Nursing Homes in Elgin, IL- Monthly Analysis & Key Metrics

Data as of March 17, 2024

Reviewed by Richard Saunders

The City Level Skilled Nursing Home Analysis Report

Recently, the Biden administration announced a goal of improving nursing home care, as highlighted in several important announcements (see the initial announcement and a subsequent announcement). While this is a commendable goal, it is not entirely clear what the best approach is for achieving it. Proposing minimum staffing levels for all nursing homes simplifies a complicated issue. Nursing Homes address a wide range of resident needs, from short-term rehabilitation to long-term care to dementia and memory issues, that require different levels of care. It also fails to address a national staffing shortage that will likely only worsen.

At NursingHomeDatabase.com, we believe that one critical element of any improvement effort is to have access to good, clear data and analysis that can help everyone understand the current state of affairs, identify trends, and track progress over time. To this end, we have built this series of reports that will try to illuminate the key metrics of nursing home performance for each state. Our reports are designed to provide valuable insights and inform policymakers, healthcare providers, and families who are interested in nursing home care.

The analysis for the state level report cards of nursing home care is primarily derived from data that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid ("CMS") provides. CMS publishes weekly data about nursing home occupancy and COVID-19 infections and publishes monthly reports with ratings, staffing levels, and deficiencies.

Summary Analysis of Nursing Homes in Elgin
The 10,000 foot view

Updated on March 17, 2024

This analysis is based on homes within a 25 mile radius of the city.

According to the latest data compiled by NursingHomeDatabase.com, Elgin has a total of 144 active skilled nursing facilities and 20,181 beds. Based on a recent US Census estimate of the population of Elgin of 110,849, the current total bed count represents one bed for every 5.49 persons in Elgin. There were 14,445 residents in nursing homes as March 17, 2024 for a city wide occupancy level of 71.58 percent. (Note that the home count is based on monthly data provided by CMS and the number of beds and the occupancy numbers are based on weekly data. There is a minor number of homes that do not report their data weekly.)

According to the monthly data, Elgin has added 0 new beds and lost 0 existing beds over the past year.

The Biden Administration has announced that it wants to regulate minimum nursing home staffing levels. They have proposed minimums of .55 hours of care per resident per day from registered nurses (RNs) and 2.45 hours of care per resident per day certified nursing aids (CNAs). These are the current level amount of hours per resident per day of care for Elgin and a comparison to the state and national averages:

Staffing Levels City State / National
Registered Nurse (RN) 1.00 0.72 / 0.65
Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA) 2.03 2.06 / 2.26
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) 0.56 0.64 / 0.88
All Staff 3.59 3.42 / 3.78

State Analysis: Look here for the latest nursing home analysis for Illinois.

COVID-19 Infections in Elgin Nursing Homes

While COVID-19 infections and deaths are down significantly from late 2020 and 2021, the number of infections and deaths continues to be monitored. For nursing homes in Elgin there were a total of 57 new cases and 57 new deaths among residents for the week ending March 17, 2024. The chart below shows COVID-19 activity for the past year.

New and Lost Nursing Homes in Elgin

No new homes were reported by CMS over the past twelve months.

No homes were removed by CMS over the past twelve months.

Occupancy Percentages for Elgin Nursing Homes

The chart below shows the overall occupancy for nursing home beds in Elgin, IL. Occupancies levels for individual facilities will differ and can be found on the detail page for the specific nursing home.

Best and Worst Nursing Homes in Elgin

The list below shows the best skilled nursing facilities in Elgin based on their most recent weighted average inspection score. Some nursing homes may have higher overall 5-star ratings than the homes on this list. We feel that the health inspection score is the best indicator of current operations. It changes quicker than the overall rating.

Facility Rating
Lake Forest Place
1100 PEMBRIDGE DRIVE
LAKE FOREST, IL
20.00
Burgess Square Healthcare Ctr
5801 SOUTH CASS AVENUE
WESTMONT, IL
36.00
Dimensions Living Burr Ridge
6801 HIGHGROVE BOULEVARD
BURR RIDGE, IL
40.00
Brandel Health and Rehab
2155 PFINGSTEN ROAD
NORTHBROOK, IL
19.33
Alta Rehab at Wauconda
176 THOMAS COURT
WAUCONDA, IL
56.67
Little Sisters of The Poor of Palatine
80 WEST NORTHWEST HIGHWAY
PALATINE, IL
0.00
Dupage Care Center
400 N COUNTY FARM RD
WHEATON, IL
46.67
Radford Green
960 AUDUBON WAY
LINCOLNSHIRE, IL
37.33
Beacon Hill
2400 SOUTH FINLEY ROAD
LOMBARD, IL
28.67
Park Ridge Healthcare Center
665 BUSSE HIGHWAY
PARK RIDGE, IL
22.67

The list below shows the worst skilled nursing facilities in Elgin based on their most recent weighted average inspection score.

Facility Rating
Generations Oakton Pavillion
1660 OAKTON PLACE
DES PLAINES, IL
143.33
/
The Terrace
1615 SUNSET AVENUE
WAUKEGAN, IL
169.50
/
Alden Valley Ridge Rehab and Hcc
275 EAST ARMY TRAIL ROAD
BLOOMINGDALE, IL
192.67
/
Aperion Care Hillside
323 OAKRIDGE AVENUE
HILLSIDE, IL
213.00
/
Zahav of Des Plaines
9300 BALLARD ROAD
DES PLAINES, IL
292.33
/
Bethany Rehab and Hcc
3298 RESOURCE PARKWAY
DEKALB, IL
219.50
The Pearl of Elk Grove
1920 NERGE ROAD
ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL
191.67
West Suburban Nursing and Rehab Center
311 EDGEWATER DRIVE
BLOOMINGDALE, IL
179.67
West Chicago Terrace
928 JOLIET ROAD
WEST CHICAGO, IL
130.50
/
Wealshire Ctr of Excellence
150 JAMESTOWN LANE
LINCOLNSHIRE, IL
346.00
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