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Nursing homes in Illinois
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As of the CMS Care Compare September 2026 release, 666 Medicare- and/or Medicaid-certified nursing homes have an address in Illinois. 661 have a CMS overall star rating, and 201 are rated 4 stars or higher. 93 share the highest rating here, 5 stars, including Addolorata Villa, Alden Estates of Evanston and Alden Estates of Shorewood (first three alphabetically). They are listed across 327 cities.
How this list is ordered: by the CMS overall star rating, highest first; ties alphabetical; nursing homes without a rating last (no rating is not a bad rating). Nothing else changes the order, and no nursing home can pay us. This page has no ads, sponsors or partner links. Methodology · Ownership disclosure
Largest cities
All cities with 3 or more nursing homes (56)
- Alton
- Aurora
- Belleville
- Belvidere
- Benton
- Bloomingdale
- Bloomington
- Canton
- Carlinville
- Chicago
- Crestwood
- Crystal Lake
- Danville
- Decatur
- Dekalb
- Des Plaines
- Edwardsville
- Effingham
- Elgin
- Elmhurst
- Evanston
- Freeport
- Galesburg
- Geneseo
- Glenview
- Jacksonville
- Jerseyville
- Joliet
- Kankakee
- Macomb
- Mattoon
- Mount Vernon
- Naperville
- Niles
- Normal
- Northbrook
- Oak Lawn
- Oak Park
- Orland Park
- Ottawa
- Palos Heights
- Park Ridge
- Pekin
- Peoria
- Pontiac
- Quincy
- Rock Island
- Rockford
- Skokie
- South Holland
- Springfield
- Sterling
- Waukegan
- Westmont
- Wheaton
- Wheeling
Nursing homes in smaller cities (355)
Related
- Medicare home health agencies in Illinois
- Hospices in Illinois
- How nursing home care works and who pays
- Illinois city index (JSON)
Quick facts: 666 Medicare- and/or Medicaid-certified nursing homes in Illinois across 327 cities; 661 have a CMS overall star rating (CMS Care Compare, September 2026); ranked only by CMS stars, never paid.