Melody Living of Lake in the Hills

Is Melody Living of Lake in the Hills licensed by the Illinois Department of Public Health?

Yes — IDPH lists Melody Living of Lake in the Hills (525 Harvest Gate Road, Lake in the Hills) as an active Assisted Living/Shared Housing Establishment under license 5107658, held by AL-MC LAKE IN HILLS ASSOCIATES, LLC. The current license period runs November 28, 2025 to November 27, 2026.

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

What care is Melody Living of Lake in the Hills licensed to provide in Lake in the Hills?

IDPH licenses Melody Living of Lake in the Hills for 88 assisted living units: 74 regular assisted living units, 14 Alzheimer's/dementia special care units. About 16% of the licensed units are dedicated to Alzheimer's care, so dementia support is one part of a mostly assisted living program.

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 Melody Living of Lake in the Hills, and has ownership changed?

The licensee of record for Melody Living of Lake in the Hills is AL-MC LAKE IN HILLS ASSOCIATES, LLC. IDPH shows 3 license period(s) for this establishment in its online system, the earliest beginning November 28, 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 Melody Living of Lake in the Hills 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 Melody Living of Lake in the Hills. 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 Melody Living of Lake in the Hills in Lake in the Hills?

Melody Living of Lake in the Hills is in Lake in the Hills, McHenry County, alongside 4 other IDPH-licensed assisted living establishments in the same city. Across McHenry County, IDPH lists 21 active establishments, 16 with Alzheimer units.

Nearby licensed options: Arden Rose Senior Living, Arden Rose Senior Living Two, The Heathers Senior Homes 4560, The Heathers Senior Homes 4570.

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.