Avantara Aurora: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Avantara Aurora is a 87-bed for-profit nursing home in Aurora, Illinois, part of Legacy Healthcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.05 nurse aide hours per resident per day, about the same as the Illinois average of 2.09, and 52.6% nursing staff turnover (Illinois average 44.5%).
Avantara Aurora
400 West Sullivan RoadAurora, IL 60506
Kane 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 Avantara Aurora, nurse aides logged 2.05 hours per resident per day, about the same as the Illinois average. With about 77 residents a day, that works out to roughly 158 aide hours a day, or about 20 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 3% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Illinois avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.05 | 2.09 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.19 | 0.64 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.22 | 0.72 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.46 | 3.45 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.36 | 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
52.6% of nursing staff at Avantara Aurora left over the year CMS measured, against a Illinois average of 44.5% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 21.1%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 14, 2026. 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 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. Avantara Aurora holds 4 of 5 overall; the Illinois average is 2.5.
About Avantara Aurora
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Legacy Healthcare, 89 homes
- Legal name: Aurora Skilled Nursing Facility LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Oct 16, 1997
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Avantara Aurora
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Asbury Gardens Nsg & Rehab North Aurora | 0.7 | 75 | 2.30 | 3.64 | 55.4% | 4 | $2,117 |
| North Aurora Living & Rehab Ctr North Aurora | 1.9 | 129 | 0.97 | 1.94 | 25.0% | 3 | $96,800 |
| La Bella of Aurora Aurora · abuse citation | 2.0 | 68 | 1.83 | 2.93 | — | 1 | $212,548 |
| The Grove of Fox Valley Aurora | 2.2 | 158 | 1.84 | 3.38 | 40.5% | 4 | None |
| Jennings Terrace Aurora | 2.6 | 60 | 1.86 | 2.95 | 40.5% | 4 | None |
| Pearl of Orchard Valley Aurora · abuse citation | 3.0 | 203 | 1.93 | 3.23 | 57.7% | 1 | $542,423 |
| Alden Courts of Waterford Aurora | 4.5 | 60 | 2.44 | 3.92 | 46.7% | 4 | $21,645 |
| Alden of Waterford Aurora | 4.6 | 99 | 2.08 | 3.64 | 43.5% | 3 | $106,499 |
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.