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10 Best Nursing Homes in Gary, IN

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Gary 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 368 nursing homes, assisted living, and memory care communities in Gary, the best fit for your loved one will depend on their budget and needs. The cost of nursing home care in Gary is about $5,487, but costs tend to increase as care needs increase.

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Nursing Homes Facilities near Gary, IN

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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
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: 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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
Nursing homes are many things to many people. Whatever your needs, our goal is to provide compassionate nursing care in a clean, comfortable setting where you will feel at home. Individualized attention begins as soon as you are admitted, and our skilled nurses meet with you regularly to discuss...
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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.
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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.
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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: 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.
There are eventualities in our lives we carefully plan for and then there are those that catch us unawares. Lake Shore’s staff is in place to work with your family when you or a beloved family member requires rehabilitative services, a well-earned respite break or long-term 24-hour skilled...
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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.
At Citadel of Waterford, we offer a holistic approach to care that maximizes physical, mental, and social well-being for you or your loved one. Through continuous personalized attention and care planning, we provide the highest quality skilled nursing and rehabilitation services for each of our...
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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.
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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.
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, 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.
Welcome to the Museum Residences on Oak, a signature senior living community located in the heart of Evanston, Illinois. The Museum Residences on Oak prides itself on individualized programming tailored to each resident allowing empowerment through independence. Discover the Museum Residences on...
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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.
Photo of Museum Residences on Oak (Fall 2020)
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, Memory Care, Independent Living, Nursing Homes
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.
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.
Tucked away in one of Evanston's quiet residential neighborhoods, Three Crowns Park is a continuing care retirement community on a beautiful 7-acre piece of property.  We are a not-for-profit community whose mission is to provide high quality retirement housing and health care options that...
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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.
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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.
Elmhurst Extended Care Center (EECC) has been serving the western suburbs of Chicago as 24-hour nursing facility for over 40 years. At EECC it is our longevity and stability that make us stand out above other nursing facilities. EECC is accredited by the Illinois Health Care Association Peer...
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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.
Photo of Alden Estates of Evanston
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.
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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.
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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.
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...
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.

Cost of nursing homes in Gary, IN

The average cost of senior living in Gary is $5,487 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include New Chicago, IN with an average of $5,487 per month.

Nursing homes costs in Gary, IN, vs. state and national averages

Gary, IN
$5,487/mo
$4,996/mo
U.S. national average
$5,847/mo

Nursing homes costs in Gary, IN, vs. other senior living options

$7,913/mo
Nursing Homes
$5,487/mo

Nursing homes costs in Gary, IN, by floor plan type

Semi-Private
$5,144/mo
Private
$5,740/mo

Senior living costs in Gary 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: Gary, IN
Column state: Indiana
Column national: U.S.
Community typeGary, INIndianaU.S.
Nursing Homes$5,487/mo$4,996/mo$5,847/mo
Assisted Living$6,613/mo$4,849/mo$5,830/mo
Memory Care$7,913/mo$6,668/mo$6,999/mo
Independent Living$3,395/mo$2,933/mo$3,520/mo
Nursing Homes
Gary, IN:$5,487/mo
Indiana:$4,996/mo
U.S.:$5,847/mo
Assisted Living
Gary, IN:$6,613/mo
Indiana:$4,849/mo
U.S.:$5,830/mo
Memory Care
Gary, IN:$7,913/mo
Indiana:$6,668/mo
U.S.:$6,999/mo
Independent Living
Gary, IN:$3,395/mo
Indiana:$2,933/mo
U.S.:$3,520/mo
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Nursing homes costs in Gary, IN, over time

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

Gary, ININ stateNational

Nursing homes cost trends in Gary, IN

The table below shows how monthly nursing homes costs in Gary 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
Gary, IN$6,680/mo$6,404/mo+4.3%
Indiana$5,456/mo$5,255/mo+3.8%
National$6,098/mo$5,866/mo+4.0%
Gary, IN
2024 average cost:$6,680/mo
2023 average cost:$6,404/mo
Percent change:+4.3%
Indiana
2024 average cost:$5,456/mo
2023 average cost:$5,255/mo
Percent change:+3.8%
National
2024 average cost:$6,098/mo
2023 average cost:$5,866/mo
Percent change:+4.0%
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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 Gary

Recent reviews for nursing homes in Gary

Wittenberg Village, a CCRC in Crown Point, IN

4.7
I moved in and liked it so much I bought a second apartment for my mother! The staff is the most caring I have ever encountered and the facility is top-notch. Hope to meet you soon.

Bella Terra Bloomingdale

4.6
Excellent caring staff. The food was always hot and fresh. Excellent chef as all of the food is made right there on premises. The nurses and aides were very caring and attentive to our needs. Great therapy team. The facility is immaculate I would highly recommend this facility

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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Gary nursing homes services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Gary nursing homes communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Gary, 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 Gary 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 Gary that offer these care services compared to the percentage of partners that offer them nationally.
Gary, INNational
Full medication management
Full medication management
57.3%
2.5%
Doctor on call
Doctor on call
57.3%
9.7%
24-Hour awake staff
24-Hour awake staff
80.2%
23.7%
Diabetic care
Diabetic care
81.5%
24%
*Visiting health care professionals
*Visiting health care professionals
70.4%
10%
Home care agency on-site
Home care agency on-site
29.9%
0.8%
Non-ambulatory care
Non-ambulatory care
79.3%
20.4%
Respite or short term stays
Respite or short term stays
51.1%
6.9%
Hospice available on-site
Hospice available on-site
66%
17.5%
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*Including nurse, dentist, OT, PT, speech or podiatrist

Availability of select dementia care services in Gary 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 Gary Nursing Homes partners offer the selected dementia care services compared to the percentage of partners nationally.
Gary, INNational
Dementia behaviors care
Dementia behaviors care
56.3%
4%
Specialized memory care training for staff
Specialized memory care training for staff
38.9%
0.3%
Secured community and/or wander guard
Secured community and/or wander guard
52.7%
5.5%
Memory care only community
Memory care only community
22.6%
1.2%
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Availability of select dietary accommodations in Gary 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 Gary partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Gary, INNational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
44.3%
0.6%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
50.8%
1.4%
No sugar
No sugar
47.3%
1.4%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
49.5%
3.5%
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Availability of select dining options in Gary 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 Gary communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Gary, INNational
Professional chef
Professional chef
44.6%
0.2%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
51.9%
0.5%
Room service
Room service
39.1%
0.3%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
23.4%
0.7%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Gary 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 Gary offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Gary, INNational
Activity director
Activity director
55.7%
0.4%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
41.8%
0.3%
Community service programs
Community service programs
40.2%
0.3%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
64.9%
6.5%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
57.6%
0.5%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
68.8%
6.6%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
48.1%
0.4%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
50.3%
0.3%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
48.4%
0.3%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
56.8%
0.4%
Live performances
Live performances
55.7%
0.4%
Dances
Dances
39.1%
0.2%
Fitness center
Fitness center
34.5%
0.3%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
55.7%
0.4%
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Residences at Coffee Creek, The Clare, a CCRC and Discovery Village Des Plaines are the top-rated nursing homes facilities near Gary, Indiana. See full list of communities.
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