Cost of Illinois Assisted Living Facilities

The average cost of assisted living in Illinois is $3,100 per month

The range of costs is from $1,500 to $6,700 per month

This data is based on 29 of the larger facilities within the state and may not represent all facilities within the state. Additional fees may apply.

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Illinois Assisted Living Information

Illinois defines an assisted living facility as one that provides residential and community based care for at least three unrelated adults. The majority of the residents (80%) should be 55 or older, and residents must need some assistance in their activities of daily living, or ADLs. Personal and health-related services must be available to all residents 24 hours a day. A shared housing establishment provides residential community based care for 16 or fewer unrelated adults and include the rest of the same guidelines as an assisted living facility.

Illinois Assisted Living Facilities Scope of Care

Illinois assisted living facilities must provide general watchfulness for the residents, but may not provide nursing care, which can only be performed by an outside home health agency. An assisted living facility cannot allow residents who have severe mental or emotional issues to stay, nor can residents stay if they need direct supportive services for at least two activities of daily living.

Illinois Assisted Living Admission Requirements

Before a resident is admitted to an assistant living facility, he or she must have a physician complete a thorough assessment. There are no specific forms for this assessment, but the physician’s assessment must document the potential resident’s cognitive, physical and psychosocial condition. A TB test must also be performed and the results documented.

Illinois Assisted Living Care Plan Requirements

Every resident must have a documented physical assessment performed annually by a physician.

Illinois Assisted Living Medication Management Requirements

In Illinois assisted living facilities, residents must be able to administer their own medications, or they must be given by licensed personnel. However, non-licensed staff can remind residents to take their medicine and make sure that the medication’s instructions are followed.

Illinois Assisted Living Facility Requirements

Residential units are individual units unless resident prefer to share a room. Bathrooms may be shared and if shared, there must be at least one bathtub or shower for every six residents and one lavatory and toilet for every four residents. Bathrooms must have some reasonable level of privacy, as well as a sink, mirror, toilet and window or ventilation system. In addition, all Illinois assisted living facilities must be in full compliance with the National Fire Protection Association Life Safety Code 101, Chapter 32 (New Residential Board & Care Occupancies), 2000 Edition, or Life Safety Code 101A, Chapters 6 (Evaluating Evacuation Capability) and 7 (Board and Care Occupancies), 2001 Edition.

Illinois Assisted Living Staffing Requirements

A full time manager, or administrator is required to be employed at all Illinois assisted living facilities, as well as enough staff to take care of the residents’ needs twenty-four hours a day. At all times, at least one staff member who is CPR certified must be on the premises and awake. All staff must have specific training or experience in the responsibilities they are expected to perform. Administrators must be at least 21 and have graduated from high school.

Illinois Assisted Living Medicaid Policy

The Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services administers the state Medicaid program. For the purposes of Medicaid, assisted living facilities in Illinois are defined as 'Supportive Living Facilities’ for the purposes of the 1915(c) Home and Community-Based Services Medicaid waiver. Annually, 11,500 can be served by the Illinois Supportive Living Program. In 2009, 118 Supportive Living Facilities (SLFs) were operating with 9,300 apartments and another 27 sites with about 2,600 apartments were under development.

Illinois Department of Public Health, Division of Assisted Living