Memory Care Communities in Plainfield, Illinois

Memory Care costs in Plainfield start around $4,995 per month on average, while the nationwide average cost of memory care is $5,694 per month.

It’s important to note that memory care rates in Plainfield and the surrounding suburbs can vary widely based on factors such as location, the level of care needed, apartment size and the types of amenities offered at each community.

While many families use their own funds or personal assets to pay for memory care, there are plenty of additional options to cover these costs. Some additional ways to finance memory care costs include:

• Veterans Benefits
• Life Insurance Policy
• Long-Term Care Insurance
• Reverse Mortgage

For more information about different ways to finance memory care, visit our Memory Care in Illinois page.

Plainfield is located in the northeastern region of Illinois and is home to a little less than 44,000 people, including about 3,000 seniors. In Will County, where Plainfield is located, a little over 10 percent of the seniors who receive Medicare have Alzheimer's or dementia. 

To accommodate local seniors with dementia, the Plainfield region has five memory care facilities. One facility is located in Plainfield, and the other four are in nearby cities like Romeoville and Bolingbrook. Some of these facilities are located in supportive living facilities, which solely provide care for those with dementia, or in assisted living facilities that are licensed to provide dementia care.

• Illinois fully deducts all types of retirement income, meaning that Plainfield seniors hang on to the entirety of their Social Security income, pension income and withdrawals from retirement savings accounts.
• The overall cost of living in Plainfield is about 10 percent higher than the national average, which may increase the cost of memory care, but healthcare costs are on par with what they are in the nation as a whole. This may be a consideration for seniors and families who have restrictive memory care budgets.
• In Will County, where Plainfield is located, the American Lung Association gave the ozone pollution level a B grade. This indicates fairly low ozone pollution, which may benefit seniors who have asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
• Plainfield is a relatively safe city, which may appeal to safety-minded families researching local memory care options. The city is rated safer than 72 percent of U.S. cities of all sizes and 64 percent of Illinois cities. When compared exclusively to cities with similar population sizes, Plainfield's crime rate is notably lower than average.