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In-Home Care in Cook County, IL

Licensed in-home care providers across Cook County, the cities they are in, and where to get free local help.

Licensed in-home care providers: 238

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Cities in Cook County

Local housing costs

HUD’s fair market rent for Cook County sets what a housing voucher covers here. It is a useful floor for what local housing costs, not a price for care.

One-bedroom fair market rent (FY2026)
$1,581per month
Two-bedroom fair market rent (FY2026)
$1,781per month
Income limit, one person (FY2026)
$42,550per year
Income limit, four people (FY2026)
$60,750per year

The income limits are HUD’s very low income threshold, about 50 percent of area median income. They are the line most Section 8 and income-restricted senior housing programs use. HUD publishes a one-person and a four-person figure, so households of two or three fall between the two numbers above.

Local aging & Medicaid contacts

Long-term care ombudsman

Free help with complaints about care and residents' rights in nursing homes and assisted living.

Illinois Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program

Official ombudsman website

Source: State LTC Ombudsman

No county-matched Area Agency on Aging row yet for Cook County.

Aging & Disability Resource Center

Illinois Department on Aging · 1-800-252-8966

Official ADRC page

Source: Aging & disability resource center

Medicare counseling (SHIP)

Illinois State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP)

Official SHIP website

Source: Medicare counseling (SHIP)

Illinois Medicaid HCBS / LTSS programs

State-level Medicaid waiver contacts (not invented county Medicaid offices). Official agency pages only.

  • Community Care Program. Illinois Department on Aging Community Care Program (includes Medicaid HCBS elderly waiver pathway).
Source: State Medicaid program

Questions families ask

Which cities in Cook County have in-home care listings?

Cook County has in-home care agencies in 22 cities, each listed on this page with its own provider list.

How do families in Cook County learn about Medicaid long-term care options?

Illinois runs named Medicaid programs that pay for care at home and in assisted living. This page links to the official state pages for each.

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