Assisted living in Chicago, IL
These are the 24 licensed assisted-living and memory-care communities in Chicago, Illinois. Unlike nursing homes, assisted living has no federal or state star rating — so, to stay honest, we do not rank them and we do not invent a score. We list every community alphabetically, show what Illinois licenses it for, and show its state inspection record where the state publishes one — saying so plainly where it doesn’t, because no record is not a clean record. No community pays to appear here.
How to read this: Illinois publishes no bulk assisted-living inspection file, so for most communities here we hold no state record at all — and “no record” is not a clean record. That absence is why this page shows what the state does license (capacity, memory care) and leaves quality to you: tour in person, ask the community for its most recent survey, and call the state ombudsman, who will know about complaints that never reach a public file.
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- ·State publishes no inspection record7432 West Talcott, Chicago, IL
- ·State publishes no inspection record3535 North Ashland Avenue, Chicago, IL
- ·State publishes no inspection record7262 W Peterson Ave, Chicago, IL
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- ·State publishes no inspection record5550 South Shore Drive, Chicago, IL
- ·State publishes no inspection record6016-20 N Nina Ave, Chicago, IL
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- ·State publishes no inspection record4021 W Belmont, Chicago, IL
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- ·State publishes no inspection record55 East Pearson Street, Chicago, IL
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Keep looking: read the Illinois state guides — assisted living and nursing homes — browse all assisted-living records by state, find the closest communities to your ZIP, or filter every facility by inspection record. Or see the ranked best nursing homes in Chicago, IL. Back to every Illinois city.
How we order this list
We do not rank assisted living, because there is no federal star rating for it — the CMS five-star system covers nursing homes only, and assisted living is licensed and inspected by each state with no equivalent score. We could build a composite score out of capacity, memory-care beds and whatever enforcement data a state happens to publish, and put a number at the top of this page. We won’t: it would be our opinion wearing the costume of a government rating, and it would rank hardest on the states that publish least. So we list every licensed community alphabetically, show what the state licenses it for, and show its inspection record where the state publishes one.
Roughly two-thirds of states publish no bulk assisted-living inspection file at all. Where that is the case we say so on the community’s row rather than leaving a reassuring blank — an empty record is missing data, not a good record, and the difference matters most precisely where someone is about to make a decision.
No community pays to appear here. There is no sponsored placement, no paid listing, and no referral fee. The page carries ordinary Google display advertising, sold against the page and with no bearing on who is listed or in what order. Inspection records come straight from state licensing agencies.
Common questions
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What does the star rating mean?
Assisted-living inspection records are published by state licensing agencies and vary by state. The absence of a violation does not guarantee the absence of problems. Always verify with the community and your state Long-Term Care Ombudsman.