Highlands at Westminster Place

Is Highlands at Westminster Place licensed by the Illinois Department of Public Health?

Yes. Highlands at Westminster Place at 3131 Simpson Street in Evanston holds an active IDPH Assisted Living/Shared Housing Establishment license, number 5100745, held by PRESBYTERIAN HOMES. The current license period runs April 10, 2026 to April 9, 2027.

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

What care is Highlands at Westminster Place licensed to provide in Evanston?

IDPH licenses Highlands at Westminster Place for 85 assisted living units: 85 regular assisted living 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.

Who operates Highlands at Westminster Place, and has ownership changed?

The licensee of record for Highlands at Westminster Place is PRESBYTERIAN HOMES. IDPH shows 3 license period(s) for this establishment in its online system, the earliest beginning April 10, 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 Highlands at Westminster Place 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 Highlands at Westminster Place. 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 Highlands at Westminster Place in Evanston?

Highlands at Westminster Place is in Evanston, Cook County, alongside 3 other IDPH-licensed assisted living establishments in the same city. Across Cook County, IDPH lists 84 active establishments, 61 with Alzheimer units.

Nearby licensed options: The Mather Evanston, Three Crowns Park, Trulee Evanston.

For local senior services, contact AgeOptions, the Area Agency on Aging for suburban Cook County. For help comparing options, call Chicago Senior Advisor at (877) 203-5053 — free for families.