62 Continuing Care Retirement Communities in Illinois
62 of the 667 Medicare-certified nursing homes in Illinois (9%) are CCRC, and all are listed below. They average 4.57 nursing hours per resident per day, 1.12 hours above the 3.45 for every home in Illinois. 25 of the 62 graded homes earn an A and 6 earn a D or F. Springs At Monarch Landing, The in Naperville grades highest at A (96 out of 100).
How CCRC homes in Illinois compare
This group set against every nursing home in Illinois, from the current CMS release.
Brookdale Plaza Lisle runs 55 beds under corporate ownership, and its recent inspection record is genuinely decent, a 4-out-of-5 health inspection rating and no abuse deficiencies among the 19 total, with only one rising to the level of harm and a single fine of about $10,000. Where the home gives ground is staffing. Total nurse hours sit at 3.92 per resident day, only slightly above the national average, but weekends run roughly 11 percent thinner than weekdays, and turnover hits 70 percent against a national 45.8. That churn matters more than the headline staffing number suggests. The last inspection was December 2025, so the record is current.
Smith Crossing has real nursing hours behind it, 5.43 per resident day, roughly 41% above the national average, and that's the strongest thing in its file. It's a nonprofit home in Orland Park with a 5-star federal staffing rating, though weekend coverage dips about 7% below its own weekday level, and turnover sits at 54.1% against a national 45.8%, so the faces change often.
The inspection record is where the picture darkens. Thirty-two deficiencies on the current record, four of them at harm or jeopardy level, one abuse-related, and two fines totaling $125,906. The last inspection was June 2025. Strong staffing, a 3-star inspection rating, and a 2-star quality measure score don't point the same direction, and families should ask which one reflects the days their relative will actually live there.
Michaelsen Health Center runs on a nonprofit model with 99 certified beds, and the staffing numbers back up its top CMS rating there, 4.49 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 16% above the national average. Turnover sits at 40.2%, a bit better than the 45.8% national figure, though weekend coverage drops about 6% below weekday levels, which is worth asking about. The tension shows up elsewhere: a 4/5 inspection rating as of February 2026, but 21 deficiencies on record, three of them serious enough to involve harm or jeopardy, and one $9,110 fine. A 2/5 quality measure score pulls against that strong staffing story, so ask how those measures are being managed.
Allure Of Lake Storey runs 180 certified beds in Galesburg under corporate for-profit ownership, and its staffing numbers are the weak spot. Nurse coverage sits at 3.76 hours per resident day, slightly under the national average, and weekends drop about 9% below what the building staffs on weekdays, so the thinnest coverage lands when families tend to visit. Turnover is the bright spot at 25%, well under the national 45.8%, which means familiar faces. Inspections are recent and the health inspection rating is strong, but the record still carries nine deficiencies, including one at the harm level and one tied to abuse.
Pleasant View Luther Home runs 3.43 nurse hours per resident day, about 11% under the national average of 3.86, and weekends dip roughly 6% below its own weekday staffing. The record shows 42 deficiencies, including 6 at harm or jeopardy level and 4 tied to abuse, with $87,819 in fines across three penalties. Turnover sits at 41.7%, a bit better than the 45.8% national figure, and the last inspection was February 2025. Quality measures score well, but the inspection and staffing picture is where the concern lives.
Friendship Manor runs a nonprofit home with 94 beds in Rock Island, and its staffing sits right at the national average, 3.91 nurse hours per resident day against 3.86 nationally. Weekends thin out about 16% below its own weekday coverage, which is worth asking about if your family visits then. Staff turnover is 37.4%, better than the 45.8% national figure, and inspections from July 2024 produced a four-star health inspection rating. What pulls the record down is the quality measure side, which scores 1 out of 5, plus 14 deficiencies on file, three at harm or jeopardy level and one abuse-related, and a single $10,519 fine.
Hawthorne Inn Of Danville runs 80 certified beds under corporate ownership, and its staffing sits at 3.98 nurse hours per resident day, just above the national average of 3.86. That edge narrows on weekends, when coverage drops roughly 14% below its own weekday level. Annual turnover is 43%, a touch better than the 45.8% national figure, which matters because consistent caregivers know residents. The current record carries 24 deficiencies, including one at the harm or jeopardy level and one abuse-related, and the last inspection was May 2025. CMS gave it 4 stars for health inspections but only 2 for quality measures, so the regulatory picture looks steadier than the clinical one.
Fairhaven Christian Ret Center runs 5.13 nurse hours per resident day, about a third more than the national average of 3.86, and weekend staffing dips roughly 12% below its own weekday level. That kind of ratio usually reads as a green flag. What undercuts it is turnover: 94.7% of staff leave each year, more than double the national rate, which means the hours are there on paper but often delivered by people still learning the building. On inspections, 21 deficiencies, six serious enough to cause harm, and one $120,225 fine. The most recent survey was February 2026, so the record is current. The staffing hours are real; the consistency behind them is the question.
Accolade Healthcare Of Waterloo is county-owned, which usually signals steadier funding than a for-profit chain, and its health inspection record is genuinely solid, four stars, last surveyed in July 2025. The staffing side is where it frays. At 3.77 nurse hours per resident day it sits just under the national average, but that gap widens on weekends, when coverage drops roughly 11% below its own weekday level. Annual turnover of 81.2% is nearly double the national figure, meaning the aides and nurses your family member sees most may not be there next year. Eight deficiencies are on record, two involving harm or jeopardy and two tied to abuse.
Clark-Lindsey Village runs a small 25-bed unit, and its nurse staffing is genuinely strong, 6.56 hours per resident day, roughly 70% above the national average, with a weekend dip of only about 8% versus weekdays. The trouble sits elsewhere. Its inspection record shows 32 deficiencies, including four at the harm or jeopardy level and seven tied to abuse, plus three fines totaling $129,850, and its last inspection was February 2025. Staffing can look good on paper while a building still accumulates serious, harm-level citations; here the quality and inspection ratings both sit at 2 out of 5. As a nonprofit, it answers to a board rather than shareholders, but that doesn't erase what those deficiencies describe.
Westminster Village runs a five-star staffing operation, 4.20 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 9% above the national average, and its 36.5% turnover beats the 45.8% national figure, meaning the people caring for residents tend to stick around. Weekends thin out about 14% below weekday levels, a gap worth asking about. The concerns sit elsewhere: 28 deficiencies on the current record, including 2 at harm or jeopardy level and 3 abuse-related, with one fine of $12,149. A 3/5 inspection rating and a last visit in April 2024 round that out. Strong staffing, real compliance problems, that's the tradeoff here.
Seminary Manor runs about 4.25 nursing hours per resident per day, roughly 10% above the national average, and its 42.4% turnover is slightly better than the 45.8% typical elsewhere. That staffing picture is the strongest part of the story here. The inspection record is the problem: 23 deficiencies, including five at the harm or jeopardy level and five tied to abuse, plus one $41,300 fine, and the most recent inspection was in May 2025. Weekend staffing also drops about 11% below weekday levels, which matters for families who visit or need help on Saturdays and Sundays. It's a nonprofit corporation with 121 certified beds.
Montgomery Place sits in Chicago with 40 certified beds and a nonprofit owner, and its nurse staffing comes in at 3.82 hours per resident day, just under the national average of 3.86. Weekend coverage dips about 3% below its own weekday level, so the difference between a Tuesday and a Sunday is real. The inspection record is the harder part: 33 deficiencies, including one at the harm or jeopardy level and three tied to abuse, with two fines totaling $19,752. That health inspection rating lands at 2 out of 5, though quality measures score 5 and staffing scores 4, a split worth asking about directly when you tour.
Pa Peterson At The Citadel runs about 3.70 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 4% under the national average, and weekends dip another 6% below its own weekday level. That thin margin shows up in the staffing rating: 1 out of 5. Annual turnover sits at 59.6%, well above the 45.8% national figure, so the people caring for residents are changing often. The current record lists 63 deficiencies, including 3 at the harm or jeopardy level and 8 tied to abuse, with one fine of $21,212. A May 2025 inspection is recent, and the 3/5 health inspection and 4/5 quality measure ratings suggest some clinical care is tracked well, but the staffing numbers and deficiency history are what a family should ask about directly.
Smith Village is a nonprofit home on Chicago's South Side with 93 certified beds, and its staffing is genuinely heavy, 5.27 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 36% above the national average, though weekends run about 10% thinner than weekdays. The trouble sits elsewhere: 23 deficiencies on the current record, five of them serious enough to put residents in harm's way and one tied to abuse, plus a $16,350 fine and a November 2025 inspection that landed at two stars for health inspections and two for quality measures. Staff turnover of 57.3% is well above the national 45.8%. Generous staffing only helps if the same caregivers stay long enough to know the residents.
Three Crowns Park is a small nonprofit home in Evanston, just 34 certified beds, and it was inspected recently, in April 2025. The staffing number is the one that stands out: one star, well below what CMS expects, in a building where there's no corporate chain to blame and no obvious excuse for running thin. Its inspection record shows five deficiencies, three tied to abuse and two serious enough to reach harm or jeopardy. A recent inspection with active harm-level findings isn't a stale problem. If you're considering this place, ask what changed after April and who's on the floor overnight.
Villa Health Care East runs 109 beds in Sherman under nonprofit ownership, and its staffing sits right at the national average on paper. The problem is consistency: weekends run roughly 12 percent thinner than weekdays, and 63.6 percent of staff turned over in a year against a national rate near 46 percent, so the people giving care keep changing. Inspectors cited 19 deficiencies on the current record, six of them serious enough to involve harm or jeopardy, with $90,998 in fines and a two-star health inspection rating. Its last inspection was August 2024. Quality measures scored one star, the lowest tier.
Helia Southbelt Healthcare runs 156 certified beds in Belleville under individual for-profit ownership, and the numbers behind its record are hard to read any other way. Nurse staffing sits at 3.14 hours per resident per day, roughly 19% under the national average, with weekends about 3% thinner than weekdays, so coverage is stretched before you even get to the harder measures. Inspectors have cited 65 deficiencies, including 6 at harm or jeopardy level and 7 tied to abuse, and the fines total $240,982. Staff turnover of 37.8% is actually below the national figure, which may be the one bright spot; the last inspection was in September 2025.
Mt Zion Health & Rehab runs on thinner nursing coverage than most homes in the country, 3.22 nurse hours per resident day against a national average of 3.86, and weekends get even leaner, dropping roughly 12% below its own weekday staffing. That strain shows up in the workforce itself: 56.3% annual turnover means more than half the nursing staff leaves each year, well above the 45.8% national figure. The inspection record backs it up, with 51 deficiencies on file, including three at the level that put residents in harm's way and seven tied to abuse, plus a $47,700 fine. State surveyors last visited in February 2024.
Pittsfield Manor runs on a corporate for-profit model, and the numbers show where that pressure lands. Nurse staffing sits at 3.84 hours per resident day, technically just under the national average, but weekends drop about 7% below the home's own weekday levels, and annual turnover hits 63.7% against a national 45.8%. That churn matters more than the headline staffing figure suggests.
The inspection record is the harder problem: 41 deficiencies, including five at harm or jeopardy level and seven tied to abuse. Four fines total $212,564, and the most recent inspection was December 2024. All three CMS star ratings, health inspection, quality measures, and staffing, land at one or two out of five.
Frequently asked questions
How many CCRC nursing homes are there in Illinois?
There are 62 CCRC Medicare-certified nursing homes in Illinois, 9% of the 667 nursing homes there.
Are CCRC nursing homes better staffed?
In Illinois they average 4.57 total nursing hours per resident per day, against 3.45 for all nursing homes in Illinois, a difference of +1.12 hours. Staff turnover averages 41.6% against 44.5%.