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Illinois IDPH Licensing Data

See Who Is Already Licensed Near Your House: Every Illinois Establishment in the IDPH Listing, by County

Before an Illinois investor buys a house, the first question is who is already serving that county and how many beds they hold. The IDPH Assisted Living and Shared Housing Licensed Establishments Listing published on data.illinois.gov contains 495 establishments across 73 Illinois counties, with 24,157 licensed units. 295are flagged for Alzheimer's care. Open your county below and read the market before you write an offer.

Source: Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Assisted Living and Shared Housing Licensed Establishments Listing, published on data.illinois.gov (retrieved July 2026). This was the most recent machine-readable listing on the state open-data portal as of July 2026, and it is a dated snapshot, not a live licensing database — license issue dates in it run 2017–2019, and IDPH licenses and closes establishments year-round. 29of Illinois's 102 counties have no establishments in the export. Always verify current license status and license class via the official IDPH facility lookup before touring or signing anything. Compiled by Erika Crossley from the IDPH open-data export.

495

Listed establishments

24,157

Licensed units

295

Alzheimer's care flagged

73

Counties with listings

Where the Beds Are: Top 20 Illinois Counties by Listed Establishments

The 20 largest county markets hold 369of Illinois's 495 listed establishments. Tap a county to see every listed establishment in it, with licensed units and license numbers.

CountyEstablishmentsLicensed unitsAlzheimer's care
Cook County764,66150
DuPage County382,87732
Lake County352,09026
Kane County261,00516
Will County231,55915
Sangamon County205116
Madison County191,07313
Champaign County1770612
Winnebago County136045
McHenry County117508
Peoria County115057
St. Clair County116337
Tazewell County116264
Adams County102143
Rock Island County105177
Williamson County103203
McLean County95726
Jackson County72053
Coles County61796
Kankakee County63162

All 73 Counties

Adams (10)Bond (1)Bureau (1)Champaign (17)Christian (4)Clark (4)Clay (1)Clinton (4)Coles (6)Cook (76)Crawford (2)DeKalb (2)Douglas (2)DuPage (38)Edgar (1)Effingham (5)Fayette (1)Ford (1)Franklin (1)Fulton (3)Grundy (1)Hancock (3)Henry (5)Iroquois (1)Jackson (7)Jasper (1)Jefferson (3)Jersey (1)Jo Daviess (4)Kane (26)Kankakee (6)Kendall (3)Knox (2)Lake (35)LaSalle (5)Lawrence (1)Lee (3)Livingston (2)Logan (3)Macon (5)Macoupin (2)Madison (19)Marion (2)Marshall (1)Mason (2)McDonough (3)McHenry (11)McLean (9)Monroe (5)Montgomery (3)Morgan (2)Moultrie (2)Ogle (2)Peoria (11)Piatt (2)Pike (2)Randolph (4)Richland (3)Rock Island (10)Saline (1)Sangamon (20)Shelby (3)St. Clair (11)Stark (1)Stephenson (2)Tazewell (11)Vermilion (2)Warren (1)Whiteside (4)Will (23)Williamson (10)Winnebago (13)Woodford (1)

Frequently Asked Questions

How many establishments are in the IDPH open-data listing of Illinois assisted living and shared housing?

The IDPH Assisted Living and Shared Housing Licensed Establishments Listing published on the state open-data portal (data.illinois.gov, retrieved July 2026) contains 495 establishments across 73 counties, with 24,157 licensed units. License issue dates in that export run 2017–2019, so it is a dated snapshot, not Illinois's current facility count — IDPH licenses and closes establishments year-round, and current status should always be verified through the official IDPH facility lookup.

What is the difference between a Shared Housing Establishment and an Assisted Living Establishment in Illinois?

Both license types sit under the Assisted Living and Shared Housing Act (210 ILCS 9), administered by IDPH. A Shared Housing Establishment is a home for 16 or fewer residents (flat $1,000 license fee) and may use shared bedrooms; an Assisted Living Establishment is apartment-style with private units and kitchenettes ($2,000 + $20 per unit). Fees are set by 77 Ill. Adm. Code 295.500(e), last amended effective August 30, 2023. The IDPH open-data export this directory is built from does not include a license-type column, so each establishment’s current class should be confirmed through the official IDPH facility lookup.

How many Illinois establishments offer Alzheimer’s and memory care?

295 of the 495 establishments in the IDPH export are flagged as providing Alzheimer’s care, with 7,661 Alzheimer’s units listed (same export).

Which Illinois counties have the most assisted living establishments?

In the IDPH export, the five Illinois counties with the most listed establishments are Cook (76), DuPage (38), Lake (35), Kane (26), Will (23). Together the top five hold 198 of the state's 495 listed establishments.

How do I verify an Illinois establishment’s license?

Every establishment in this directory lists the license number from the IDPH export. Verify current license status, license class, and survey history through the official IDPH facility lookup at llcs.dph.illinois.gov — the export behind this directory is a dated snapshot, not a live licensing database.

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