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Nursing Homes in Illinois: Ratings, Inspections & Safety Flags

Illinois has 668 Medicare & Medicaid–certified nursing homes on federal record. Below is the current landscape from the CMS Care Compare database (July 2026 release) — the same data ClearPath decodes and ranks in every family report.

668
Certified facilities
210
Rated 4★ or better
242
Rated 1★ overall
181
Abuse-flagged by CMS
24
Special Focus (worst-performer)

Highest-Rated Nursing Homes in Illinois

93 Illinois facilities hold a 5-star overall rating — more than fit this list. The ten shown lead within that group on CMS health-inspection, staffing, and quality-measure ratings.

FacilityCityOverallStaffing
Highland OaksElgin★★★★★★★★★★
Mercy CircleChicago★★★★★★★★★★
Moorings Of Arlington HeightsArlington Hts★★★★★★★★★★
Springs At Monarch Landing, TheNaperville★★★★★★★★★★
Vi At The GlenGlenview★★★★★★★★★★
Apostolic Christian Home Of EurekaEureka★★★★★★★★★★
Apostolic Christian SkylinesPeoria★★★★★★★★★★
Avondale Estates Of ElginElgin★★★★★★★★★★
Blessing Hospital SnuQuincy★★★★★★★★★★
Fairfield Memorial HospitalFairfield★★★★★★★★★★

Ranked by CMS overall and staffing star ratings. A ClearPath report goes deeper — inspection citations, fines, staffing turnover, review analysis, and safety-flag screening for every facility in your search area.

Federally Flagged Facilities in Illinois

CMS currently flags 181 Illinois facilities with an abuse icon and lists 24 in the Special Focus program for persistent quality problems. These designations appear automatically in every ClearPath report and cap a facility’s ranking regardless of its star rating.

FacilityCityFederal Flag
Arcadia Care HavanaHavanaSpecial Focus Abuse Flag
Arcadia Care Peoria HeightsPeoria HeightsSpecial Focus Abuse Flag
Arcadia Care WatsekaWatsekaSpecial Focus Abuse Flag
Avenues At Royal OakKewaneeSpecial Focus Abuse Flag
Arcadia Care ToulonToulonSpecial Focus Abuse Flag
Axiom Gardens Of NashvilleNashvilleSpecial Focus Abuse Flag
Bria Of Elmwood ParkElmwood ParkSpecial Focus Abuse Flag
Bria Of WoodriverWood RiverSpecial Focus
Chicago Ridge SnfChicago RidgeSpecial Focus Abuse Flag
Claridge Healthcare CenterLake BluffSpecial Focus Abuse Flag
Flags like these are exactly what star ratings hide. A ClearPath report screens every facility near you against the full federal record — abuse citations, inspection failures, fines, staffing collapse — starting at $47. Check the facilities near you →

Where Illinois’s Facilities Are

Chicago (77)Rockford (12)Aurora (8)Elgin (8)Evanston (8)Peoria (8)Joliet (7)Naperville (7)Niles (7)Des Plaines (6)Springfield (6)Belleville (5)Decatur (5)Galesburg (5)Mount Vernon (5)Northbrook (5)Skokie (5)Bloomington (4)Canton (4)Danville (4)

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Source: CMS Care Compare (data.cms.gov), July 2026 monthly release. Ratings and flags change monthly — ClearPath refreshes automatically. ClearPath Senior Guide is independent and accepts no referral fees or placement incentives from any facility.