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Nursing homes in Cook County, Illinois

Cook County, Illinois has 202 Medicare- or Medicaid-certified nursing homes with 33,866 certified beds in total. Their average CMS overall rating is 2.7 of 5 (the Illinois average is 2.5), and 68 homes have 4 or 5 stars. The median home reports 3.23 nurse staffing hours per resident per day. CMS lists fines in the past three years for 144 of the 202.

Nursing homes
202
Certified beds
33,866
Average overall rating
2.7
Certified beds in use
79.2%

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The circle and stars show the CMS overall rating from 1 to 5. Sorting is a convenience, not a recommendation; ratings do not include price or openings. Medicaid participation comes from CMS; ask each home whether a Medicaid bed is open.

Common questions

How many nursing homes are in Cook County, Illinois?

CMS lists 202 certified nursing homes in Cook County, with 33,866 certified beds in total.

Which nursing homes in Cook County have a 5-star overall rating?

36 homes have a 5-star overall rating from CMS: Addolorata Villa, Alden Estates of Evanston, Alden Estates of Skokie, Alden Poplar Creek Rehab & Hcc, Aperion Care Niles, Ascension Nazarethville Place, Bella Terra Lagrange, Bella Terra Streamwood and 28 more.

How full are nursing homes in Cook County?

On an average day about 79.2% of certified beds are in use across homes in Cook County. This is an average, so ask each home about current openings.

Where does this data come from?

All figures come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Provider Data Catalog. CMS does not publish prices, so costs are not shown.

Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, nursing home datasets processed Sep 1, 2026. All counties in Illinois