Nursing Homes in North Aurora, IL- Monthly Analysis & Key Metrics

Data as of April 14, 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 North Aurora
The 10,000 foot view

Updated on April 14, 2024

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

According to the latest data compiled by NursingHomeDatabase.com, North Aurora has a total of 128 active skilled nursing facilities and 17,574 beds. Based on a recent US Census estimate of the population of North Aurora of 18,057, the current total bed count represents one bed for every 1.03 persons in North Aurora. There were 12,896 residents in nursing homes as April 14, 2024 for a city wide occupancy level of 73.38 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, North Aurora 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 North Aurora and a comparison to the state and national averages:

Staffing Levels City State / National
Registered Nurse (RN) 0.96 0.72 / 0.65
Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA) 2.05 2.06 / 2.26
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) 0.57 0.64 / 0.88
All Staff 3.58 3.42 / 3.78

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

COVID-19 Infections in North Aurora 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 North Aurora there were a total of 17 new cases and 17 new deaths among residents for the week ending April 14, 2024. The chart below shows COVID-19 activity for the past year.

New and Lost Nursing Homes in North Aurora

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 North Aurora Nursing Homes

The chart below shows the overall occupancy for nursing home beds in North Aurora, 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 North Aurora

The list below shows the best skilled nursing facilities in North Aurora 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
Moorings of Arlington Heights
761 OLD BARN LANE
ARLINGTON HTS, IL
11.33
Highland Oaks
2750 WEST HIGHLAND AVENUE
ELGIN, IL
5.33
Avantara Long Grove
1666 CHECKER ROAD
LONG GROVE, IL
51.33
Aperion Care Fox River
355 RAYMOND STREET
ELGIN, IL
5.33
Avantara Aurora
400 WEST SULLIVAN ROAD
AURORA, IL
38.00
Sunny Hill Nursing Home of Will County
421 DORIS AVENUE
JOLIET, IL
55.33
Wynscape Health and Rehab
2180 MANCHESTER ROAD
WHEATON, IL
34.67
Oak Trace
250 VILLAGE DRIVE
DOWNERS GROVE, IL
26.00
Alden Long Grove Rehab and hc Ctr
2308 OLD HICKS ROAD
LONG GROVE, IL
50.00
Dupage Care Center
400 N COUNTY FARM RD
WHEATON, IL
46.67

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

Facility Rating
Zahav of Des Plaines
9300 BALLARD ROAD
DES PLAINES, IL
285.67
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Renwick Nursing and Rehab
3401 HENNEPIN DRIVE
JOLIET, IL
281.50
The Pearl of Naperville
200 MARTIN AVENUE
NAPERVILLE, IL
220.00
Aliya of Palos Park
12220 SOUTH WILL COOK ROAD
PALOS PARK, IL
145.50
West Suburban Nursing and Rehab Center
311 EDGEWATER DRIVE
BLOOMINGDALE, IL
114.00
The Pavilion On Main Street
515 NORTH MAIN
SANDWICH, IL
179.33
The Grove of Elmhurst
127 WEST DIVERSEY
ELMHURST, IL
181.50
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Westmont Manor Hlth and Rhb
512 EAST OGDEN AVENUE
WESTMONT, IL
142.00
Bethany Rehab and Hcc
3298 RESOURCE PARKWAY
DEKALB, IL
227.50
Pearl of Hillside,the
4600 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD
HILLSIDE, IL
155.17

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