Alpine Fireside Health Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Alpine Fireside Health Center is a 66-bed for-profit nursing home in Rockford, Illinois. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.18 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 52% above the Illinois average of 2.09, and 49.0% nursing staff turnover (Illinois average 44.5%).
Alpine Fireside Health Center
3650 North Alpine RoadRockford, IL 61114
Winnebago 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 Alpine Fireside Health Center, nurse aides logged 3.18 hours per resident per day, 52% above the Illinois average. With about 34 residents a day, that works out to roughly 109 aide hours a day, or about 14 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 5% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Illinois avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 3.18 | 2.09 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.66 | 0.64 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.89 | 0.72 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.73 | 3.45 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.49 | 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
49.0% of nursing staff at Alpine Fireside Health Center left over the year CMS measured, against a Illinois average of 44.5% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 33.3%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Dec 10, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 11 health deficiencies (Illinois average 12.5). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $85,050 and 1 payment denial in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 7, 2025 | Fine | $85,050 |
| Dec 7, 2025 | Payment Denial | 35 days from Dec 26, 2025 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Alpine Fireside Health Center holds 3 of 5 overall; the Illinois average is 2.5.
About Alpine Fireside Health Center
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Alpine Fireside Health Center LTD
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Aug 9, 2004
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Alpine Fireside Health Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Fairhaven Christian Ret Center Rockford | 0.2 | 96 | 3.51 | 5.13 | 94.7% | 3 | $120,225 |
| The Citadel at Saint Anne Place Rockford | 2.0 | 179 | 1.78 | 3.42 | 62.2% | 1 | $123,556 |
| Avira Health Pavilion Loves Park | 2.0 | 54 | 3.08 | 5.63 | 62.7% | 4 | None |
| Rock River Health Care Rockford | 2.1 | 130 | 1.67 | 2.69 | 30.6% | 3 | $95,885 |
| River Bluff Nursing Home Rockford | 2.5 | 304 | 2.52 | 4.19 | 44.4% | 2 | $10,199 |
| Pa Peterson at the Citadel Rockford · abuse citation | 2.7 | 129 | 2.23 | 3.70 | 59.6% | 1 | $21,212 |
| Alden Park Strathmoor Rockford | 3.3 | 189 | 2.12 | 3.34 | 43.1% | 1 | $115,265 |
| Willows Health Center Rockford | 3.3 | 50 | 2.92 | 5.21 | — | 3 | $12,909 |
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.