Dupage Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Dupage Care Center is a 366-bed government-run nursing home in Wheaton, Illinois. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.55 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 22% above the Illinois average of 2.09, and 16.9% nursing staff turnover (Illinois average 44.5%).
Dupage Care Center
400 N County Farm RdWheaton, IL 60187
Du Page 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 Dupage Care Center, nurse aides logged 2.55 hours per resident per day, 22% above the Illinois average. With about 209 residents a day, that works out to roughly 532 aide hours a day, or about 66 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 14% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Illinois avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.55 | 2.09 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.39 | 0.64 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.17 | 0.72 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.11 | 3.45 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.53 | 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
16.9% of nursing staff at Dupage Care Center left over the year CMS measured, against a Illinois average of 44.5% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 17.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Sep 11, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 7 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. Dupage Care Center holds 5 of 5 overall; the Illinois average is 2.5.
About Dupage Care Center
- Ownership: Government - County
- Legal name: Dupage County
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 1, 1967
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Dupage Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Wynscape Health & Rehab Wheaton | 0.2 | 209 | 2.55 | 4.24 | 50.0% | 5 | None |
| Ahva Care of Winfield Winfield | 0.7 | 138 | 1.70 | 2.77 | 43.6% | 4 | None |
| Wheaton Village Nrsg & Rhb Ctr Wheaton | 1.0 | 123 | 1.36 | 2.49 | 34.9% | 3 | None |
| Covenant Living - Windsor Park Carol Stream | 3.0 | 80 | 2.13 | 3.97 | 18.3% | 5 | None |
| West Chicago Living and Rehab Center West Chicago · abuse citation · staffing data not validated | 3.3 | 120 | — | — | — | 1 | $143,375 |
| Aperion Care West Chicago West Chicago · abuse citation | 4.3 | 213 | 0.79 | 1.69 | 20.3% | 2 | $289,723 |
| The Springs at Monarch Landing Naperville | 4.6 | 96 | 2.83 | 5.15 | 36.8% | 5 | None |
| Thrive of Lisle Lisle | 4.8 | 28 | 1.68 | 3.91 | 41.4% | 4 | 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.