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Nursing homes in Illinois

Illinois has 666 certified nursing homes in 96 counties. Select a county or a city to see its homes in one table.

Counties

Counties of Illinois with a certified nursing home, in order of name
CountyHomesCertified bedsMedian overall ratingCitations for each 100 bedsFines
Adams6600229.7$444,092
Bond190418.9$10,874
Boone3279134.8$527,959
Brown180128.8$62,846
Bureau4377424.1$0
Calhoun180336.3$25,740
Carroll2155427.1$4,500
Cass2150423.3$0
Champaign4387268.2$418,818
Christian4427424.1$372,826
Clark3225259.1$66,580
Clay2196333.2$168,858
Clinton4355216.1$164,735
Coles5735151.2$998,631
Cook20233,866224.4$24,247,489
Crawford2122350.0$98,897
Cumberland2125351.2$152,711
DeKalb7683336.2$1,027,677
De Witt2190192.6$458,660
Douglas3231175.3$68,631
DuPage385,694423.4$2,056,246
Edgar3293177.8$906,113
Effingham4432423.6$266,180
Fayette3239128.9$41,816
Ford4257462.6$218,737
Franklin4326337.7$189,170
Fulton6501331.3$725,987
Gallatin171419.7$0
Greene1119225.2$0
Grundy2265132.5$114,995
Hamilton2103416.5$45,123
Hardin162251.6$132,266
Henderson15858.6$0
Henry5493435.7$734,933
Iroquois5446346.2$824,637
Jackson2251235.9$496,034
Jasper157357.9$0
Jefferson4336240.2$574,100
Jersey3364126.6$543,328
Jo Daviess2106447.2$0
Johnson150412.0$0
Kane252,657329.1$2,065,545
Kankakee6685326.9$399,285
Kendall2184533.7$158,570
Knox6834222.8$1,062,328
LaSalle9981429.0$691,436
Lake233,719322.2$1,948,354
Lawrence199220.2$0
Lee3256420.3$34,753
Livingston6422340.0$50,577
Logan3315234.0$401,539
Macon7787168.1$1,344,911
Macoupin6531230.1$671,609
Madison171,799135.2$2,892,028
Marion5509132.6$815,081
Marshall3278227.7$40,740
Mason2195159.0$575,895
Massac2241138.6$381,539
McDonough4313540.9$317,916
McHenry101,161331.7$1,242,416
McLean7675256.4$795,581
Menard199149.5$465,165
Mercer2172452.9$302,718
Monroe2263420.5$338,854
Montgomery4388427.1$264,785
Morgan4502124.5$344,281
Moultrie2186159.1$416,481
Ogle6607341.7$511,474
Peoria111,217241.7$1,556,826
Perry3208321.2$148,905
Piatt2160355.0$242,180
Pike3257130.0$283,839
Randolph3258121.7$286,750
Richland2275326.9$394,198
Rock Island91,218127.6$1,458,592
Saline4408318.1$105,655
Sangamon8902130.2$1,409,916
Schuyler196128.1$0
Scott149218.4$29,295
Shelby3259160.6$224,885
St. Clair151,768139.3$4,316,664
Stark1136155.1$379,356
Stephenson5590241.9$423,792
Tazewell8911139.3$1,047,730
Union2144538.9$353,579
Vermilion5553158.2$911,958
Wabash190424.4$11,660
Warren2157152.9$372,014
Washington1120145.0$541,045
Wayne3169245.0$213,247
White3296132.1$574,311
Whiteside7623239.5$517,424
Will162,294325.5$899,716
Williamson5562238.3$1,092,261
Winnebago151,997227.1$1,058,889
Woodford6524536.3$547,630

Citations are the health citations of the last three survey cycles. Fines are the fines in the CMS penalties file, about three years.

Cities

Cities with two or more certified nursing homes. The number is the count of homes.

Facilities may see a change in their overall rating for a number of reasons. Since the overall rating is based on three individual domains, a change in any one of the domains can affect the overall rating. Any new data for a nursing home could potentially change a star rating domain.

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Five-Star Quality Rating System: Technical Users' Guide, July 2026. CMS processed the data on .

Illinois in figures

The nursing homes in Illinois have 84,975 certified beds. They have about 62,852 residents on an average day. 52% of the homes have a CMS overall rating of 1 or 2 stars. In the nation, the share is 41%. 90 homes have an overall rating of 5 stars.

The homes have 29.8 health citations for each 100 certified beds in the last three survey cycles. The figure for the nation is 26.8. CMS lists 1,469 fines with a total of $75,126,367 for these homes in its penalties file. CMS also lists 492 payment denials. 183 homes have the CMS abuse icon.

Nursing homes in Illinois by CMS overall rating
Overall ratingHomesShareUS share
5 of 59014%20%
4 of 511718%19%
3 of 510616%19%
2 of 510115%20%
1 of 524737%21%

F-tags in the state

The requirements that the citations in this state name most often.

F-tags with the most citations in Illinois, three survey cycles
F-tagRequirement (CMS text)Citations
F0689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.2,358
F0880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.1,364
F0684Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.1,279
F0600Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.1,223
F0812Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.982
F0677Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.978
F0686Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.955
F0755Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.719
F0761Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.707
F0550Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.678
F0690Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.663
F0609Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.636

Chains in the state

Fines by year

The CMS penalties file holds about three years. The first year and the last year are not complete.

Fines for nursing homes in Illinois by year, from the CMS penalties file
YearPenaltiesFines
2023345$11,203,782
2024732$27,010,758
2025610$23,063,028
2026274$13,848,799

Record by month

One page for each month: the surveys with citations, the penalties, and the changes in the CMS update of that month.

Monthly record of nursing homes in Illinois, the latest month first
MonthSurveys with citationsCitationsPenaltiesFinesRecorded changes
August 2026000$00
July 202615242$41,8400
June 202620748222$1,207,8320
May 202618350733$1,666,6340
April 202622658057$2,633,8440
March 202619854155$3,500,8480
February 202616245454$2,517,5770
January 202620162951$2,280,2240
December 202519157555$3,217,9210
November 202513833731$1,528,9260
October 20259014734$1,771,4730
September 202519354255$1,902,1180
August 202519552654$1,998,9520
July 202518548355$1,660,6630
June 202518448644$1,563,2910
May 202523064853$1,384,4540
April 202523770855$1,638,5790
March 202522280459$2,339,8700
February 202522165551$1,857,9440
January 202523470364$2,198,8370
December 202420364353$2,360,5480
November 202419059141$1,162,0800
October 202425181666$2,505,5630
September 202421069062$2,661,4160

The site has no recorded change for Illinois. It records changes at each CMS update.

Questions

How many nursing homes in Illinois are Special Focus Facilities?
CMS lists 4 homes in Illinois as Special Focus Facilities and 20 as candidates. The table of homes on each county page and city page marks these homes.
Which F-tags have the most citations in Illinois?
F-tag 689 has 2,358 citations in the last three survey cycles. F-tag 880 has 1,364. F-tag 684 has 1,279.
What changed in Illinois in the last CMS update?
The site has no recorded change for Illinois. At each CMS update, the site compares the tracked values of each home.
Where does the data on this page come from?
The data comes from the CMS Care Compare files for nursing homes. CMS processed the files on 1 Aug 2026. The CSV file on this page has one row for each home in Illinois.