Illinois has 668 Medicare & Medicaid–certified nursing homes on federal record. Below is the current landscape from the CMS Care Compare database (August 2026 release) — the same data ClearPath decodes and ranks in every family report.
90 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.
| Facility | City | Overall | Staffing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highland Oaks | Elgin | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ |
| Moorings Of Arlington Heights | Arlington Hts | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ |
| Vi At The Glen | Glenview | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ |
| Apostolic Christian Home Of Eureka | Eureka | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ |
| Apostolic Christian Skylines | Peoria | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ |
| Avondale Estates Of Elgin | Elgin | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ |
| Blessing Hospital Snu | Quincy | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ |
| Fairfield Memorial Hospital | Fairfield | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ |
| Fairview Haven | Fairbury | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ |
| Gibson Community Hsp Annex | Gibson City | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ |
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.
CMS currently flags 184 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.
| Facility | City | Federal Flag |
|---|---|---|
| Arcadia Care Havana | Havana | Special Focus Abuse Flag |
| Arcadia Care Peoria Heights | Peoria Heights | Special Focus Abuse Flag |
| Arcadia Care Watseka | Watseka | Special Focus Abuse Flag |
| Axiom Healthcare Of West Frankfort | West Frankfort | Special Focus |
| Arcadia Care Toulon | Toulon | Special Focus Abuse Flag |
| Axiom Gardens Of Nashville | Nashville | Special Focus Abuse Flag |
| Bria Of Elmwood Park | Elmwood Park | Special Focus Abuse Flag |
| Bria Of Woodriver | Wood River | Special Focus Abuse Flag |
| Claridge Healthcare Center | Lake Bluff | Special Focus Abuse Flag |
| El Paso Rehabilitation And Health Care Center | El Paso | Special Focus Abuse Flag |
Star ratings are only the surface. ClearPath reads the full federal record for every certified facility in your Illinois search area — abuse citations, inspection failures, fines, staffing collapse — and hands you a ranked, plain-English report in minutes. Nursing home reports from $47 · Assisted living from $29 in 11 states. One-time, no subscription. Paid by families, never by facilities.
Get Your Ranked Report →See a free sample report firstSource: CMS Care Compare (data.cms.gov), August 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.