The 10 Best Nursing Homes in Cook County, IL for 2024

"My wife just entered Abington of Glenview for rehab. Her reception and admission could not have been any better. Everybody was so nice and friendly, that it set her mind fully at ease. I would give it 20 stars if I could!..."

"Glenbridge fits my mother the best. The rooms and amenities are perfect, and it is perfectly located near a shopping center. The staff is good. What’s more important is that they speak Russian, and they’re very caring. ..."

"What I liked best about Elevate Care Chicago North was it was clean and you saw people cleaning up, and doing things. What I didn't like about it was the staff appeared to be indifferent to the residents. I saw some things that I did not like. I hear..."

"Lincolnwood Place was well put together. This location was smaller. With less people, you get better care. Other places have three levels of skilled nursing, and Lincolnwood only has one level. It's a community, and it consists of everything includin..."

"This nursing facility is part of the Friendship Village campus, a continuing care retirement community set on a large parcel of land in suburban Schaumburg. The campus is quite aesthetically pleasing and well laid out, offing safe sidewalks and path..."

"Wonderful place for loved ones. Staff really cares..."

"Smith Village is beautiful. It almost looks like a resort. I've never seen a place that looked that beautiful before in my life. They have private places where residents can go, like fireplace where they can go and read. They have beautiful dining ar..."

"The Moorings of Arlington Heights has a rehab center there, and that's where my husband was transferred from the hospital. He was there for five weeks and received very good care. The nurse practitioner there was excellent. She was great. She was ver..."

"My sister was at Asbury Court. It was pretty newly built and very nice looking. She was there for rehab. The staff were average. They needed to improve their staffing. They're understaffed. I suppose it's everywhere, but they took a while to come to ..."

"My mother is at Ascension Living Casa Scalabrini Village. Everything seems to be going well. She seems to be comfortable and cared for. The place has an old Italian kind of Catholic term. They have activity rooms, an outdoor courtyard area, and a bar..."

"Westminster Place is one of the most highly regarded retirement communities on the North Shore. The beautiful campus located in west Evanst..."

"St. Joseph Village of Chicago is a fantastic place. It's run by a ministry, it has the religious services that my mom needs, the website is fantastic, the dining area, and the activities for the residents. I've tried the food, and it's adequate. The ..."

"I was there every couple of days visiting a good friend of mine who was on the terraces - nursing home side - after a hospitalization. I was so impressed by the competent staff, the amazing therapists, the knowledgeable doctors - who are geriatrician..."

"My mom is at The Admiral at the Lake. It is very good. What I like about it is that it doesn't have the 'nursing home' feel to it. It is more of a residential place even though my mom is in a skilled nursing. They have very good staff. The food is ou..."

"Our mother-in-law spent a little over 6 weeks in rehab at CBV after a hip fracture. She had been 89 years old, mentally sharp, and living alone before this. We felt so fortunate to find a bed for her here. The nursing staff and aides were friendly..."

"My father-in-law is at Plymouth Place. I think at this point we are very happy with Plymouth Place. We like their cleanliness, and their staff seems very, very professional very nice. I think they're doing the best they can with my father-in-law. T..."

"Montgomery Place is beautiful. My parents had this spectacular apartment with a wonderful view of the lake that was very peaceful and lovely. They have an in-house, co-owned caregiver company, so when my dad became less and less independent, we were ..."

"My mom is in Smith Crossing for rehab. So far, they've been good. When I visited, the room was clean, the room was nice, and the staff was nice and very good. She asked for a pain pill and it was one o'clock when she asked, and they said, we'll give ..."

"We visited a place called Greek American; it was a gorgeous place, but we couldn't afford it. It was probably the most beautiful facility I have ever seen. Their secured unit, you have to have a code to get in the elevator and go up there. But you wa..."

"Buckingham Pavilion is a warm welcoming nursing home and rehabilitation center with a very caring staff who gave my mother a sense of family during the 4.5 years she resided there. She loved interacting with the staff and other residents and attendin..."