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Nursing Home Communities in Palos Heights, Illinois
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Heritage Nursing Home
5888 NORTH RIDGE, Chicago, IL 60660
"Park View Rehab Center, located in Chicago, IL, offers a range of care options including skilled nursing, memory care, hospice care, respite..."
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Ahva Care of Stickney
3900 Oak Park Avenue, Berwyn, IL 60402
"Ahva Care of Stickney, located in Berwyn, Illinois, offers a variety of care types including Skilled Nursing Care, Short-term Rehabilitation..."
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Citadel Of Waterford
7445 N Sheridan Rd, Chicago, IL 60626
"Citadel of Waterford is in a lakeside neighborhood in Rogers Park, the northeasternmost community of Chicago. It's steps away from Fargo Bea..."
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Norma
5.0
Review of Elevate Care Palos Heights
My mom stayed at Elevate Care Palos Heights, and I loved it. It's pretty large, and the nurses were so caring on top of taking care of my mother, joking with her, and making her laugh. They...
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Estella
4.0
Review of Harmony Palos Heights
My husband is now at Harmony Palos Heights. So far, it's OK. There's a particular nurse that goes out of her way for my husband. Her name is Mary, and she is wonderful. She comes here and she helps...
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Rene
4.0
Review of Harmony Palos Heights
My step-father is in ProMedica Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation - Palos Heights West. The place was good and clean, and the rooms were a pretty good size. The services are good, I'd like to see...
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The Cost of Nursing Home Care in Nearby Cities
To compare nursing home costs in Palos Heights with other cities in Illinois, this guide uses the average fees for semiprivate rooms published in the 2020 Genworth Cost of Care Survey. This finds that seniors in Palos Heights pay about $1,841 more per month than the typical Illinoisan and $320 more than the average American. More affordable cities are within a reasonable distance, such as Rockford, at $5,825, Kankakee, at $6,540, Peoria, at $6,737, and Bloomington, at $6,996.
Palos Heights
$8,076
Illinois
$6,235
United States
$7,756
Rockford
$5,825
Kankakee
$6,996
Peoria
$6,737
Bloomington
$6,996
Nursing Home Costs in Palos Heights, IL
In Palos Heights, the average monthly cost for a semiprivate room in a nursing home is $8,076, while a private room costs $8,532.
Financial Assistance for Nursing Home Care in Palos Heights, IL
Many seniors and their families use some form of financial assistance to help them pay for nursing care. The main options available are Medicare, Medicaid, and veterans benefits. These programs can be complicated, especially when it comes to benefit terms. Below, we give a brief overview of how these programs may be used towards paying for skilled nursing care.
- Medicare: Medicare will typically cover all skilled nursing costs for the first 20 days of one’s stay in a nursing home and a portion of the costs until day 100. After 100 days in a skilled nursing facility, Medicare will not cover any part of the cost of the stay. While this is adequate when short-term care is needed, those in need of long-term care will need to either pay out-of-pocket or use another source of financial assistance.
- Medicaid: Medicaid covers most of the costs of living in a skilled nursing facility for those who qualify. Care, room, and board are covered with no time limit, but residents may be charged for extras like specially prepared food or cosmetic services. Medicaid eligibility standards are strict and complex, so not all seniors are eligible for Medicaid benefits.
- Veterans Benefits: Veterans receiving a VA pension may also be eligible for the Aid and Attendance benefit administered by the VA. Aid and Attendance is a monthly allowance that beneficiaries may use to pay for their long-term care, including skilled nursing care.
If these options aren’t available to you, check if your loved one has long-term care insurance or contact your Area Agency on Aging to ask about any local financial assistance programs for seniors.
The Cost of Other Types of Senior Care
When determining if nursing home care is appropriate, it’s worth comparing the cost of other types of care available in Palos Heights. The most affordable is adult day care, at $1,614 per month, followed by assisted living, at $4,950. Care at home is slightly more costly, with home care fees averaging $4,957, and home health care services averaging $5,053. Since nursing homes provide 24-hour care from licensed medical professionals, their costs are typically the highest, with semiprivate rooms costing $8,076, and private rooms averaging $8,532 per month.
Home care
$4,957
Home health care
$5,053
Adult day health care
$1,614
Assisted living
$4,950
Nursing home (semiprivate room)
$8,076
Nursing home (private room)
$8,532
Free Resources for Seniors in Palos Heights, IL
The following resources in Palos Heights and Cook County can help seniors and their family members with the transition to nursing care or provide services and supports that allow them to continue living independently in their own homes.
| Resource | Contact | Service |
|---|---|---|
| Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program | (888) 401-8200 | Seniors, their families and third parties who have concerns about the quality of care in an Illinois nursing home should contact the long-term care ombudsman. The ombudsman's purpose is to ensure residential care residents are fully aware of their rights and supported if their care facility isn't operating to a high standard. Examples of where an ombudsman can help include the facility not complying with staff-to-resident ratios, seniors being transferred without consultation and food being of poor quality. |
| Pathlights | (708) 361-0219 | Pathlights is a nonprofit organization that supports adults aged 60 and older, the disabled and caregivers in Palos Heights. Its purpose is to help the city's residents age with dignity in their homes or residential care facilities. Examples of its many programs include home-delivered meals provided to housebound seniors who are unable to cook for themselves and caregiver respite services to provide unpaid caregivers with much-needed recuperation time. Pathlights also operates the Choices for Care program, which aims to help seniors find alternatives to hospital care whenever possible. |
| AgeOptions | (800) 699-9043 | AgeOptions is the Area Agency on Aging for suburban cities in Cook County. It operates an abundance of services and programs for seniors. These include memory cafés for people with early-stage dementia, Uniper, a virtual senior center for those unable to attend personally, and a benefits enrollment center to help residents access benefits to which they're entitled. AgeOptions also supports minorities, such as the LGBT+ community and low-income caregivers helping the city's African-American and Latinx residents. |
| PACE Dial-A-Ride | (708) 430-3822 | PACE Dial-A-Ride is a subsidized paratransit service for the disabled and seniors living in Palos Township. It operates Monday to Friday, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., taking riders on journeys up to 5 miles outside the township's borders. Fares are $2 per trip. |
