The Oaks at Elevate Care

Is The Oaks at Elevate Care licensed by the Illinois Department of Public Health?

Yes — IDPH lists The Oaks at Elevate Care (1665 Oakton Place, Des Plaines) as an active Assisted Living/Shared Housing Establishment under license 3001229, held by The Oaks at Elevate Care LLC. The current license period runs May 1, 2026 to August 28, 2026.

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

What care is The Oaks at Elevate Care licensed to provide in Des Plaines?

IDPH licenses The Oaks at Elevate Care for 105 assisted living units: 48 regular assisted living units, 57 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 The Oaks at Elevate Care, and has ownership changed?

The Oaks at Elevate Care is operated by The Oaks at Elevate Care LLC, and IDPH records show a change of ownership at this address: the earlier licensed entity (Generations at Oakton Arms) is now marked “Inactive – CHOW.” The current licensee's first license period in the IDPH system began May 1, 2026.

An ownership change doesn't by itself mean care changed, but ask what stayed the same — administrator, nursing lead, pricing and residency agreement terms — and what the new operator changed.

Does The Oaks at Elevate Care 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 The Oaks at Elevate Care. 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 The Oaks at Elevate Care in Des Plaines?

The Oaks at Elevate Care is in Des Plaines, Cook County, alongside 2 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: Asbury Court, Discovery Village Des Plaines.

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.