facilities

Report Nursing Home Complaints 1.800.252.4343

Please report neglect, abuse, quality of care concerns, drug diversion and thefts to the Illinois Department of Public Health Nursing Home Abuse Hotline, which operates 24 hours 1.800.252.4343

Additional Links

For information on Independent Living assistance through the Department of Housing click on the following link: HRAIL Program or the SARFS Program.

For additional information on the Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program click on the following link www.state.il.us/aging

For additional information on Assisted Living and Shared Shared Housing Establishments, click the following link to Illinois Department of Public Health, www.idph.state.il.us

For additional information on Supportive Living facilities, click the following link to the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services, www.hfs.illinois.gov

For additional information on Assisted Living, Nursing Homes and choosing an Alzheimer's/ Dementia Facility, click the following link, www.AgingSolutions.info

For additional information on Nursing Homes/Skilled Nursing: www.aging-parents- and-elder-care.com/pdf/NursingHomeChk.pdf

For more information on this program, call 312.744.4016.