Brookdale Hawthorn Lakes (Assisted Living)

Is Brookdale Hawthorn Lakes (Assisted Living) licensed by the Illinois Department of Public Health?

Yes. Brookdale Hawthorn Lakes (Assisted Living) at 10 E Hawthorne Pkwy in Vernon Hills holds an active IDPH Assisted Living/Shared Housing Establishment license, number 5101768, held by BLC-THE WILLOWS, LLC. The current license period runs April 15, 2026 to April 14, 2027.

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

What care is Brookdale Hawthorn Lakes (Assisted Living) licensed to provide in Vernon Hills?

IDPH licenses Brookdale Hawthorn Lakes (Assisted Living) for 62 assisted living units: 50 regular assisted living units, 12 floating units. No Alzheimer's special care units are listed on the license, so families looking for a secured dementia program should ask how the community handles cognitive decline.

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. IDPH also shows some units as “floating”; ask how those are assigned between regular and dementia care.

Who operates Brookdale Hawthorn Lakes (Assisted Living), and has ownership changed?

The licensee of record for Brookdale Hawthorn Lakes (Assisted Living) is BLC-THE WILLOWS, LLC. IDPH shows 3 license period(s) for this establishment in its online system, the earliest beginning April 15, 2024, 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 Brookdale Hawthorn Lakes (Assisted Living) 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 Brookdale Hawthorn Lakes (Assisted Living). 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.

What other licensed assisted living is near Brookdale Hawthorn Lakes (Assisted Living) in Vernon Hills?

Brookdale Hawthorn Lakes (Assisted Living) is in Vernon Hills, Lake County, alongside 3 other IDPH-licensed assisted living establishments in the same city. Across Lake County, IDPH lists 37 active establishments, 30 with Alzheimer units.

Nearby licensed options: Autumn Leaves of Vernon Hills, Ciel of Vernon Hills, The Laurel at Vernon Hills.

For local senior services, contact the Northeastern Illinois Area Agency on Aging, which serves DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry and Will counties. For help comparing options, call Chicago Senior Advisor at (877) 203-5053 — free for families.