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69.5/100

Average

Arc At Kankakee

901 North Entrance Avenue, Kankakee, IL 60901

CMS 3/5 stars #1 of 6 in Kankakee County (815) 939-4506
Certified beds
51
Occupancy
50%
Ownership
For-profit
Accepts
Medicare + Medicaid

What to ask about before you visit

These are findings in the public CMS record for this home. They are not our opinion, each one comes straight from a federal inspection or enforcement file.

  • $86,813 in federal fines

    CMS has fined this facility across 1 penalty action(s).

Our read on Arc At Kankakee

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.

Written from the CMS figures for this home shown further down this page. Nothing here is paid for or supplied by the home.

How this grade was calculated

Every point is shown. Nothing is weighted behind the scenes, the full formula is on How we grade.

Inspection30/30Staffing21/30Stability7.5/15Outcomes9/15Enforcement2/10

A full pentagon is full marks. The shape shows what kind of good or bad a home is, two homes can share a score and look nothing alike.

Inspection safety

30/30

Citations from state health inspections over the last three surveys, weighted by how much harm CMS says they caused.

  • →No citations recorded in the last 3 years

Staffing

21/30

Nursing hours per resident per day, adjusted for how sick the residents are, plus RN cover and weekend consistency.

  • →3.92 total nurse hours per resident per day (national median 3.77)
  • →0.79 RN hours per resident per day
  • →Weekend staffing holds steady

Staff stability

7.5/15

How much of the nursing team leaves in a year. High turnover means a resident rarely sees the same face twice.

  • →No turnover figure reported, scored neutral

Resident outcomes

9/15

The CMS quality-measure rating, built from resident outcomes like falls, pressure ulcers, infections and antipsychotic use.

  • →3 of 5 stars on the CMS quality-measure rating

Enforcement history

2/10

Fines and payment denials CMS has imposed. A denial of payment means CMS stopped paying for new admissions.

  • →$86,813 in federal fines across 1 action(s)

Staffing, against the national average

Full detail

Hours of nursing care each resident receives per day. The marker on each bar is the national average.

Total nurse hours per resident per day4.32 hrs
National average 3.86 hrsBetter than average
Registered nurse (RN) hours0.79 hrs
National average 0.69 hrsBetter than average

RNs are the licence level most likely to catch a resident deteriorating.

Weekend nurse hours4.19 hrs
National average 3.42 hrsBetter than average

The shift most families visit, and the one thinned first.

Nursing staff turnoverNot reported

The share of nursing staff who left over the last year.

Recent inspection findings

Last standard health inspection: May 9, 2025 (1 year ago). No citations were recorded.

No health-inspection citations on record for this facility in the current CMS release.

Who owns this home

Full record

Part of ARCADIA CARE, which operates 25 homes. Staffing budgets are usually set at chain level, not in the building.

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Common questions about Arc At Kankakee

What is the ElderGrade for Arc At Kankakee? +

Arc At Kankakee holds an ElderGrade of C (69.5 out of 100), which we describe as "average". The grade combines its inspection citations, nurse staffing levels, staff turnover, resident outcomes and enforcement history from the federal CMS record.

How many nursing hours does each resident get at Arc At Kankakee? +

Residents receive an average of 4.32 nursing hours per day across all nursing staff, against a national average of 3.86 hours.

Has Arc At Kankakee been cited for harming residents? +

No. None of the 0 citations on record were scored at the levels CMS uses to indicate actual harm or immediate jeopardy.

Does Arc At Kankakee accept Medicaid? +

Yes, Arc At Kankakee is certified to accept Medicaid, which is the programme that pays for long-term custodial care once a resident meets their state's income and asset limits.