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10 Best Nursing Homes in South Wilmington, IL

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South Wilmington 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 234 nursing homes, assisted living, and memory care communities in South Wilmington, the best fit for your loved one will depend on their budget and needs. The cost of nursing home care in South Wilmington is about $5,712, but costs tend to increase as care needs increase. To learn more, browse our 6007 reviews and explore the services and amenities available in your area.

 

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Nursing Homes Facilities near South Wilmington, 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.
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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.
Countryside Care Centre is an organization dedicated to providing services of the highest quality. Our commitment to preserving the dignity of each and every resident while helping them to achieve their maximum potential is reflected in our company mission statement; “Making Longer...
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Much, much better than the previous place that she was in. They took her to rehab and spent more time with her. She was only eligible for 3 days a week, but the care was much better there. It was what I...
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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.
Since 1984, Lexington has been a part of the community helping to serve seniors throughout the Chicagoland suburbs. Our sub acute rehabilitation program is designed specifically for those individuals recovering from a hospital stay or recent surgery, requiring short term rehabilitation and/or...
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My Mom was in this facility in 2016. We had to place her for therapy again and even though we were reluctant because the last time wasn't the best experience, the other choices were not what we...
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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.
The goal of Willow Crest Nursing Pavilion is to provide accurate, individualized medical attention to every resident in our facility. Our residents are the reason for the existence of this home. We are pleased that they consider our facility to be “their home.”It is, therefore, our obligation to...
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We chose Alden for m y mom after three separate people had shared with us their good experience. As everyone knows its very difficult to chose a nursing home so their recommendations meant a lot to us. ...
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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.
Alden Naperville is nestled on eight acres in a residential neighborhood across from a park. Alden Naperville is located just minutes from a hospital and the historic downtown district. You can enjoy the luxury of fine living. Residents and their families are the heart of our company. Our staff...
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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.
Windmill Nursing Pavilion, LTD. has been serving the residents of South Holland and the surrounding communities for more than 25 years. The facility is nestled in a friendly, quiet residential neighborhood. In addition, Windmill is also minutes from local hospitals and Northwest Indiana. The...
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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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I am so proud and happy to be out here sharing this remarkable testimony, awesome and extraordinary, I just can’t believe this now my ex Husband is really back to me on his knees begging me to take him back...
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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.
Upper middle class to affluent neighborhood. Close to Orland Park Mall.
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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.
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.
Carmelite Carefree Village is a retirement residence for men, women and married couples of all faiths and races who are capable of independent living. However, our residents also have access to supportive services for various personal needs. Carefree has 96 motel-style rooms, each with a...
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No matter how long you or your loved one stays with us, expect personalized 24-hour medical attention by dedicated professionals … comfortable surroundings … and smiling faces. It’s all part of the warmth and respect we offer here at Halsted Terrace.The Pavilion Rehabilitation Center at Halsted...
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Provides: Assisted Living, 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.
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
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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
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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.
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: 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.
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, 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.
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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.
Evergreen Place offers worry-free living, where independence thrives and compassionate care is always nearby. Our beautiful campus offers lovely supportive living options. We welcome you to learn more and visit our community of care, where friendships flourish and families find peace of mind....
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
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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.
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
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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.
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.
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
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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.
As my mother began to age We felt the tenderness of life’s final stage.Please not a nursing home she would pleadAlas deep in our hearts we both saw the need.Oh how we pondered which home would be the best,Which place would stand out above the rest?We came to a small town kind of out of the way...
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
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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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Cost of nursing homes in South Wilmington, IL

The average cost of senior living in South Wilmington is $5,712 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Emington, IL with an average of $4,456 per month.

Nursing homes costs in South Wilmington, IL, vs. nearby cities

South Wilmington, IL
$5,712/mo
$5,819/mo

Nursing homes costs in South Wilmington, IL, vs. state and national averages

South Wilmington, IL
$5,712/mo
U.S. national average
$5,014/mo

Nursing homes costs in South Wilmington, IL, vs. other senior living options

$5,742/mo
Nursing Homes
$5,712/mo

Nursing homes costs in South Wilmington, IL, by floor plan type

Senior living costs in South Wilmington 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: South Wilmington, IL
Column state: Illinois
Column national: U.S.
Community typeSouth Wilmington, ILIllinoisU.S.
Nursing Homes$5,712/mo$5,489/mo$5,014/mo
Assisted Living$5,682/mo$5,467/mo$4,752/mo
Memory Care$5,742/mo$5,489/mo$5,014/mo
Independent Living$5,898/mo$4,508/mo$4,211/mo
Nursing Homes
South Wilmington, IL:$5,712/mo
Illinois:$5,489/mo
U.S.:$5,014/mo
Assisted Living
South Wilmington, IL:$5,682/mo
Illinois:$5,467/mo
U.S.:$4,752/mo
Memory Care
South Wilmington, IL:$5,742/mo
Illinois:$5,489/mo
U.S.:$5,014/mo
Independent Living
South Wilmington, IL:$5,898/mo
Illinois:$4,508/mo
U.S.:$4,211/mo
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Nursing homes costs in South Wilmington, IL, over time

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

South Wilmington, ILIL stateNational

Nursing homes cost trends in South Wilmington, IL

The table below shows how monthly nursing homes costs in South Wilmington 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
South Wilmington, IL$6,126/mo$5,689/mo+7.7%
Illinois$6,145/mo$5,796/mo+6.0%
National$5,665/mo$5,378/mo+5.3%
South Wilmington, IL
2024 average cost:$6,126/mo
2023 average cost:$5,689/mo
Percent change:+7.7%
Illinois
2024 average cost:$6,145/mo
2023 average cost:$5,796/mo
Percent change:+6.0%
National
2024 average cost:$5,665/mo
2023 average cost:$5,378/mo
Percent change:+5.3%
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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 South Wilmington

Recent reviews for nursing homes in South Wilmington

Royal Estates Assistive Living in Dolton, IL

4.9
We were looking for place for our Mother to live near us. After touring a fair amount of facilities in Southern suburbs, we had almost give up. Then my sister and I found Royal Estates. After meeting with the staff there we thought this might be good fit for Mother. We learned that the services ...
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Meadowbrook Bolingbrook

5.0
My mother has been in Meadowbrook Bolingbrook, IL for over a year. I find my Mother’s Doctor, Nurses, Aid Tech, Administrators, Kitchen Staff, Social Workers and Reception area staff, all of them are Great (friendly, professionals and very helpful). It is a big relief at this time of Pandemic to ...
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Meadowbrook LaGrange in La Grange, IL

5.0
Everything is good when I am there. Everybody is doing a great job and they smile. They answer my questions. It is going well and they contact me. They were good and respectful.

South Wilmington nursing homes services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in South Wilmington nursing homes communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in South Wilmington, 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 South Wilmington 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 South Wilmington 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
53.8%
2.5%
Doctor on call
Doctor on call
51.8%
9.8%
24-Hour awake staff
24-Hour awake staff
81.7%
23.6%
Diabetic care
Diabetic care
81.7%
23.9%
*Visiting health care professionals
*Visiting health care professionals
68.5%
10%
Home care agency on-site
Home care agency on-site
25.4%
0.8%
Non-ambulatory care
Non-ambulatory care
81.7%
20.3%
Respite or short term stays
Respite or short term stays
52.3%
7%
Hospice available on-site
Hospice available on-site
62.9%
17.5%
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Availability of select dementia care services in South Wilmington 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 South Wilmington Nursing Homes partners offer the selected dementia care services compared to the percentage of partners nationally.
South Wilmington, ILNational
Dementia behaviors care
Dementia behaviors care
56.3%
3.9%
Specialized memory care training for staff
Specialized memory care training for staff
39.1%
0.3%
Secured community and/or wander guard
Secured community and/or wander guard
51.3%
5.5%
Memory care only community
Memory care only community
19.8%
1.2%
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Availability of select dietary accommodations in South Wilmington 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 South Wilmington partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
South Wilmington, ILNational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
43.1%
0.6%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
45.2%
1.4%
No sugar
No sugar
40.6%
1.4%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
43.1%
3.6%
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Availability of select dining options in South Wilmington 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 South Wilmington communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
South Wilmington, ILNational
Professional chef
Professional chef
39.6%
0.2%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
51.3%
0.5%
Room service
Room service
35%
0.3%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
21.8%
0.7%
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Availability of select programs and activities in South Wilmington 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 South Wilmington offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
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Activity director
Activity director
54.3%
0.4%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
40.6%
0.3%
Community service programs
Community service programs
36.5%
0.3%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
65%
6.5%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
56.9%
0.4%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
68.5%
6.6%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
47.2%
0.4%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
48.2%
0.3%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
45.7%
0.3%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
54.3%
0.4%
Live performances
Live performances
55.8%
0.4%
Dances
Dances
37.6%
0.2%
Fitness center
Fitness center
33.5%
0.3%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
53.8%
0.4%
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The Timbers of Shorewood, Palos Heights Senior Living and Mercy Circle Senior Living are the top-rated nursing homes facilities near South Wilmington, Illinois. See full list of communities.
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