Knox County Nursing Home: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Knox County Nursing Home is a 169-bed government-run nursing home in Knoxville, Illinois. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.40 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 15% above the Illinois average of 2.09, and 34.0% nursing staff turnover (Illinois average 44.5%).
Knox County Nursing Home
800 North Market StreetKnoxville, IL 61448
Knox 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 Knox County Nursing Home, nurse aides logged 2.40 hours per resident per day, 15% above the Illinois average. With about 105 residents a day, that works out to roughly 251 aide hours a day, or about 31 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 4% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Illinois avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.40 | 2.09 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.86 | 0.64 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.47 | 0.72 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.73 | 3.45 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.57 | 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
34.0% of nursing staff at Knox County Nursing Home 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 Aug 16, 2024. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 3 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. Knox County Nursing Home holds 5 of 5 overall; the Illinois average is 2.5.
About Knox County Nursing Home
- Ownership: Government - County
- Legal name: County of Knox
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Sep 1, 1991
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Knox County Nursing Home
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Allure of Knox County Galesburg | 5.0 | 84 | 2.64 | 4.19 | 73.9% | 1 | $89,448 |
| Seminary Manor Galesburg · abuse citation | 5.8 | 121 | 2.89 | 4.25 | 42.4% | 2 | $41,300 |
| Marigold Rehabilitation and Health Care Center Galesburg · abuse citation | 5.9 | 172 | 1.88 | 3.00 | 55.6% | 1 | $517,260 |
| Allure of Galesburg Galesburg · abuse citation | 6.1 | 108 | 1.88 | 3.12 | 45.2% | 1 | $414,320 |
| Allure of Lake Storey Galesburg | 6.8 | 180 | 2.45 | 3.76 | 25.0% | 4 | None |
| Monmouth Rehab and Nursing Monmouth | 19.5 | 58 | 1.95 | 3.33 | 45.5% | 1 | $233,350 |
| Farmington Village Nrsg Farmington | 21.5 | 92 | 2.15 | 3.63 | 39.7% | 2 | $73,577 |
| Arcadia Care Toulon Toulon · SFF candidate · abuse citation | 25.6 | 136 | 2.10 | 2.90 | 45.1% | 1 | $379,356 |
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.