Alden Estates of Skokie: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Alden Estates of Skokie is a 56-bed for-profit nursing home in Skokie, Illinois, part of The Alden Network. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.46 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 18% above the Illinois average of 2.09, and 41.0% nursing staff turnover (Illinois average 44.5%).
Alden Estates of Skokie
4626 Old Orchard RoadSkokie, IL 60076
Cook County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Alden Estates of Skokie, nurse aides logged 2.46 hours per resident per day, 18% above the Illinois average. With about 27 residents a day, that works out to roughly 66 aide hours a day, or about 8 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 12% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Illinois avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.46 | 2.09 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.86 | 0.64 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.30 | 0.72 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.62 | 3.45 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.09 | 3.08 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
41.0% of nursing staff at Alden Estates of Skokie left over the year CMS measured, against a Illinois average of 44.5% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 11.1%. 2 administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Sep 18, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 0 health deficiencies (Illinois average 12.5). CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Alden Estates of Skokie holds 5 of 5 overall; the Illinois average is 2.5.
About Alden Estates of Skokie
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: The Alden Network, 27 homes
- Legal name: Alden Estates of Skokie Inc.
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Feb 1, 1996
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Alden Estates of Skokie
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| The Citadel of Skokie Skokie | 0.5 | 113 | 1.62 | 2.73 | 28.6% | 4 | $27,891 |
| Warren Barr Lieberman Skokie | 0.5 | 240 | 2.03 | 3.32 | 44.4% | 4 | None |
| Alden Estates of Evanston Evanston | 0.7 | 99 | 1.90 | 3.58 | 18.5% | 5 | None |
| Westminster Place Evanston | 1.0 | 105 | 3.10 | 5.23 | 23.1% | 5 | None |
| The Grove of Skokie Skokie | 1.3 | 149 | 1.38 | 2.44 | 16.7% | 4 | None |
| Three Crowns Park Evanston · abuse citation | 1.9 | 34 | 2.51 | 4.88 | — | 2 | None |
| Citadel Care Center-Wilmette Wilmette | 2.1 | 80 | 2.11 | 3.62 | 26.8% | 5 | None |
| The Citadel of Glenview Glenview | 3.0 | 135 | 1.99 | 3.38 | 28.0% | 4 | None |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.