All 3 Medicare-certified nursing homes in Normal,
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.
Mclean County Nursing Home is county-owned, which usually means slower decision-making but also no private-equity pressure to cut corners. The staffing numbers back that up: 4.07 nurse hours per resident day, about 5% above the national average, though weekends drop roughly 19% below weekday coverage. Turnover sits at 41.1%, a bit better than the 45.8% national figure. What pulls the record down is the inspection side, 31 deficiencies on file, five of them abuse-related, and a 2/5 health inspection rating, even with no harm-level citations. The last full inspection was in August 2025, so the record is current. Good daily staffing, thinner weekends, and a paper trail that needs watching.
Loft Rehab & Nursing Of Normal carries 83 deficiencies on its current record, and 14 of those reached the harm or jeopardy level. Seven are abuse-related, which is the category families tend to care about most. The home is licensed for 116 beds under a for-profit limited liability company, and its last inspection was in October 2024. Nurse staffing sits at 3.07 hours per resident day against a national average of 3.86, and weekends run about 8% thinner than weekdays. Annual turnover is 56.3%, well above the 45.8% norm. Five fines totaling $406,595 round out the record. Compare that against the quality measure rating of 5, a number that looks better than the inspection and staffing picture around it.
Nurse staffing at Arc At Normal runs 2.81 hours per resident day, roughly 27 percent under the national average of 3.86, and weekends dip below even that. The current record carries 72 deficiencies, including 8 at the harm or jeopardy level and 16 tied to abuse. Two fines total $62,192, and the last inspection was February 2025. Turnover sits at 40 percent, a bit better than the 45.8 percent national figure, but that one comparatively decent number doesn't offset a 1-out-of-5 staffing rating or the inspection and quality scores both at 2. This is a for-profit limited liability company operating 141 certified beds, and the pattern across these numbers is consistent.