Every Medicare-certified nursing home in Illinois, graded on inspections, staffing, turnover
and enforcement history.
24 homes in the state sit in the federal Special Focus programme.
Ahva Care of Stickney runs 51 certified beds under corporate ownership, and its nurse staffing sits at 3.76 hours per resident day, roughly 3% under the national average, with weekends dipping about 5% below its own weekday levels. That thin margin is the kind of thing that shows up on a 1-out-of-5 staffing star, and the inspection record backs it up: 10 deficiencies, two of them serious enough to reach harm or jeopardy, plus one tied to abuse, and a $41,250 fine. The health inspection rating itself is decent at 4 out of 5, and the most recent survey was May 2024, so the picture isn't old. It's the day-to-day coverage that's the question mark here, not the paperwork.
Allure Of Peru runs a 127-bed for-profit home in La Salle County, and its staffing sits slightly above the national average at 3.96 nurse hours per resident day, though weekends drop roughly 9% below its own weekday levels, which is when coverage gets thinnest. Turnover at 40.4% is better than the 45.8% national figure, and the most recent inspection in April 2025 produced a 4-star health inspection rating. The concern is elsewhere: 30 deficiencies on record, including two at harm or jeopardy level and two tied to abuse, plus a $10,059 fine. Its quality measure rating sits at 1 out of 5, meaning clinical outcomes lag even where inspections look decent.
Elevate Care Northbrook runs 298 beds under for-profit LLC ownership, and its nurse staffing sits at 2.63 hours per resident day, roughly a third below the national average of 3.86. Weekends run about 14% leaner than weekdays, so coverage thins out exactly when families tend to visit. The current inspection record carries 12 deficiencies, four of them at harm or jeopardy level and two tied to abuse, plus a $131,121 fine; the last inspection was August 2024. Staff turnover of 17.5% is genuinely low against the 45.8% national figure, which suggests some stability, but stable staff working short shifts still leaves gaps.
Aperion Care Chicago Heights runs on 2.14 nurse hours per resident per day, roughly 44% under the national average of 3.86, and weekends drop about 16% below what the home staffs on weekdays. That thin coverage sits behind a one-star CMS staffing rating, and 53.3% of staff turned over in a year against a national 45.8%. Inspections at this for-profit, 200-bed Cook County home turned up 30 deficiencies, including one at the harm level and ten tied to abuse, with a $21,934 fine on record. The most recent inspection was January 29, 2026. Family members should ask directly how the home covers weekends and how it screens and supervises staff.
Bella Terra Morton Grove is a 211-bed for-profit home, and the numbers worth knowing are the inspection record and the staffing. State inspectors cited 44 deficiencies on the current record, nine of them at a level that means actual harm or jeopardy, and six tied to abuse, with three fines totaling $53,913. Nurse staffing sits at 3.69 hours per resident day, under the national average of 3.86, and weekends run about 5% thinner than weekdays. Annual turnover is 49.7%, higher than the 45.8% national figure. The most recent inspection was April 17, 2025, so the record is current. If you're weighing this home, those harm-level and abuse-related citations are the things to ask about directly.
Parc Joliet runs 203 beds under corporate ownership, and its nurse staffing sits at 3.14 hours per resident day, roughly 19 percent under the national average of 3.86. Weekends drop about 16 percent below the home's own weekday coverage, so the thinnest shifts are also the least supervised. Turnover is 36.2 percent, which is actually better than the 45.8 percent national figure, but it hasn't translated into a clean record: 51 deficiencies, three of them at harm or jeopardy level and ten abuse-related, plus $25,830 in fines. The last inspection was September 25, 2025, and its health inspection rating is 2 out of 5.
Elevate Care Regency runs 254 beds in Niles under for-profit LLC ownership, and the record has some weight to it. State inspectors cited 30 deficiencies, seven of them serious enough to involve actual harm or jeopardy, plus one tied to abuse; four fines add up to $344,195. Staffing sits at 3.70 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 4% under the national average, and weekends run about 11% below the home's own weekday coverage, the stretch when families often visit. Turnover is the one bright spot at 25.2%, well under the 45.8% national figure, so the people caring for residents tend to stay. A recent April 2025 inspection means the picture is current.
Accolade Healthcare Danville runs 108 certified beds under corporate ownership, and its nurse staffing sits at 3.24 hours per resident per day, roughly 16% under the national average of 3.86. Weekends dip about 9% below its own weekday coverage, so the thinnest shifts land when families often visit. Turnover is close to typical at 44.5%, so it isn't an outlier there, but the inspection record is heavy: 56 deficiencies, 10 at harm or jeopardy level, 5 abuse-related, and four fines totaling $81,146, with the most recent inspection in May 2025. The staffing star lands at 1 out of 5 while quality measures sit at 3, enough to see where the concern concentrates.
River View Rehab Center runs on 1.97 nurse staffing hours per resident day, roughly half the national average of 3.86, and weekends drop another 13% below its own weekday level. Inspectors have cited 46 deficiencies on the current record, six of them at harm or jeopardy level and 18 abuse-related, with four fines totaling $452,802. Turnover sits at 33.3%, better than the national 45.8%, but that's the one number here working in the building's favor. The last inspection was September 2025, and the health inspection rating landed at 2 out of 5 stars. With this few staff on hand and this many serious citations, you'd want to ask hard questions before moving anyone in.
Nurse staffing at Arc At El Paso runs 2.87 hours per resident day, about a quarter below the national average of 3.86, and weekends dip roughly 8% below its own weekday coverage. Turnover sits at 30.2%, which is actually better than the 45.8% national figure. The current record shows 28 deficiencies, including one at the harm or jeopardy level and three tied to abuse, with a single fine of $8,994; the most recent inspection was March 26, 2025. For-profit, limited liability ownership. The quality measure rating is strong at 4/5, but the 2/5 health inspection and 2/5 staffing ratings are where the real trouble sits.
West Suburban runs about 2.73 nurse hours per resident each day, roughly 29% under the national average of 3.86, and weekends drop another 13% below its own weekday staffing. Turnover sits at 33.3%, which is actually better than the 45.8% national figure, so the problem here isn't retention so much as how few hands are scheduled at once. The inspection record shows 40 deficiencies, including three at the harm or jeopardy level and three tied to abuse, with the most recent survey in October 2024. All three CMS star ratings land at 2 out of 5. For-profit partnership ownership, 259 certified beds.
Pearl of Rolling Meadows runs 155 certified beds as an individual for-profit, and its staffing sits at 3.33 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 14% under the national average of 3.86. Weekends drop another 14% below its own weekday level, which matters when falls and infections don't check the calendar. Turnover is 36.5%, better than the 45.8% national figure, so the team is comparatively stable even if it's thin. The current inspection record carries 30 deficiencies, including two at harm or jeopardy level and two tied to abuse, with the last survey on March 27, 2025. Quality measures score well, but the staffing and inspection history are what pull the overall picture down.
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.
Goldwater Care Toluca runs 104 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. Weekends dip about 8% below the home's own weekday coverage, so the thinnest shifts land when families tend to visit. The inspection record carries 28 deficiencies, including two at harm or jeopardy level and three tied to abuse; the last inspection was September 26, 2025. Staff turnover at 43.4% is slightly better than the 45.8% national figure, and the quality measure rating is strong, but the staffing rating is 1 out of 5, that gap between reported care quality and actual daily coverage is the thing to ask about directly.
Irving Park Living & Rehab runs 117 beds on Chicago's northwest side, and the staffing math is the first thing worth knowing: 3.41 nurse hours per resident day, about 12% under the national average, with weekends running roughly 15% lighter than weekdays. That thin coverage shows up in the inspection record, 52 deficiencies, four of them at harm or jeopardy level and five tied to abuse, from a January 2025 visit. Turnover at 38.6% actually beats the national rate, so the problem isn't retention. It's how few hands are scheduled. One fine of $10,358 is on file.
The Avenues at Royal Oak carries 74 deficiencies on its current record, and 13 of those rose to the level of actual harm or jeopardy, 19 are abuse-related. That pattern is serious enough that CMS has placed the 200-bed for-profit home in Kewanee in its Special Focus Facility program, and inspections through September 2025 keep turning up problems. Nurse staffing runs 3.03 hours per resident day, roughly 22 percent below the national average, and weekends are thinner still. One thing does stand out in the home's favor: turnover at 24.6 percent is well under the national 45.8 percent, so the people who are there tend to stay. The concern is how few of them there are.
Goldwater Care Princeton runs on a for-profit LLC model with 92 certified beds, and its staffing is the number that stands out: 2.75 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 29% below the national average of 3.86. Weekends drop about 5% below the home's own weekday coverage, and turnover sits at 42.4%, a touch better than the 45.8% norm. Inspections are recent, from August 2025, and the home carries 30 deficiencies with none at harm or jeopardy level, though two are abuse-related. Quality measures land mid-range, and the health inspection record is comparatively strong. The tension is straightforward: solid survey results and average retention alongside thin daily staffing, which is what families feel most in day-to-day care.
Arc At Dwight is a for-profit, LLC-owned home with 92 certified beds in Livingston County, and the staffing numbers are the first thing worth knowing. At 2.66 nurse hours per resident day, it runs roughly 31 percent under the national average of 3.86, and weekend coverage drops about 5 percent below its own weekday level. Turnover sits at 42.3 percent, slightly better than the national 45.8. The health inspection record shows 17 deficiencies, six of them abuse-related, though none reached harm or jeopardy level; the most recent inspection was April 18, 2025. Quality measures score well, but the staffing and inspection picture is what pulls this home's overall standing down to average.
Alden Terrace of McHenry runs 316 certified beds, and the nurse staffing number is where the trouble starts: 2.77 hours per resident day, roughly 28% under the national average of 3.86. Weekends drop about 9% below the home's own weekday level, and annual turnover sits at 49.3% against a national 45.8%, so the aides and nurses cycling through are stretched thin and often new. The inspection record backs that up: 49 deficiencies, four serious enough to cite harm or jeopardy, seven tied to abuse, and one fine of $11,170. The state surveyors last walked in March 2025, so the record is fairly current. Quality measures score well; staffing does not.