North Aurora Living & Rehab Center
About North Aurora Living & Rehab Center
North Aurora Living & Rehab Center is a 129-bed for-profit nursing home in North Aurora, IL. Medicare rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (average); the average in Illinois is 2.5. At its last full inspection (Dec 2025), inspectors found 6 problems, fewer than the Illinois average of 12.6. None of the problems in its recent inspections were found to have harmed residents. Nurses and aides spend about 1 hr 56 min a day with each resident, less than the Illinois average of 3 hr 27 min. About 25% of its nursing staff left in the past year. Medicare fined it $96,800 in the last three years.
Written from Medicare’s published figures; nothing here is paid for or written by the home. Our methodology
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Key details
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Quality & inspections
Explore this facility's official CMS inspection history, staffing levels and quality measures below — sourced directly from Medicare's public records.
Ratings and inspection data on this page come directly from CMS's public records and are never altered for any paid listing. Medicare data as of September 2026.
What Medicare found
3 strengths and 3 things to ask about in Medicare's inspection, fine and staffing records for this home. 1 care-quality measure is worse than the state average in the rehab and long-term care section below.
Strengths
- Serious health citationsNone on recordNo citations for actual harm or immediate jeopardy since Dec 2025.Strength
- Health citations at last inspection6 (Dec 2025)Illinois average: 12.6. Most citations are minor and corrected within weeks.Strength
- Nursing staff turnover25% a yearIllinois average: 44%Strength
Things to ask about
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- Fines and penalties3 fines totaling $96,800; 1 Medicare payment denialFederal penalties from the last three years, most recently in Mar 2025 (about 1 year ago). The national average is $30,972 per home.Ask about this
- Nurse staffing per resident1 hr 56 min a dayIllinois average: 3 hr 27 minWorse than state average
- Registered nurse time per resident35 min a dayIllinois average: 43 minWorse than state average
Source: Medicare (CMS) inspection, penalty and staffing records, compared with the Illinois average. Problems may have been corrected since; ask the home about anything listed here. How we choose these
Short-term rehab or long-term care?
Medicare rates these separately, and many homes are better at one than the other.
Long-term care
For residents who live at the home for months or years.
- Falls with a major injury1.9%State average: 3.1%Better than average
- Pressure sores (bedsores)0.6%State average: 4.8%Better than average
- Given antipsychotic drugs64.4%State average: 21.7%Worse than average
- Hospital stays per 1,000 resident days1.6State average: 2.0About average
Source: Medicare (CMS) quality measures, compared with the Illinois average. Lower is better for every rate shown.
Ratings over time
Its overall Medicare rating is 3 stars now, the same as 3 stars in January 2019. It has ranged from 1 to 3 stars and changed 8 times.
Show the values by year
| Month | Overall | Inspections | Staffing | Quality | Nurse hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2019 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1.9 |
| Jan 2020 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1.7 |
| Jan 2021 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.7 |
| Jan 2022 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.6 |
| Jan 2023 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1.6 |
| Jan 2024 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1.7 |
| Feb 2025 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1.9 |
| Feb 2026 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2.1 |
| Sep 2026 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1.9 |
Source: Medicare (CMS) monthly Care Compare releases since 2019. Medicare has changed how some ratings are calculated over the years and paused most inspections in 2020, so some jumps reflect rule changes rather than changes at the home. Our methodology
See the full inspection reportEvery citation, fine, staffing figure and quality measure Medicare publishes for this home
From Medicare’s September 2026 data. Each inspection is dated below; staffing comes from payroll records for a recent quarter, and resident outcomes cover the latest period Medicare reports.
Inspection summary
How this facility compares to state and national averages on CMS-reported problems.
Three-survey history
Citation counts across this facility's three most recent inspection cycles, so you can see whether problems are trending up, down, or holding steady.
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Family reviews
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