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Sunny Hill report: board discusses occupancy, licensure limits and pending rate change

Will County Advisory Board · January 8, 2026
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Summary

Sunny Hill administrators told the Will County board the facility is licensed for 156 beds and had a census of 153; members discussed empty beds, a waiting list, a rate increase set to take effect Feb. 1, and regulatory limits on converting private rooms to doubles because of IDPH licensure and staffing requirements.

Maggie McDowell, who delivered the Sunny Hill report, told the Will County Advisory Board that Sunny Hill's licensed capacity is 156 beds and that the census on the day of the meeting was 153. McDowell said temporary empty beds occur because of processing admissions and discharges and that the facility maintains a waiting list even when beds are briefly unoccupied.

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