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Here are 3 Nursing Homes in Kankakee, IL

All 3 Medicare-certified nursing homes in Kankakee, side by side on the things that separate them: how many nursing hours each resident gets, how much of the staff leaves each year, and what inspectors found on their last visit.

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69.5/100

Arc At Kankakee

CMS 3/551 bedsFor-profitMedicaid
Nurse hours
4.32 /day
Staff turnover
n/a
Serious cites
0

The Arc At Kankakee runs 4.32 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 12 percent above the national average, and weekend staffing holds within about 3 percent of weekday levels, so the raw coverage looks adequate. What sits underneath is harder: 13 deficiencies on the current record, three of them at harm or jeopardy level and two tied to abuse, plus a single $86,813 fine. This is a for-profit limited liability company with 51 beds, and its last inspection was May 9, 2025. A family weighing this home should ask specifically how those abuse-related findings were resolved and whether the same direct-care staff are consistently on the floor.

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68/100

Citadel Care Center-Kankakee

CMS 4/5107 bedsFor-profitMedicaid
Nurse hours
3.23 /day
Staff turnover
34%
Serious cites
0

Citadel Care Center-Kankakee runs 107 certified beds under for-profit LLC ownership, and its nurse staffing sits at 3.23 hours per resident day, roughly 16% under the national average of 3.86. Weekends dip about 9% below its own weekday coverage, so the thinnest shifts land when families tend to visit. Turnover is 33.7%, which is better than the national 45.8%, meaning the aides and nurses who are there tend to stay. The current record shows 23 deficiencies, one at harm or jeopardy level and none abuse-related, with the last inspection in November 2024. Federal ratings split sharply here: four stars for health inspections, two for quality measures and two for staffing.

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62/100

Miller Health Care Center

CMS 2/5160 bedsNon-profitMedicaid
Nurse hours
3.77 /day
Staff turnover
42%
Serious cites
0

Miller Health Care Center runs 160 certified beds as a nonprofit corporation, and its staffing sits at 3.77 nurse hours per resident day, just under the national average of 3.86, with weekends about 12% thinner than weekdays. Staff turnover lands at 42%, actually below the 45.8% national figure, so retention isn't the main problem here. The inspection record is: 33 deficiencies, 5 of them at harm or jeopardy level, and $189,285 in fines from two events, with the most recent inspection in July 2024. CMS gives 2 of 5 stars for both health inspections and quality measures, 3 for staffing. Nothing abuse-related appears on the record. The pattern is a home that keeps its people but gets cited often, and sometimes seriously, for how it delivers care.

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