Encore Senior Living
Hiring organization · Based in McHenry, IL
On the floor
What the day-to-day looks like
What stands out
Moving here
McHenry gives you highway access on IL-31, IL-120, IL-176, IL-47, and US-12, with a typical area commute around 24 minutes and Crystal Lake about 15–20 minutes away.
Moving here
From McHenry you can reach Kenosha in about 35–45 minutes and O'Hare in roughly 55–75 minutes when you need the airport or a cross-border trip.
Experienced nurses
Encore Senior Living runs Courtyard-named senior living communities, so the work sits in residential senior care rather than a large hospital unit.
As of 2026Source: facebook.com
New graduates
Illinois is not a compact-license state, so you will need a full Illinois license before you start.
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Moving here
State income tax in Illinois is a flat 4.95%, which keeps paycheck math simple if you are comparing offers across state lines.
Experienced nurses
Public hiring under the Encore Senior Living name has included part-time evening caregiver shifts at a Courtyard community, which signals ongoing frontline staffing in senior living.
As of 2026Source: facebook.com
Working conditions
- Pay and benefits
- Evening Shift Caregiver Part Time at Encore Senior Living's The Courtyard at Tiffin; salary range $16.00 to $16.75
As of 2026Source: facebook.com
- Pay and benefits
- Sign-on bonus mentioned for caregiver role at Encore Senior Living's The Courtyard at Tiffin; amount not stated
As of 2026Source: facebook.com
Who they are
You would be looking at Encore Senior Living in McHenry, Illinois (60050). The brand operates senior living communities, including Courtyard-named sites such as The Courtyard at Tiffin, so the day-to-day sits in residential senior care rather than a hospital tower.
More about Encore Senior Living
McHenry gives you highway access on IL-31, IL-120, IL-176, IL-47, and US-12, plus links toward I-90 and I-94 and nearby Metra. Many drives run about fifteen to twenty minutes to Crystal Lake; the broader average commute in the area is near twenty-four minutes. Kenosha is roughly thirty-five to forty-five minutes; O'Hare is often fifty-five to seventy-five. Illinois uses a flat 4.95% state income tax and is not a compact-license state, so you will need an Illinois license. What is not on the record yet is nurse-specific pay, ratios, scheduling, or growth paths for McHenry itself. The only dollar figures tied to Encore here describe a part-time evening caregiver role at The Courtyard at Tiffin at $16.00 to $16.75 an hour, with a sign-on bonus mentioned but not quantified.
Working here
Culture and working life
What to consider
The good
- McHenry highway access via IL-31, IL-120, IL-176, IL-47, and US-12 plus nearby Metra
- Average area commute near 24 minutes; Crystal Lake about 15–20 minutes
- Residential senior living setting under the Encore Senior Living brand
- Brand operates multiple Courtyard-named communities
- Flat 4.95% Illinois state income tax
The hard parts
- No McHenry-specific nurse pay published in the record
- Only stated pay range is for a caregiver role at The Courtyard at Tiffin, not McHenry nursing
- Illinois is not a nursing-license compact state
- No public detail here on ratios, scheduling, EHR, or residency support
What to weigh
The only pay figures on record for Encore Senior Living are for a part-time evening caregiver role at The Courtyard at Tiffin ($16.00–$16.75), not for nursing roles at the McHenry community.
As of 2026Source: facebook.com
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