Big Meadows: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Big Meadows is a 83-bed for-profit nursing home in Savanna, Illinois. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.28 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 9% above the Illinois average of 2.09, and 37.9% nursing staff turnover (Illinois average 44.5%).
Big Meadows
1000 LongmoorSavanna, IL 61074
Carroll 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 Big Meadows, nurse aides logged 2.28 hours per resident per day, 9% above the Illinois average. With about 60 residents a day, that works out to roughly 136 aide hours a day, or about 17 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) | 2.28 | 2.09 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.49 | 0.64 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.53 | 0.72 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.31 | 3.45 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.22 | 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
37.9% of nursing staff at Big Meadows 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 May 14, 2026. 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 1 fine totaling $4,500 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 25, 2025 | Fine | $4,500 |
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. Big Meadows holds 3 of 5 overall; the Illinois average is 2.5.
About Big Meadows
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Legal Business Name Not Available
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Oct 21, 1976
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Big Meadows
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| Serenity Estates of Lena Lena | 24.8 | 92 | 1.86 | 3.19 | — | 3 | 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.