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Alpine Fireside Health Center vs Amberwood Care Centre

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 73/100

Alpine Fireside Health Cen...

Inspection30/30Staffing29/30Stability9/15Outcomes2/15Enforcement3/10
B 75/100

Amberwood Care Centre

Inspection30/30Staffing8/30Stability15/15Outcomes12/15Enforcement10/10
Measure B Alpine Fireside Health Center Rockford, IL Remove B Amberwood Care Centre Rockford, IL Remove
Overall
ElderGrade score 73/100 75/100
CMS star rating 3 / 5 3 / 5
Health inspection stars 3 / 5 4 / 5
Quality measure stars 1 / 5 4 / 5
Staffing
Total nurse hours per resident/day 4.73 3.23
RN hours per resident/day 0.89 0.37
Weekend nurse hours 4.49 3.00
Weekend staffing drop 5% 7%
Nursing staff turnover 49% 28%
RN turnover 33% 23%
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 $55,283 $0
Payment denials 1 0
The home itself
Certified beds 66 135
Occupancy 52% 91%
Ownership For profit - Corporation For profit - Limited Liability company
Chain n/a CITADEL HEALTHCARE
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.