Analysis Report of Nursing Homes in Highwood, IL

Summary Analysis of Nursing Homes in Highwood
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Updated on December 1, 2024

This analysis is based on homes within a 25 mile radius of the city.

According to the latest data compiled by NursingHomeDatabase.com, Highwood has a total of 181 active skilled nursing facilities and 28,780 beds. Based on a recent US Census estimate of the population of Highwood of 5,224, the current total bed count represents one bed for every 0.18 persons in Highwood. There were 20,602 residents in nursing homes as December 1, 2024 for a city wide occupancy level of 71.58 percent. (Note that the home count is based on monthly data provided by CMS and the number of beds and the occupancy numbers are based on weekly data. There is a minor number of homes that do not report their data weekly.)

According to the monthly data, Highwood has added 0 new beds and lost 0 existing beds over the past year.

The Biden Administration has announced that it wants to regulate minimum nursing home staffing levels. They have proposed minimums of .55 hours of care per resident per day from registered nurses (RNs) and 2.45 hours of care per resident per day certified nursing aids (CNAs). These are the current level amount of hours per resident per day of care for Highwood and a comparison to the state and national averages:

Staffing Levels	City	State / National
Registered Nurse (RN)	0.91	0.71 / 0.67
Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA)	1.97	2.08 / 2.29
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)	0.56	0.63 / 0.88
All Staff	3.45	3.43 / 3.84

State Analysis: Look here for the latest nursing home analysis for Illinois.

COVID-19 Infections in Highwood Nursing Homes

While COVID-19 infections and deaths are down significantly from late 2020 and 2021, the number of infections and deaths continues to be monitored. For nursing homes in Highwood there were a total of 32 new cases and 32 new deaths among residents for the week ending December 1, 2024. The chart below shows COVID-19 activity for the past year.

New and Lost Nursing Homes in Highwood

No new homes were reported by CMS over the past twelve months.

No homes were removed by CMS over the past twelve months.

Occupancy Percentages for Highwood Nursing Homes

The chart below shows the overall occupancy for nursing home beds in Highwood, IL. Occupancies levels for individual facilities will differ and can be found on the detail page for the specific nursing home.

Best and Worst Nursing Homes in Highwood

The list below shows the best skilled nursing facilities in Highwood based on their most recent weighted average inspection score. Some nursing homes may have higher overall 5-star ratings than the homes on this list. We feel that the health inspection score is the best indicator of current operations. It changes quicker than the overall rating.

Facility	Rating
Niles Nsg and Rehab Ctr 9777 GREENWOOD NILES, IL	31.33
The Mather Evanston 425 DAVIS STREET EVANSTON, IL	12.67
Citadel Care Center-Wilmette 432 POPLAR DRIVE WILMETTE, IL	16.00
Avantara Lake Zurich 900 SOUTH RAND ROAD LAKE ZURICH, IL	58.00
Central Baptist Village 4747 NORTH CANFIELD AVENUE NORRIDGE, IL	39.33
Brandel Health and Rehab 2155 PFINGSTEN ROAD NORTHBROOK, IL	6.67
Radford Green 960 AUDUBON WAY LINCOLNSHIRE, IL	81.33
The Oaks Health Care Center 829 CARILLON DRIVE BARTLETT, IL	26.67
Moorings of Arlington Heights 761 OLD BARN LANE ARLINGTON HTS, IL	20.00
Ascension Nazarethville Place 300 NORTH RIVER ROAD DES PLAINES, IL	14.00

The list below shows the worst skilled nursing facilities in Highwood based on their most recent weighted average inspection score.

Facility	Rating
Libertyville Manor Ext Care 610 PETERSON ROAD LIBERTYVILLE, IL	123.67
Alta Rehab at Fairmont 5061 NORTH PULASKI ROAD CHICAGO, IL	213.33
Paul House and Health Cr Ctr 3800 NORTH CALIFORNIA AVENUE CHICAGO, IL	126.67
Elevate Care Chicago North 2451 WEST TOUHY AVENUE CHICAGO, IL	283.50 /
Alden Lakeland Rehab and Hcc 820 WEST LAWRENCE CHICAGO, IL	206.33
Warren Barr South Loop 1725 SOUTH WABASH CHICAGO, IL	203.33 /
Warren Park Health and Living Ctr 6700 NORTH DAMEN AVENUE CHICAGO, IL	92.00 /
Uptown Care and Rehabilitation 4920 NORTH KENMORE CHICAGO, IL	177.67 /
Thrive of Lake County 850 E US HIGHWAY 45 MUNDELEIN, IL	254.67 /
Sheridan Health and Rehabilitation Center 8400 SHERIDAN RD KENOSHA, WI	328.67

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