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The average monthly cost of Nursing Homes in Illinois is $5,252, according to A Place for Mom’s proprietary data. This can serve as a helpful benchmark for what families in the Afolkey area can expect to pay. Pricing may vary based on the community’s location, your loved one’s care needs, and any additional services or amenities.

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There were lots of nurses on staff but it was costing a lot of money. There were so many people that if my dad was in the sitting area it would be wall to wall people so that you couldn't hardly get a...
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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.
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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.
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.
Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal 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.
At Shepherd Premier Assisted Living of Oregon you can enjoy independence when you want it with 24 hour assistance and on site nurses when you need it. Our accessible 16 bedroom, 17 full bathroom home is in a beautiful residential neighborhood in Oregon, IL.
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Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.
Fairview Nursing Plaza is a 213 bed skilled nursing facility.  In addition to being Medicaid certified, we have 28 certified Medicare beds and can provide exceptional wound care, trach care, and top-rated occupational, physical, and speech therapies.  Our nursing staff are here to serve...
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My father is in late stages of Alzheimer's and he is at the Serenity Homes. The value is great! That's one of the reasons we moved him there. I don't know how many bed there are, maybe 20 or 15. At this...
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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.
Encore is nationally recognized for our progressive approach to Alzheimer's care, known as the Rediscovery ™ program. Distinctly different from other settings, we've created an environment that is both calming and understandable to those with Alzheimer's and other dementias. Rediscovery...
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My mother is there and it's going well. It's skilled nursing there. I have an overall good opinion of them. They've changed their food system lately which is a lot better. I think they do a good job there...
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Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.
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My mother was there when she lived in Wisconsin it was good but it was like a 4 out of 5 compared to the place mother moved to in California. There were not nearly as many volunteers at Harbor House and the...
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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.
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I have no complaints about how things are going for my loved one since he had made the move into this community. The staff where all very friendly and have welcomed him with open arms. I am comfortable with...
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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.
Our Commitment to you at RidgeStone is to maintain a warm and homelike atmosphere. We treat all our live-in guests with love, courtesy and respect of privacy. Your needs and comfort always come first. RidgeStone Village offers a continuum of care for seniors. We offer two levels of assisted...
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This community was very good and the care staff are really good. We are happy with our loved one here.
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent 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.
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.
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.
Welcome to Capitol Lakes! Capitol Lakes is downtown Madison, Wisconsin's only continuing care retirement community! Our entire campus is infused with the energy and inspiration of our vibrant location right in the heart of one of the Midwest's most sought after retirement destinations. We embrace...
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My grandma has been here for just over a year now. She is still moderately independent and able to clearly speak her mind. She enjoys the staff, feels safe and comfortable, loves the view from her room, and...
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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.
At Vintage on the Ponds, we pride ourselves in giving the best care possible to our senior citizens. Located in Delavan, Wisconsin, this assisted living facility offers it's residents the independence they crave, with the support that they need. Our trained staff is always available to offer...
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They house 5 women all together which is nice for my loved one. And the best part of it is that it is much more affordable compared to the bigger places which are outrageously priced. She is able to still...
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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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Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal 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.
Four Winds Assisted Living is an assisted living community that is located in a quiet residential neighborhood of Verona, WI. Verona is located just 10 miles outside of the downtown area of Madison, WI. You get the quiet neighborhood with the ease of being able to visit Madison if the need...
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Provides: Memory Care
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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.
Sienna Crest Memory Care is located in Mineral Point, Wisconsin. We are an assisted living community that specializes in Alzheimer's and Dementia care. The variety of activities are designed to actively engage not only the physical well being but also the mind and memory. The activities also...
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the love my life last months were spent at the villa at Middleton village. The care and love she was given were second to none. the facility is clean, modernized. [name removed] the daytime nurse a true...
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Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.
On behalf of our team of caregivers and support staff, thank you for considering our healthcare center. We offer a full range of medical services to meet the individual needs of our residents, including short-term rehabilitative services and long-term skilled care. Working with the resident's...
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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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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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Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.
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Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.
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Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living, Nursing Homes
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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.
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.
Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.
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Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal 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.
Provides: Nursing Homes
Care types provided by this community
Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.
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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Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.

Cost of nursing homes in Afolkey, IL

The average cost of senior living in Illinois is $5,252 per month as compared to $5,847 in the United States.

Senior living costs in Illinois vs. national costs

Cost comparison table showing community type costs by location. This table contains 4 rows of data across 4 columns.
Column communityType: Community type
Column state: Illinois
Column national: U.S.
Column costDifference: Cost difference
Community typeIllinoisU.S.Cost difference
Nursing Homes$5,252/mo$5,847/mo10.2% below national median
Assisted Living$6,329/mo$5,830/mo8.6% above national median
Memory Care$7,681/mo$6,999/mo9.7% above national median
Independent Living$3,342/mo$3,520/mo5.1% below national median
Nursing Homes
Illinois:$5,252/mo
U.S.:$5,847/mo
Cost difference:10.2% below national median
Assisted Living
Illinois:$6,329/mo
U.S.:$5,830/mo
Cost difference:8.6% above national median
Memory Care
Illinois:$7,681/mo
U.S.:$6,999/mo
Cost difference:9.7% above national median
Independent Living
Illinois:$3,342/mo
U.S.:$3,520/mo
Cost difference:5.1% below national median
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Nursing homes costs in Afolkey, IL, over time

The line graph below shows how monthly nursing homes costs have shifted over the past five years in Afolkey 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.

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Nursing homes cost trends in Afolkey, IL

The table below shows how monthly nursing homes costs in Afolkey 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
Afolkey, IL$5,627/mo$5,686/mo-1.0%
Illinois$5,505/mo$5,402/mo+1.9%
National$5,209/mo$5,076/mo+2.6%
Afolkey, IL
2024 average cost:$5,627/mo
2023 average cost:$5,686/mo
Percent change:-1.0%
Illinois
2024 average cost:$5,505/mo
2023 average cost:$5,402/mo
Percent change:+1.9%
National
2024 average cost:$5,209/mo
2023 average cost:$5,076/mo
Percent change:+2.6%
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What families are saying about nursing homes in Afolkey

Recent reviews for nursing homes in Afolkey

Hallowstone at Middleton

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Thrilled with the care and attention my Mother received while at this Brookdale. It felt like I was pet of a family! The food is wonderful and I enjoyed that when visiting. They also have fun activities for residents and their family members. Thanks for all you did and I would highly suggest ...
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Shepherd Premier Assisted Living of Harvard

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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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Wesley Willows a CCRC in Rockford, IL

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Wesley Willows was great to work with. My mom was there for rehab, respite, and assisted living. We were very happy with the care. The nurse and CNAs took great care of my mom and always keep updated regarding her care. She was very happy with the food. We chose the community because my mom ...
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Afolkey nursing homes services and amenities

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

Availability of select care services in Afolkey nursing homes

Nursing homes communities offer a variety of care services and visiting health care providers to meet seniors’ health needs. The chart below shows the percentage of nursing homes partners in Afolkey that offer these care services compared to the percentage of partners that offer them nationally.
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Full medication management
Full medication management
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Doctor on call
Doctor on call
18.4%
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24-Hour awake staff
24-Hour awake staff
86.5%
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Diabetic care
Diabetic care
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*Visiting health care professionals
*Visiting health care professionals
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Home care agency on-site
Home care agency on-site
22.1%
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Non-ambulatory care
Non-ambulatory care
87.1%
20.4%
Respite or short term stays
Respite or short term stays
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Hospice available on-site
Hospice available on-site
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Availability of select dementia care services in Afolkey nursing homes

Our community partners provide many services to keep residents with dementia or other memory concerns safe and engaged. Below, take a look at what percentage of Afolkey Nursing Homes partners offer the selected dementia care services compared to the percentage of partners nationally.
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Dementia behaviors care
Dementia behaviors care
52.8%
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Specialized memory care training for staff
Specialized memory care training for staff
30.7%
0.3%
Secured community and/or wander guard
Secured community and/or wander guard
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5.5%
Memory care only community
Memory care only community
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Availability of select dietary accommodations in Afolkey nursing homes

Nursing homes communities help seniors maintain a balanced diet by accommodating their health needs, allergies, and other restrictions. Below you’ll find the percentage of Afolkey partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
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Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
18.4%
0.6%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
27.6%
1.4%
No sugar
No sugar
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Vegetarian
Vegetarian
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Availability of select dining options in Afolkey nursing homes

Our nursing homes communities know that seniors want top-quality meals and options for how they dine. The chart below indicates the percentage of Afolkey communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
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Professional chef
Professional chef
17.8%
0.2%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
34.4%
0.5%
Room service
Room service
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Anytime dining
Anytime dining
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Availability of select programs and activities in Afolkey nursing homes

Senior living communities offer a variety of programming to keep seniors socially, mentally, and physically vibrant. The chart below shows what percentage of partnered nursing homes communities in Afolkey offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
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Activity director
Activity director
35.6%
0.4%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
24.5%
0.3%
Community service programs
Community service programs
16%
0.3%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
52.1%
6.5%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
43.6%
0.5%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
52.1%
6.6%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
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0.4%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
26.4%
0.3%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
26.4%
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Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
39.3%
0.4%
Live performances
Live performances
42.3%
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Dances
Dances
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Fitness center
Fitness center
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Fitness classes
Fitness classes
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The Waterford at Fitchburg, Morning Star Village and Ridge at Madison are the top-rated nursing homes facilities near Afolkey, Illinois. See full list of communities.
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