Lake County, Illinois
County inventory for Lake 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
15 Medicare-certified home-health agencies map into Lake County (upper tercile, ≥2) beside 24 nursing homes - CareScout 2025 Illinois medians + CMS Five-Star.
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Sheet IL-LAKE-ILLINOIS · Lake, IL
NH-MID · BEDS-MID · STAR-MID · HH-MID · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-TIE · AL-MID · BOOK-FULL
- NH-MID 24 homes
- BEDS-MID 3,893 beds
- STAR-MID 3.2★ avg
- HH-MID 15 HH
- RANK-TOP #97/2,851
- PHOTO-TIE San Joaquin
- AL-MID $6,219/mo
- BOOK-FULL 24/24 NH · 15/15 HH
Photo-finish peer: San Joaquin County, CA (0 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 Lake County
Home-health coverage is the standout for Lake County: 15 Medicare-certified agencies (upper tercile) sit beside 24 nursing homes and 3,893 licensed beds. CMS nursing-home stars average 3.2/5 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 Lake providers may sit above or below those state medians, compare facilities, not just the headline count.
Star counts across Lake County break as 4 at 1★, 3 at 2★, 6 at 3★, 6 at 4★, 5 at 5★. Ownership leans For profit - Corporation (46% of 24 homes). Named 4★+ examples include Aliya of Highwood, Avantara Lake Zurich, Lake Forest 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 Lake, 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 Lake County
24 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aliya of Highwood | Highwood | 5/5 | 104 | For profit - Corporation |
| Avantara Lake Zurich | Lake Zurich | 5/5 | 203 | For profit - Corporation |
| Lake Forest Place | Lake Forest | 5/5 | 50 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Prairieview at the Garlands | Barrington | 5/5 | 20 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Village at Victory Lakes, the | Lindenhurst | 5/5 | 120 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Alta Rehab at Wauconda | Wauconda | 4/5 | 149 | For profit - Corporation |
| Avantara Long Grove | Long Grove | 4/5 | 195 | For profit - Corporation |
| Hillcrest Retirement Village | Round Lake Beach | 4/5 | 140 | For profit - Partnership |
| Pavilion Of Waukegan | Waukegan | 4/5 | 112 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Radford Green | Lincolnshire | 4/5 | 84 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Whitehall of Deerfield | Deerfield | 4/5 | 190 | For profit - Corporation |
| Alden Long Grove Rehab &Hc Ctr | Long Grove | 3/5 | 248 | For profit - Corporation |
| Avantara Libertyville | Libertyville | 3/5 | 150 | For profit - Corporation |
| Elevate Care Riverwoods | Riverwoods | 3/5 | 240 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| The Terrace | Waukegan | 3/5 | 115 | For profit - Corporation |
| Warren Barr Buffalo Grove | Buffalo Grove | 3/5 | 200 | For profit - Partnership |
| Warren Barr North Shore | Highland Park | 3/5 | 215 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Elevate Care Waukegan | Waukegan | 2/5 | 265 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Libertyville Manor Ext Care | Libertyville | 2/5 | 174 | For profit - Corporation |
| Thrive of Lake County | Mundelein | 2/5 | 185 | For profit - Individual |
| Allure Of Zion | Zion | 1/5 | 115 | For profit - Corporation |
| Claridge Healthcare Center | Lake Bluff | 1/5 | 231 | For profit - Corporation |
| Grove at the Lake,the | Zion | 1/5 | 244 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Serenity Estates of Lincolnshire | Lincolnshire | 1/5 | 144 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
Home Health Agencies in Lake County
Medicare-certified agencies from CMS Home Health Compare, zip-joined into this county inventory.
| Agency | City | Quality Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Centerwell Home Health II | Buffalo Grove | 5.0 |
| Reliable Home Care Provider, Inc | Lincolnshire | 5.0 |
| Amedisys Home Health | Lake Zurich | 4.5 |
| Aspira Home Health Inc | Deerfield | 4.5 |
| Assure Home Healthcare, Inc | Libertyville | 4.5 |
| Greenpath Health Group, LLC | Zion | 4.5 |
| Meridian Home Health Care Services, Inc | Libertyville | 4.5 |
| Interim Healthcare of Lake County | Libertyville | 4.0 |
| Advantage Home Health Plus, Inc | Lake Bluff | 3.5 |
| Auxilium Healthcare Services, Inc | South Barrington | 3.0 |
| North Shore at Home | Gurnee | 3.0 |
| Lhc - Illinois Home Health Care | Gurnee | 2.5 |
| Primelink Home Health Care | Long Grove | 2.5 |
| Integrated Home Healthcare Services, Corp | Libertyville | 2.0 |
| Pearlstone Home Health LLC | Barrington | N/A |
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Nationwide counties with similar care inventories
Two CMS peer sets for Lake 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 (24 here).
Similar home-health inventory
Nearest other-state counties by mapped home-health agency count (15 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 Lake County.