De Kalb County, Illinois
County inventory for De Kalb County, Illinois is drawn from U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Nursing Home Compare / Home Health Compare (14,710 Medicare-certified nursing homes nationwide) with cost context from the private CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey - see our methodology. Nursing-home inventory signature
7 nursing homes put De Kalb County in the upper nursing-home inventory tercile among U.S. counties (≥5 homes) - 683 licensed beds, CareScout 2025 Illinois cost medians, CMS Five-Star averages.
County care plate
Sheet IL-DE-KALB-ILLINOIS · De Kalb, IL
NH-SMALL · BEDS-SMALL · STAR-LOW · HH-NONE · RANK-HIGH · PHOTO-TIE · AL-MID · BOOK-FULL
- NH-SMALL 7 homes
- BEDS-SMALL 683 beds
- STAR-LOW 2.3★ avg
- HH-NONE 0 agencies
- RANK-HIGH #430/2,851
- PHOTO-TIE Lonoke
- AL-MID $6,219/mo
- BOOK-FULL 7/7 NH · 0 HH
Photo-finish peer: Lonoke County, AR (0 NH count).
Stamps lead with nursing-home inventory tercile (high) plus licensed beds, Five-Star county average, Home Health Compare agencies, corpus NH-count rank, photo-finish peer, and CareScout assisted-living medians, not a generic peer board.
What a dense nursing-home book shows for De Kalb County
De Kalb County, Illinois sits in the upper nursing-home inventory tercile with 7 nursing homes and 683 licensed beds. Across 7 rated facilities, the CMS overall average is 2.3/5 (2 at 4★+, 4 at 1–2★).
Dense inventory counties still price against CareScout 2025 Illinois medians: assisted living $6,219/mo, semi-private nursing $8,304/mo, private nursing $9,216/mo, home health aide $6,864/mo, adult day $1,977/mo. Local De Kalb providers may sit above or below those state medians, compare facilities, not just the headline count.
Star counts run softer here (3 at 1★, 1 at 2★, 1 at 3★, 2 at 4★). Ownership leans For profit - Limited Liability company (29% of 7 homes). Named 4★+ examples include Oak Crest, Prairie Crossing Lvg & Rehab. Pair the ladder with inspection notes, staffing, distance, and specialty units before treating any single home as a fit.
Sources: CMS Nursing Home Compare + CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey. See methodology.
Top facilities in De Kalb, IL
Ranked by CMS overall star rating, not an editorial "best of" pick. Visit in person and consult a care professional before choosing.
- 1 4★
- 2 4★
- 3 3★
- 4 2★
- 5 1★
Nursing Homes in De Kalb County
7 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Crest | Dekalb | 4/5 | 17 | Non profit - Other |
| Prairie Crossing Lvg & Rehab | Shabbona | 4/5 | 91 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Dekalb County Rehab & Nursing | Dekalb | 3/5 | 190 | Government - County |
| Pavilion on Main Street, the | Sandwich | 2/5 | 113 | For profit - Individual |
| Aperion Care Dekalb | Dekalb | 1/5 | 119 | For profit - Corporation |
| Bethany Rehab & Hcc | Dekalb | 1/5 | 90 | For profit - Corporation |
| Sandwich Living & Rehab Center | Sandwich | 1/5 | 63 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
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Nationwide counties with similar care inventories
Two CMS peer sets for De Kalb County, IL, both outside IL so the neighborhoods are not state containment (the Illinois overview below stays the geo path).
Similar nursing-home inventory
Nearest other-state counties by certified nursing-home count (7 here).
Continue on the Illinois elder-care overview or the highest-rated states ranking. Costs shown are Illinois state-level medians from CareScout 2025 (county-level cost data is not available).
Read our methodology - how CMS Care Compare and CareScout 2025 are joined for De Kalb County.