Bryn Mawr Care is an Intermediate Care Facility with 174 beds for the chronically mentally ill. Bryn Mawr Care is located in

the Edgewater neighborhood, just blocks from the Lake Michigan and the CTA Red Line train. Our facility is located at 5547 N. Kenmore in Chicago.

It is a smaller intimate facility providing specialized individual care for adults with mental illness.

The facility is near several shopping areas, restaurants and churches.

Bryn Mawr Care is licensed by the State of Illinois and is approved for Medicaid, Medicaid Pending and many private insurances.

We treat a variety of mental illnesses in our residential housing setting, including Schizo-Affective Disorder, Major Depression, Bipolar Disorder, Schizophrenia , as well as those who are dually diagnosed with a mental illness and substance abuse.

Our psych-social rehabilitation programs include anger management, substance abuse groups & medication management.

Bryn Mawr Care provides a 24 hour, 7 day a week crisis intervention, assessments as part of our admission service. Our staff of licensed nurses, certified nursing assistants, case managers, consulting psychologists and physicians provide confidential assessments and care plans for psychiatric behavioral problems.

Bryn Mawr Care, located in the Edgewater neighborhood of Chicago, provides psychiatric rehabilitation in a residential setting for chronically mentally ill adults, throughout all of the greater Chicagoland area, including, but not limited to Evanston, Skokie, and the North-side neighborhoods of Chicago – Uptown, Rogers Park, and Andersonville.

If you are interested in learning more about our programs and services for your loved one please contact our Admissions Office at 773-561-7040


Coming soon!

Positive Changes Coming to Mental Health Rehabilitation in Illinois

The State of Illinois is restructuring its Intermediate Care Facilities for individuals with Mental Illness (ICFMI) into a more treatment & recovery oriented model called SMHRF:

Specialized Mental Health Rehabilitation Facilities

SMHRF’s can offer several different levels of care which may include a:

*Triage Center

*Crisis Stabilization Unit

*Recover Rehabilitation Unit &

*Transitional Living Unit