Amberwood Care Centre: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Amberwood Care Centre is a 135-bed for-profit nursing home in Rockford, Illinois, part of Citadel Healthcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.14 nurse aide hours per resident per day, about the same as the Illinois average of 2.09, and 28.4% nursing staff turnover (Illinois average 44.5%).
Amberwood Care Centre
2313 North Rockton AvenueRockford, IL 61103
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 Amberwood Care Centre, nurse aides logged 2.14 hours per resident per day, about the same as the Illinois average. With about 122 residents a day, that works out to roughly 262 aide hours a day, or about 33 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 7% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Illinois avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.14 | 2.09 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.72 | 0.64 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.37 | 0.72 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.23 | 3.45 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.00 | 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
28.4% of nursing staff at Amberwood Care Centre left over the year CMS measured, against a Illinois average of 44.5% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 23.1%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Sep 11, 2024. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 9 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. Amberwood Care Centre holds 3 of 5 overall; the Illinois average is 2.5.
About Amberwood Care Centre
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Citadel Healthcare, 14 homes
- Legal name: Ambd Property LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Nov 1, 1996
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Amberwood Care Centre
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Mercyhealth Javon Bea Hospital -SNF Rockford · no staffing data submitted | 0.0 | 17 | — | — | — | 4 | None |
| Willows Health Center Rockford | 1.5 | 50 | 2.92 | 5.21 | — | 3 | $12,909 |
| Rock River Health Care Rockford | 1.8 | 130 | 1.67 | 2.69 | 30.6% | 3 | $95,885 |
| Avira Health Pavilion Loves Park | 2.0 | 54 | 3.08 | 5.63 | 62.7% | 4 | None |
| River Bluff Nursing Home Rockford | 2.1 | 304 | 2.52 | 4.19 | 44.4% | 2 | $10,199 |
| Pa Peterson at the Citadel Rockford · abuse citation | 2.3 | 129 | 2.23 | 3.70 | 59.6% | 1 | $21,212 |
| The Citadel at Saint Anne Place Rockford | 3.5 | 179 | 1.78 | 3.42 | 62.2% | 1 | $123,556 |
| Fairhaven Christian Ret Center Rockford | 3.6 | 96 | 3.51 | 5.13 | 94.7% | 3 | $120,225 |
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.