There are 20 nursing homes serving Lake Forest, Illinois. This includes 2 in Lake Forest and 18 nearby. Nursing home care costs in Illinois range from around $115 up to $375 daily, with an average cost running about $170. The monthly expense averages roughly $5,100 and ranges between $3,450 and $11,250. On a yearly basis, the mean cost is around $62,050, which is under the national average of $77,380.
Nursing home care costs in Lake Forest generally range from $145 per day up to $445 per day, with an average cost of about $253 per day. This equates to a yearly cost of $92,163.
Lake Forest is a small city in Lake County within Illinois. It is part of the Chicago-Naperville-Joliet metro statistical area. The city has a total population of 20,925, with 6,987,494 people in the surrounding statistical area. Around 32% of the residents are 55 and over.
The SeniorScore™ for Lake Forest is 84. The mean housing price in the city is $1,215,000, which is higher than the state average of $187,500. Lake Forest has a moderate unemployment rate of about 7.16%. The city's mean household income is $133,000 ($86,000 per capita), vs an average of $54,000 for the state of Illinois.
Lake Forest has extreme average temperatures, with cold winters and calm summers. The area gets low amounts of rainfall annually. Compared to other American cities, Lake Forest has a very low crime rate, above average air quality, and moderate water quality ratings.