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.
Renwick Nursing and Rehab runs on 3.22 nursing hours per resident day, roughly 17 percent under the national average, and weekends drop about 12 percent below its own weekday staffing. Turnover sits at 67.7 percent against a national 45.8, so the aides and nurses who remain are likely covering for a constantly changing crew. The current record carries 52 deficiencies, seven of them serious enough to involve harm or jeopardy, two tied to abuse, and six fines totaling $202,040. All three CMS ratings come in at one star, with the last inspection logged in October 2024. For a 120-bed for-profit limited liability company, those numbers describe a home where short staffing, high churn, and repeated citations reinforce each other.
Evercare At Stearns runs on thin coverage: 3.07 nurse hours per resident per day against a national average of 3.86, with weekends about 13% leaner than weekdays. Staff turnover sits at 75.9%, well above the 45.8% typical nationally, so the people caring for residents keep changing. The inspection record backs that up: 34 deficiencies, 13 of them serious enough to put residents at harm or jeopardy, and 14 tied to abuse. Four fines total $279,894, and the most recent inspection was April 2025. A for-profit limited liability company owns the 109-bed home. The federal ratings land at two stars for health inspections and one star each for quality measures and staffing.
Goldwater Care Clinton runs on 3.34 nurse hours per resident per day, about 14% under the national average, and weekends drop roughly another 10% below its own weekday levels. Staff turnover sits near 70%, well above the 45.8% national figure. The inspection record is the harder problem: 116 deficiencies, 8 of them at harm or jeopardy level, 11 tied to abuse, and $286,544 in fines. CMS has placed it in the Special Focus Facility program, a designation reserved for the country's poorest performers, and the last inspection, on February 18, 2026, produced ratings of one star across health inspections, quality measures, and staffing.
Prairie Village runs 126 beds under corporate ownership, and the numbers that stand out most are about people, not beds. Nurse staffing sits at 3.84 hours per resident day, just under the national average, but weekends drop roughly 24% below what the home staffs on weekdays, so the coverage your family member gets depends heavily on which day they need it. Annual turnover of 65.2% means most of the aide staff you'd meet this year won't be there next year, against a national rate near 46%. The inspection history carries 22 deficiencies, two serious enough to involve harm or jeopardy, and one fine of $131,684. The last full inspection was April 2024.
Lincoln Village Healthcare runs 126 beds under for-profit LLC ownership, and the numbers behind its record are hard to dress up. Nurse staffing sits at 3.47 hours per resident day, roughly 10% under the national average, and weekends drop about 16% below what the home staffs on weekdays, so coverage thins out exactly when families tend to visit. Staff turnover hits 77.2% against a national 45.8%, meaning most of the people caring for residents weren't there a year ago. The current record carries 82 deficiencies, including 9 at the harm or jeopardy level and 14 tied to abuse, with six fines totaling $348,066. The last inspection was January 30, 2025.
Timbercreek runs on thinner staffing than most homes its size, 3.42 nurse hours per resident day against a national average of 3.86, and weekends drop roughly 15% below what it manages Monday through Friday. That matters over 202 beds, where gaps get covered by whoever's left. Annual turnover sits at 65.9% while the national figure is 45.8%, so the aides and nurses cycling through are often new to the building and to each other. On inspections, the record shows 74 deficiencies, 11 of them at harm or jeopardy level and four tied to abuse, with seven fines totaling $260,624. The last inspection was August 2024. CMS has placed it in the Special Focus Facility program, which is reserved for homes with a persistent pattern of poor care.
Axiom Gardens Of Mount Vernon carries 18 deficiencies on its current record, and three of those are abuse-related, a category families should ask about directly. Two more were serious enough to be cited at the harm or jeopardy level, meaning an inspector determined residents were actually endangered, not just at risk. The 106-bed home is run by a for-profit corporation, inspected last on March 17, 2025, and it's been fined three times for a combined $37,500. That pattern of repeat fines alongside abuse citations suggests problems that inspections have flagged before and that the home hasn't fully corrected. When you tour, ask what changed after those abuse findings and who supervises residents with behavioral needs.