Illinois Nursing Home Rankings & Safety Report

zReports Research Institute · Updated August 2026

Bythe zReports Healthcare Research Team · zReports Research Institute Data sourcezReports Consumer Intelligence Database™ v2026.08 Facilities analyzed667 Government sourcesthe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Last updatedAugust 2026 MethodologyConsumer Z Score™ · Database v2026.08

Illinois has 667 active licensed nursing homes on the state's public file. zReports analyzed CMS Nursing Home Compare data to produce a records layer grade for every one, the government's own verdicts, mapped through one fixed rule. No facility can pay to change a score, and the grade is free.

Key findings

667active licensed nursing homes across 329 Illinois cities appear on the state's public file.
42.4%hold an A or B records layer grade, while 291 carry a D or F.
62is the statewide average records layer score across all graded nursing homes.
Rockfordis the highest-scoring larger city (12 facilities, average score 62.1).
Chicagohas the most licensed nursing homes in the state (77).
85,157is the combined licensed capacity across 667 facilities reporting a capacity figure.

Key statistics

StatisticValue
Active licensed nursing homes667
Cities covered329
Statewide average records layer score62
Grade A facilities171 (25.6%)
Grade B facilities112 (16.8%)
Grade C facilities93 (13.9%)
Grade D facilities148 (22.2%)
Grade F facilities143 (21.4%)
Facilities with a clean record (no deficiencies on file)667 (100%)
Serious (high severity) findings on the record0
Moderate findings on the record0
Combined licensed capacity85,157

By city

Chicago (77)Rockford (12)Elgin (8)Aurora (8)Evanston (8)Peoria (8)Joliet (7)Naperville (7)Niles (7)Springfield (6)Des Plaines (6)Galesburg (5)Belleville (5)Northbrook (5)Decatur (5)Skokie (5)Bloomington (4)Macomb (4)Oak Lawn (4)Elmhurst (4)Danville (4)Freeport (4)Dekalb (4)Glenview (4)Jacksonville (4)Quincy (4)Mount Vernon (4)Canton (4)Normal (3)Kankakee (3)Wheaton (3)Alton (3)Westmont (3)Effingham (3)Crystal Lake (3)Pekin (3)Sterling (3)Belvidere (3)Park Ridge (3)Bloomingdale (3)Rock Island (3)Ottawa (3)Carlinville (3)Geneseo (3)Jerseyville (3)Mattoon (3)Edwardsville (3)Palos Heights (3)South Holland (3)Waukegan (3)Crestwood (3)Oak Park (3)Wheeling (3)Orland Park (3)Pontiac (3)Benton (3)Du Quoin (2)Moline (2)Peru (2)Streator (2)Olney (2)Chicago Heights (2)Bridgeview (2)Burbank (2)Woodstock (2)Peoria Heights (2)Salem (2)Morton (2)East Peoria (2)Pana (2)East Moline (2)Litchfield (2)La Grange Park (2)El Paso (2)Norridge (2)Schaumburg (2)Sullivan (2)Glen Carbon (2)Metropolis (2)Watseka (2)Batavia (2)Casey (2)Kewanee (2)Eureka (2)Princeton (2)Shelbyville (2)Zion (2)Paxton (2)Mchenry (2)Paris (2)Hillsboro (2)Vandalia (2)Taylorville (2)Lombard (2)Mascoutah (2)Fairfield (2)Prophetstown (2)Barrington (2)Lebanon (2)Cahokia (2)Swansea (2)Morris (2)Flora (2)Charleston (2)Chicago Ridge (2)Downers Grove (2)Palatine (2)Centralia (2)Homewood (2)Silvis (2)Sandwich (2)Lincoln (2)Cicero (2)La Grange (2)Arlington Hts (2)Carbondale (2)South Elgin (2)Dolton (2)West Chicago (2)Pittsfield (2)Marion (2)Granite City (2)Long Grove (2)Aledo (2)Lemont (2)Dixon (2)Gibson City (2)Alhambra (2)Mcleansboro (2)Harrisburg (2)Carmi (2)Lincolnshire (2)Herrin (2)Lisle (2)Geneva (2)Morrison (2)Rochelle (2)Shorewood (2)North Aurora (2)Washington (1)Mount Morris (1)Chillicothe (1)Berwyn (1)Auburn (1)Mendota (1)Harvey (1)Morton Grove (1)Franklin Grove (1)Hazel Crest (1)Hinsdale (1)Staunton (1)Marseilles (1)Riverwoods (1)Wilmington (1)Carrier Mills (1)Gilman (1)Rolling Meadows (1)Gillespie (1)Mount Carmel (1)Altamont (1)Urbana (1)Hoffman Estates (1)Farmington (1)Sparta (1)Breese (1)Toluca (1)Shabbona (1)Elmwood Park (1)Bensenville (1)Richton Park (1)Saint Charles (1)Lake Bluff (1)Collinsville (1)Savoy (1)Byron (1)Toulon (1)Waterloo (1)Dwight (1)Oak Brook (1)Mundelein (1)Hoopeston (1)Oregon (1)Nokomis (1)Spring Valley (1)Rushville (1)Durand (1)Chester (1)Highland (1)Freeburg (1)White Hall (1)Melrose Park (1)Bourbonnais (1)Beecher (1)Mount Zion (1)Caseyville (1)Libertyville (1)Metamora (1)Aviston (1)Lindenhurst (1)Henry (1)Carol Stream (1)Yorkville (1)Crete (1)Willowbrook (1)Mason City (1)Newman (1)Odin (1)Palos Hills (1)Wood River (1)Godfrey (1)Westchester (1)West Frankfort (1)Elk Grove Village (1)Knoxville (1)Streamwood (1)South Beloit (1)Roanoke (1)Deerfield (1)Gifford (1)Bolingbrook (1)Momence (1)Columbia (1)Sherman (1)Camp Point (1)Polo (1)Maryville (1)Carlyle (1)Evergreen Park (1)Burnham (1)Itasca (1)Glenwood (1)Rosiclare (1)Robinson (1)Plainfield (1)Mount Carroll (1)Havana (1)Matteson (1)Virden (1)Indian Head Park (1)Lincolnwood (1)Fairbury (1)Newton (1)Lake Zurich (1)Buffalo Grove (1)Mount Sterling (1)Brookfield (1)Flanagan (1)Prospect Heights (1)St Elmo (1)Hickory Hills (1)Lansing (1)Vienna (1)Monticello (1)Wauconda (1)Eldorado (1)South Chicago Height (1)Greenville (1)Hardin (1)Bridgeport (1)Cobden (1)Highland Park (1)Wilmette (1)Highwood (1)Hillside (1)Midlothian (1)Bement (1)Beardstown (1)Danforth (1)Northlake (1)Country Club Hills (1)Forest Park (1)St Charles (1)Lake Forest (1)Coulterville (1)Inverness (1)Anna (1)Harvard (1)Champaign (1)Roseville (1)New Baden (1)Neoga (1)Oswego (1)Chrisman (1)Mount Pulaski (1)Nashville (1)Energy (1)Marshall (1)Arcola (1)Barry (1)Palos Park (1)Ridgway (1)Monmouth (1)Walnut (1)Roselle (1)Petersburg (1)Loves Park (1)Clinton (1)Stickney (1)Clifton (1)Tuscola (1)Burr Ridge (1)Oblong (1)Virginia (1)Stronghurst (1)Farmer City (1)Winchester (1)Golden (1)Bradley (1)Greenup (1)Lena (1)Grayville (1)Lacon (1)Bartlett (1)Marengo (1)Round Lake Beach (1)Cisne (1)Galena (1)Hanover Park (1)Stockton (1)Forsyth (1)Cuba (1)Moweaqua (1)Winfield (1)Pinckneyville (1)Homer Glen (1)Arlington Heights (1)Huntley (1)Frankfort (1)Savanna (1)

Statewide top 25

#1 Westminster Place Evanston · A

#2 Dupage Care Center Wheaton · A

#3 Memorial Care Center Belleville · A

#4 Dobson Plaza Evanston · A

#5 Franklin Grove Living And Rehab Franklin Grove · A

#6 Wynscape Health & Rehab Wheaton · A

#7 Burgess Square Healthcare Ctr Westmont · A

#8 Eden Village Care Center Glen Carbon · A

#9 Helia Healthcare Of Olney Olney · A

#10 Farmington Village Nrsg Farmington · A

#11 Neighbors Health Center Byron · A

#12 Aperion Care Fox River Elgin · A

#13 Accolade Paxton Senior Living Paxton · A

#14 Gottlieb Memorial Hospital Melrose Park · A

#15 Brandel Health And Rehab Northbrook · A

#16 Community First Medical Center Chicago · A

#17 Fairfield Memorial Hospital Fairfield · A

#18 Snyder Village Metamora · A

#19 Henry Rehab And Nursing Henry · A

#20 Pearl Of Crystal Lake, The Crystal Lake · A

#21 Allure Of Lake Storey Galesburg · A

#22 Blessing Hospital Snu Quincy · A

#23 Loft Rehab Of East Peoria, The East Peoria · A

#24 Apostolic Christian Home Of Eureka Eureka · A

#25 Niles Nsg & Rehab Ctr Niles · A

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Methodology

The free grade on this page contains zero zReports judgment: it maps the state's own published licensing and enforcement verdicts through one fixed rule, applied identically to every nursing home in America. Where the record and public reputation diverge, a highly reviewed facility with serious findings on file, the paid Consumer Intelligence Report™ surfaces it through the composite Consumer Z Score™ and our published ten point methodology. Facilities are never contacted and cannot pay to change a score. Read the full methodology →

About nursing home licensing in Illinois

Nursing Homes in Illinois are overseen by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), whose certification, inspection, and quality-reporting data is published on the public record. This page is computed from CMS Nursing Home Compare data, the government’s own filings, not reviews or advertising.

Frequently asked questions

How many nursing homes are there in Illinois?

Illinois has 667 active licensed nursing homes on the state's public file, across 329 cities, with a combined licensed capacity of 85,157. Every one has a free records layer grade on zReports.

Which Illinois city has the most nursing homes?

Chicago, with 77 licensed nursing homes, followed by Rockford (12) and Elgin (8).

How are Illinois nursing home grades calculated?

The free records layer grade contains zero zReports judgment. It maps the government's own published verdicts, CMS Nursing Home Compare data, through one fixed rule, applied identically to every nursing home in the country. The paid Consumer Intelligence Report™ adds the composite Consumer Z Score™, which audits the record against public reputation through our published ten point methodology.

Why can a facility with 5-star reviews have a low grade?

Reviews and records are different surfaces. Reviews reflect what visitors chose to write, and can be managed by the business. Inspection and enforcement records are filed by the state, are mandatory, and cannot be edited by the facility. When the two diverge, the record is the surface worth checking. That divergence is exactly what zReports was built to surface.

How often are these rankings updated?

Rankings refresh whenever Illinois republishes its licensing data; facility pages carry the records-verified date for each provider. This page was generated from the current file as of August 2026.

Can a facility pay to change its score?

No. Facilities are never contacted, never notified, and cannot pay to be listed, delisted, or re-scored. zReports has no business relationship with any facility it grades, independence is the product.

Data Provenance

This report was generated from the zReports Consumer Records Database™, a continuously updated database that normalizes official government licensing, inspection, enforcement, ownership, and safety records across multiple federal and state agencies. Every statistic in this report is traceable to its originating public record. Facilities cannot pay to alter scores, rankings, or findings.

Data source: zReports Consumer Intelligence Database™ v2026.08 · Built from: CMS Provider Data Catalog · HHS OIG Exclusions List (LEIE) · Public consumer review signals (audited, never trusted, in the composite Consumer Z Score™) · Proprietary Consumer Z Score™ methodology · Updated: August 2026

Cite this report

APA, zReports Research Institute. (2026). Illinois Nursing Home Rankings & Safety Report (v2026.08). zReports.org. https://zreports.org/rankings/nursing/il

MLA, zReports Research Institute. “Illinois Nursing Home Rankings & Safety Report.” zReports.org, v2026.08, August 2026, zreports.org/rankings/nursing/il.

Plain, Illinois Nursing Home Rankings & Safety Report, zReports Research Institute, v2026.08, updated August 2026, zreports.org/rankings/nursing/il

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