These Illinois nursing homes provide the absolute best care in the state, according to U.S. News.
By Shannon Antinori (Patch National Staff) – Updated Oct 31, 2017 1:12 pm ET
A new set of ratings places nearly 2,300 nursing homes in the United States as top care providers in the country for 2017-18. The “Nursing Home Finder,” released Tuesday by U.S. News & World Report, evaluated more than 15,000 nursing homes across the country to come up with the list of homes designated as the best.
To create the “Nursing Home Finder,” U.S. News used data from Nursing Home Compare, a program run by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. The nursing homes were rated “poor” to “top-performing” on a scale of 1 to 5.
In Illinois, 73 nursing homes made the list. U.S. News says nursing home performance was evaluated over time, averaging monthly data over a year and much emphasis was placed on strong performance in medical quality measures. To receive a high U.S. News rating, homes had to provide significantly more than the required minimum of rehabilitation therapy. All rated homes accept residents covered by Medicaid, Medicare or both. (You can read more about how U.S. News rates nursing homes here.)
The 73 Illinois nursing homes listed below were labeled as “top performing” and had overall ratings of 4.5 or greater:
- Pinecrest Manor, Mount Morris (5)
- Elmhurst Extended Care Center, Elmhurst (5)
- Eunice C. Smith Nursing Home, Alton (5)
- Farmington Country Manor, Farmington (5)
- Covenant Health Care Center, Batavia (5)
- Apostolic Christian Restmor, Morton (5)
- Shelbyville Manor, Shelbyville (5)
- Rolling Hills Manor, Zion (5)
- Hammond-Henry District Hospital, Geneseo (5)
- Fayetteville County Hospital, Vandalia (5)
- Gottlieb Memorial Hospital, Melrose Park (5)
- Gateway Regional Medical Center, Granite City (5)
- Trinity Medical Center West, Rock Island (5)
- Graham Hospital, Canton (5)
- Swedish Covenant Hospital, Chicago (5)
- Rush Oak Park Hospital Skilled Care Unit, Oak Park (5)
- Manorcare of Libertyville, Libertyville (5)
- Heartland of Henry, Henry (5)
- The Springs at Crystal Lake, Crystal Lake (5)
- Astoria Place Living and Rehab, Chicago (5)
- Avantara Park Ridge, Park Ridge (5)
- Apostolic Christian Home of Eureka, Eureka (5)
- Abington of Glenview Nursing, Glenview (5)
- Knox County Nursing Home, Knoxville (5)
- Sherman West Court, Elgin (5)
- Apostolic Christian Home, Roanoke (5)
- The Whitehall North, Deerfield (5)
- Villa Health Care East, Sherman (5)
- Manor Court of Maryville, Maryville (5)
- Lutheran Home for the Aged, Arlington Heights (5)
- Montgomery Place, Chicago (5)
- Good Samaritan Society, Mount Carroll (5)
- Lincolnwood Place, Lincolnwood (5)
- Tabor Hills Health Care, Naperville (5)
- Miller Health Care Center, Kankakee (5)
- Alden Estates of Skokie, Skokie (5)
- Lake Forest Place, Lake Forest (5)
- Oakridge Healthcare Center, Hillside (5)
- Moorings of Arlington Heights, Arlington Heights (5)
- Self-Help Home of Chicago, Chicago (5)
- Mercy Harvard Hospital Care Center, Harvard (5)
- Heartland Christian Village, Neoga (5)
- Brookdale Plaza, Lisle (5)
- Mendota Lutheran Home, Mendota (5)
- Hawthorne Inn of Danville, Danville (5)
- Scott County Nursing Center, Winchester (5)
- Golden Good Shepherd Home, Golden (5)
- Assisi Healthcare of Clare Oaks, Bartlett (5)
- Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital, Wheaton (5)
- Radford Green, Lincolnshire (5)
- Symphony of Hanover Park, Hanover Park (5)
- Hickory Point Christian Village, Forsyth (5)
- Greenfields of Geneva, Geneva (5)
- Victorian Village Health and Wellness, Homer Glen (5)
- St. Joseph’s Home for the Elderly, Palatine (5)
- Heritage Square, Dixon (5)
- Fairhaven Christian Retirement Center, Rockford (5)
- Memorial Care Center, Belleville (4.9)
- Hitz Memorial Home, Alhambra (4.9)
- East Bank Center, LLC, Loves Park (4.9)
- Walker Nursing Home, Virginia (4.9)
- Meridian Village Care Center, Glen Carbon (4.9)
- Clark-Lindsey Village, Urbana (4.8)
- Fairview Haven, Fairbury (4.8)
- Presence Nazarethville, Des Plaines (4.7)
- Community First Medical Center, Chicago (4.6)
- Manorcare of Elk Grove Village, Elk Grove Village (4.6)
- Regency Care of Sterling, Sterling (4.5)
- Lexington of Elmhurst, Elmhurst (4.5)
- Sunrise Skilled Nursing and Rehab, Virden (4.5)
- St. Patrick’s Residence, Naperville (4.5)
- Transitional Care of Arlington Heights, Arlington Heights (4.5)
- Sheldon Health Care Center, Sheldon (4.5)
The homes that received the designation of a best U.S. News nursing home for 2017-18 represent about 15 percent of all homes, according to the publication.