Every nursing home CMS records under this group, and how the portfolio performs as a whole. Consistency
across a group says more about an operator than any single building.
Alden Estates Of Skokie runs 4.62 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 20% above the national average, and its 41% turnover sits below the national 45.8%. Those are real strengths. But the record shows three deficiencies, one at the harm or jeopardy level, and staffing drops about 12% on weekends compared with its own weekdays, a pattern families should ask about directly. The most recent inspection was September 2025. For-profit corporate ownership. Ask about the harm-level deficiency and what changed since.
Alden Estates Of Shorewood runs about 4.89 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 27% above the national average. That staffing cushion is real, though weekends dip about 13% below the home's own weekday level, so coverage isn't perfectly even across the week.
Turnover sits at 38.3%, meaningfully better than the 45.8% national figure. The inspection record shows 15 deficiencies, none at harm or jeopardy level and none abuse-related, and the most recent inspection was January 2026. This is a for-profit corporate home whose numbers hold up on staffing and inspections, with quality measures landing closer to the middle.
Alden Valley Ridge runs 207 beds in Bloomingdale under corporate ownership, and its strongest numbers come from inspections and clinical quality, a recent June 2025 survey, a high quality-measure score, and staff turnover at 31.9%, well below the 45.8% national average. That retention matters in a building this size. The catch is daily staffing: 2.69 nurse hours per resident, roughly 30% under the national average, with weekends about 13% thinner than weekdays. The record shows 23 deficiencies, including one at harm level and one abuse-related. Good oversight scores and stable staff don't erase thin coverage on a Saturday. Ask about weekend nurse coverage before you decide.
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.
Alden Poplar Creek runs 217 beds in Hoffman Estates under corporate for-profit ownership, and its strongest numbers are on the clinical side, a five-star quality measure rating and four stars on health inspections, with the most recent visit in December 2025. Where it gives ground is staffing: 2.82 nurse hours per resident day sits about 27% under the national average of 3.86, and weekends run roughly 11% thinner than weekdays. Turnover at 27.5% is well below the national 45.8%, so the people who are there tend to stay. The record isn't clean, though, 29 deficiencies, one at harm or jeopardy level and five tied to abuse, plus $8,281 in fines.
Alden Courts of Shorewood runs 4.36 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 13% above the national average, and its staff turnover of 36.1% is meaningfully lower than the 45.8% national figure, two signs of a stable floor. The catch sits in the quality measures, where CMS scores it 1 out of 5, and in 11 deficiencies on record, one serious enough to involve harm or jeopardy. Weekend staffing dips about 7% below weekday levels. A recent inspection this past July and a clean record on abuse count for something, but the gap between how the place is staffed and how residents are actually faring is the thing to ask about.
Alden Estates of Northmoor runs about 3.23 nursing hours per resident day, roughly 16 percent under the national average, and weekends dip another 12 percent below its own weekday staffing. That thin coverage is the main thing dragging the numbers down, even though turnover at 34.6 percent actually sits below the national rate, which suggests the problem is budgeted hours rather than a churning workforce. The inspection record is mixed: 40 deficiencies on file, including one at the harm level and four tied to abuse, but the most recent look came in December 2025 and the health inspection and quality ratings both landed at 4 out of 5. For-profit corporate ownership, 198 beds.
Alden Meadow Park runs on 2.94 nurse hours per resident per day, roughly a quarter below the national average of 3.86, and weekends drop about 12% below its own weekday staffing. That thin coverage sits behind a 2-out-of-5 CMS staffing rating, and the inspection record shows 22 deficiencies, including one at the harm level and six tied to abuse. Turnover at 43.4% is slightly better than the 45.8% national figure, and the most recent inspection was April 2026, so the record is current rather than stale. The quality measure rating of 4 out of 5 suggests clinical outcomes look better on paper than the staffing numbers would predict, which is worth asking about directly.
Alden Estates of Naperville runs 203 beds under corporate ownership, and its staffing sits at 3.58 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 7% under the national average, with weekends about 9% leaner than its own weekdays. Turnover is the bright spot: 28.1% against a national 45.8% means aides and nurses tend to stay, which matters for residents who need consistent hands. But the inspection record cuts the other way: 52 deficiencies on file, including two at the harm or jeopardy level and two tied to abuse, plus a $9,256 fine, all from a June 2024 inspection. Three stars across staffing, quality measures, and health inspections tells you it's adequate, not exceptional.
Alden Estates Cts Of Huntley runs 170 beds under corporate ownership, and its nurses provide 3.61 hours of care per resident each day, about 6% under the national average of 3.86, with weekend coverage dropping roughly 10% below its own weekday level. The inspection history is the bigger concern: 27 deficiencies on the current record, six of them serious enough to involve harm or jeopardy, plus three fines totaling $183,372. Turnover at 43% sits slightly better than the 45.8% national figure, and the most recent inspection is recent enough to be current. What stands out is the gap between decent quality scores and a citation record that has repeatedly found real harm.
Alden North Shore runs 3.37 nurse hours per resident day, about 13% under the national average of 3.86, and weekends dip roughly 9% below its own weekday level. Staff turnover sits at 43.3%, slightly better than the 45.8% national figure, but the current record carries 10 deficiencies, five of them at harm or jeopardy level and two abuse-related, plus three fines totaling $107,443. Inspections are recent, June 2025, and the health and quality measure ratings each come in at 4 of 5. The staffing rating is 2 of 5, which is where the tension sits: decent clinical scores on paper, thin coverage on the floor, and a citation history a family should read closely before deciding.
Alden Des Plaines runs 4.04 nurse hours per resident day, a bit above the national average of 3.86, and its 41% turnover is lower than the typical 45.8%. The staffing star rating still lands at 2 out of 5 because weekend coverage drops roughly 16% below weekday levels, and that gap matters when families visit on Saturdays and Sundays. Inspections look solid on the surface, with 4/5 stars and a visit as recent as July 2025, but the record carries 18 deficiencies, three of them serious enough to involve harm or jeopardy, plus one fine of $28,893. For-profit corporate ownership rounds out the picture.
The inspection record is the part that should worry you most. Fifty-five deficiencies on file, ten of them serious enough to involve actual harm or jeopardy, and nine tied to abuse, that's a pattern, not a one-time slip. Nurse staffing sits about six percent under the national average, and weekends run roughly seventeen percent thinner than weekdays, so coverage gets weakest exactly when families tend to visit. Staff turnover of 42.2% is slightly better than average, which is the one number here that isn't discouraging. This is a for-profit corporate home with four fines totaling $337,376 and a 2025 inspection already on the books.
Heather Health Care Center runs on 2.36 nurse hours per resident per day, roughly 39% under the national average of 3.86, and weekend coverage dips about 10% below its own weekday level, so the thinnest shifts are also the least supervised. That staffing shortfall sits alongside 36 deficiencies on the current record, including 10 at the harm or jeopardy level and 5 tied to abuse, plus four fines totaling $308,658. Turnover at 35.1% is better than the 45.8% national figure, and the quality measure rating is strong, but a 1/5 inspection rating with a March 2026 survey that recent tells you the problems are current rather than historical.
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.
Alden Estates Of Barrington runs a for-profit shop with 150 beds, and its turnover number is the standout: 26.5% against a national average of 45.8%, meaning far fewer aides and nurses are walking out the door than is typical. Staffing sits at 4.13 hours per resident day, about 7% above the national figure, though weekends drop roughly 15% below the home's own weekday level, so coverage thins out when families tend to visit. The inspection record shows 17 deficiencies, four serious enough to reach harm or jeopardy level, and one fine of $18,395, with the last state visit in September 2024.
Alden Courts of Waterford sits in Aurora with 60 certified beds, run by a for-profit corporation. Nurse staffing runs 3.92 hours per resident day, just above the national average of 3.86, but weekends drop roughly 7% below what the home staffs on weekdays, so coverage thins when families tend to visit. Staff turnover is 46.7%, slightly above the national 45.8%. The current record shows 19 deficiencies, one serious enough to reach harm or jeopardy level, with no abuse citations, and a single fine of $21,645. Inspectors were last on site in August 2025. The health inspection rating is strong at 4 stars, but quality measures sit at 2, which is where the trouble shows.
Alden Of Waterford runs 99 certified beds in Aurora under corporate ownership, and its nurse staffing sits at 3.64 hours per resident day, roughly 6% under the national average of 3.86. Weekends are thinner still, about 16% below the home's own weekday coverage, which matters when falls and infections don't check the calendar. Staff turnover of 43.5% is slightly better than the 45.8% national figure, though still high enough that familiar faces are not a given. The current record carries 30 deficiencies, including one at the harm or jeopardy level and one tied to abuse, plus a single fine of $106,499. Its last inspection was March 27, 2025.
Alden Long Grove runs 248 beds in Lake County, and its nurse staffing sits at 2.74 hours per resident day, roughly 29% under the national average of 3.86. Weekends drop about 11% below its own weekday coverage, so the quietest shifts get the thinnest help. Turnover is 41%, a bit better than the 45.8% national figure, but that's the one number here that reads favorably. The current inspection record carries 30 deficiencies, five at harm or jeopardy level and two tied to abuse, with $183,548 in fines across three penalties. The last inspection was January 2026. If you're weighing this one, ask specifically how they cover weekends and what changed since those harm-level findings.
Alden Park Strathmoor runs 189 beds in Rockford under for-profit limited liability ownership, and its nurse staffing sits at 3.34 hours per resident day, roughly 14% under the national average of 3.86. Weekends dip about 9% below the home's own weekday levels, so coverage thins exactly when families tend to visit. Turnover of 43.1% is slightly better than the 45.8% national figure, but the inspection record is the heavier problem: 31 deficiencies, five of them at harm or jeopardy level, and two fines totaling $115,265. The most recent inspection was May 2025. Quality measures score well; staffing and inspections do not.
Wentworth runs 300 beds on Chicago's South Side, and the staffing numbers are the first thing I'd want you to see: 2.84 nurse hours per resident per day, roughly 27% under the national average, with weekends about 15% thinner than weekdays. The inspection record backs that up, 66 deficiencies, eight serious enough to involve harm or jeopardy, eight tied to abuse, and five fines totaling $289,387, with the most recent inspection in May 2024. Turnover at 30.5% is actually better than the 45.8% national figure, which tells you the problem isn't retention so much as how few hours the building puts at the bedside. For-profit corporate ownership, and the health inspection rating sits at 2 out of 5.
Alden Lincoln runs 96 beds on Chicago's North Side, and the numbers that stand out first are the ones about people. Nurse staffing sits at 2.98 hours per resident per day, about a quarter below the national average, and weekends dip roughly 14% below what the home itself provides Monday through Friday. That's the stretch when families often visit and when coverage thins.
The inspection record carries 36 deficiencies, four of them serious enough to put a resident in harm's way and two tied to abuse. The most recent state visit was July 2024, so the picture is current, and one fine totaling $8,512 has been levied.
Staff turnover of 41.3% is slightly better than the 45.8% national figure, not a strong point, but not the worst of it either.
Alden Estates of Orland Park runs 200 beds under corporate ownership, and the staffing numbers are the first thing worth noticing. At 3.65 nurse hours per resident day it sits about 5% under the national average, and weekends drop roughly 13% below its own weekday levels, so coverage thins out exactly when families tend to visit. Annual turnover of 50.3% runs above the 45.8% national figure, which means the aides and nurses caring for residents are often new to the building. The inspection record backs that up: 53 deficiencies, seven serious enough to reach harm or jeopardy level, one tied to abuse, and five fines totaling $87,510.
Alden Town Manor runs 249 beds in Cicero, and the staffing numbers are the first thing I'd want you to see. At 3.21 nurse hours per resident day, it sits roughly 17% under the national average, and weekends drop about 16% below its own weekday level, so coverage is thinnest exactly when families tend to visit. The inspection record backs that up: 49 deficiencies, nine of them at the harm or jeopardy level, nine tied to abuse, and six fines totaling $270,515. Turnover at 40.3% is a little better than the national 45.8%, but that's the one number here working in its favor.
Alden Debes runs 268 certified beds in Rockford under corporate ownership, and its staffing is the first thing to look at: 3.39 nurse hours per resident day against a national average of 3.86, with weekends about 11% thinner than weekdays. Turnover sits at 56.1% against a national 45.8%, so aides and nurses cycle through faster than typical, and CMS gives staffing 1 out of 5 stars. The inspection record is the harder problem, 44 deficiencies, five at harm or jeopardy level and six abuse-related, with $129,985 in fines and a 2-star inspection rating. Quality measures score 4 out of 5, but recent inspections still found serious problems.
Princeton Rehab & Hcc runs 225 certified beds on Chicago's south side, and the staffing numbers are the first thing that stands out. At 2.64 nurse hours per resident day, it sits about a third below the national average, and weekends drop roughly another 10% below its own weekday level, so coverage is thinnest exactly when families tend to visit. The inspection record is heavy: 49 deficiencies, four serious enough to involve harm or jeopardy, three tied to abuse, and two fines totaling $32,136 from a February 2025 inspection. Staff turnover, at 47.1%, runs slightly above the national rate, which means new faces are constant.
If you're looking at Alden Lakeland, start with the inspection record. Ninety-seven deficiencies is a lot, and 13 of them rose to the level where a resident was actually harmed or put in immediate jeopardy. Eight are abuse-related. Federal fines total $205,559 across four actions. That inspection history is where the one-out-of-five health inspection rating comes from.
Staffing has its own problems. Turnover runs at 59.7% a year, well above the national rate of 45.8%. Weekend coverage drops about 13% below weekdays, so care can thin out exactly when families visit. The home is corporate-owned and holds 300 beds. It was inspected in May 2025, so the record is recent.