All 8 Medicare-certified nursing homes in Evanston,
side by side on the things that separate them: how many nursing hours each resident gets, how much of the
staff leaves each year, and what inspectors found on their last visit.
Westminster Place runs on 5.23 nurse hours per resident day, about a third more than the national average, and its staff tends to stay, turnover of 23.1% is roughly half the national rate. Weekend coverage dips about 9% below its own weekday level, which is worth asking about if your family member needs more help on Saturdays and Sundays. The inspection record shows seven deficiencies, none at the harm level and none abuse-related, with the most recent visit in October 2024 and top marks from CMS for both inspections and staffing. As a nonprofit, it isn't answering to shareholders, and the numbers reflect that stability.
Mather Evanston runs on 5.86 nurse staffing hours per resident day, roughly half again the national average, and its staff turnover of 27.8% sits well under the 45.8% typical elsewhere, people tend to stay. The trade-off is modest: weekends run about 8% leaner than weekdays, so ask how that plays out on a Sunday. Seven deficiencies on record, none at the harm level and none abuse-related, with a clean inspection in March 2025. As a nonprofit with 37 beds, it's small enough that you can reasonably expect to know the people caring for your relative.
Pearl of Evanston runs 158 beds as a for-profit LLC, and its staffing sits at 3.60 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 7% under the national average of 3.86. That shortfall gets worse on weekends, when coverage drops about 8% below the home's own weekday level, though the 23.7% annual turnover is genuinely low against a 45.8% national figure, meaning the aides and nurses who are there tend to stay. Inspections are current as of May 2025, and the 18 deficiencies on record include two at the harm or jeopardy level and two tied to abuse. Strong quality measures and recent inspection work offset some of that, but the thin weekend coverage is the thing to ask about directly.
Alden Estates Of Evanston runs a tight ship on inspections, a five-star health inspection record with a December 2025 visit and no deficiencies at the harm or jeopardy level, plus nothing abuse-related on the books. The staffing picture is more mixed: 3.58 nurse hours per resident day sits about 7% under the national average, and weekend coverage dips roughly 12% below its own weekday level, a gap worth asking about. What stands out is retention, 18.5% turnover against a national average of 45.8% means the people caring for your family member are likely to still be there next year.
Dobson Plaza runs lean on bedside staffing: 2.96 nurse hours per resident per day, roughly 23 percent under the national average of 3.86. Weekends dip a bit further, about 4 percent below the home's own weekday levels. The trade-off shows up elsewhere. Staff turnover sits at 31.7 percent, better than the national 45.8 percent, so the aides and nurses who are there tend to stay. State inspectors gave the home five stars, and its last visit was recent, in August 2025. Ten deficiencies are on the current record, none at the harm level, though three involve abuse. That mix, strong retention and inspections, thin daily coverage, is what a B reflects here.
Aliya of Evanston runs 57 certified beds under for-profit LLC ownership, and the staffing numbers are the first thing you'd want to know about. Total nurse coverage sits at 3.32 hours per resident day, roughly 14% under the national average, and the federal staffing star comes in at 2 out of 5, with annual turnover at 52.8% against a national 45.8%. Inspection history is where it gets more serious: 29 deficiencies on the current record, three of them at harm or jeopardy level and five abuse-related, plus a $52,199 fine. Quality measures score well and weekend staffing holds near weekday levels, but a recent November 2025 inspection found enough problems to matter.
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.
Alpine Care of Evanston runs 124 certified beds under for-profit LLC ownership, and its nurse staffing sits at 3.16 hours per resident day, roughly 18% under the national average of 3.86, with weekends about 15% thinner than its own weekdays. The one number that stands out in the other direction is turnover: 15.8% against a national average near 46%, so the staff who are there tend to stay. What pulls the record down is the inspection history: 20 deficiencies, three at harm or jeopardy level and three tied to abuse, plus a $40,258 fine and a December 2025 inspection that leaves the quality measure rating at 2 out of 5.