The senior-care watchlist — Illinois
186 facilities in Illinois carry an official government warning that the referral sites — paid by those same facilities — will never show you: a CMS Special Focus designation, an active licensing probation, or an abuse-citation flag. Every one is a matter of public record, linked to its full file below.
4CMS Special Focus
20SFF candidates
4On probation
180Abuse-citation flags
What these labels mean. A Special Focus Facility (SFF) is one CMS has singled out nationally for a persistent pattern of serious problems; an SFF candidate is in the pool being considered. Probation means a state licensing agency has placed formal conditions on the facility's license. An abuse-citation flag marks a home cited by CMS for actual or potential resident harm. A warning is not a verdict — but it is exactly the kind of signal you want before you tour, not after.
| Grade | Facility & warning | Location | Subst. |
|---|---|---|---|
| F | Landmark Of Cicero Rehabilitation And Nursing Cent Special Focus FacilityOn probation |
Cicero, IL | 10 |
| F | El Paso Rehabilitation And Health Care Center Special Focus FacilityOn probationAbuse-citation flag |
El Paso, IL | 10 |
| D | Arcadia Care Peoria Heights Special Focus FacilityOn probationAbuse-citation flag |
Peoria Heights, IL | 6 |
| D | Arcadia Care Watseka Special Focus FacilityOn probationAbuse-citation flag |
Watseka, IL | 3 |
| F | Landmark Of Itasca Rehabilitation And Nursing Cent SFF candidate |
Itasca, IL | 35 |
| F | Goldwater Care Clinton SFF candidateAbuse-citation flag |
Clinton, IL | 33 |
| F | Bria Of Elmwood Park SFF candidateAbuse-citation flag |
Elmwood Park, IL | 28 |
| F | Goldwater Care Peoria Heights SFF candidate |
Peoria Heights, IL | 27 |
| D | Morgan Park Healthcare SFF candidateAbuse-citation flag |
Chicago, IL | 27 |
| F | Fair Havens Senior Living SFF candidateAbuse-citation flag |
Decatur, IL | 23 |
| F | Arcadia Care Havana SFF candidateAbuse-citation flag |
Havana, IL | 23 |
| F | Integrity Hc Of Carbondale SFF candidateAbuse-citation flag |
Carbondale, IL | 22 |
| F | La Bella Of Cahokia SFF candidateAbuse-citation flag |
Cahokia, IL | 17 |
| F | La Bella Of Danville SFF candidateAbuse-citation flag |
Danville, IL | 16 |
| F | Nexus Pavilion At Belleville SFF candidateAbuse-citation flag |
Belleville, IL | 15 |
| F | Chicago Ridge Snf SFF candidateAbuse-citation flag |
Chicago Ridge, IL | 13 |
| F | Axiom Gardens Of Nashville SFF candidateAbuse-citation flag |
Nashville, IL | 13 |
| F | Timbercreek Rehab And Health Care Center SFF candidateAbuse-citation flag |
Pekin, IL | 12 |
| F | Avenues At Royal Oak SFF candidateAbuse-citation flag |
Kewanee, IL | 11 |
| F | Arcadia Care Toulon SFF candidateAbuse-citation flag |
Toulon, IL | 11 |
| F | Goldwater Care Danville SFF candidate |
Danville, IL | 9 |
| F | Claridge Healthcare Center SFF candidateAbuse-citation flag |
Lake Bluff, IL | 8 |
| F | Bria Of Woodriver SFF candidate |
Wood River, IL | 8 |
| F | Goldwater Care Bloomington SFF candidate |
Bloomington, IL | 7 |
| F | Metropolis Rehab & Hcc Abuse-citation flag |
Metropolis, IL | 41 |
| F | Palm Garden Of Mattoon Abuse-citation flag |
Mattoon, IL | 30 |
| F | Nexus At Palos Abuse-citation flag |
Palos Hills, IL | 28 |
| F | Helia Healthcare Of Energy Abuse-citation flag |
Energy, IL | 27 |
| F | Lincoln Village Healthcare Abuse-citation flag |
Lincoln, IL | 26 |
| F | La Bella Of Woodstock Abuse-citation flag |
Woodstock, IL | 24 |
| F | Landmark Of Richton Park Rehab & Nsg Ctr Abuse-citation flag |
Richton Park, IL | 24 |
| F | Nexus At Alton Abuse-citation flag |
Alton, IL | 22 |
| F | The Haven Of Paris Abuse-citation flag |
Paris, IL | 22 |
| F | Charleston Rehab And Nursing Abuse-citation flag |
Charleston, IL | 21 |
| F | Aliya Of Glenwood Abuse-citation flag |
Glenwood, IL | 20 |
| F | Complete Care At Margate Park Abuse-citation flag |
Chicago, IL | 19 |
| F | Evercare Of Swansea Abuse-citation flag |
Swansea, IL | 18 |
| F | Alden Lakeland Rehab & Hcc Abuse-citation flag |
Chicago, IL | 17 |
| F | Belhaven Nursing & Rehab Center Abuse-citation flag |
Chicago, IL | 17 |
| F | Landmark At 95Th Rehabilitation And Nursing Center Abuse-citation flag |
Chicago, IL | 17 |
| F | Odd Fellow-Rebekah Home Abuse-citation flag |
Mattoon, IL | 16 |
| F | Prairie Oasis Abuse-citation flag |
South Holland, IL | 16 |
| F | Loft Rehab Of Decatur Abuse-citation flag |
Decatur, IL | 16 |
| F | Allure Of The Quad Cities Abuse-citation flag |
Moline, IL | 15 |
| F | The Haven Of Bement. Abuse-citation flag |
Bement, IL | 15 |
| D | Parc Joliet Abuse-citation flag |
Joliet, IL | 14 |
| F | Oakwood Rehab And Nursing Center Abuse-citation flag |
Westmont, IL | 14 |
| F | Mt Zion Health & Rehab Center Abuse-citation flag |
Mount Zion, IL | 14 |
| F | Centralia Manor Abuse-citation flag |
Centralia, IL | 14 |
| F | Momence Meadows Nursing & Rehab Abuse-citation flag |
Momence, IL | 14 |
| F | Arc At Normal Abuse-citation flag |
Normal, IL | 14 |
| F | Landmark Of Hyde Park Rehabilitation And Nursing C Abuse-citation flag |
Chicago, IL | 14 |
| F | Aperion Care Forest Park Abuse-citation flag |
Forest Park, IL | 14 |
| F | Sunny Acres Nursing Home Abuse-citation flag |
Petersburg, IL | 14 |
| F | Alden Debes Rehab & Hcc Abuse-citation flag |
Rockford, IL | 13 |
| D | Ambassador Nursing & Rehab Center Abuse-citation flag |
Chicago, IL | 13 |
| F | Arcadia Care Bloomington Abuse-citation flag |
Bloomington, IL | 13 |
| F | Evercare At Edwardsville Abuse-citation flag |
Edwardsville, IL | 13 |
| D | Aperion Care West Chicago Abuse-citation flag |
West Chicago, IL | 13 |
| F | Ryze At Homewood Abuse-citation flag |
Homewood, IL | 13 |
| D | West Suburban Nursing & Rehab Center Abuse-citation flag |
Bloomingdale, IL | 12 |
| F | Shelbyville Manor Abuse-citation flag |
Shelbyville, IL | 12 |
| F | California Terrace Abuse-citation flag |
Chicago, IL | 12 |
| F | Bria Of Belleville Abuse-citation flag |
Belleville, IL | 12 |
| F | Kenwood Vlge Nrsg And Rhb Ctr Abuse-citation flag |
Chicago, IL | 12 |
| F | Evercare At Stearns Abuse-citation flag |
Granite City, IL | 12 |
| F | Goldwater Care Gibson City Abuse-citation flag |
Gibson City, IL | 12 |
| D | Winston Manor Cnv & Nursing Abuse-citation flag |
Chicago, IL | 12 |
| F | Aliya Of Oak Lawn Abuse-citation flag |
Oak Lawn, IL | 11 |
| F | Aperion Care Wilmington Abuse-citation flag |
Wilmington, IL | 11 |
| F | Sullivan Healthcare & Senior Living Abuse-citation flag |
Sullivan, IL | 11 |
| F | Marigold Rehabilitation And Health Care Center Abuse-citation flag |
Galesburg, IL | 11 |
| F | Hillsboro Rehab & Hcc Abuse-citation flag |
Hillsboro, IL | 11 |
| F | Axiom Gardens Of Flora Abuse-citation flag |
Flora, IL | 11 |
| F | Oak Park Oasis Abuse-citation flag |
Oak Park, IL | 11 |
| F | Continental Nursing & Rehab Center Abuse-citation flag |
Chicago, IL | 11 |
| F | Arcadia Care Rock Island Abuse-citation flag |
Rock Island, IL | 11 |
| F | Allure Of Galesburg Abuse-citation flag |
Galesburg, IL | 11 |
| F | Aperion Care Oak Lawn Abuse-citation flag |
Oak Lawn, IL | 10 |
| F | Aperion Care Lakeshore Abuse-citation flag |
Chicago, IL | 10 |
| F | Loft Rehabilitation & Nursing Abuse-citation flag |
Eureka, IL | 10 |
| F | Evercare Of Collinsville Abuse-citation flag |
Collinsville, IL | 10 |
| D | Country Health Abuse-citation flag |
Gifford, IL | 10 |
| D | Park View Rehab Center Abuse-citation flag |
Chicago, IL | 10 |
| F | Austin Oasis, The Abuse-citation flag |
Chicago, IL | 10 |
| F | Arcadia Care Aledo Abuse-citation flag |
Aledo, IL | 10 |
| F | La Bella Of Rochelle Abuse-citation flag |
Rochelle, IL | 10 |
| F | Richland Nursing & Rehab Abuse-citation flag |
Olney, IL | 9 |
| F | Helia Southbelt Healthcare Abuse-citation flag |
Belleville, IL | 9 |
| F | Hope Creek Nursing & Rehab Abuse-citation flag |
East Moline, IL | 9 |
| F | Goldwater Care Marseilles Abuse-citation flag |
Marseilles, IL | 9 |
| D | Wentworth Rehab & Hcc Abuse-citation flag |
Chicago, IL | 9 |
| F | Mattoon Rehab & Hcc Abuse-citation flag |
Mattoon, IL | 9 |
| F | Allure Of Sterling Abuse-citation flag |
Sterling, IL | 9 |
| F | Odin Health And Rehab Center Abuse-citation flag |
Odin, IL | 9 |
| F | Pleasant Meadows Senior Living Abuse-citation flag |
Chrisman, IL | 9 |
| F | Eastview Healthcare & Senior Living Abuse-citation flag |
Sullivan, IL | 9 |
| F | The Haven Of Arcola Abuse-citation flag |
Arcola, IL | 9 |
| D | River View Rehab Center Abuse-citation flag |
Elgin, IL | 8 |
| F | Ryze On The Avenue Abuse-citation flag |
Chicago, IL | 8 |
| D | Clark-Lindsey Village Abuse-citation flag |
Urbana, IL | 8 |
| D | Medina Nursing Center Abuse-citation flag |
Durand, IL | 8 |
| F | Bria Of Cahokia Abuse-citation flag |
Cahokia, IL | 8 |
| F | Central Nursing Home Abuse-citation flag |
Chicago, IL | 8 |
| F | Briar Place Nursing Abuse-citation flag |
Indian Head Park, IL | 8 |
| F | Tower Hill Healthcare Center Abuse-citation flag |
South Elgin, IL | 8 |
| F | Complete Care At The Boulevard Abuse-citation flag |
Chicago, IL | 8 |
| F | Evercare Of Lebanon Abuse-citation flag |
Lebanon, IL | 8 |
| F | Archer Heights Healthcare Abuse-citation flag |
Chicago, IL | 8 |
| D | Resthave Home-Whiteside County Abuse-citation flag |
Morrison, IL | 8 |
| D | Aperion Care Chicago Heights Abuse-citation flag |
Chicago Heights, IL | 7 |
| F | Allure Of Zion Abuse-citation flag |
Zion, IL | 7 |
| D | Arc At Dwight Abuse-citation flag |
Dwight, IL | 7 |
| F | Pearl Of Orchard Valley Abuse-citation flag |
Aurora, IL | 7 |
| D | Elevate Care Palos Heights Abuse-citation flag |
Palos Heights, IL | 7 |
| D | Aliya On 87Th Abuse-citation flag |
Chicago, IL | 7 |
| F | Loft Rehab Of Rock Springs, The Abuse-citation flag |
Decatur, IL | 7 |
| D | Shawnee Senior Living Abuse-citation flag |
Herrin, IL | 7 |
| F | Sharon Health Care Pines Abuse-citation flag |
Peoria, IL | 7 |
| F | Crystal Pines Rehab & Hcc Abuse-citation flag |
Crystal Lake, IL | 6 |
| D | Arc At El Paso Abuse-citation flag |
El Paso, IL | 6 |
| F | Harmony Park Ridge Abuse-citation flag |
Park Ridge, IL | 6 |
| F | Taylorville Care Center Abuse-citation flag |
Taylorville, IL | 6 |
| F | Winning Wheels Abuse-citation flag |
Prophetstown, IL | 6 |
| D | Seminary Manor Abuse-citation flag |
Galesburg, IL | 6 |
| F | La Bella Of Aurora Abuse-citation flag |
Aurora, IL | 6 |
| F | Little Village Nrsg & Rhb Ctr Abuse-citation flag |
Chicago, IL | 6 |
| F | Allure Of Moline Abuse-citation flag |
East Moline, IL | 6 |
| D | Marshall Rehab & Nursing Abuse-citation flag |
Marshall, IL | 6 |
| F | Grove Health & Rehab Ctr, The Abuse-citation flag |
Jacksonville, IL | 6 |
| F | Sharon Health Care Willows Abuse-citation flag |
Peoria, IL | 6 |
| F | Pine Crest Health Care Abuse-citation flag |
Hazel Crest, IL | 5 |
| F | Axiom Healthcare Of Mount Vernon Abuse-citation flag |
Mount Vernon, IL | 5 |
| D | Aviston Countryside Manor Abuse-citation flag |
Aviston, IL | 5 |
| F | Loft Rehab Of Peoria, The Abuse-citation flag |
Peoria, IL | 5 |
| F | Aperion Care Dolton Abuse-citation flag |
Dolton, IL | 5 |
| F | Axiom Healthcare Of Harrisburg Abuse-citation flag |
Harrisburg, IL | 5 |
| D | Fargo Health Care Center Abuse-citation flag |
Chicago, IL | 5 |
| C | Joliet Living & Rehab Center Abuse-citation flag |
Joliet, IL | 5 |
| F | Goldwater Care Toluca Abuse-citation flag |
Toluca, IL | 4 |
| F | Jerseyville Nsg & Rehab Center Abuse-citation flag |
Jerseyville, IL | 4 |
| D | Elevate Care Des Plaines Abuse-citation flag |
Des Plaines, IL | 4 |
| F | Landmark Of Lincoln Park Rehabilitation And Nursin Abuse-citation flag |
Chicago, IL | 4 |
| D | Elevate Care Waukegan Abuse-citation flag |
Waukegan, IL | 4 |
| F | Princeton Rehab & Hcc Abuse-citation flag |
Chicago, IL | 4 |
| F | Fair Oaks Rehab & Healthcare Abuse-citation flag |
South Beloit, IL | 4 |
| F | Nexus At Columbia Abuse-citation flag |
Columbia, IL | 4 |
| F | Sunset Home Abuse-citation flag |
Quincy, IL | 4 |
| F | Mount Sterling Health And Rehab Center Abuse-citation flag |
Mount Sterling, IL | 4 |
| F | Kensington Place Nrsg & Rehab Abuse-citation flag |
Chicago, IL | 4 |
| F | Bria Of Forest Edge Abuse-citation flag |
Chicago, IL | 4 |
| F | Alden Long Grove Rehab &Hc Ctr Abuse-citation flag |
Long Grove, IL | 4 |
| C | St Patrick'S Residence Abuse-citation flag |
Naperville, IL | 4 |
| F | Allure Of Prophetstown Abuse-citation flag |
Prophetstown, IL | 4 |
| F | Evercare At University Abuse-citation flag |
Edwardsville, IL | 4 |
| F | Aperion Care International Abuse-citation flag |
Chicago, IL | 4 |
| D | Manor Court Of Carbondale Abuse-citation flag |
Carbondale, IL | 4 |
| C | Crestwood Terrace Abuse-citation flag |
Crestwood, IL | 4 |
| D | West Chicago Living And Rehab Center Abuse-citation flag |
West Chicago, IL | 4 |
| B | Hammond-Henry District Hsp Abuse-citation flag |
Geneseo, IL | 3 |
| F | Atrium Health Care Center Abuse-citation flag |
Chicago, IL | 3 |
| F | Highland Health Care Center Abuse-citation flag |
Highland, IL | 3 |
| F | Carlyle Healthcare & Sr Living Abuse-citation flag |
Carlyle, IL | 3 |
| F | Ryze At The Ridge Abuse-citation flag |
Chicago, IL | 3 |
| C | Smith Village Abuse-citation flag |
Chicago, IL | 3 |
| F | Coulterville Rehab & Hcc Abuse-citation flag |
Coulterville, IL | 3 |
| F | Three Crowns Park Abuse-citation flag |
Evanston, IL | 3 |
| F | Carlinville Rehab & Hcc Abuse-citation flag |
Carlinville, IL | 2 |
| F | La Bella Of Freeburg Abuse-citation flag |
Freeburg, IL | 2 |
| F | Thryve Of Crestwood Abuse-citation flag |
Crestwood, IL | 2 |
| F | Timber Point Healthcare Center Abuse-citation flag |
Camp Point, IL | 2 |
| D | Jerseyville Manor Abuse-citation flag |
Jerseyville, IL | 2 |
| F | Shelbyville Healthcare & Senior Living Abuse-citation flag |
Shelbyville, IL | 2 |
| D | Peterson Park Health Care Ctr Abuse-citation flag |
Chicago, IL | 2 |
| D | Park Ridge Healthcare Center Abuse-citation flag |
Park Ridge, IL | 2 |
| F | Bria Of Chicago Heights Abuse-citation flag |
South Chicago Height, IL | 2 |
| D | Foster Health & Rehab Center Abuse-citation flag |
Chicago, IL | 2 |
| C | Asbury Court Nursing & Rehab Abuse-citation flag |
Des Plaines, IL | 2 |
| D | Bella Terra Morton Grove Abuse-citation flag |
Morton Grove, IL | 1 |
| D | Mclean County Nursing Home Abuse-citation flag |
Normal, IL | 1 |
| F | South Elgin Living & Rehab Center Abuse-citation flag |
South Elgin, IL | 1 |
| F | Arcadia Care Jacksonville Abuse-citation flag |
Jacksonville, IL | 1 |
| D | Scott County Nursing Center Abuse-citation flag |
Winchester, IL | 1 |
| F | Pittsfield Manor Abuse-citation flag |
Pittsfield, IL | 0 |
| F | Evercare Of Jerseyville Abuse-citation flag |
Jerseyville, IL | 0 |
| N/A | Axiom Gardens Of Mount Vernon Abuse-citation flag |
Mount Vernon, IL | 0 |
Special Focus & abuse flags from CMS Care Compare / Medicare.gov (Jul 2026); probation from state licensing records (CA CDSS, Aug 2, 2026). One signal, not a verdict — verify directly with the facility and the licensing agency. How grades work →
Finding facilities to avoid in Illinois
How do I find the nursing homes to avoid in Illinois?
Start with the official warnings. This page lists the 186 facilities in Illinois that federal or state regulators have formally flagged — 4 CMS Special Focus Facilities, 4 on licensing probation, and 180 cited for abuse. These are the homes to scrutinize hardest before you tour. A flag is a reason to ask hard questions, not an automatic disqualification — some flagged homes have since corrected.
What are the worst-rated senior-care facilities in Illinois?
Senior Care Record Map doesn't crown a single "worst" home, but the strongest negative signal a regulator can give is the CMS Special Focus Facility designation — reserved for a persistent pattern of serious problems. Those, plus homes on probation or with abuse citations, are ranked at the top of the watchlist above by severity.
Why don't other senior-care sites show these warnings?
Most referral and listing sites are paid by the facilities they recommend, so surfacing a facility's Special Focus status, probation, or abuse citations works against their business. Senior Care Record Map takes zero referral fees, so it can show you the public records first.
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