Citadel Care Center-Wilmette: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Citadel Care Center-Wilmette is a 80-bed for-profit nursing home in Wilmette, 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 26.8% nursing staff turnover (Illinois average 44.5%).
Citadel Care Center-Wilmette
432 Poplar DriveWilmette, IL 60091
Cook 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-Wilmette, nurse aides logged 2.11 hours per resident per day, about the same as the Illinois average. With about 59 residents a day, that works out to roughly 125 aide hours a day, or about 16 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 11% 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 | 0.70 | 0.64 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.81 | 0.72 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.62 | 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
26.8% of nursing staff at Citadel Care Center-Wilmette left over the year CMS measured, against a Illinois average of 44.5% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 27.3%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Apr 9, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 1 health deficiency (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-Wilmette holds 5 of 5 overall; the Illinois average is 2.5.
About Citadel Care Center-Wilmette
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Citadel Healthcare, 14 homes
- Legal name: Citadel Care Center-Wilmette LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Apr 15, 1997
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Citadel Care Center-Wilmette
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Three Crowns Park Evanston · abuse citation | 0.9 | 34 | 2.51 | 4.88 | — | 2 | None |
| Westminster Place Evanston | 1.4 | 105 | 3.10 | 5.23 | 23.1% | 5 | None |
| Alden Estates of Evanston Evanston | 1.5 | 99 | 1.90 | 3.58 | 18.5% | 5 | None |
| The Pearl of Evanston Evanston | 1.7 | 158 | 1.95 | 3.60 | 23.7% | 5 | None |
| Warren Barr Lieberman Skokie | 2.0 | 240 | 2.03 | 3.32 | 44.4% | 4 | None |
| Alden Estates of Skokie Skokie | 2.1 | 56 | 2.46 | 4.62 | 41.0% | 5 | None |
| The Citadel of Skokie Skokie | 2.3 | 113 | 1.62 | 2.73 | 28.6% | 4 | $27,891 |
| Aliya of Evanston Evanston | 2.4 | 57 | 1.62 | 3.32 | 52.8% | 4 | $52,199 |
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.
Explore next
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.