13 Nursing Homes Near Rockford, IL
Rockford is a city in northern Illinois that is known for its numerous sites of historical and cultural significance. The city has a population of 145,609, and about 16.7% of residents are aged 65 and older. According to the Genworth Cost of Care Survey 2020, the average monthly cost of nursing home care in Rockford is $5,825, which is significantly less than the national average of $7,756. Seniors living in Rockford have easy access to healthcare services at Mercy Health Hospital Javon Bea, which is rated as high-performing in two procedures by USN.
Nursing home care provides a high level of medical care and assistance for seniors who are very frail or are suffering from a chronic illness. This type of care is provided by registered nurses, and it is often the most expensive option for long-term senior care. Seniors living in Rockford who don’t require such a high level of care may want to look at alternative care options such as assisted living and home care services.
This guide provides information on the average monthly costs of nursing home care in Rockford and nearby cities, as well as the average costs of alternative care options.
Directory of Nursing Homes in Rockford, IL
Fairhaven Christian Retirement Center
3470 NORTH ALPINE ROAD, Rockford, IL, 61114
My mother has been a resident of Fairhaven in Rockford for 3 months now. She’s in hospice now because she’s gone downhill. She really went down during her stay at another facility so it wasn’t Fairhav
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My mother has been a resident of Fairhaven in Rockford for 3 months now. She’s in hospice now because she’s gone downhill. She really went down during her stay at another facility so it wasn’t Fairhaven’s fault, they don’t know my mom. When she got to Fairhaven, she had to quarantine for two weeks and then she completely stopped walking. My dad’s also in Fairhaven. He’s at that place with her because he had a stroke. They’re not in the same room, he doesn’t want to be in the same room because she’s going downhill and he doesn’t want to see that. He’s recovering really well but my mom going downhill makes him feel really bad.
They’re on the third level, they’re all shared rooms but I haven’t been able to see the rooms because of the Coronavirus. My dad is in the same part of the facility with her because he wants to be with her in all the meals, if he was in a different area, he won’t be able to see her at all. Once something happens to my mom, he will go in assisted-living, probably.
They have a courtyard, and they have little putting greens that they can do things on, there’s quite a few of those. It looks really nice, I just haven’t been there enough because of the Coronavirus. I just go up and my dad just comes up to the front and then I take him to his appointments. Before when I took my mom to her appointments, it had to be their van, because she’s on a wheelchair and she didn’t have any strength left in her to get in my car so I always had to go by van with her. It was nice but you had to make sure that it was ready because they only have one van. It’s kind of tricky getting the appointments set up. Sometimes if you get an appointment and you call there, the van’s taken, and then you have to call back to the doctor and it just keeps going back and forth.
Most of the staff are pretty well but they are short staffed so sometimes they have to cut my visit short. My dad told me today that they have hired, through an agency, more people because so many of the staff tested positive for Coronavirus. None of the patients have it but the staff. Even when I did visit, because once my mom was on hospice I wanted to make sure that I was able to hug her one last time, they did let me in and I had to go through this spot, it washes your shoes and then you go through the UV light and you turn around and then you don a plastic gown. When you have to go back in your car, you have to go all the way around the building and then you have to go through this other part to get to the third floor.
From talking to my parents, they’re not that happy but a lot of it probably has to do with the Coronavirus and the shortage of help. They said the food is awful. They’re comparing it to another facility. Fairhaven is a nicer place but the food is awful. The structure looks nice, really clean and everything. It’s very expensive so I don’t know how to compare it to other places but their prescriptions are very expensive. My mom’s is at a thousand a month and my dad’s a 500 a month. Before we would use our GoodRx card at the pharmacy in town so it was a lot cheaper. Now it’s going to be a hundred thousand a year without the prescriptions for each one, plus everything else. It’s all a la carte in there so it’s quite expensive but I don’t know the prices of other places so I can’t compare. To me it’s very expensive, I would never want to end up there because all of our savings are going to be gone. It’s just sad because they worked so hard and I really wish that they didn’t go to a nursing home but that was my dad’s choice, instead of having personal care and nurses come to their house. That’s his choice, he didn’t think he could handle being in the house with my mom when she gets UTIs and different things like that.
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My mother has been a resident of Fairhaven in Rockford for 3 months now. She’s in hospice now because she’s gone downhill. She really went down during her stay at another facility so it wasn’t Fairhav
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My mother has been a resident of Fairhaven in Rockford for 3 months now. She’s in hospice now because she’s gone downhill. She really went down during her stay at another facility so it wasn’t Fairhaven’s fault, they don’t know my mom. When she got to Fairhaven, she had to quarantine for two weeks and then she completely stopped walking. My dad’s also in Fairhaven. He’s at that place with her because he had a stroke. They’re not in the same room, he doesn’t want to be in the same room because she’s going downhill and he doesn’t want to see that. He’s recovering really well but my mom going downhill makes him feel really bad.
They’re on the third level, they’re all shared rooms but I haven’t been able to see the rooms because of the Coronavirus. My dad is in the same part of the facility with her because he wants to be with her in all the meals, if he was in a different area, he won’t be able to see her at all. Once something happens to my mom, he will go in assisted-living, probably.
They have a courtyard, and they have little putting greens that they can do things on, there’s quite a few of those. It looks really nice, I just haven’t been there enough because of the Coronavirus. I just go up and my dad just comes up to the front and then I take him to his appointments. Before when I took my mom to her appointments, it had to be their van, because she’s on a wheelchair and she didn’t have any strength left in her to get in my car so I always had to go by van with her. It was nice but you had to make sure that it was ready because they only have one van. It’s kind of tricky getting the appointments set up. Sometimes if you get an appointment and you call there, the van’s taken, and then you have to call back to the doctor and it just keeps going back and forth.
Most of the staff are pretty well but they are short staffed so sometimes they have to cut my visit short. My dad told me today that they have hired, through an agency, more people because so many of the staff tested positive for Coronavirus. None of the patients have it but the staff. Even when I did visit, because once my mom was on hospice I wanted to make sure that I was able to hug her one last time, they did let me in and I had to go through this spot, it washes your shoes and then you go through the UV light and you turn around and then you don a plastic gown. When you have to go back in your car, you have to go all the way around the building and then you have to go through this other part to get to the third floor.
From talking to my parents, they’re not that happy but a lot of it probably has to do with the Coronavirus and the shortage of help. They said the food is awful. They’re comparing it to another facility. Fairhaven is a nicer place but the food is awful. The structure looks nice, really clean and everything. It’s very expensive so I don’t know how to compare it to other places but their prescriptions are very expensive. My mom’s is at a thousand a month and my dad’s a 500 a month. Before we would use our GoodRx card at the pharmacy in town so it was a lot cheaper. Now it’s going to be a hundred thousand a year without the prescriptions for each one, plus everything else. It’s all a la carte in there so it’s quite expensive but I don’t know the prices of other places so I can’t compare. To me it’s very expensive, I would never want to end up there because all of our savings are going to be gone. It’s just sad because they worked so hard and I really wish that they didn’t go to a nursing home but that was my dad’s choice, instead of having personal care and nurses come to their house. That’s his choice, he didn’t think he could handle being in the house with my mom when she gets UTIs and different things like that.
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River Bluff Nursing Home
4401 NORTH MAIN STREET, Rockford, IL, 61103
River Bluff Nursing Home is a very good institution. It meets all the requirements and codes. My wife is taking part in activities a little bit more than she did. She is having some difficulty walking
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River Bluff Nursing Home is a very good institution. It meets all the requirements and codes. My wife is taking part in activities a little bit more than she did. She is having some difficulty walking, but they take care of her very well. The price is very reasonable for the care they’re giving her there. She has to share a smaller room with another patient, but we are going to move her to a private room. We’re waiting for the room to be reconditioned to move her into that. The staff has been very good, but I had a little bit of a problem with a few of their new hires. The facility is above average. The meals are served to the patients.
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River Bluff Nursing Home is a very good institution. It meets all the requirements and codes. My wife is taking part in activities a little bit more than she did. She is having some difficulty walking
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River Bluff Nursing Home is a very good institution. It meets all the requirements and codes. My wife is taking part in activities a little bit more than she did. She is having some difficulty walking, but they take care of her very well. The price is very reasonable for the care they’re giving her there. She has to share a smaller room with another patient, but we are going to move her to a private room. We’re waiting for the room to be reconditioned to move her into that. The staff has been very good, but I had a little bit of a problem with a few of their new hires. The facility is above average. The meals are served to the patients.
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P A Peterson Center For Health
1311 PARKVIEW AVENUE, Rockford, IL, 61107
My dad was a patient on the dementia floor and my mom became a resident on the second floor shortly after. The service both of them received was beyond amazing. My dad had nurses that gave him their
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My dad was a patient on the dementia floor and my mom became a resident on the second floor shortly after. The service both of them received was beyond amazing. My dad had nurses that gave him their full attention, spent one on one time with him and tried to make the best for him. The floor my dad was on was always clean as well as his room. The accommodations that are made for families visiting is nice. There are areas the family can sit and visit and there is also an outside balcony that my dad loved. The outside of the facility is placed in a beautiful setting across from a golf course. We were allowed to take my dad out and walk around the facility with him. My mom was included in my dad’s decisions and daily living which helped her immensely with the fact my dad had dementia. The nurses and staff also took extremely good care of my mom. The staff has been nurturing, compassionate, supportive and loving. This starts at management level and continues to everyone that was involved with both of my parents. I would highly recommend PA Peterson to anyone who is looking for their family member to be treated with love, respect, and kindness.
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My dad was a patient on the dementia floor and my mom became a resident on the second floor shortly after. The service both of them received was beyond amazing. My dad had nurses that gave him their
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My dad was a patient on the dementia floor and my mom became a resident on the second floor shortly after. The service both of them received was beyond amazing. My dad had nurses that gave him their full attention, spent one on one time with him and tried to make the best for him. The floor my dad was on was always clean as well as his room. The accommodations that are made for families visiting is nice. There are areas the family can sit and visit and there is also an outside balcony that my dad loved. The outside of the facility is placed in a beautiful setting across from a golf course. We were allowed to take my dad out and walk around the facility with him. My mom was included in my dad’s decisions and daily living which helped her immensely with the fact my dad had dementia. The nurses and staff also took extremely good care of my mom. The staff has been nurturing, compassionate, supportive and loving. This starts at management level and continues to everyone that was involved with both of my parents. I would highly recommend PA Peterson to anyone who is looking for their family member to be treated with love, respect, and kindness.
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Alden Debes
550 South Mulford, Rockford, IL, 61108
My brother was at this facility for 2 weeks the first week & half he was improving from his stroke then one day he vomited next to his chair & started talking jibberish a sign of stroke &
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My brother was at this facility for 2 weeks the first week & half he was improving from his stroke then one day he vomited next to his chair & started talking jibberish a sign of stroke & it took them 3 days before they figured that out & sent him back to the ER!
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My brother was at this facility for 2 weeks the first week & half he was improving from his stroke then one day he vomited next to his chair & started talking jibberish a sign of stroke &
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My brother was at this facility for 2 weeks the first week & half he was improving from his stroke then one day he vomited next to his chair & started talking jibberish a sign of stroke & it took them 3 days before they figured that out & sent him back to the ER!
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Alden Park Strathmoor
5668 STRATHMOOR DRIVE, Rockford, IL, 61107
My dad is currently here and in the dementia locked unit. Not that it’s OK, but ALL nursing homes are understaffed. Period. My dad is happier here than he was at a different nursing home. He has const
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My dad is currently here and in the dementia locked unit. Not that it’s OK, but ALL nursing homes are understaffed. Period. My dad is happier here than he was at a different nursing home. He has constant activities keeping him moving around. We take him our for lunch, visiting family, etc. any time we want. I feel that he is very taken care of here and I have seen other nursing homes. Staff reduced the hallucination drugs he was taking. He’s made an improvement coming here. I understand why now whey nursing homes get a bad wrap, its a difficult job and I tried taking care of my dad at home. You are their best advocate, ask questions, drop in unannounced.
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My dad is currently here and in the dementia locked unit. Not that it’s OK, but ALL nursing homes are understaffed. Period. My dad is happier here than he was at a different nursing home. He has const
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My dad is currently here and in the dementia locked unit. Not that it’s OK, but ALL nursing homes are understaffed. Period. My dad is happier here than he was at a different nursing home. He has constant activities keeping him moving around. We take him our for lunch, visiting family, etc. any time we want. I feel that he is very taken care of here and I have seen other nursing homes. Staff reduced the hallucination drugs he was taking. He’s made an improvement coming here. I understand why now whey nursing homes get a bad wrap, its a difficult job and I tried taking care of my dad at home. You are their best advocate, ask questions, drop in unannounced.
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Generations Healthcare Network
6840 N. Lincoln Ave, Rockford, IL, 60712
This place is crawling with roaches and mice. The nurses scream at the patients and the cnas are more concerned with their cell phones than actually taking care of the residents. The staff is rude and
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This place is crawling with roaches and mice. The nurses scream at the patients and the cnas are more concerned with their cell phones than actually taking care of the residents. The staff is rude and uncaring. Do yourself a favor a do NOT put your loved one here.
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This place is crawling with roaches and mice. The nurses scream at the patients and the cnas are more concerned with their cell phones than actually taking care of the residents. The staff is rude and
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This place is crawling with roaches and mice. The nurses scream at the patients and the cnas are more concerned with their cell phones than actually taking care of the residents. The staff is rude and uncaring. Do yourself a favor a do NOT put your loved one here.
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Alpine Fireside Health Center
3650 North Alpine Road, Rockford, IL, 61114
Staff will alienate families so they have control, and will force residents to sign paperwork they do not know what they are signing due to poor vision/hearing.
Food is tolerable, but residents did
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Staff will alienate families so they have control, and will force residents to sign paperwork they do not know what they are signing due to poor vision/hearing.
Food is tolerable, but residents didn’t even get dessert for Thanksgiving!
Don’t try to file a complaint. They are privately owned and have too many government inspectors in their pockets!
Medical care is minimal, but the therapy division is actually quite good.
Residents are never taken outside for sunshine and fresh air. Activities are nearly non-existent.
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Staff will alienate families so they have control, and will force residents to sign paperwork they do not know what they are signing due to poor vision/hearing.
Food is tolerable, but residents did
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Staff will alienate families so they have control, and will force residents to sign paperwork they do not know what they are signing due to poor vision/hearing.
Food is tolerable, but residents didn’t even get dessert for Thanksgiving!
Don’t try to file a complaint. They are privately owned and have too many government inspectors in their pockets!
Medical care is minimal, but the therapy division is actually quite good.
Residents are never taken outside for sunshine and fresh air. Activities are nearly non-existent.
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Rosewood Care Center of Rockford
1660 SOUTH MULFORD, Rockford, IL, 61108
Be warned..This place is not where you want your loved one. My family member had not had a shower in two weeks everyone has excuses for everything. Lazy cnas and bad care. Very sad to hear the DON was
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Be warned..This place is not where you want your loved one. My family member had not had a shower in two weeks everyone has excuses for everything. Lazy cnas and bad care. Very sad to hear the DON was no longer there. At least she cared. The administrator is a joke. She will tell you what you want to hear to make you happy but then does the opposite. Last week was in the facility and it smelled of urine down the hallway I had to use an inhaler. Room was dirty trash over flowing. All the nurses do is sit behind the desk ask for assistance and they looked at me as if I was a bother. I’m sure this is how they treat my mother if they are this way to the family. Don’t bother talking to the administrator because she’s a nut job and is useless.
I question y my mother hasn’t been receiving her meds…for 3 weeks they just forgot. Yes looking to move my mother. This place needs shut down !! Or get real nurses and cnas that want to work and an administrator that actually does something.
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Be warned..This place is not where you want your loved one. My family member had not had a shower in two weeks everyone has excuses for everything. Lazy cnas and bad care. Very sad to hear the DON was
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Be warned..This place is not where you want your loved one. My family member had not had a shower in two weeks everyone has excuses for everything. Lazy cnas and bad care. Very sad to hear the DON was no longer there. At least she cared. The administrator is a joke. She will tell you what you want to hear to make you happy but then does the opposite. Last week was in the facility and it smelled of urine down the hallway I had to use an inhaler. Room was dirty trash over flowing. All the nurses do is sit behind the desk ask for assistance and they looked at me as if I was a bother. I’m sure this is how they treat my mother if they are this way to the family. Don’t bother talking to the administrator because she’s a nut job and is useless.
I question y my mother hasn’t been receiving her meds…for 3 weeks they just forgot. Yes looking to move my mother. This place needs shut down !! Or get real nurses and cnas that want to work and an administrator that actually does something.
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Rock River Health Care
707 West Riverside Boulevard, Rockford, IL, 61103
My father was at Asta Care Center. The staff was great. His room was spacious and clean. He even was allowed to bring his own big-screened TV and everything. He is a little diabetic, so he doesn’t wan
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My father was at Asta Care Center. The staff was great. His room was spacious and clean. He even was allowed to bring his own big-screened TV and everything. He is a little diabetic, so he doesn’t want to walk around too much, but they had him going to therapy. He didn’t have a terrible time there because he stayed there for quite a while. They’re great there. They were friends to me, and they were friends to my father. He was well taken care of; that’s why he was released, and he was released because they actually did their job. However, there were only a few things that weren’t right like the patients going into his room and stealing his stuff.
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My father was at Asta Care Center. The staff was great. His room was spacious and clean. He even was allowed to bring his own big-screened TV and everything. He is a little diabetic, so he doesn’t wan
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My father was at Asta Care Center. The staff was great. His room was spacious and clean. He even was allowed to bring his own big-screened TV and everything. He is a little diabetic, so he doesn’t want to walk around too much, but they had him going to therapy. He didn’t have a terrible time there because he stayed there for quite a while. They’re great there. They were friends to me, and they were friends to my father. He was well taken care of; that’s why he was released, and he was released because they actually did their job. However, there were only a few things that weren’t right like the patients going into his room and stealing his stuff.
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East Bank Center
6131 PARK RIDGE ROAD, Loves Park, IL, 61111
My parents used to be residents of East Bank Center. They were both there and they forgot to give my mom her thyroid medication and so she went way downhill. That place was awful. I had to call the nu
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My parents used to be residents of East Bank Center. They were both there and they forgot to give my mom her thyroid medication and so she went way downhill. That place was awful. I had to call the nursing home government to report them because she could have died or gone into a coma without having her thyroid meds. She changed into a different person. She was fighting and biting them and she’s never done that before. It took them three weeks to figure it out, so I was not happy. They also didn’t notice the bed sores, so when she got to the new facility, they saw the bed sores. She had fallen a lot at East Bank too. At the new facility they had her bed down on a mat so if she fell it was not very far. At East Bank they didn’t do that, I guess, so when she fell she’d end up in a hospital. She had a big cast on her head. They also didn’t keep it clean so it was an awful experience. It was the worst place that I ever had to deal with. The staff was very friendly, there might have been a couple that weren’t, but for the most part there were a couple that were very friendly. They shared rooms there. It is such a small place that I did not see anything around there. There was a little spot used for the hugging booth, like a plywood thing that you could put your arms through and you got to put these long gloves on, this was right outside the cafeteria. That’s the only place that we could really see them.
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My parents used to be residents of East Bank Center. They were both there and they forgot to give my mom her thyroid medication and so she went way downhill. That place was awful. I had to call the nu
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My parents used to be residents of East Bank Center. They were both there and they forgot to give my mom her thyroid medication and so she went way downhill. That place was awful. I had to call the nursing home government to report them because she could have died or gone into a coma without having her thyroid meds. She changed into a different person. She was fighting and biting them and she’s never done that before. It took them three weeks to figure it out, so I was not happy. They also didn’t notice the bed sores, so when she got to the new facility, they saw the bed sores. She had fallen a lot at East Bank too. At the new facility they had her bed down on a mat so if she fell it was not very far. At East Bank they didn’t do that, I guess, so when she fell she’d end up in a hospital. She had a big cast on her head. They also didn’t keep it clean so it was an awful experience. It was the worst place that I ever had to deal with. The staff was very friendly, there might have been a couple that weren’t, but for the most part there were a couple that were very friendly. They shared rooms there. It is such a small place that I did not see anything around there. There was a little spot used for the hugging booth, like a plywood thing that you could put your arms through and you got to put these long gloves on, this was right outside the cafeteria. That’s the only place that we could really see them.
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Nursing Home Costs in Rockford, Illinois
The average monthly cost of nursing home care in Rockford is $5,825 for a semiprivate room and $8,144 for a private room.
The Cost of Nursing Home Care in Nearby Cities
Seniors who are looking at nursing home care in Rockford may be interested in knowing how the average monthly cost of care in the city relates to care costs in nearby cities. Using the average monthly cost of a semiprivate room as a price comparison point, the cost of care in Rockford is lower than the national average of $7,756 and the Illinois state average of $6,235.
The average monthly costs of nursing home care in Chicago ($8,076), Peoria ($6,737), Kankakee ($6,540) and Bloomington ($6,996) are all higher than in Rockford.
The Cost of Other Types of Senior Care
Those who are still undecided regarding nursing home care may be interested in the costs of alternative care options in Rockford. The lowest cost option is adult day care which has an average monthly cost of $1,647, and assisted living is a popular option with a monthly average cost of $5,113. Home care and home health care services have an average monthly cost of $4,872 and $5,039, respectively. Nursing home care is the costliest option at a monthly average charge of $5,825 for a semiprivate room and $8,144 for a private room.
Financial Assistance for Nursing Home Care in Rockford, Illinois
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.
Free Resources for Seniors in Rockford, Illinois
The resources provided below may be of interest to seniors who are looking for services that can assist them in staying safely in their own homes for as long as possible. One resource looks at information assistance for those who have decided to move to a nursing home care facility and are looking at financial options.
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| Nutrition Program | (815) 226-4901 | The Northwestern Illinois Area on Agency provides a free nutrition program to seniors aged 60 and over in the area. Those seniors who are physically able to leave their homes can enjoy a meal and socialization at one of the congregate meal sites in the city of Rockford. Volunteer drivers deliver meals to homebound seniors on a daily basis from Monday to Friday. Each meal provides a third of the daily nutritional requirements of an adult. The volunteers are able to check on the welfare of seniors as they deliver the meals to seniors and can report any issues they may find to the relevant authorities. |
| SHIP | (815) 963-1609 | Lifescape is a non-profit organization that runs the SHIP program in Rockford. The program aims to provide free and unbiased information on state health insurance plans to seniors and their caregivers. Staff members provided one-on-one assistance to help seniors reduce their daily medical expenses by helping them to apply for benefit programs they are eligible for. The counselors can also explain the financial assistance options available to seniors who have decided to move to a long-term nursing care facility. |
| Transportation | (815) 963-1609 | The Lifescape Transportation program provides personal and group door-to-door transport options to seniors in Rockford. Transport is provided to medical appointments, grocery stores, community activities and beauty appointments. A caseworker is assigned to each senior to ensure that their personal transport requirements are met and to help them book rides with the service. There is no charge for the service, but donations are suggested for those who can afford to assist the program. |