Assisted Living/Shared Housing Establishment · River Forest, Cook County · IDPH license #5107906
It is. The Illinois Department of Public Health shows license 5107906 as active for Sunrise of River Forest at 800 Harlem Avenue, River Forest, held by SRF Opco TRS, LLC. The current license period runs December 16, 2025 to December 15, 2026.
| Licensing agency | Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH), Office of Health Care Regulation |
|---|---|
| License type | Assisted Living/Shared Housing Establishment |
| IDPH license # | 5107906 |
| IDPH facility ID | 6025153 |
| Licensee (legal operator) | SRF Opco TRS, LLC |
| Status | Active |
| Licensed units | 125 total · 92 regular · 33 Alzheimer · 0 floating |
| Alzheimer's special care unit | Yes — 33 Alzheimer units on the license |
| Current license period | December 16, 2025 – December 15, 2026 |
| Earliest license period in IDPH's online system | December 16, 2023 |
| Change of ownership on file | None recorded at this address |
| Inspection / enforcement record | None posted in the IDPH public lookup (checked October 2026) |
| Address | 800 Harlem Avenue, River Forest, IL · Cook County |
| Phone (as filed with IDPH) | (708) 402-9202 |
| State record | View this establishment in the IDPH lookup |
Source: IDPH Licensing & Certification System public lookup. Last verified: October 2026.
IDPH licenses Sunrise of River Forest for 125 assisted living units: 92 regular assisted living units, 33 Alzheimer's/dementia special care units. About 26% of the licensed units are dedicated to Alzheimer's care, so dementia support is a meaningful part of its 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.
The licensee of record for Sunrise of River Forest is SRF Opco TRS, LLC. IDPH shows 3 license period(s) for this establishment in its online system, the earliest beginning December 16, 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.
None are posted. As of October 23, 2026, the IDPH public lookup lists no survey reports, violations or enforcement actions for Sunrise of River Forest. 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.
Sunrise of River Forest is the only IDPH-licensed assisted living establishment listed in River Forest, Cook County. Across Cook County, IDPH lists 84 active establishments, 61 with Alzheimer units.
Hospitals families near River Forest commonly use include Rush Oak Park Hospital — worth knowing for emergency transfers and specialist follow-ups.
For benefits counseling, caregiver programs and in-home services, the local agency is AgeOptions, the Area Agency on Aging for suburban Cook County.
By licensed size, Sunrise of River Forest is larger than most assisted living establishments in Cook County: its 125 assisted living units rank #7 of 84 establishments with published unit counts, against a county median of 66. Metro-wide it ranks #16 of 228.
73% of Cook County establishments list Alzheimer units, 1855 in total; Sunrise of River Forest's 33 make up 2% 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.
IDPH's online system shows 3 license periods for Sunrise of River Forest, beginning December 16, 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.
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 Sunrise of River Forest 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.
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 Sunrise of River Forest whether it participates before counting on it. For free benefits counseling, contact AgeOptions.
Sunrise of River Forest 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 Sunrise of River Forest directly whether it participates.
Treat the IDPH record for Sunrise of River Forest as the floor, not the finish line. It proves the establishment is licensed for the care it offers; it can't tell you how a Tuesday night shift actually runs. Visit twice, once unannounced, and watch a mealtime.
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.
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Last verified: October 2026 against the IDPH Facility Lookup. Licensing details can change between refreshes — call us for a same-day check.
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