Citadel Care Center-Kankakee: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Citadel Care Center-Kankakee is a 107-bed for-profit nursing home in Kankakee, Illinois, part of Citadel Healthcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.11 nurse aide hours per resident per day, about the same as the Illinois average of 2.09, and 33.7% nursing staff turnover (Illinois average 44.5%).
Citadel Care Center-Kankakee
900 West River PlaceKankakee, IL 60901
Kankakee 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 Citadel Care Center-Kankakee, nurse aides logged 2.11 hours per resident per day, about the same as the Illinois average. With about 92 residents a day, that works out to roughly 195 aide hours a day, or about 24 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 9% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Illinois avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.11 | 2.09 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.72 | 0.64 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.40 | 0.72 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.23 | 3.45 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.95 | 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
33.7% of nursing staff at Citadel Care Center-Kankakee left over the year CMS measured, against a Illinois average of 44.5% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 25.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Nov 22, 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. Citadel Care Center-Kankakee holds 4 of 5 overall; the Illinois average is 2.5.
About Citadel Care Center-Kankakee
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Citadel Healthcare, 14 homes
- Legal name: Citadel Care Center-Kankakee LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 1, 1967
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Citadel Care Center-Kankakee
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Miller Health Care Center Kankakee | 0.5 | 160 | 2.10 | 3.77 | 42.0% | 2 | $189,285 |
| Arc at Kankakee Kankakee | 0.5 | 51 | 2.64 | 4.32 | — | 3 | $86,813 |
| The Citadel of Bourbonnais Bourbonnais | 2.2 | 107 | 1.90 | 3.46 | 58.1% | 3 | None |
| Arc at Bradley Bradley | 2.3 | 120 | 1.85 | 2.74 | 60.3% | 1 | $123,187 |
| Momence Meadows Nursing & Rehab Momence · abuse citation | 11.5 | 140 | 1.59 | 2.52 | 50.9% | 1 | None |
| La Bella at Clifton Clifton | 13.7 | 99 | 1.87 | 2.94 | 37.7% | 1 | $146,139 |
| Aperion Care Wilmington Wilmington · abuse citation | 18.0 | 171 | 1.26 | 2.15 | 43.3% | 1 | $293,067 |
| Beecher Manor Nrsg & Rehab Ctr Beecher | 20.7 | 128 | 1.76 | 2.95 | 48.5% | 2 | $15,935 |
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.