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⌖ South Elgin, IL · Kane County
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Medicare overall rating 2 of 5 stars
Certified beds90
Medicare / MedicaidMedicare & Medicaid
OwnershipFor-profit (limited liability company)
About South Elgin Living & Rehab Center
South Elgin Living & Rehab Center is a 90-bed for-profit nursing home in South Elgin, IL. Medicare rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (below average); the average in Illinois is 2.5.
- Inspections: 6 problems at its last full inspection (Aug 2025), fewer than the Illinois average of 12.6. None of its recent citations were for residents being harmed.
- Staffing: nurses and aides spend about 3 hr 11 min a day with each resident, about the same as the Illinois average of 3 hr 27 min. About 24% of nursing staff left in the past year.
- Fines: $231,656 in federal fines in the last three years.
Written from Medicare’s published figures; nothing here is paid for or written by the home. Our methodology
Key details
Facility nameSouth Elgin Living & Rehab Center
LocationKane County, Illinois
Phone(847) 697-0565
Address746 West Spring Street, South Elgin, IL 60177 · Kane County
Medicare provider number145825
Ownership typeFor-profit (limited liability company)
Operating companyLineage Healthcare · 5 homes
Official inspection reportsRead them on Medicare.gov ↗
Medicare enrolled sinceMarch 15, 1995 (31 years)
✓ Medicare✓ Medicaid
Certified for Medicaid; ask whether a Medicaid bed is available.
Quality & inspections
Explore this facility's official Medicare 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 Medicare's public records and are never altered for any paid listing. Medicare data as of September 2026.
What Medicare found
4 strengths and 1 thing 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 since Aug 2025No citations for actual harm or immediate jeopardy since Aug 2025.Strength
- Health citations at last inspection6 (Aug 2025)Illinois average: 12.6.Strength
- Registered nurse time per resident1 hr 00 min a dayIllinois average: 43 minStrength
- Nursing staff turnover24% a yearIllinois average: 44%Strength
About average
- Nurse staffing per resident3 hr 11 min a dayIllinois average: 3 hr 27 minAbout average
Things to ask about
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- Fines and penalties2 fines totaling $231,656; 2 Medicare payment denialsFederal penalties from the last three years, most recently in Jul 2025 (about 1 year ago). The national average is $30,972 per home.Ask about this
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 injury0.9%State average: 3.1%Better than average
- Pressure sores (bedsores)5.3%State average: 4.8%About average
- Given antipsychotic drugs24.6%State average: 21.7%About average
- Hospital stays per 1,000 resident days3.6State average: 2.0Worse than average
Source: Medicare (CMS) quality measures, compared with the Illinois average. Lower is better for every rate shown.
Who pays, and how full it is
Most residents here have their care paid by Medicaid. In Illinois, Medicaid pays for 62% of resident days at a typical home.
- 84% Medicaid
- 4% Medicare
- 12% Private pay, insurance and other
Beds in use, on average63%Illinois typical: 73%
Facility operating cost per resident day$223Illinois typical: $320
Shares of resident days, from the home’s Medicare cost report for the year ending November 2024. The cost per day is what care costs the home to provide, not the price you would pay; ask the home for its private-pay rate. A busy home may have fewer open beds, so ask about availability.
Ratings over time
Its overall Medicare rating is 2 stars now, down from 3 stars in January 2019. It has ranged from 1 to 4 stars and changed 10 times.
Overall rating2★
Health inspections2★
Staffing3★
Quality of care2★
Nurse hours per resident per day3.2
20192020202120222023202420252026
Show the values by year
| Month | Overall | Inspections | Staffing | Quality | Nurse hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2019 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2.3 |
| Jan 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2.7 |
| Jan 2021 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2.7 |
| Jan 2022 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2.5 |
| Jan 2023 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Jan 2024 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2.5 |
| Feb 2025 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Feb 2026 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3.1 |
| Sep 2026 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3.2 |
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.
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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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