Illinois Nursing Home Ratings & Inspection Results — 2026
Illinois has 669 CMS-certified skilled nursing facilities. For the 668 facilities with linked history (668 of 669), there are 25,347 cited deficiencies, averaging 37.9 per covered facility; 0 have zero citations in the loaded history, including 503 coded at Immediate Jeopardy severity. Figures are descriptive summaries of CMS Health Deficiencies records loaded by POCDesk, not official CMS ratings.
Most-Cited Deficiency Categories in Illinois
- Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies — 9,089 citations
- Resident Rights Deficiencies — 3,352 citations
- Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies — 2,826 citations
- Pharmacy Service Deficiencies — 2,528 citations
- Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies — 2,184 citations
- Infection Control Deficiencies — 1,951 citations
Most-Cited F-Tags in Illinois
- F-Tag F0689: Free of Accident Hazards/Supervision/Devices — 2,401 citations
- F-Tag F0880: Infection Prevention & Control — 1,302 citations
- F-Tag F0684: Quality of Care — 1,273 citations
- F-Tag F0600: Free from Abuse and Neglect — 1,222 citations
- F-Tag F0686: Treatment/Services to Prevent/Heal Pressure Ulcers — 1,018 citations
- F-Tag F0677: ADL Care Provided for Dependent Residents — 1,018 citations
- F-Tag F0812: Food Procurement Store/Prepare/Serve-Sanitary — 964 citations
- F-Tag F0755: Pharmacy Services/Procedures/Pharmacist/Records — 698 citations
- F-Tag F0690: Bowel/Bladder Incontinence Catheter UTI — 685 citations
- F-Tag F0761: Label/Store Drugs and Biologicals — 668 citations
Sources and methodology
Source: CMS nursing-home Provider Data. POCDesk aggregates citations present in the loaded Health Deficiencies records; it does not create CMS ratings or recommendations. See the editorial standards and methodology and 42 CFR Part 483.
More Illinois Compliance Data
- Illinois Compliance Benchmark
- Illinois State Compliance Guide
- Illinois Survey Tracker
- Best Nursing Homes in Illinois
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- Survey Tracker — recent CMS survey activity
- F-Tag Reference Guide — every CMS deficiency tag
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Official Sources
POCDesk analyzes official government data. Verify any facility's record or read the underlying regulations at these primary sources:
- Medicare.gov Care Compare — CMS's official nursing home comparison tool
- CMS Provider Data Catalog — the raw nursing home inspection & deficiency datasets
- CMS Nursing Home Certification & Compliance — enforcement policy and the Special Focus Facility program
- 42 CFR Part 483 (eCFR) — the federal requirements of participation behind every F-Tag
- National Long-Term Care Ombudsman Resource Center — free advocacy help for residents and families