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10 Best Nursing Homes in Blair, IL

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If you’re considering moving your loved one into a Blair nursing home, our senior living advisors can help. The term “nursing home” is often used interchangeably with assisted living or other senior housing options; but a nursing home is a skilled nursing facility for individuals with serious, debilitating short- or long-term health issues. So even the best nursing homes in Blair, IL may not be right for seniors who don’t require round-the-clock care.

We can help you determine if a skilled nursing facility in Blair or another care type is right for you. Browse 227 senior living options near you to see the variety available, or contact us to learn more about elderly homes in Blair.

We are also serving Assisted Living facilities in surrounding neighborhoods like Old Marissa.
You may also consider nearby communities such as Baldwin, Biddleborn and Clarmin.

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Nursing Homes Facilities near Blair, IL

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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Provides: Assisted Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Provides: Nursing Homes
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Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.
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Provides: Nursing Homes
Care types provided by this community
Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.
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Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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Provides: Memory Care
Care types provided by this community
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
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Provides: Nursing Homes
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Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.
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Provides: Memory Care, Nursing Homes
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Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Crystal Oaks Assisted Living is the ideal solution for seniors who value their independence, yet require assistance with daily activities such as bathing, dressing, and dispensing medications. Our Assisted Living includes a secured memory care unit. Additionally, Crystal Oaks offers short term...
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Provides: Nursing Homes
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Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.
Carbondale Nursing & Rehabilitation Center is a skilled and intermediate care facility located in Carbondale, Illinois. Carbondale Nursing & Rehabilitation Center has undergone many physical plant improvements, including a new rehabilitation treatment area, and a brand new supportive...
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Provides: Nursing Homes
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Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Provides: Assisted Living, Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Autumn Ridge offers two levels of occupancy, residential care and retirement living. We are convieniently located just off the freeway in Herculaneum.Autumn Ridge offers and tranquil and gracious lifestyle; we are just minutes away from restaurants, pharmacies, grocers and shopping centers. Our...
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Provides: Nursing Homes
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Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.
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Provides: Nursing Homes
Care types provided by this community
Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.
Provides: Assisted Living, Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Provides: Assisted Living, Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
The Bridges of Columbia offers the perfect mix of privacy,independance and community for people ready to live a more carefree lifestyle. With a comprehensive list of services and ammenities that are included in your monthly rent, we take the headaches of home ownership away so you can focus on...
Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.

Cost of nursing homes in Blair, IL

The average cost of senior living in Blair is $4,509 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Cutler, IL with an average of $3,794 per month.

Nursing homes costs in Blair, IL, vs. nearby cities

Blair, IL
$4,509/mo
$4,071/mo

Nursing homes costs in Blair, IL, vs. state and national averages

Blair, IL
$4,509/mo
U.S. national average
$4,794/mo

Nursing homes costs in Blair, IL, vs. other senior living options

$4,071/mo
Nursing Homes
$4,509/mo

Nursing homes costs in Blair, IL, by floor plan type

Semi-Private
$4,948/mo
Studio
$4,999/mo
1 Bedroom
$4,747/mo
2 Bedroom
$5,441/mo

Senior living costs in Blair vs. state and national costs

Cost comparison table showing community type costs by location. This table contains 4 rows of data across 4 columns.
Column communityType: Community type
Column destination: Blair, IL
Column state: Illinois
Column national: U.S.
Community typeBlair, ILIllinoisU.S.
Nursing Homes$4,509/mo$5,166/mo$4,794/mo
Assisted Living$4,071/mo$5,149/mo$4,558/mo
Memory Care$4,071/mo$5,166/mo$4,794/mo
Independent Living$4,071/mo$4,331/mo$4,016/mo
Nursing Homes
Blair, IL:$4,509/mo
Illinois:$5,166/mo
U.S.:$4,794/mo
Assisted Living
Blair, IL:$4,071/mo
Illinois:$5,149/mo
U.S.:$4,558/mo
Memory Care
Blair, IL:$4,071/mo
Illinois:$5,166/mo
U.S.:$4,794/mo
Independent Living
Blair, IL:$4,071/mo
Illinois:$4,331/mo
U.S.:$4,016/mo
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Nursing homes costs in Blair, IL, over time

The line graph below shows how monthly nursing homes costs have shifted over the past five years in Blair and how those changes compare with state and national trends. The figures represent quarterly averages of what seniors actually paid after moving into A Place for Mom partner communities.

Blair, ILIL stateNational

Nursing homes cost trends in Blair, IL

The table below shows how monthly nursing homes costs in Blair have changed in the last two years and how those changes compare with state and national trends. The figures represent averages of actual costs paid by seniors who moved into A Place for Mom partner communities in 2023 and 2024.

Cost comparison table showing 2023 and 2024 median costs by location. This table contains 3 rows of data across 4 columns.
Column location: Location
Column cost2024: 2024 average cost
Column cost2023: 2023 average cost
Column percentChange: Percent change
Location2024 average cost2023 average costPercent change
Blair, IL$4,570/mo$4,306/mo+6.1%
Illinois$6,148/mo$5,811/mo+5.8%
National$5,667/mo$5,383/mo+5.3%
Blair, IL
2024 average cost:$4,570/mo
2023 average cost:$4,306/mo
Percent change:+6.1%
Illinois
2024 average cost:$6,148/mo
2023 average cost:$5,811/mo
Percent change:+5.8%
National
2024 average cost:$5,667/mo
2023 average cost:$5,383/mo
Percent change:+5.3%
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Discover the many ways to pay for senior living

Planning ahead can better position you to make good choices for your loved one’s care in the future. But if your aging family member needs care now, there are ways to finance the cost of long-term care through a combination of approaches.

What families are saying about nursing homes in Blair

Recent reviews for nursing homes in Blair

Cambridge House of Maryville

3.7
We chose Cambridge House of Maryville because it was recommended to us through family members, they said that it was a well-managed facility. The room sizes here are good, but I do think the kitchen could use some more space. Overall, it is a small community and everyone gets along well here. I ...
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Pine Valley Assisted Living in Arnold, MO

4.0
Our parents are happy there for the most part, especially our mother. We were looking at another community, but we chose Pine Valley because we felt like they were more established, we felt like they really knew what they were doing. They showed us really nice rooms and we were able to get two ...
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Knollwood Retirement Community in Caseyville, IL

4.7
The community is friendly and very clean. It depends on what you're looking for for your loved one. I would recommend you look at the community. The food is currently being delivered to the residents' rooms, as the community is waiting to open the dining room until the state says they ...
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Blair nursing homes services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Blair nursing homes communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Blair, but support comparisons against nationwide offerings. Our Senior Living Advisors can help you find communities that fit your preferences.

Availability of select care services in Blair nursing homes

Nursing homes communities offer a variety of care services and visiting health care providers to meet seniors’ health needs. The chart below shows the percentage of nursing homes partners in Blair that offer these care services compared to the percentage of partners that offer them nationally.
Blair, ILNational
Full medication management
Full medication management
31.6%
2.8%
Doctor on call
Doctor on call
22.6%
10.6%
24-Hour awake staff
24-Hour awake staff
82.7%
23.8%
Diabetic care
Diabetic care
85%
24.3%
*Visiting health care professionals
*Visiting health care professionals
45.1%
10.9%
Home care agency on-site
Home care agency on-site
16.5%
1%
Non-ambulatory care
Non-ambulatory care
82%
20.3%
Respite or short term stays
Respite or short term stays
33.1%
7.5%
Hospice available on-site
Hospice available on-site
45.1%
19.2%
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*Including nurse, dentist, OT, PT, speech or podiatrist

Availability of select dementia care services in Blair nursing homes

Our community partners provide many services to keep residents with dementia or other memory concerns safe and engaged. Below, take a look at what percentage of Blair Nursing Homes partners offer the selected dementia care services compared to the percentage of partners nationally.
Blair, ILNational
Dementia behaviors care
Dementia behaviors care
35.3%
4.3%
Specialized memory care training for staff
Specialized memory care training for staff
23.3%
0.3%
Secured community and/or wander guard
Secured community and/or wander guard
27.8%
6.2%
Memory care only community
Memory care only community
12%
1.4%
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Availability of select dietary accommodations in Blair nursing homes

Nursing homes communities help seniors maintain a balanced diet by accommodating their health needs, allergies, and other restrictions. Below you’ll find the percentage of Blair partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Blair, ILNational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
24.8%
0.7%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
28.6%
1.6%
No sugar
No sugar
24.8%
1.6%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
17.3%
4%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
5.3%
0.1%
0.0%20.0%40.0%60.0%80.0%100%

Availability of select dining options in Blair nursing homes

Our nursing homes communities know that seniors want top-quality meals and options for how they dine. The chart below indicates the percentage of Blair communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Blair, ILNational
Professional chef
Professional chef
18%
0.3%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
32.3%
0.5%
Room service
Room service
21.1%
0.5%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
12.8%
0.8%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Blair nursing homes

Senior living communities offer a variety of programming to keep seniors socially, mentally, and physically vibrant. The chart below shows what percentage of partnered nursing homes communities in Blair offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Blair, ILNational
Activity director
Activity director
34.6%
0.5%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
19.5%
0.3%
Community service programs
Community service programs
20.3%
0.4%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
41.4%
7.2%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
39.8%
0.5%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
39.8%
7.2%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
33.1%
0.5%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
21.8%
0.3%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
24.1%
0.4%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
34.6%
0.4%
Live performances
Live performances
36.8%
0.5%
Dances
Dances
20.3%
0.3%
Fitness center
Fitness center
21.8%
0.3%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
32.3%
0.5%
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Frequently Asked Questions

Addington Place of Sparta, Villas at St. James and Villas of Holly Brook Herrin are the top-rated nursing homes facilities near Blair, Illinois. See full list of communities.
There are 227 nursing homes facilities near Blair, Illinois. See the full list.
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