Choosing senior living in Illinois depends on your health, mobility, and personal choices. The two main options are nursing homes for 24/7 medical care and assisted living for independent seniors who need minor daily help. For expert local placement help, contact Elderwerks at 855-462-0100.

 

Assisted Living: Offers private apartments with flexible routines. Best for active seniors who manage daily life independently, needing help only with meals, cleaning, or light personal care such as medication reminders, bathing assist, dressing assist, housekeeping, laundry service, etc.
Memory Care: Matches the daily support of assisted living but adds specialized therapies like reminiscence therapy to slow cognitive decline. Routines and tasks are highly structured around each individual to reduce stress, confusion, and anxiety. For added protection, secure memory care units feature alarmed doors, monitored spaces, and keypad exits to keep residents who wander completely safe. 
Supportive Living: Supportive living is assisted living but they will accept Medicaid. They are a wonderful option for seniors over 65 years of age who need minor assistance.
Nursing Home: Provides round-the-clock medical care by nurses. Best for people with severe health issues, limited mobility, or memory loss.

24-hour support: Staff is always on site for safety.
Chores: Staff handles laundry, cooking, and cleaning.
Activities: Social events keep residents active.
Note: Facilities vary. Always ask what is included in your monthly fee. 

How do I find a community? Local placement teams like Elderwerks guide you from your first choice to moving day.
Are online locators good? Out-of-state web services often lack local Illinois knowledge. Some plant "cookies", sell your information, and send your information to 20+ senior communities hoping they'll be paid. Elderwerks doesn't do this and only refers appropriate communities to you and sends your information only to the communities discussed with you.
Does Medicare pay? No. Medicare does not cover assisted living. Residents pay privately unless they move into supportive living, then Medicaid is accepted.

Should you be interested in third-party support and referrals, please allow Elderwerks advisors or our social service team to assist you.