Winnebago County, Illinois
County inventory for Winnebago 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. Home-health agency signature
4 Medicare-certified home-health agencies map into Winnebago County (upper tercile, ≥2) beside 15 nursing homes - CareScout 2025 Illinois medians + CMS Five-Star.
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Sheet IL-WINNEBAGO-ILLINOIS · Winnebago, IL
NH-MID · BEDS-MID · STAR-LOW · HH-SMALL · RANK-HIGH · PHOTO-TIE · AL-MID · BOOK-FULL
- NH-MID 15 homes
- BEDS-MID 1,997 beds
- STAR-LOW 2.6★ avg
- HH-SMALL 4 HH
- RANK-HIGH #189/2,851
- PHOTO-TIE Hudson
- AL-MID $6,219/mo
- BOOK-FULL 15/15 NH · 4/4 HH
Photo-finish peer: Hudson County, NJ (0 NH count).
Stamps lead with home-health agency tercile (high) plus nursing-home inventory, licensed beds, Five-Star county average, corpus NH-count rank, photo-finish peer, and CareScout assisted-living medians.
What a dense home-health map shows for Winnebago County
Home-health coverage is the standout for Winnebago County: 4 Medicare-certified agencies (upper tercile) sit beside 15 nursing homes and 1,997 licensed beds. CMS nursing-home stars average 2.6/5 on rated homes.
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 Winnebago providers may sit above or below those state medians, compare facilities, not just the headline count.
Star counts across Winnebago County break as 4 at 1★, 3 at 2★, 3 at 3★, 5 at 4★. Ownership leans For profit - Corporation (33% of 15 homes). Named 4★+ examples include Alpine Fireside Health Center, Amberwood Care Centre, East Bank Center, LLC. Families typically weigh the ladder alongside bed size, ownership, distance, and specialty units before visiting.
Sources: CMS Nursing Home Compare + CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey. See methodology.
Top facilities in Winnebago, 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 4★
- 4 4★
- 5 4★
Nursing Homes in Winnebago County
15 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Fireside Health Center | Rockford | 4/5 | 66 | For profit - Corporation |
| Amberwood Care Centre | Rockford | 4/5 | 135 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| East Bank Center, LLC | Loves Park | 4/5 | 54 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Mercyhealth Javon Bea Hospital -SNF | Rockford | 4/5 | 17 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Willows Health Center | Rockford | 4/5 | 50 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Fair Oaks Rehab & Healthcare | South Beloit | 3/5 | 78 | For profit - Corporation |
| Fairhaven Christian Ret Center | Rockford | 3/5 | 96 | Non profit - Church related |
| River Bluff Nursing Home | Rockford | 3/5 | 304 | For profit - Corporation |
| Alden Park Strathmoor | Rockford | 2/5 | 189 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Pa Peterson at the Citadel | Rockford | 2/5 | 129 | For profit - Partnership |
| Rock River Health Care | Rockford | 2/5 | 130 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Alden Debes Rehab & Hcc | Rockford | 1/5 | 268 | For profit - Corporation |
| Forest City Rehab & Nrsg Ctr | Rockford | 1/5 | 213 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Medina Nursing Center | Durand | 1/5 | 89 | For profit - Corporation |
| The Citadel at Saint Anne Place | Rockford | 1/5 | 179 | Non profit - Church related |
Home Health Agencies in Winnebago County
Medicare-certified agencies from CMS Home Health Compare, zip-joined into this county inventory.
| Agency | City | Quality Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Mercyhealth at Home | Rockford | 3.0 |
| Osf Healthcare Home Care | Loves Park | 3.0 |
| Swedishamerican Hh Care Med S | Rockford | 2.5 |
| 2 Sisters Home Healthcare Inc | Rockford | N/A |
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Nationwide counties with similar care inventories
Two CMS peer sets for Winnebago 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 (15 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 Winnebago County.