Alta Rehab at Wauconda: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Alta Rehab at Wauconda is a 149-bed for-profit nursing home in Wauconda, Illinois, part of Aperion Care. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.19 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 5% above the Illinois average of 2.09, and 28.2% nursing staff turnover (Illinois average 44.5%).
Alta Rehab at Wauconda
176 Thomas CourtWauconda, IL 60084
Lake 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 Alta Rehab at Wauconda, nurse aides logged 2.19 hours per resident per day, 5% above the Illinois average. With about 144 residents a day, that works out to roughly 315 aide hours a day, or about 39 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 10% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Illinois avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.19 | 2.09 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.59 | 0.64 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.06 | 0.72 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.83 | 3.45 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.45 | 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
28.2% of nursing staff at Alta Rehab at Wauconda left over the year CMS measured, against a Illinois average of 44.5% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 12.5%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Aug 21, 2024. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 8 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. Alta Rehab at Wauconda holds 5 of 5 overall; the Illinois average is 2.5.
About Alta Rehab at Wauconda
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Aperion Care, 33 homes
- Legal name: Aperion Care Wauconda LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Aug 1, 1996
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Alta Rehab at Wauconda
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Avantara Lake Zurich Lake Zurich | 6.1 | 203 | 2.02 | 3.53 | 36.5% | 4 | $15,124 |
| Prairieview at the Garlands Barrington | 6.8 | 20 | 3.97 | 6.11 | 41.7% | 5 | None |
| The Pearl of Crystal Lake Crystal Lake | 7.0 | 97 | 2.04 | 3.79 | 35.1% | 5 | None |
| Thrive of Lake County Mundelein | 8.0 | 185 | 1.48 | 2.81 | 26.8% | 3 | $29,734 |
| Ignite Medical McHenry McHenry | 8.4 | 84 | 1.82 | 3.53 | 50.0% | 3 | $62,153 |
| Alden Estates of Barrington Barrington | 8.4 | 150 | 2.27 | 4.13 | 26.5% | 4 | $16,350 |
| Alden Long Grove Rehab &HC Ctr Long Grove · abuse citation | 8.8 | 248 | 1.53 | 2.74 | 41.0% | 1 | $199,483 |
| Alden Terrace of McHenry Rehab McHenry · abuse citation | 9.1 | 316 | 1.71 | 2.77 | 49.3% | 1 | $11,170 |
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.