“Facility” or “long-term care facility” means a private home, institution, building, residence, or any other place, whether operated for profit or not, or a county home for the infirm and chronically ill operated pursuant to Division 5-21 or 5-22 of the Counties Code, or any similar institution operated by a political subdivision of the State of Illinois, which provides, through its ownership or management, personal care, sheltered care or nursing for 3 or more persons, not related to the applicant or owner by blood or marriage. It includes skilled nursing facilities and intermediate care facilities as those terms are defined in Title XVIII and Title XIX of the federal Social Security Act. It also includes homes, institutions, or other places operated by or under the authority of the Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs.
     “Facility” does not include the following:

Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 210 ILCS 45/1-113

  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
  • State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14
  • United States: may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14

         (1) A home, institution, or other place operated by
    
the federal government or agency thereof, or by the State of Illinois, other than homes, institutions, or other places operated by or under the authority of the Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs;
        (2) A hospital, sanitarium, or other institution
    
whose principal activity or business is the diagnosis, care, and treatment of human illness through the maintenance and operation as organized facilities therefor, which is required to be licensed under the Hospital Licensing Act;
        (3) Any “facility for child care” as defined in the
    
Child Care Act of 1969;
        (4) Any “Community Living Facility” as defined in the
    
Community Living Facilities Licensing Act;
        (5) Any “community residential alternative” as
    
defined in the Community Residential Alternatives Licensing Act;
        (6) Any nursing home or sanatorium operated solely by
    
and for persons who rely exclusively upon treatment by spiritual means through prayer, in accordance with the creed or tenets of any well-recognized church or religious denomination. However, such nursing home or sanatorium shall comply with all local laws and rules relating to sanitation and safety;
        (7) Any facility licensed by the Department of Human
    
Services as a community-integrated living arrangement as defined in the Community-Integrated Living Arrangements Licensure and Certification Act;
        (8) Any “Supportive Residence” licensed under the
    
Supportive Residences Licensing Act;
        (9) Any “supportive living facility” in good standing
    
with the program established under § 5-5.01a of the Illinois Public Aid Code, except only for purposes of the employment of persons in accordance with Section 3-206.01;
        (10) Any assisted living or shared housing
    
establishment licensed under the Assisted Living and Shared Housing Act, except only for purposes of the employment of persons in accordance with Section 3-206.01;
        (11) An Alzheimer’s disease management center
    
alternative health care model licensed under the Alternative Health Care Delivery Act;
        (12) A facility licensed under the ID/DD Community
    
Care Act;
        (13) A facility licensed under the Specialized Mental
    
Health Rehabilitation Act of 2013;
        (14) A facility licensed under the MC/DD Act; or
         (15) A medical foster home, as defined in 38 CFR
    
17.73, that is under the oversight of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.
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