Assisted Living/Shared Housing Establishment · McHenry, McHenry County · IDPH license #5108607
It is. The Illinois Department of Public Health shows license 5108607 as active for The Courtyard at McHenry (Assisted Living) at 3300 Charles J Miller Road, McHenry, held by ENCORE MCHENRY LLC. The current license period runs June 1, 2026 to May 31, 2027.
| Licensing agency | Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH), Office of Health Care Regulation |
|---|---|
| License type | Assisted Living/Shared Housing Establishment |
| IDPH license # | 5108607 |
| IDPH facility ID | 6022403 |
| Licensee (legal operator) | ENCORE MCHENRY LLC |
| Status | Active |
| Licensed units | 97 total · 80 regular · 0 Alzheimer · 17 floating |
| Alzheimer's special care unit | No Alzheimer units listed |
| Current license period | June 1, 2026 – May 31, 2027 |
| Earliest license period in IDPH's online system | June 1, 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 | 3300 Charles J Miller Road, McHenry, IL · McHenry County |
| Phone (as filed with IDPH) | (815) 385-9840 |
| State record | View this establishment in the IDPH lookup |
Source: IDPH Licensing & Certification System public lookup. Last verified: October 2026.
IDPH licenses The Courtyard at McHenry (Assisted Living) for 97 assisted living units: 80 regular assisted living units, 17 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.
The licensee of record for The Courtyard at McHenry (Assisted Living) is ENCORE MCHENRY LLC. IDPH shows 4 license period(s) for this establishment in its online system, the earliest beginning June 1, 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 The Courtyard at McHenry (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.
The Courtyard at McHenry (Assisted Living) is in McHenry, McHenry County — one of 5 IDPH-licensed assisted living establishments in McHenry, 3 of which list Alzheimer units. Across McHenry County, IDPH lists 21 active establishments, 16 with Alzheimer units.
Hospitals families near McHenry commonly use include Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital — worth knowing for emergency transfers and specialist follow-ups.
For benefits counseling, caregiver programs and in-home services, the local agency is the Northeastern Illinois Area Agency on Aging, which serves DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry and Will counties.
Other licensed establishments in McHenry: Cedarhurst of McHenry, Maya's Villa, The Courtyard at McHenry (Memory Care), White Oaks at Heritage Woods of McHenry.
By licensed size, The Courtyard at McHenry (Assisted Living) is one of the largest assisted living establishments in McHenry County: its 97 assisted living units rank #3 of 21 establishments with published unit counts, against a county median of 48. Metro-wide it ranks #51 of 228.
76% of McHenry County establishments list Alzheimer units, 383 in total; The Courtyard at McHenry (Assisted Living) is not one of them. 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 4 license periods for The Courtyard at McHenry (Assisted Living), beginning June 1, 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.
The Courtyard at McHenry (Assisted Living) operates under the same state rulebook as every assisted living establishment in Illinois: the Assisted Living and Shared Housing Act (210 ILCS 9) and IDPH's rules at 77 Ill. Adm. Code 295. Those rules require a residency contract, a service plan for each resident, awake staff at all hours, and an annual unannounced IDPH inspection.
They also set the ceiling on care. Residents who need round-the-clock skilled nursing, or total help with two or more daily activities, generally have to move to a nursing home unless an exception such as hospice applies — so the move-out criteria in the contract matter as much as the move-in tour.
Most families pay privately — savings, pension and Social Security income, or proceeds from selling a home. Long-term care insurance usually reimburses licensed assisted living once a policy's benefit trigger is met, so check the elimination period. Wartime veterans and surviving spouses may qualify for VA Aid and Attendance, a pension supplement that can be applied to rent.
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 The Courtyard at McHenry (Assisted Living) whether it participates before counting on it. For free benefits counseling, contact the Northeastern Illinois Area Agency on Aging.
The Courtyard at McHenry (Assisted Living) doesn't publish its rates to IDPH, so we don't list a price for it. For context, assisted living across the Chicago metro typically runs $4,500–$6,500 a month in 2026.
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 The Courtyard at McHenry (Assisted Living) directly whether it participates.
Start with the license: confirm license 5108607 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.
Because no Alzheimer units are listed, ask what happens if memory loss progresses — whether the community can keep your parent, and at what point it would ask for a move.
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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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