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Amberwood Care Centre vs Alpine Fireside Health Center

Two ways of running a nursing home in Rockford, IL, side by side on the federal record.

Shape of each home

Amberwood Care Centre scores 2 points above Alpine Fireside Health Center (75 against 73). Alpine Fireside Health Center is the better staffed of the group at 4.72962 nursing hours per resident per day. 0 harm-level citations sit across the homes compared.

B 75/100

Amberwood Care Centre

Inspection30/30Staffing8/30Stability15/15Outcomes12/15Enforcement10/10
B 73/100

Alpine Fireside Health Cen...

Inspection30/30Staffing29/30Stability9/15Outcomes2/15Enforcement3/10
Measure B Amberwood Care Centre Rockford, IL Remove B Alpine Fireside Health Center Rockford, IL Remove
Overall
ElderGrade score 75/100 73/100
CMS star rating 3 / 5 3 / 5
Health inspection stars 4 / 5 3 / 5
Quality measure stars 4 / 5 1 / 5
Staffing
Total nurse hours per resident/day 3.23 4.73
RN hours per resident/day 0.37 0.89
Weekend nurse hours 3.00 4.49
Weekend staffing drop 7% 5%
Nursing staff turnover 28% 49%
RN turnover 23% 33%
Safety record
Total inspection citations 0 0
Citations involving harm or jeopardy 0 0
Abuse icon No No
Special Focus Facility n/a n/a
Federal fines $0 $55,283
Payment denials 0 1
The home itself
Certified beds 135 66
Occupancy 91% 52%
Ownership For profit - Limited Liability company For profit - Corporation
Chain CITADEL HEALTHCARE n/a
Accepts Medicaid Yes Yes
Changed owner in last 12 months No No

Green marks the better value in a row where "better" is unambiguous. A dash means CMS has not published that figure for the facility.