Fair Oaks Health Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Fair Oaks Health Care Center is a 51-bed nonprofit nursing home in Crystal Lake, Illinois, part of Wisconsin Illinois Senior Housing, Inc.. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.49 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 67% above the Illinois average of 2.09, and 50.7% nursing staff turnover (Illinois average 44.5%).
Fair Oaks Health Care Center
471 Terra Cotta AvenueCrystal Lake, IL 60014
Mc Henry 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 Fair Oaks Health Care Center, nurse aides logged 3.49 hours per resident per day, 67% above the Illinois average. With about 40 residents a day, that works out to roughly 139 aide hours a day, or about 17 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 17% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Illinois avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 3.49 | 2.09 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.42 | 0.64 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.44 | 0.72 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 5.35 | 3.45 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.47 | 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
50.7% of nursing staff at Fair Oaks Health 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 52.9%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jun 6, 2024. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 10 health deficiencies (Illinois average 12.5). CMS lists 2 fines totaling $26,325 and 1 payment denial in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 2, 2026 | Fine | $17,215 |
| Oct 9, 2025 | Fine | $9,110 |
| Jul 8, 2025 | Payment Denial | 44 days from Aug 6, 2025 |
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. Fair Oaks Health Care Center holds 3 of 5 overall; the Illinois average is 2.5.
About Fair Oaks Health Care Center
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Chain: Wisconsin Illinois Senior Housing, Inc., 7 homes
- Legal name: Wisconsin Illinois Senior Housing Inc
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Dec 19, 1996
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Fair Oaks Health Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Crystal Pines Rehab & HCC Crystal Lake · abuse citation | 1.8 | 110 | 1.87 | 3.15 | 55.7% | 1 | $130,776 |
| The Pearl of Crystal Lake Crystal Lake | 3.1 | 97 | 2.04 | 3.79 | 35.1% | 5 | None |
| Ignite Medical McHenry McHenry | 5.7 | 84 | 1.82 | 3.53 | 50.0% | 3 | $62,153 |
| Alden Terrace of McHenry Rehab McHenry · abuse citation | 6.8 | 316 | 1.71 | 2.77 | 49.3% | 1 | $11,170 |
| La Bella of Woodstock Woodstock · abuse citation | 7.3 | 115 | 1.68 | 2.83 | — | 1 | $673,254 |
| Alden Estates CTS of Huntley Huntley | 8.5 | 170 | 2.07 | 3.61 | 43.0% | 2 | $183,372 |
| Alta Rehab at Wauconda Wauconda | 9.8 | 149 | 2.19 | 3.83 | 28.2% | 5 | None |
| Avondale Estates of Elgin Elgin | 11.6 | 120 | 2.85 | 5.21 | 31.3% | 5 | 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.