Home Health Care in Zion, Illinois
Zion, IL has 1 licensed home health care agency listed on ElderCareCosts. The median estimated cost is $6,892/mo. That's roughly in line with the Illinois state median. Compare providers below, or request a personalized shortlist to start your search.
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Starting tier, Zion
$3,133/mo
About 20 hours a week: a common starting point for a new home-care client
Full-time care (44 hrs/week, survey standard)
$6,892/mo
Modeled range $6,708 – $6,995
● Zion $6,892 at 44 hrs/wk ○ National median $6,769 at 44 hrs/wk
Three steps
1. Call the county aging agency
Free: (630) 293-5990 (AgeGuide)
2. Shortlist 3 options
3. Prepare for the assessment
What senior care costs in Zion
Zion figures as of 2025. Method and sources below.
Median costs for home health care in Zion versus Illinois and the middle state nationally. The 25th and 75th percentile rows are the modeled range explained on the methodology page; in the national column they are percentiles across state medians. Figures are estimates, not quotes. Home health is priced here at the survey's merged rate for non-medical home caregivers, because the survey no longer prices skilled nursing or therapy visits separately. Skilled visits are usually billed per visit.
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What home care really costs by the hour
The $6,892 monthly figure assumes 44 hours of care a week. The survey standard. At Zion's implied rate of about $36 an hour:
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Ways families typically pay
- Private pay (savings, income, home equity)
- Long-term care insurance
- VA Aid & Attendance for eligible veterans and surviving spouses
- Medicaid home- and community-based services (HCBS) waivers, where eligible. Rules vary by state
Medicare generally does not cover long-term custodial care. State-specific Medicaid waiver guides are coming soon.
Nearby: Beach Park $6,892 · Winthrop Harbor $6,892 · Wadsworth $6,892 · Waukegan $6,892 · Old Mill Creek $6,892
What can you afford?
Every family starts with a number. Here's what different monthly budgets realistically cover in Zion, grounded in local medians on this page.
Part-time home care or entry assisted living
Assisted living with room to spare
Nursing care or heavy home-care schedules
Every licensed home health care agency: 1
A note on counting: we show 1 licensed home health care agency listed for Zion proper. Other sites show bigger numbers when they count a wide radius. Nearby options are linked below, labeled by city.
How we rank these: we don't. Listed by verification date, newest first.
Providers appear with their government data: license status, capacity, inspection history, and a CMS star rating where the service has one. The order is the date we last verified each record, newest first. Nobody pays to appear, and nobody pays to move up. If a listing says "Sponsored," a provider paid for that placement and the label says so.
Looking for a transparent sort by CMS stars, inspection records, and staffing? That is a separate data ranking, not an editorial pick.
Most listings publish no price. The Zion home health care median is $6,892/mo, an estimate; ask each agency for its own number in writing.
Greenpath Health Group, LLC
Sponsored placements, when they appear, are always labeled. How we make money →
Also serving Zion
Home health care comes to the home, so agencies based one town over often serve Zion; their licensed office is simply in a different city. These 7 are based nearby, listed by office location, nearest first. They are separate from the licensed-in-Zion count above. Always confirm they cover your address.
North Shore at Home
LHC - Illinois Home Health Care
Interim HealthCare of Lake County
Advantage Home Health Plus, INC
Meridian Home Health Care Services, INC
Assure Home Healthcare, INC
Integrated Home Healthcare Services, CORP
Ordered by distance from Zion, never by who pays. Office location is shown on every card. How we make money →
In the last 365 days: 8 newly licensed. Counts come from our ingestion diffs, not a complete state registry dump.
Free local help worth saving
Zion has an estimated population of 24,600. About 2,797 residents (11%) are age 65 or older. Zion is located in Lake County, Illinois. The median household income is $63,104. Our directory currently lists 1 licensed home health care agency in Zion. Estimated median cost in Zion is $6,892 per month, compared with $6,864 per month statewide in Illinois.
Source: US Census Bureau (ACS) · Updated Jul 2026.GOVThese services are public and free. We list them before anything we could earn from.
- AgeGuide(630) 293-5990ageguide.org
Area Agency on Aging serving this city.
State aging agency - Illinois Long-Term Care Ombudsman Programltcombudsman.org
State Long-Term Care Ombudsman program.
State LTC Ombudsman - Illinois State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP)shiphelp.org
State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP).
Medicare counseling (SHIP) - Illinois Department on Aging1-800-252-8966ilaging.illinois.gov
Aging & Disability Resource Center hub for this state.
State aging agency - Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Centerva.gov
VA Medical Center in North Chicago.
VA open data - Community Care ProgramOfficial program page
Can help pay for care if your parent qualifies. Rules change. Confirm on the official page.
State Medicaid program
Free national starting points. Official sites only; we do not scrape these directories.
- Eldercare Locator · 800-677-1116
Free nationwide connection to local aging services.
- 211
Local health and human services referrals.
- NCOA BenefitsCheckUp
Screen for benefits you may qualify for.
- DIAL
ACL Disability Information and Access Line.
- VA health benefits
Veterans health care and long-term care programs.
Veterans & surviving spouses: VA Aid & Attendance can help wartime veterans who qualify. Official info only. How Aid & Attendance works →
Questions families ask
How many home health care agencies are listed in Zion, IL?
We currently list 1 licensed home health care agency in Zion, IL.
What does home health care cost per hour in Zion?
Based on the modeled median, home health care in Zion runs about $36 an hour. A 20-hour week runs about $3,133/month.
Is home health care in Zion more expensive than the rest of Illinois?
Zion's median home health care cost is about 0% higher than the Illinois state median.
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Trust & methodology
How to cite this page
Cite this: According to ElderCareCosts' 2026 index, home health care in Zion, IL costs $6,892/month (median), at the 44-hour-a-week survey standard.
APA: ElderCareCosts Research. (2026). Home Health Care in Zion, IL. ElderCareCosts. Retrieved September 18, 2026, from https://www.eldercarecosts.com/home-health-care/illinois/zion/
Chicago: ElderCareCosts Research. "Home Health Care in Zion, IL." ElderCareCosts. Last modified August 10, 2026. Accessed September 18, 2026. https://www.eldercarecosts.com/home-health-care/illinois/zion/.
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