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Best Nursing Homes in Illinois

Why trust this guide? Our editorial team analyzed 175 nursing homes in Illinois using Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) data, inspection records, complaints, amenities, and facility-level details. How we rank nursing homes in IL
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Avg Overall CMS Rating: 2.5/ 5The average Overall CMS Rating for all CMS-certified nursing homes in Illinois. Ratings combine health inspections, staffing, and quality measures, with inspections weighted most. Individual facilities can vary widely from this average.
National Average: 3.2/ 5
Avg Staffing Rating: 2.1/ 5The average Staffing Rating across all CMS-certified nursing homes in Illinois. Reflects nursing staff hours per resident per day (including RNs), adjusted for residents' care needs. Individual facilities can vary widely from this average.
National Average: 3.4/ 5
Avg Health Insp. Rating: 2.8/ 5The average Health Inspection Rating across all CMS-certified nursing homes in Illinois. Based on each facility's recent inspections and complaint investigations, weighing the number, scope, and severity of deficiencies. Individual facilities can vary widely from this average.
National Average: 3.0/ 5

Compare Nursing Homes around Illinois

The information below is reported by the Illinois Department of Public Health, Office of Health Care Regulation.

137 facilities compared · CMS & IL Dept. of Health data

GreenFields of Geneva
NH
AL
IL
MC
Geneva
77
Facility 77
IL AVG 86
Rank #193 / 426
54.5%
Facility 54.5%
IL AVG 69.3%
Rank #172 / 204
-21%
4.58
Facility 4.58
IL AVG 3.10
Rank #24 / 172
+61%+48%
$14.2k
Facility $14.2k
IL AVG $151.3k
Rank #84 / 173
19
Facility 19
IL AVG 36.8
Rank #39 / 172
4.8
Facility 4.8
IL AVG 3.7
Rank #144 / 172
341A+
6
Facility 6
IL AVG 51
Rank #610 / 648
Brian Robbins
$20.4M
Facility $20.4M
IL AVG $12.2M
Rank #26 / 171
$8.9M
Facility $8.9M
IL AVG $4.8M
Rank #43 / 171
43.5%
Facility 43.5%
IL AVG 44.3%
Rank #147 / 171
146166
Encore Village of Schaumburg
NH
AL
IL
MC
Schaumburg
109
Facility 109
IL AVG 86
Rank #108 / 426
55.4%
Facility 55.4%
IL AVG 69.3%
Rank #169 / 204
-20%
3.46
Facility 3.46
IL AVG 3.10
Rank #54 / 172
+8%+12%
$25.5k
Facility $25.5k
IL AVG $151.3k
Rank #94 / 173
28
Facility 28
IL AVG 36.8
Rank #69 / 172
2.6
Facility 2.6
IL AVG 3.7
Rank #28 / 172
2105A+
58
Facility 58
IL AVG 51
Rank #253 / 648
Il Ccrc, LLC
$16.2M
Facility $16.2M
IL AVG $12.2M
Rank #1 / 171
$15.9M
Facility $15.9M
IL AVG $4.8M
Rank #4 / 171
98.3%
Facility 98.3%
IL AVG 44.3%
Rank #171 / 171
145341
Covenant Living at Windsor Park
NH
AL
IL
MC
RC
Carol Stream
72
Facility 72
IL AVG 86
Rank #209 / 426
95.8%
Facility 95.8%
IL AVG 69.3%
Rank #22 / 204
+38%
4.21
Facility 4.21
IL AVG 3.10
Rank #37 / 172
+29%+36%
$50.5k
Facility $50.5k
IL AVG $151.3k
Rank #106 / 173
18
Facility 18
IL AVG 36.8
Rank #34 / 172
3.6
Facility 3.6
IL AVG 3.7
Rank #91 / 172
265-
26
Facility 26
IL AVG 51
Rank #523 / 648
Covenant Living At Windsor Park
$10.7M
Facility $10.7M
IL AVG $12.2M
Rank #76 / 171
$6.0M
Facility $6.0M
IL AVG $4.8M
Rank #72 / 171
56.1%
Facility 56.1%
IL AVG 44.3%
Rank #75 / 171
145606
ClarkLindsey
NH
ADC
AL
HC
IL
MC
NC
Urbana (West Windsor Road)
64
Facility 64
IL AVG 86
Rank #235 / 426
49.9%
Facility 49.9%
IL AVG 69.3%
Rank #180 / 204
-28%
6.03
Facility 6.03
IL AVG 3.10
Rank #4 / 172
-14%+95%
$129.9k
Facility $129.9k
IL AVG $151.3k
Rank #135 / 173
32
Facility 32
IL AVG 36.8
Rank #91 / 172
5.3
Facility 5.3
IL AVG 3.7
Rank #154 / 172
423-
13
Facility 13
IL AVG 51
Rank #581 / 648
Sabrina Akers
$16.9M
Facility $16.9M
IL AVG $12.2M
Rank #49 / 171
$10.5M
Facility $10.5M
IL AVG $4.8M
Rank #28 / 171
61.7%
Facility 61.7%
IL AVG 44.3%
Rank #72 / 171
145381
Admiral at the Lake
NH
AL
IL
MC
Chicago (Uptown)
56
Facility 56
IL AVG 86
Rank #278 / 426
88.6%
Facility 88.6%
IL AVG 69.3%
Rank #40 / 204
+28%
4.93
Facility 4.93
IL AVG 3.10
Rank #19 / 172
-22%+59%
$0
Facility $0
IL AVG $151.3k
Rank #1 / 173
26
Facility 26
IL AVG 36.8
Rank #62 / 172
5.2
Facility 5.2
IL AVG 3.7
Rank #150 / 172
131A+
90
Facility 90
IL AVG 51
Rank #40 / 648
Nadia Geigler
$4.4M
Facility $4.4M
IL AVG $12.2M
Rank #39 / 171
$10.6M
Facility $10.6M
IL AVG $4.8M
Rank #36 / 171
242.3%
Facility 242.3%
IL AVG 44.3%
Rank #113 / 171
146165
Friendship Manor
NH
AL
IL
MC
Rock Island
98
Facility 98
IL AVG 86
Rank #129 / 426
74.5%
Facility 74.5%
IL AVG 69.3%
Rank #105 / 204
+8%
4.62
Facility 4.62
IL AVG 3.10
Rank #24 / 172
+2%+49%
$10.5k
Facility $10.5k
IL AVG $151.3k
Rank #76 / 173
17
Facility 17
IL AVG 36.8
Rank #29 / 172
3.4
Facility 3.4
IL AVG 3.7
Rank #77 / 172
378-
36
Facility 36
IL AVG 51
Rank #448 / 648
Friendship Manor Inc
$8.0M
Facility $8.0M
IL AVG $12.2M
Rank #57 / 171
$11.2M
Facility $11.2M
IL AVG $4.8M
Rank #23 / 171
140.3%
Facility 140.3%
IL AVG 44.3%
Rank #36 / 171
146099
The Selfhelp Home Senior Living Community
NH
AL
IL
RC
Chicago (Uptown)
72
Facility 72
IL AVG 86
Rank #209 / 426
81.9%
Facility 81.9%
IL AVG 69.3%
Rank #74 / 204
+18%
5.56
Facility 5.56
IL AVG 3.10
Rank #8 / 172
+44%+79%
$0
Facility $0
IL AVG $151.3k
Rank #1 / 173
21
Facility 21
IL AVG 36.8
Rank #45 / 172
5.3
Facility 5.3
IL AVG 3.7
Rank #154 / 172
155A+
92
Facility 92
IL AVG 51
Rank #28 / 648
Marvin Rubin
$9.3M
Facility $9.3M
IL AVG $12.2M
Rank #78 / 171
$7.0M
Facility $7.0M
IL AVG $4.8M
Rank #73 / 171
75.3%
Facility 75.3%
IL AVG 44.3%
Rank #70 / 171
146009
Mercy Circle Senior Living
NH
AL
IL
MC
Chicago (Mount Greenwood)
43
Facility 43
IL AVG 86
Rank #337 / 426
98.9%
Facility 98.9%
IL AVG 69.3%
Rank #15 / 204
+43%
4.57
Facility 4.57
IL AVG 3.10
Rank #24 / 172
-8%+47%
$0
Facility $0
IL AVG $151.3k
Rank #1 / 173
16
Facility 16
IL AVG 36.8
Rank #24 / 172
4.0
Facility 4.0
IL AVG 3.7
Rank #119 / 172
-22-
44
Facility 44
IL AVG 51
Rank #392 / 648
Sisters Of Mercy Of The Americas West Midwest Community Inc
$10.3M
Facility $10.3M
IL AVG $12.2M
Rank #95 / 171
$5.1M
Facility $5.1M
IL AVG $4.8M
Rank #117 / 171
49.8%
Facility 49.8%
IL AVG 44.3%
Rank #118 / 171
146174
Celebrate Senior Living Niles
NH
AL
IL
MC
RC
Niles (North Newark Avenue)
59
Facility 59
IL AVG 86
Rank #268 / 426
89.7%
Facility 89.7%
IL AVG 69.3%
Rank #35 / 204
+29%
3.54
Facility 3.54
IL AVG 3.10
Rank #54 / 172
-1%+14%
$29.8k
Facility $29.8k
IL AVG $151.3k
Rank #99 / 173
9
Facility 9
IL AVG 36.8
Rank #11 / 172
1.8
Facility 1.8
IL AVG 3.7
Rank #6 / 172
249A+
60
Facility 60
IL AVG 51
Rank #233 / 648
Elevate Housing Foundation
$8.5M
Facility $8.5M
IL AVG $12.2M
Rank #122 / 171
$5.4M
Facility $5.4M
IL AVG $4.8M
Rank #126 / 171
63.3%
Facility 63.3%
IL AVG 44.3%
Rank #81 / 171
146176
Alden Courts of Waterford
NH
AL
MC
RC
Aurora
60
Facility 60
IL AVG 86
Rank #255 / 426
90.0%
Facility 90.0%
IL AVG 69.3%
Rank #34 / 204
+30%
3.60
Facility 3.60
IL AVG 3.10
Rank #53 / 172
+38%+16%
$0
Facility $0
IL AVG $151.3k
Rank #1 / 173
20
Facility 20
IL AVG 36.8
Rank #42 / 172
3.3
Facility 3.3
IL AVG 3.7
Rank #69 / 172
-56A+
58
Facility 58
IL AVG 51
Rank #253 / 648
Steven Kroll
$6.8M
Facility $6.8M
IL AVG $12.2M
Rank #154 / 171
$3.8M
Facility $3.8M
IL AVG $4.8M
Rank #155 / 171
56.2%
Facility 56.2%
IL AVG 44.3%
Rank #50 / 171
146182
Aperion Care Evanston
NH
AL
HC
MC
NC
PC
Evanston
57
Facility 57
IL AVG 86
Rank #275 / 426
82.5%
Facility 82.5%
IL AVG 69.3%
Rank #73 / 204
+19%
2.09
Facility 2.09
IL AVG 3.10
Rank #157 / 172
+11%-33%
$52.2k
Facility $52.2k
IL AVG $151.3k
Rank #108 / 173
28
Facility 28
IL AVG 36.8
Rank #69 / 172
2.3
Facility 2.3
IL AVG 3.7
Rank #15 / 172
253A+
88
Facility 88
IL AVG 51
Rank #50 / 648
-
$5.8M
Facility $5.8M
IL AVG $12.2M
Rank #155 / 171
$3.2M
Facility $3.2M
IL AVG $4.8M
Rank #160 / 171
54.5%
Facility 54.5%
IL AVG 44.3%
Rank #68 / 171
146058
Dobson Plaza Rehabilitation and Healthcare
NH
NC
PC
RC
Evanston (Dodge Avenue)
97
Facility 97
IL AVG 86
Rank #132 / 426
--
2.39
Facility 2.39
IL AVG 3.10
Rank #137 / 172
+45%-23%
$0
Facility $0
IL AVG $151.3k
Rank #1 / 173
16
Facility 16
IL AVG 36.8
Rank #24 / 172
5.3
Facility 5.3
IL AVG 3.7
Rank #154 / 172
184A+
74
Facility 74
IL AVG 51
Rank #135 / 648
Charlotte Kohn
-
Facility -
IL AVG $12.2M
Rank #171 / 171
$4.5M
Facility $4.5M
IL AVG $4.8M
Rank #147 / 171
-
Facility -
IL AVG 44.3%
Rank #1 / 171
145122
Smith Village
NH
AL
IL
MC
Chicago (South Side)
82
Facility 82
IL AVG 86
Rank #171 / 426
85.4%
Facility 85.4%
IL AVG 69.3%
Rank #57 / 204
+23%
5.28
Facility 5.28
IL AVG 3.10
Rank #10 / 172
+4%+70%
$0
Facility $0
IL AVG $151.3k
Rank #1 / 173
20
Facility 20
IL AVG 36.8
Rank #42 / 172
3.3
Facility 3.3
IL AVG 3.7
Rank #69 / 172
466A+
71
Facility 71
IL AVG 51
Rank #147 / 648
The Washington And Jane Smith Home
$11.0M
Facility $11.0M
IL AVG $12.2M
Rank #31 / 171
$8.0M
Facility $8.0M
IL AVG $4.8M
Rank #24 / 171
72.5%
Facility 72.5%
IL AVG 44.3%
Rank #108 / 171
145904
St. Joseph Village of Chicago
NH
AL
MC
RC
Chicago (Belmont Gardens)
45
Facility 45
IL AVG 86
Rank #322 / 426
68.9%
Facility 68.9%
IL AVG 69.3%
Rank #125 / 204
-1%
4.65
Facility 4.65
IL AVG 3.10
Rank #21 / 172
+18%+50%
$0
Facility $0
IL AVG $151.3k
Rank #1 / 173
19
Facility 19
IL AVG 36.8
Rank #39 / 172
3.8
Facility 3.8
IL AVG 3.7
Rank #103 / 172
231-
91
Facility 91
IL AVG 51
Rank #36 / 648
Brian Celerio
$11.7M
Facility $11.7M
IL AVG $12.2M
Rank #48 / 171
$5.3M
Facility $5.3M
IL AVG $4.8M
Rank #89 / 171
45.7%
Facility 45.7%
IL AVG 44.3%
Rank #162 / 171
145637
Montgomery Place
NH
AL
IL
MC
Chicago (East Hyde Park)
40
Facility 40
IL AVG 86
Rank #350 / 426
35.0%
Facility 35.0%
IL AVG 69.3%
Rank #189 / 204
-49%
4.00
Facility 4.00
IL AVG 3.10
Rank #42 / 172
+31%+29%
$51.6k
Facility $51.6k
IL AVG $151.3k
Rank #107 / 173
30
Facility 30
IL AVG 36.8
Rank #79 / 172
4.3
Facility 4.3
IL AVG 3.7
Rank #132 / 172
114A+
82
Facility 82
IL AVG 51
Rank #98 / 648
Margo Brooks Pugh
$13.8M
Facility $13.8M
IL AVG $12.2M
Rank #70 / 171
$6.9M
Facility $6.9M
IL AVG $4.8M
Rank #69 / 171
49.7%
Facility 49.7%
IL AVG 44.3%
Rank #86 / 171
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Overview of Ascension Living Resurrection Place

Nestled in the neighborhood of Park Ridge, IL, Ascension Living Resurrection Place is a trusted senior care provider, offering excellent skilled nursing care and rehabilitation services. Designed to help its residents regain strength, flexibility and mobility, and their independence, the community offers access to physical, occupational and speech-language therapies. Residents are offered their semi-private or private room with plenty of space for visiting families and friends while fostering a home-like atmosphere.

The community’s care team helps residents to reach their recovery and care goals by collaborating closely with them and their healthcare team in creating personalized care plans tailored to their needs. Delicious meals and vibrant activities, events, and clubs are also available for a complete living experience. Here, residents have the opportunities and tools they need to enjoy their recovery journey and live their lives fully.

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Overview of Lexington Square Retirement Community of Lombard

Set in the calm environment of Foxworth Boulevard, Lombard, IL, is the astounding senior living community of Lexington Square Retirement Plan Living offering assisted living, independent living, and memory care. The community features a wide array of cozy and elegant floor plans including studio, one-bedroom, and two-bedroom apartments. With round-the-clock care and assistance from a competent and highly trained team, seniors enjoy every moment of their best years.

Enjoyable activities and engaging programs accompany seniors as they go about their day. With its dedication to seniors’ well-being, Lexington Square Retirement Plan Living works hard to meet their needs and aspirations. Catering to nutritional needs and cravings, the community serves healthy and tasty meals for a delightful dining experience. Lexington Square Retirement Plan Living strives to provide a haven for seniors to optimize their freedom and live their best lives.

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Overview of St. Joseph Village of Chicago

Delivering the highest quality of care, safety and comfort to seniors in Cook Chicago, IL, St. Joseph Village of Chicago is a distinguished senior living community that offers assisted living, skilled nursing, memory care, rehabilitation services and respite care. Rest comfortably in bright and spacious apartments in variations of studios, one-bedroom, and two-bedroom floor plans. Residents live as autonomously as possible with the support of personalized care services, 24-hour security, and an array of stimulating interactions.

At St. Joseph Village of Chicago, residents truly experience what joyful living is with a wide array of social, recreational and leisure activities inspired by the seven dimensions of wellness. Committed to delivering a dining experience that fosters resident health and well-being, the community provides a team of excellent chefs who use fresh local ingredients to create delicious, resident-inspired meals. Here, residents’ goals, dreams and desires are thoughtfully taken into consideration for every aspect of their care plan, ensuring that all of their needs are met accordingly.

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Overview of Brookdale at Home® Lake View

Enjoy our independence for as long as possible with Brookdale at Home Lake View, a dedicated home care provider based in Chicago, IL that offers a range of in-home care services. This includes companion care, personal care, and respite care. Brookdale’s team of professional caregivers is experienced in serving people who want to enjoy their independence for as long as possible while receiving the support they require.

Brookdale at Home Lake View’s dedicated team can help with a wide variety of tasks and services, ranging from meal preparation and housekeeping to pet care and medication assistance, so seniors can spend more time doing the things they truly love. Understanding that their caregivers are vital to their endeavor, Brookdale at Home conducts thorough background checks and screenings to select highly qualified caregivers seniors can feel comfortable around.

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Montgomery Place

5550 S Shore Dr, Chicago, IL 60637
Overview of Montgomery Place

For over thirty years, Montgomery Place is a retirement community and has been one of the best independent living communities in Chicago. Their vision has always been to prioritize each senior’s comfort and safety while they live an enriching life for the residents of independent living and assisted living services. The well-trained staff are encouraged to compassionately care for the residents so there would be an in-depth connection– to build memories, friendships, and experiences. Montgomery Place Retirement Community strives to provide connection within the community while encouraging an enriching quality of life.

Montgomery Place promotes a lifestyle that is stress free. Their list of amenities and services are built into the community so as to practice a vibrant social life; they have designed the features in the community that has reimagined retirement living. Their essential amenities and services included: 24-hour security, wellness programs, transportation, room service, and housekeeping with laundry– as they try to ensure that residents are able to live with easy accessibility. The facility has a lot more to offer that awaits endless possibilities.

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Overview of Bloomington Rehabilitation and Health Care

Based in the neighborhood of Bloomington, IL, Bloomington Rehabilitation and Health Care is a reliable senior care provider that offers memory care, skilled nursing care, and rehabilitation services. The community is purposely built to accommodate residents who need more extensive care services to maintain their well-being or regain their strength, mobility, and overall functionality. Dedicated to providing the highest quality of care for life’s many stages, the community features a team of excellent care professionals trained to offer various levels of care.

Apart from its round-the-clock services, the community offers a wide range of activities to keep residents’ entertained and stimulated. Residents’ nourishment is prioritized with tasty and nutritious meals served daily. Additional services like 24-hour laboratory, radiology and pharmacy services are also available to make sure residents have access to them should they need the said services.

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Overview of Swann Special Care Center

Swann Special Care Center, a non-profit organization in the heart of Champaign, Illinois, stands as a beacon of compassion and care for individuals with severe and profound intellectual disabilities. Within the embrace of Swann Special Care Center, residents discover more than a facility; they find a nurturing home. The center offers round-the-clock nursing care, prioritizing each individual’s comfort, safety, and dignity. Their steadfast commitment encompasses three crucial programs designed to provide holistic support.
Swann Special Care Center’s legacy is woven with kindness, resilience, and an unwavering belief that every life deserves purpose and dignity. More than an educational institution, Swann Special Care Center’s school is a sanctuary of growth. Accredited year-round, it caters to students with diverse needs, fostering their development and celebrating their unique abilities. The adult day training program is a vibrant hub of learning and social interaction, empowering participants to acquire life skills, engage in meaningful activities, and cultivate connections with their peers.

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Overview of Warren Barr Lincoln Park

A sister center of the one sitting in Gold Coast, Warren Barr Lincoln Park has maintained its spot as the home that has provided an unparalleled level of superior care that awaits to be discovered. Just as any Warren Barr home, the one located in the neighborhood of Lincoln Park sits in a luxurious setting that radiates a kind of grandeur rarely found in a rehabilitation center. As a nursing home that has reinvented and reimagined its identity to something more elegant and graceful, there is an incomparable level of care that has deemed them as one of the only few respectable, constant, and trustworthy centers. Warren Bar Lincoln Park maintains its title as the gold standard in transitional care.

The approach to Warren Barr Lincoln Park is considered more personal; this way, staff, and residents can build a mutual level of trust and confidence that leads to a more cherished friendship that places comfort, convenience, and safety as the priorities. The gracious boutique-style environment maintains the identity of a Warren Barr home by housing state-of-the-art amenities found in every corner of the building: state-of-the-art physical therapy equipment, a team of full-time therapists on staff, and results-driven services.

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Overview of The Grove of Evanston

At The Grove of Evanston, residents are welcomed into a supportive community that prioritizes their well-being and peace of mind. The suburban location exudes tranquility, and the caring team is dedicated to providing personalized care for each resident. Clinical rehabilitation and therapy are seamlessly integrated with hospital care to offer advanced, tailor-made treatment options. Full-time therapists and state-of-the-art physical therapy equipment ensure that short-term rehabilitation goals are met with a high patient-to-therapist ratio. Services offered include physical, orthopedic, speech, and occupational therapy, as well as specialized care for cardiac conditions, orthopedic care, peritoneal dialysis, tracheostomy care, and more. The team is physician-supervised, and premium-quality care is available around the clock.
Residents also enjoy a heightened experience of living with private suites that feature private bathrooms and showers, as well as in-room refrigerators. The interior design is immaculate and peaceful, creating a relaxing and homely environment.

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Overview of Bella Terra Wheeling

Greeting seniors with peace and vibrancy, Bella Terra Wheeling is a trusted senior living community in Wheeling, IL where personal attention and progressive medical care go hand in hand in this community. For post-hospital rehabilitation or residential skilled nursing care, this community offers the perfect environment for recovery and comfort. With a dedicated, attentive team and a beautifully designed campus, residents enjoy an atmosphere that promotes healing and enhances the quality of life.

With extensive amenities and services, residents have more opportunities to mingle with friends and maintain an active lifestyle. Moreover, this community provides cardiac programming, an inotropes program, physical, occupational and speech therapy. Bella Terra Wheeling strives to create a haven for seniors to make every moment of their best years memorable while having a premiere care experience.

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Ranking Methodology

How we rank these nursing homes

Every nursing home above is evaluated across five weighted categories using CMS data including Care Compare, Payroll-Based Journal, and Medicare Cost Reports.

  • CMS data
  • 5 weighted categories
  • Updated quarterly
Full methodology

Weighting overview

  • 35%
    Care Quality
  • 20%
    Staffing
  • 20%
    Regulatory
  • 20%
    Operational
  • 5%
    Environment
01

Care Quality 35%

The largest single share of every ranking. CMS star ratings and quality measures that reflect actual care delivered to residents.

  • Includes
  • Overall Rating
  • Health Inspection
  • QM Rating
  • Long-Stay QM
  • Short-Stay QM
02

Staffing Adequacy 20%

The strongest predictor of resident outcomes. Volume and stability of nursing care, drawn from CMS Payroll-Based Journal.

  • Includes
  • Nurse Hrs/Res/Day
  • RN vs State
  • Total Nurse Staff Hrs vs State
  • RN Turnover
03

Regulatory & Safety Record 20%

Inspection patterns that star ratings can mask. We weight per-inspection rates more heavily than raw counts.

  • Includes
  • Citations
  • Citations/Inspection
  • Severe Citations
  • Fines
  • Accreditations
04

Operational & Financial Stability 20%

Stable operations and sound finances are leading indicators of consistent care over time.

  • Includes
  • Occupancy vs State
  • Avg Length of Stay
  • Revenue
  • Payroll %
  • Years in Operation
  • Admin Tenure
05

Environment & Accessibility 5%

Context that matters to families but doesn't directly measure clinical care. Weighted lower for nursing homes than for assisted or independent living.

  • Includes
  • Walk Score
  • BBB Rating
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Frequently Asked Questions about Nursing Homes in Illinois

What's the difference between assisted living and a nursing home in Illinois?

Assisted living in Illinois is a residential model focused on housing, hospitality, and help with daily activities. Nursing homes (skilled nursing facilities) provide 24/7 medical care from licensed nurses for residents with significant health needs, and are regulated more strictly under both state and federal CMS rules.

Does Illinois Medicaid cover nursing home care?

Yes — Illinois Medicaid covers nursing home care for residents who meet income, asset, and medical-need eligibility requirements. Most CMS-certified nursing homes accept Medicaid as a primary payer once long-term-care eligibility is established.

What is nursing home care?

Nursing homes (also called skilled nursing facilities) provide 24/7 medical care from licensed nurses, rehabilitation services, and long-term custodial care for residents with significant health or functional needs.

How many nursing homes are listed on this page?

This page features 175 nursing homes in Illinois. Use the filters and comparison tools above to compare ratings, amenities, and pricing.

How do I choose the right nursing home in Illinois?

Start by matching the level of care offered to the resident's current and anticipated needs, then compare licensing status, staff-to-resident ratios, recent inspection results, and pricing. Tour at least two or three communities in Illinois, talk to current residents and families, and confirm what is included in the base rate versus billed as add-on services.

What should I look for when visiting nursing homes in Illinois?

Pay attention to staff interactions with residents, cleanliness and odor, food quality at meal times, the activity calendar, and how questions about pricing and care plans are answered. Ask to see the most recent state inspection report, the move-out / level-of-care-change policy, and a sample monthly bill that lists every fee.