DuPage County human services committee approves DuPage Care Center rate increases; staff says construction at 90%

The DuPage County Human Services Committee approved a resolution to raise per-patient-day charges at the DuPage Care Center and heard an update that construction is nearing a 90% completion milestone.

Committee members approved HSR 18-25, which increases per-patient-day charges at the county-run DuPage Care Center effective Dec. 1, 2025. Committee staff said the change follows the committee’s annual review of inflation and a market survey used to keep the center’s rates competitive. "Every year we review this and we look at two things. We look and see what the inflation costs are, and we also do a market survey," Staff member Neeta said during the meeting.

The resolution addresses standard custodial care, Alzheimer’s special care, post-acute care and respite care. The transcript clearly records an increase in the standard custodial-care rate from $468 to $487 per day and sets respite care at $400 per day. The transcript records a post-acute care rate moving to $695 per day. The amount for the Alzheimer’s special-care rate in the meeting transcript was not clearly recorded and therefore is not specified in this report.

The committee moved and seconded the measure and the motion was approved by voice/roll call; the transcript records multiple "aye" responses but individual vote tallies by name are not captured in the record.

Committee members also received a construction update for the DuPage Care Center. Staff member Nina said the project team plans to submit a 90% construction-completion package to IDPH (Illinois Department of Public Health) by Nov. 6 for the 2 North, 2 South and 2 Center sections. She cautioned that an ongoing federal government shutdown could limit IDPH survey activity to only those inspections deemed critical to safety, and that the impact of that limitation on final scheduling was unknown.

Nina described an internal sequencing plan: 1 North must be finished before the East (short-term) building is closed for its work. "We don't want to close down 1 East, which is our short term," she said, explaining why the sequencing matters for resident care and transfers.

Mary Keeping provided a brief community services update and reminded committee members that the Community Services Block Grant advisory committee was meeting the same day at 11:30 a.m. No additional fiscal details tied to the rate change or construction schedule were provided in the meeting transcript.

Looking ahead, the committee’s approved rate changes take effect Dec. 1, 2025; staff will proceed with the IDPH submission and continue construction sequencing and resident-movement planning.