Cook County, Illinois
County inventory for Cook County, Illinois is drawn from U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Nursing Home Compare / Home Health Compare (14,710 Medicare-certified nursing homes nationwide) with cost context from the private CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey - see our methodology. Home-health agency signature
313 Medicare-certified home-health agencies map into Cook County (upper tercile, ≥2) beside 202 nursing homes - CareScout 2025 Illinois medians + CMS Five-Star.
County care plate
Sheet IL-COOK-ILLINOIS · Cook, IL
NH-MEGA · BEDS-MEGA · STAR-LOW · HH-MEGA · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-NEAR · AL-MID · BOOK-TOP
- NH-MEGA 202 homes
- BEDS-MEGA 33,954 beds
- STAR-LOW 2.6★ avg
- HH-MEGA 313 HH
- RANK-TOP #2/2,851
- PHOTO-NEAR Harris
- AL-MID $6,219/mo
- BOOK-TOP 40/202 NH · 30/313 HH
Photo-finish peer: Harris County, TX (-105 NH count).
Stamps lead with home-health agency tercile (high) plus nursing-home inventory, licensed beds, Five-Star county average, corpus NH-count rank, photo-finish peer, and CareScout assisted-living medians.
What a dense home-health map shows for Cook County
Home-health coverage is the standout for Cook County: 313 Medicare-certified agencies (upper tercile) sit beside 202 nursing homes and 33,954 licensed beds. CMS nursing-home stars average 2.6/5 on rated homes.
Dense inventory counties still price against CareScout 2025 Illinois medians: assisted living $6,219/mo, semi-private nursing $8,304/mo, private nursing $9,216/mo, home health aide $6,864/mo, adult day $1,977/mo. Local Cook providers may sit above or below those state medians, compare facilities, not just the headline count.
Star counts across Cook County break as 65 at 1★, 46 at 2★, 28 at 3★, 35 at 4★, 27 at 5★. Ownership leans For profit - Limited Liability company (47% of 202 homes). Named 4★+ examples include Addolorata Villa, Alden Estates of Skokie, Ascension Nazarethville Place. Families typically weigh the ladder alongside bed size, ownership, distance, and specialty units before visiting.
Sources: CMS Nursing Home Compare + CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey. See methodology.
Top facilities in Cook, IL
Ranked by CMS overall star rating, not an editorial "best of" pick. Visit in person and consult a care professional before choosing.
- 1 5★
- 2 5★
- 3 5★
- 4 5★
- 5 5★
Nursing Homes in Cook County
Showing the top 40 of 202 CMS-certified homes by overall star rating (full county count 202 stays on the care plate).
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Addolorata Villa | Wheeling | 5/5 | 86 | For profit - Corporation |
| Alden Estates of Skokie | Skokie | 5/5 | 56 | For profit - Corporation |
| Ascension Nazarethville Place | Des Plaines | 5/5 | 68 | Non profit - Church related |
| Brandel Health and Rehab | Northbrook | 5/5 | 102 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Central Baptist Village | Norridge | 5/5 | 116 | Non profit - Church related |
| Citadel Care Center-Wilmette | Wilmette | 5/5 | 80 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Community First Medical Center | Chicago | 5/5 | 66 | For profit - Individual |
| Elevate Care Abington | Glenview | 5/5 | 192 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Gottlieb Memorial Hospital | Melrose Park | 5/5 | 32 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Greek American Rehab Care Ctr | Wheeling | 5/5 | 188 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Harmony Healthcare & Rehab Ctr | Chicago | 5/5 | 180 | For profit - Corporation |
| Hearthwood SNF Senior Living | Bartlett | 5/5 | 60 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Ignite Medical Hanover Park | Hanover Park | 5/5 | 150 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Lakefront Nursing & Rehab Ctr | Chicago | 5/5 | 99 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Little Sisters of the Poor | Chicago | 5/5 | 76 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Little Sisters of the Poor of Palatine | Palatine | 5/5 | 49 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Mather Evanston, the | Evanston | 5/5 | 37 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Mercy Circle | Chicago | 5/5 | 23 | Non profit - Church related |
| Moorings of Arlington Heights | Arlington Hts | 5/5 | 92 | Non profit - Corporation |
| New Summit Rehabilitation and Healthcare | Arlington Heights | 5/5 | 120 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Niles Nsg & Rehab Ctr | Niles | 5/5 | 304 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Northbrook Health and Rehab | Northbrook | 5/5 | 147 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Selfhelp Home of Chicago | Chicago | 5/5 | 72 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Terraces at the Clare | Chicago | 5/5 | 50 | For profit - Individual |
| Vi at the Glen | Glenview | 5/5 | 47 | For profit - Corporation |
| West Suburban Medical Ctr | Oak Park | 5/5 | 50 | For profit - Corporation |
| Westminster Place | Evanston | 5/5 | 105 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Alden Estates of Evanston | Evanston | 4/5 | 99 | For profit - Corporation |
| Alden Poplar Creek Rehab & Hcc | Hoffman Estates | 4/5 | 217 | For profit - Corporation |
| Aliya of Evanston | Evanston | 4/5 | 57 | For profit - Corporation |
| Aliya of Homewood | Homewood | 4/5 | 132 | For profit - Corporation |
| Aliya of Palatine | Palatine | 4/5 | 69 | For profit - Corporation |
| Aperion Care Niles | Niles | 4/5 | 99 | For profit - Corporation |
| Aperion Care Westchester | Westchester | 4/5 | 120 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Asbury Court Nursing & Rehab | Des Plaines | 4/5 | 79 | For profit - Individual |
| Astoria Place Living & Rehab | Chicago | 4/5 | 164 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Avantara Park Ridge | Park Ridge | 4/5 | 154 | For profit - Corporation |
| Bella Terra Streamwood | Streamwood | 4/5 | 214 | For profit - Corporation |
| Birchwood Plaza | Chicago | 4/5 | 200 | For profit - Corporation |
| British Home, the | Brookfield | 4/5 | 72 | Non profit - Corporation |
Home Health Agencies in Cook County
Showing the top 30 of 313 Medicare-certified agencies by quality rating (full mapped count 313 stays on the care plate).
| Agency | City | Quality Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Accord Home Health Services, Inc | Tinley Park | 5.0 |
| Advanced Family Home Health 1, Inc | Arlington Heights | 5.0 |
| All Quality Home Health Care, LLC | Wheeling | 5.0 |
| Americhoice Health Care, Inc | Northbrook | 5.0 |
| Aster Home Health Services, LLC | Chicago | 5.0 |
| Best Care Home Health, Inc. | Lincolnwood | 5.0 |
| Caress Home Health Care Inc | Skokie | 5.0 |
| Compassionate Professional Home Care, Inc | Lansing | 5.0 |
| Diversified Home Care, Inc | Chicago | 5.0 |
| Elara Caring III | Tinley Park | 5.0 |
| Holistic Health Partners, Inc | Des Plaines | 5.0 |
| Mhn My Home Nurses | Chicago | 5.0 |
| Patient Plus Homehealth Care, Inc | Lansing | 5.0 |
| Reliance Home Health Care, Inc | Rolling Mdws | 5.0 |
| Solaris Home Healthcare | Northbrook | 5.0 |
| Wellcare Home Health, Inc | Northbrook | 5.0 |
| A-Cure Healthcare Solutions, Inc | Chicago | 4.5 |
| Ace Health Care Services, LLC | Lemont | 4.5 |
| All About Healthcare, Inc | Chicago | 4.5 |
| All Family Health Care, Inc | Chicago | 4.5 |
| Avant Care Home Health Care, Inc | Des Plaines | 4.5 |
| Bay Group Health Care, LLC | Arlington Heights | 4.5 |
| Better Care Home Health, Inc | Des Plaines | 4.5 |
| First Venture Home Health Care, Inc | Arlington Heights | 4.5 |
| Gold Coast Home Health, Inc | Olympia Fields | 4.5 |
| Good Life Home Health Care, Inc | Skokie | 4.5 |
| Have a Heart Health Care, Ltd | Orland Park | 4.5 |
| Home Health Connect, Inc | Arlington Heights | 4.5 |
| New Haven Home Health Care, Inc | Des Plaines | 4.5 |
| Octihealth, Inc. | Mount Prospect | 4.5 |
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Nationwide counties with similar care inventories
Two CMS peer sets for Cook County, IL, both outside IL so the neighborhoods are not state containment (the Illinois overview below stays the geo path).
Similar nursing-home inventory
Nearest other-state counties by certified nursing-home count (202 here).
Similar home-health inventory
Nearest other-state counties by mapped home-health agency count (313 here).
Continue on the Illinois elder-care overview or the highest-rated states ranking. Costs shown are Illinois state-level medians from CareScout 2025 (county-level cost data is not available).
Read our methodology - how CMS Care Compare and CareScout 2025 are joined for Cook County.