Artis Senior Living of Lakeview

Is Artis Senior Living of Lakeview licensed by the Illinois Department of Public Health?

It is. The Illinois Department of Public Health shows license 5106866 as active for Artis Senior Living of Lakeview at 3535 North Ashland Avenue, Chicago, held by ARTIS SENIOR LIVING OF LAKEVIEW, LLC. The current license period runs July 20, 2025 to July 20, 2026.

Source: IDPH Licensing & Certification System public lookup. Last verified: October 2026.

What care is Artis Senior Living of Lakeview licensed to provide in Chicago?

IDPH licenses Artis Senior Living of Lakeview for 136 assisted living units: 40 regular assisted living units, 96 Alzheimer's/dementia special care units. About 71% of the licensed units are dedicated to Alzheimer's care, so dementia support is the core of this community.

Illinois licenses assisted living by living unit rather than by bed. An Alzheimer unit belongs to a special care program for people with Alzheimer's disease or a related dementia, which the Assisted Living and Shared Housing Act (210 ILCS 9) and 77 Ill. Adm. Code 295 hold to added staffing, training and environment requirements.

Who operates Artis Senior Living of Lakeview, and has ownership changed?

The licensee of record for Artis Senior Living of Lakeview is ARTIS SENIOR LIVING OF LAKEVIEW, LLC. IDPH shows 3 license period(s) for this establishment in its online system, the earliest beginning July 20, 2023, and no change-of-ownership record at this address.

IDPH's online system only reaches back to its 2023 migration, so a community can be licensed far longer than the earliest period shown; ask the community when it first opened.

Does Artis Senior Living of Lakeview have IDPH inspections or enforcement actions on record?

None are posted. As of October 23, 2026, the IDPH public lookup lists no survey reports, violations or enforcement actions for Artis Senior Living of Lakeview. That reflects what IDPH publishes online, not a guarantee that no survey has taken place.

Ask the administrator for the most recent IDPH survey and any plan of correction — establishments receive them and can share them. To raise a concern, call IDPH's Central Complaint Registry at 1-800-252-4343, or reach the Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program through the Illinois Department on Aging Senior HelpLine at 1-800-252-8966.

Where is Artis Senior Living of Lakeview, and what else is licensed nearby in Chicago?

Artis Senior Living of Lakeview is in Chicago, Cook County — one of 16 IDPH-licensed assisted living establishments in Chicago, 13 of which list Alzheimer units. Across Cook County, IDPH lists 84 active establishments, 61 with Alzheimer units.

Hospitals families near Chicago commonly use include Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Rush University Medical Center, UChicago Medicine, Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center — worth knowing for emergency transfers and specialist follow-ups.

For benefits counseling, caregiver programs and in-home services, the local agency is the Chicago Department of Family and Support Services (DFSS) Senior Services, the City of Chicago's Area Agency on Aging.

Other licensed establishments in Chicago: Admiral at the Lake, Amazing Grace Senior Living on Talcott, Ascension Living Resurrection Village, Clarendale Six Corners, Colfax Manor Assisted Living, Hartwell Place.

How does Artis Senior Living of Lakeview compare with other licensed communities in Cook County?

By licensed size, Artis Senior Living of Lakeview is one of the largest assisted living establishments in Cook County: its 136 assisted living units rank #5 of 84 establishments with published unit counts, against a county median of 66. Metro-wide it ranks #8 of 228.

73% of Cook County establishments list Alzheimer units, 1855 in total; Artis Senior Living of Lakeview's 96 make up 5% of the county's licensed dementia capacity. Size isn't quality — a smaller building can mean more consistent staff — but it shapes the feel of daily life, the range of activities, and how likely an opening is when you need one.

What does Artis Senior Living of Lakeview's IDPH license history show?

IDPH's online system shows 3 license periods for Artis Senior Living of Lakeview, beginning July 20, 2023. Illinois assisted living licenses run for one year and are renewed annually, so an unbroken chain of periods is what a well-run renewal history looks like. The licensed unit mix has stayed the same across these periods.

• July 20, 2023 – July 20, 2024: Active
• July 20, 2024 – July 20, 2025: Active
• July 20, 2025 – July 20, 2026: Active

What Illinois rules apply to Artis Senior Living of Lakeview?

Illinois assisted living establishments are licensed under the Assisted Living and Shared Housing Act (210 ILCS 9) and 77 Ill. Adm. Code 295. In practice that means a written residency contract that spells out services and fees, an individualized service plan, staff on site around the clock, and an annual unannounced IDPH visit.

The Act also limits who can live in assisted living. Generally, an establishment can't admit or keep a resident who needs 24-hour skilled nursing, total assistance with two or more activities of daily living, or care for serious pressure sores, outside narrow exceptions such as hospice. Ask how Artis Senior Living of Lakeview applies those limits before you sign.

Because the license lists Alzheimer units, the dementia program must also meet the Act's special care unit requirements and the Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias Special Care Disclosure Act, which requires a written description of the program's philosophy, staffing, training and activities. Ask for that disclosure document.

How do families pay for Artis Senior Living of Lakeview?

Private pay covers most stays, typically from savings, retirement income or a home sale. If your parent holds long-term care insurance, ask the community to complete the claim paperwork — most policies cover licensed assisted living after an elimination period. VA Aid and Attendance can add a monthly pension benefit for eligible wartime veterans and surviving spouses.

For Medicaid, Illinois uses the Supportive Living Program rather than paying assisted living rent directly, and SLP communities are certified separately by HFS — confirm with Artis Senior Living of Lakeview whether it participates before counting on it. For free benefits counseling, contact the Chicago Department of Family and Support Services (DFSS) Senior Services.

How much does memory care at a community like Artis Senior Living of Lakeview cost?

Artis Senior Living of Lakeview doesn't publish its rates to IDPH, so we don't list a price for it. For context, memory care across the Chicago metro typically runs $5,500–$8,000 a month in 2026, with regular assisted living lower at $4,500–$6,500 a month.

Ask for an all-in monthly figure in writing for your parent's actual care level, what triggers a level-of-care increase, and the annual increase history. Illinois' Medicaid alternative to assisted living, the Supportive Living Program (SLP) run by HFS, is separately certified — ask Artis Senior Living of Lakeview directly whether it participates.

How should families evaluate Artis Senior Living of Lakeview?

Start with the license: confirm license 5106866 is active in the IDPH lookup and that the unit type your parent needs is on it. Then judge staffing, not décor — the overnight caregiver ratio, caregiver turnover in the last year, and how long the administrator has been in place.

For a dementia placement, ask to see the Alzheimer unit itself: how it is secured, the staff-to-resident ratio inside it, the dementia training staff completed, and the written criteria for moving a resident from regular assisted living into the special care unit.

What should you ask on a tour of Artis Senior Living of Lakeview?

Bring questions that test what the brochure can't. These are tailored to Artis Senior Living of Lakeview's license:

• Can you show me license 5106866 and your most recent IDPH survey?
• What is the overnight caregiver-to-resident ratio?
• Which care needs would require a move to a nursing home?
• How are medications managed, and who administers them?
• What is included in the base rate, and what costs extra?
• How many of your 96 Alzheimer units are open right now, and is there a wait list?
• What dementia training do staff in the special care unit complete, and how often?
• Do you participate in the Supportive Living Program, or accept VA Aid & Attendance toward rent?
• How do you handle a fall or medical emergency at 2 a.m.?

Can Chicago Senior Advisor help compare Artis Senior Living of Lakeview with other Cook County options?

Yes, at no cost to families. We pull the same IDPH record shown here for each community on your shortlist, compare Artis Senior Living of Lakeview with other licensed options in Chicago and Cook County on care level, availability and price, and stay in touch through the move. Call (877) 203-5053 or use the chat on this page.