Here are 5 Nursing Homes in Stephenson County, IL

Nurse hours

3.87 /day

Staff turnover

34%

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Manor Court of Freeport is a 117-bed nonprofit home, and its staffing sits right at the national average, 3.87 nurse hours per resident day against 3.86 nationwide. That headline number hides a drop on weekends, when coverage runs about 12% below its own weekday level, and turnover, while better than the 45.8% national figure at 33.9%, still means roughly a third of staff leave each year. The inspection record is where the trouble concentrates: 50 deficiencies on file, 10 serious enough to involve harm or jeopardy, 2 tied to abuse, and six fines totaling $124,105. State surveyors were last in on November 25, 2025, so that record is current.

Nurse hours

3.06 /day

Staff turnover

n/a

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Stephenson Nursing Center is county-run, which often means a public meeting before anything changes, slower fixes, but also a paper trail. The numbers here show a building running lean: 3.06 nursing hours per resident per day against a national average of 3.86, with weekends about 10% thinner than weekdays. State inspectors have logged 37 deficiencies, four serious enough to put a resident in harm's way and nine tied to abuse. One fine of $18,450 is on record, and the last inspection was in February 2025. Ask the administrator how they cover weekend call-offs and what changed after those abuse findings.

Nurse hours

3.19 /day

Staff turnover

n/a

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Serenity Estates of Lena runs 92 certified beds under individual for-profit ownership, and its nurse staffing sits at 3.19 hours per resident day, roughly 17% under the national average, with weekends about 15% thinner than weekdays. That gap is what drives its one-star staffing rating, and the pattern shows up in the inspection record too: 36 deficiencies, including two at the harm or jeopardy level and two tied to abuse. The inspection star of four suggests surveyors found a decent baseline when they last visited in March 2025, and quality measures land at two stars. If you're weighing this one, ask directly how weekends get covered and what changed since those abuse findings.

Nurse hours

2.76 /day

Staff turnover

44%

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Pearl Pointe runs on 2.76 nursing hours per resident per day, roughly 28% under the national average of 3.86, and weekends drop about 14% below its own weekday staffing. That thin coverage sits alongside 67 deficiencies on the current record, including 7 at the harm or jeopardy level and 6 tied to abuse, plus three fines totaling $168,767. Staff turnover, at 43.8%, is actually slightly better than the national 45.8%, so the problem here isn't retention, it's how few hands are on the floor and what inspectors keep finding. The most recent inspection was November 19, 2025.

Nurse hours

3.26 /day

Staff turnover

65%

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The Citadel at Saint Joseph Village runs a 124-bed nonprofit home in Freeport, and the staffing numbers are where I'd start. At 3.26 nurse hours per resident day, it sits about 16% under the national average, weekends drop roughly 11% below its own weekday level, and turnover is 64.9% against a national 45.8%. Inspections back that up: 48 deficiencies on record, seven at harm or jeopardy level, two abuse-related, and six fines totaling $125,824. The last inspection was December 2024, so the record is current rather than stale. Quality measures score well, but that's a narrower slice than staffing and inspection history.