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10 Best Nursing Homes in Mount Vernon, IL

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Mount Vernon is home to many senior care options, including nursing homes. The term “nursing home” is often used as a catchall for any type of senior care. But it can also refer to actual nursing homes, or skilled nursing facilities, which provide the highest level of medical and rehabilitative care outside of a hospital. Of the 74 nursing homes, assisted living, and memory care communities in Mount Vernon, the best fit for your loved one will depend on their budget and needs. The cost of nursing home care in Mount Vernon is about $4,546, but costs tend to increase as care needs increase. To learn more, browse our 256 reviews and explore the services and amenities available in your area.

 

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The staff at this community are friendly and helpful. She loves the food and they keep the community clean. They offer daily activities. I would have to say the administration is a two. If the nurses need...
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.
Carbondale, Illinois is known for its community celebrations. Prairie Living at Chautauqua is an assisted living community whose residents have abundant opportunities for activities and community involvement, as well as a variety of religious and spiritual options. Known as 'Town of Poets' due to...
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Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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.
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.
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.
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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.
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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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.
At Heritage Woods of McLeansboro IL, we boast ourselves as the affordable assisted living offering a really wonderful environment for any senior citizen that is in need. At Heritage Woods we offer a great deal of care for your loved one that you have found needs an assisted living community....
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Provides: Nursing Homes
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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, Independent 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.
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: Assisted Living, Independent 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.
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.
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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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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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Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent 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.
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.
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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.
Carbondale Nursing & Rehabilitation Center is a skilled and intermediate care facility located in Carbondale, Illinois. Carbondale Nursing & Rehabilitation Center has undergone many physical plant improvements, including a new rehabilitation treatment area, and a brand new supportive...
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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.
Experience exceptional care in a warm, home-like environment. Our mission is to provide a fulfilling and safe life for your loved ones, with personalized attention and specialized memory care.At Century Assisted Living, our specialization in memory care is one feature that sets us apart from...
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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.
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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.
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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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.
Welcome to Willowbrook! Our homes have been designed to provide care and support to your loved ones while promoting dignity and independence. We have been providing award winning memory care for over 10 years, care that celebrates each resident’s abilities. Each home accommodates 12-14...
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Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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.
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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Provides: Nursing Homes
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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 Mount Vernon, IL

The average cost of senior living in Mount Vernon is $4,546 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Ina, IL with an average of $3,976 per month.

Nursing homes costs in Mount Vernon, IL, vs. nearby cities

Mount Vernon, IL
$4,546/mo
$4,646/mo
$4,437/mo

Nursing homes costs in Mount Vernon, IL, vs. state and national averages

Mount Vernon, IL
$4,546/mo
U.S. national average
$4,946/mo

Nursing homes costs in Mount Vernon, IL, vs. other senior living options

$4,686/mo
Nursing Homes
$4,546/mo

Nursing homes costs in Mount Vernon, IL, by floor plan type

Semi-Private
$5,509/mo
Studio
$5,386/mo
1 Bedroom
$5,040/mo
2 Bedroom
$5,858/mo

Senior living costs in Mount Vernon vs. state and 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 destination: Mount Vernon, IL
Column state: Illinois
Column national: U.S.
Community typeMount Vernon, ILIllinoisU.S.
Nursing Homes$4,546/mo$5,390/mo$4,946/mo
Assisted Living$4,686/mo$5,370/mo$4,698/mo
Memory Care$4,686/mo$5,390/mo$4,946/mo
Independent Living$4,177/mo$4,453/mo$4,153/mo
Nursing Homes
Mount Vernon, IL:$4,546/mo
Illinois:$5,390/mo
U.S.:$4,946/mo
Assisted Living
Mount Vernon, IL:$4,686/mo
Illinois:$5,370/mo
U.S.:$4,698/mo
Memory Care
Mount Vernon, IL:$4,686/mo
Illinois:$5,390/mo
U.S.:$4,946/mo
Independent Living
Mount Vernon, IL:$4,177/mo
Illinois:$4,453/mo
U.S.:$4,153/mo
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Nursing homes costs in Mount Vernon, IL, over time

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

Mount Vernon, ILIL stateNational

Nursing homes cost trends in Mount Vernon, IL

The table below shows how monthly nursing homes costs in Mount Vernon 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 median 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
Mount Vernon, IL$4,447/mo$4,541/mo-2.1%
Illinois$5,922/mo$5,556/mo+6.6%
National$5,469/mo$5,121/mo+6.8%
Mount Vernon, IL
2024 average cost:$4,447/mo
2023 average cost:$4,541/mo
Percent change:-2.1%
Illinois
2024 average cost:$5,922/mo
2023 average cost:$5,556/mo
Percent change:+6.6%
National
2024 average cost:$5,469/mo
2023 average cost:$5,121/mo
Percent change:+6.8%
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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 nursing homes in Mount Vernon

Recent reviews for nursing homes in Mount Vernon

Brookstone of Harrisburg

5.0
Everything is going quite well for my mom at Brookstone! The facility is well maintained and the staff are doing a great job with my mom. The food is also just fine for her. Overall, we are very pleased with her stay!

Cedarhurst of Breese

3.8
Point system cost went from $250 to $600 per month. Nothing changed for the services. This was a 140% increase. No one could answer why this increase (just the wayt it is, "I was told.) No a rent increase of 15%. Outrageous! You are sucking the elderly dry. So sad. Social Security did ...
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Highpoint Residence Centralia

5.0
We thought keeping mom home was the best thing, all of us family thought .. last resort moving mom out of her home. WoW.. what a mistake! We Couldn't have been more wrong in our thinking and Mom's wishes! She is doing better than ever, tons of friends, engaging people, GREAT food, my family ...
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Mount Vernon nursing homes services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Mount Vernon nursing homes communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Mount Vernon, 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 Mount Vernon 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 Mount Vernon that offer these care services compared to the percentage of partners that offer them nationally.
Mount Vernon, ILNational
Full medication management
Full medication management
22.7%
2.5%
Doctor on call
Doctor on call
9.1%
9.8%
24-Hour awake staff
24-Hour awake staff
90.9%
23.5%
Diabetic care
Diabetic care
95.5%
23.9%
*Visiting health care professionals
*Visiting health care professionals
47.7%
10%
Home care agency on-site
Home care agency on-site
15.9%
0.8%
Non-ambulatory care
Non-ambulatory care
88.6%
20.3%
Respite or short term stays
Respite or short term stays
36.4%
7%
Hospice available on-site
Hospice available on-site
52.3%
17.5%
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*Including nurse, dentist, OT, PT, speech or podiatrist

Availability of select dementia care services in Mount Vernon 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 Mount Vernon Nursing Homes partners offer the selected dementia care services compared to the percentage of partners nationally.
Mount Vernon, ILNational
Dementia behaviors care
Dementia behaviors care
38.6%
4%
Specialized memory care training for staff
Specialized memory care training for staff
25%
0.2%
Secured community and/or wander guard
Secured community and/or wander guard
27.3%
5.5%
Memory care only community
Memory care only community
18.2%
1.3%
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Availability of select dietary accommodations in Mount Vernon 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 Mount Vernon partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Mount Vernon, ILNational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
27.3%
0.6%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
34.1%
1.4%
No sugar
No sugar
29.5%
1.4%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
15.9%
3.6%
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Availability of select dining options in Mount Vernon 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 Mount Vernon communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Mount Vernon, ILNational
Professional chef
Professional chef
25%
0.2%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
40.9%
0.5%
Room service
Room service
20.5%
0.4%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
13.6%
0.7%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Mount Vernon 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 Mount Vernon offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Mount Vernon, ILNational
Activity director
Activity director
43.2%
0.4%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
15.9%
0.3%
Community service programs
Community service programs
22.7%
0.3%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
47.7%
6.5%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
50%
0.4%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
43.2%
6.7%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
43.2%
0.4%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
36.4%
0.3%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
36.4%
0.3%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
45.5%
0.4%
Live performances
Live performances
47.7%
0.4%
Dances
Dances
25%
0.2%
Fitness center
Fitness center
20.5%
0.3%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
40.9%
0.4%
0.0%20.0%40.0%60.0%80.0%100%
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