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10 Best Independent Living Communities in Idlewild, IL

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The cost of independent living in Idlewild is about $3,395 per month. To find the best independent living for your preferences and budget, browse these 658 options.

Read 14601 reviews, see photos, and learn about amenities that make independent living the ideal next step for adults 55+ who wish to enjoy friendships and hobbies without the hassle of cooking and home maintenance. You may also consider nearby communities such as Highland Park, Crystal Lake and Northbrook.

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Provides: Independent Living
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Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Fields of Waterford has been open just over a year and we pride ourselves with lovely modern apartments and amenities with heat included. Indoor Garages are available on a first come basis and you will be situated on over 10 acres of land with a beautiful pond and many duck visitors and other...
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Provides: Senior Apartments
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Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Commonwealth Apartments is where comfort and convenience enhance your lifestyle. Our Chicago, IL, apartments feature everything you need to live comfortably in a place that feels like home. Get a taste of the thriving neighborhood that surrounds you with easy access to a range of restaurants,...
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Provides: Independent Living
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Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Provides: Senior Apartments
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Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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Provides: Senior Apartments
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Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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Provides: Senior Apartments
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Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Distinguished Affordable Active Adult Living Walsh Park is a senior citizen independent living community where you can experience an enjoyable lifestyle in a convenient and pleasant setting.  You will be able to entertain old friends and relatives and make new friends through participation...
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Provides: Senior Apartments
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Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Provides: Assisted Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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I’ve only been living here since last year, but I’m so very happy to be here. Every single day I look around at my place and give thanks that I chose to live here. I was widowed a few years ago, and could no...
Provides: Independent Living
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Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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Provides: Independent Living
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Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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Provides: Independent Living
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Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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Provides: Independent Living
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Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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This facility really helped my Mother get in here and even though they couldn’t get her a room with a window, they are willing to let her move to one when it’s available. For the activities, they offer...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Oak Crest Retirement Home - it's living in an assisted living home, with seniors like yourself, a home one would be proud to call their own. We can give assistance with activities of daily living such as bathing, medication monitoring and dressing in a home like atmosphere with plenty of tender...
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It has been a good experience for us here at this community. They are caring for my relative very well. The community is nice and clean. The staff is good, they are helpful and kind. . Everything is working...
Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Shepherd Premier Assisted Living of Elkhorn is dedicated to meeting the diverse needs of today's elderly by offering assisted living in a small, personalized home setting and an integrated approach to health care. Community is integral to the success of Shepherd Premier Assisted Living of...
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Provides: Independent Living
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Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Heritage Woods of Chicago is an affordable assisted living community exclusively designed for low income seniors 65 or older. Fully certified by the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Living, Heritage Woods is located on the west side of Chicago. Heritage Woods is a lovely place to call...
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My loved one lives in these apartments, and everything that I've seen of it has been very nice! They always keep it very clean, and the staff have always been very friendly and maintain the building well....
Provides: Senior Apartments
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Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Within minutes of Wood Glen are a large variety of restaurants, shopping to fill all your needs and a wide assortment of entertainment options. Wood Glen has only 97 apartments making it an intimate community where you really get to know your new neighbor. Wood Glen has on-site management by New...
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Provides: Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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My husband and I have lived here for two years and continue to be very pleased with our choice. After a thorough search for senior rental apartment in the area, we found Geneva Place provided the...
Provides: Independent Living
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Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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I have been a resident of Maple Pointe Apts for 9 years...happily. The new (2/2016) management company has allowed the onsite Property Mgr. and her staff to respond quickly to resident concerns where at...
Provides: Senior Apartments
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Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
At Maple Pointe Apartments, life begins at 55! Chances are, if you are age 55 or over, you are ready for more freedom and more fun! Maple Pointe is within walking distance to a variety of restaurants and shopping to your hearts content, located in the “Gold Coast” neighborhood of Chicago. Each...
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Provides: Senior Apartments
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Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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They really care for their residents and know them all on a first name basis. They are clean and friendly and have good communication with the family and between themselves. There isn't really anything that...
Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Brolen Park Senior Care facility is dedicated to providing cost effective, quality care while respecting the personal integrity of each individual to participate in activities or services provided. Our mission is to provide a unique environment where older adults are offered the opportunity to...
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Provides: Senior Apartments
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Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
The Sedgemeadow 55+ Adult Community offers 48 income eligible and market rate apartment homes ranging from 709 sf to 1001 sf. Visit us to see how the residents of Sedgemeadow enjoy a friendly, caring environment where neighbors become friends.
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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It's very good. My mom is just living on a fixed income so it's a little tight but it's well worth the move. She's always got something to do. They have different gatherings like for Halloween they had a...
Provides: Senior Apartments
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Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Located in the neighborhoods of the picturesque city of Oak creek, Milwaukee County, WI, The Centennial is a senior housing community that aims at giving its residents an independent life. From the moment you walk through the gates of the centennial, the breathtaking terrain our community is...

Cost of independent living in Idlewild, IL

The average cost of senior living in Idlewild is $3,395 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Chicago, IL with an average of $2,837 per month.

Independent living costs in Idlewild, IL, vs. state and national averages

Idlewild, IL
$3,395/mo
U.S. national average
$3,520/mo

Independent living costs in Idlewild, IL, vs. other senior living options

$7,913/mo
Independent Living
$3,395/mo

Independent living costs in Idlewild, IL, by floor plan type

Studio
$2,834/mo
1 Bedroom
$4,046/mo
2 Bedroom
$5,049/mo

Senior living costs in Idlewild vs. state and national costs

Cost comparison table showing community type costs by location. This table contains 3 rows of data across 4 columns.
Column communityType: Community type
Column destination: Idlewild, IL
Column state: Illinois
Column national: U.S.
Community typeIdlewild, ILIllinoisU.S.
Independent Living$3,395/mo$3,342/mo$3,520/mo
Assisted Living$6,613/mo$6,329/mo$5,830/mo
Memory Care$7,913/mo$7,681/mo$6,999/mo
Independent Living
Idlewild, IL:$3,395/mo
Illinois:$3,342/mo
U.S.:$3,520/mo
Assisted Living
Idlewild, IL:$6,613/mo
Illinois:$6,329/mo
U.S.:$5,830/mo
Memory Care
Idlewild, IL:$7,913/mo
Illinois:$7,681/mo
U.S.:$6,999/mo
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Independent living costs in Idlewild, IL, over time

The line graph below shows how monthly independent living costs have shifted over the past five years in Idlewild and how those changes compare with state and national trends. The figures represent quarterly averages of what seniors actually paid after moving into A Place for Mom partner communities.

Idlewild, ILIL stateNational

Independent living cost trends in Idlewild, IL

The table below shows how monthly independent living costs in Idlewild have changed in the last two years and how those changes compare with state and national trends. The figures represent averages of actual costs paid by seniors who moved into A Place for Mom partner communities in 2023 and 2024.

Cost comparison table showing 2023 and 2024 average costs by location. This table contains 3 rows of data across 4 columns.
Column location: Location
Column cost2024: 2024 average cost
Column cost2023: 2023 average cost
Column percentChange: Percent change
Location2024 average cost2023 average costPercent change
Idlewild, IL$3,249/mo$3,092/mo+5.1%
Illinois$3,221/mo$3,061/mo+5.2%
National$3,416/mo$3,319/mo+2.9%
Idlewild, IL
2024 average cost:$3,249/mo
2023 average cost:$3,092/mo
Percent change:+5.1%
Illinois
2024 average cost:$3,221/mo
2023 average cost:$3,061/mo
Percent change:+5.2%
National
2024 average cost:$3,416/mo
2023 average cost:$3,319/mo
Percent change:+2.9%
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Discover the many ways to pay for senior living

Planning ahead can better position you to make good choices for your loved one’s care in the future. But if your aging family member needs care now, there are ways to finance the cost of long-term care through a combination of approaches.

What families are saying about independent living in Idlewild

Recent reviews for independent living in Idlewild

Liberty Village in Elmhurst, IL

5.0
I could not be happier with the Liberty Village community is every regard. [name removed] and [name removed] has been amazing and I am very happy that my father is there. Based on the experience we have had so far, we would recommend this community to other families.

Regency Muskego

5.0
N/a when it comes to the meals and dining. Dad is in independent living apartment so makes own meals. The activities are outstanding. Tons of activities for the residents to participate in. The value for cost was more than what we originally planned to spend. But after being there and ...
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Shepherd Premier Assisted Living of Harvard

5.0
I am very happy with the care that my mother is getting at this very nice and home feeling community. The staff is wonderful and very attentive. I like that the community is clean. <y mother is really liking the activities and she likes what is offered. We would highly recommend this small ...
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Reviews mention these favorite features of communities

Flexible and accommodating staff. Several reviews mention the staff's ability to accommodate residents' unique needs at Brookdale Hawthorn Lakes in Vernon Hills Independent Living, going above and beyond the call of duty. They also hire external care companies like CousaCare to provide additional support when needed.
Varied and engaging activities. Residents at various communities, such as Brookdale Hawthorn Lakes in Vernon Hills Independent Living and Green Oaks Senior Living, appreciate the diverse range of activities offered, allowing them to stay engaged and socially active. These include bingo, exercise classes, and outings to nea ...
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Friendly and welcoming community atmosphere. Reviews consistently mention the warm and welcoming environment at communities like Brookdale Hawthorn Lakes in Vernon Hills Independent Living and Green Oaks Senior Living, where residents and staff form close-knit communities and residents make lifelong friendships.
Quality food offerings and dining experiences. Food is a significant factor in residents' overall satisfaction with their community.Brookdale Hawthorn Lakes in Vernon Hills Independent Living and Ciel of Vernon Hills both have residents who praise the quality of the meals and accommodations for special dietary needs.
Safe and secure living spaces. Safety is a concern for many seniors and their families when choosing a living community. Reviews for Brookdale Hawthorn Lakes in Vernon Hills Independent Living and Ciel of Vernon Hills highlight the sense of security provided, with attentive staff and safety measures in place.
Comfortable and well-maintained apartments. Many residents share their appreciation for the clean and comfortable apartments at communities like Brookdale Hawthorn Lakes in Vernon Hills Independent Living and Green Oaks Senior Living, which contribute to their overall satisfaction and sense of comfort.
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Idlewild independent living services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Idlewild independent living communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Idlewild, but support comparisons against nationwide offerings. Our Senior Living Advisors can help you find communities that fit your preferences.

Availability of select dietary accommodations in Idlewild independent living

Independent living communities help seniors maintain a balanced diet by accommodating their health needs, allergies, and other restrictions. Below you’ll find the percentage of Idlewild partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Idlewild, ILNational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
24.6%
21.2%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
33.7%
35.7%
No sugar
No sugar
31.5%
32%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
32.5%
34.8%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
13.7%
11.7%
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Availability of select dining options in Idlewild independent living

Our independent living communities know that seniors want top-quality meals and options for how they dine. The chart below indicates the percentage of Idlewild communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Idlewild, ILNational
Professional chef
Professional chef
33.9%
37.6%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
39.5%
44.8%
Room service
Room service
30.9%
38.2%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
13.1%
17.8%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Idlewild independent living

Senior living communities offer a variety of programming to keep seniors socially, mentally, and physically vibrant. The chart below shows what percentage of partnered independent living communities in Idlewild offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Idlewild, ILNational
Activity director
Activity director
41.8%
46.5%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
29.5%
29.3%
Community service programs
Community service programs
32.4%
34.2%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
50.3%
48.3%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
47.1%
50.1%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
56.8%
54.9%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
37.5%
44.2%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
35.4%
39.7%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
37.4%
43%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
44.8%
48.3%
Live performances
Live performances
44.2%
48.1%
Dances
Dances
28%
34.3%
Fitness center
Fitness center
32.5%
40.8%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
43%
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