Nursing Homes in De Kalb County, IL
Licensed nursing homes providers across De Kalb County, the cities they are in, and where to get free local help.
Licensed nursing homes providers: 7
Pavilion on Main Street, The
Aperion Care Dekalb
Prairie Crossing LVG & Rehab
Bethany Rehab & HCC
Oak Crest
Dekalb County Rehab & Nursing
Cities in De Kalb County
- Dekalb · 4
What federal inspectors recorded here
De Kalb County, IL has 7 facilities certified by Medicare or Medicaid, as of the CMS penalty file published October 1, 2026. CMS publishes what it fined them, when it stopped paying for new admissions, how many nursing hours they staffed, and what its inspectors wrote up. These are those records counted. A penalty is an enforcement action on a date, not a verdict on the care a resident receives today.
- Facilities with a federal penalty
86%6 of 7 (86%)
A civil money penalty, a payment denial, or both, among the penalties CMS recorded between July 17, 2023 and September 23, 2026.
- Facilities where CMS stopped paying for new admissions
57%4 of 7 (57%)
A payment denial is CMS refusing to pay for newly admitted Medicare and Medicaid residents until the facility corrects the problem it cited.
- Median penalty total, among facilities that were fined
$48,212in fines · 6 facilities
The middle facility's total across every civil money penalty CMS recorded for it in this window, not the amount of a single fine.
- Median nurse staffing hours per resident day
3.63hours · 6 facilities
0.29 hours above the Illinois median of 3.34 hours.
Total nurse hours per resident per day from payroll records CMS collects, quarter Q2 2026. Staffing is an input, not an outcome.
- Facilities with an inspection citation in the last 12 months
43%3 of 7 (43%)
Counts facilities with at least one deficiency CMS inspectors wrote up in the last 365 days. The most recent one here is dated May 22, 2026. A facility inspected and found compliant records no citation, so this is not a survey date.
These figures cover nursing homes only. CMS keeps these penalty, staffing and inspection records for Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing homes. Assisted living, memory care and home care agencies are licensed by each state under different rules, so their records are not comparable.
Each share above shows how many facilities it is based on. Where there are too few for a percentage to mean much, we show the count instead. More in our methodology.
Local aging & Medicaid contacts
Long-term care ombudsman
Free help with complaints about care and residents' rights in nursing homes and assisted living.
Illinois Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program
Source: State LTC OmbudsmanNo county-matched Area Agency on Aging row yet for De Kalb County.
Aging & Disability Resource Center
Illinois Department on Aging · 1-800-252-8966
Source: Aging & disability resource centerMedicare counseling (SHIP)
Illinois State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP)
Source: Medicare counseling (SHIP)Illinois Medicaid HCBS / LTSS programs
State-level Medicaid waiver contacts (not invented county Medicaid offices). Official agency pages only.
- Community Care Program. Illinois Department on Aging Community Care Program (includes Medicaid HCBS elderly waiver pathway).
Questions families ask
Which cities in De Kalb County have nursing homes listings?
De Kalb County has nursing homes in 1 city, each listed on this page with its own provider list.
Who do I call about a complaint at a nursing home in De Kalb County?
Illinois Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program is the long-term care ombudsman program serving De Kalb County. It takes complaints about care, safety and residents' rights. Its website is in the contacts section of this page.
How do families in De Kalb County learn about Medicaid long-term care options?
Illinois runs named Medicaid programs that pay for care at home and in assisted living. This page links to the official state pages for each.
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