La Salle County Nursing Home: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
La Salle County Nursing Home is a 79-bed government-run nursing home in Ottawa, Illinois. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.35 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 12% above the Illinois average of 2.09, and 35.4% nursing staff turnover (Illinois average 44.5%).
La Salle County Nursing Home
1380 North 27th RoadOttawa, IL 61350
La Salle 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 La Salle County Nursing Home, nurse aides logged 2.35 hours per resident per day, 12% above the Illinois average. With about 68 residents a day, that works out to roughly 160 aide hours a day, or about 20 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) | 2.35 | 2.09 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.36 | 0.64 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.83 | 0.72 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.54 | 3.45 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.05 | 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
35.4% of nursing staff at La Salle 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 18.8%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Aug 15, 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 $146,063 and 2 payment denials in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 2025 | Fine | $118,080 |
| Aug 6, 2025 | Payment Denial | 27 days from Sep 4, 2025 |
| Aug 15, 2024 | Fine | $27,983 |
| Aug 15, 2024 | Payment Denial | 9 days from Sep 14, 2024 |
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. La Salle County Nursing Home holds 4 of 5 overall; the Illinois average is 2.5.
About La Salle County Nursing Home
- Ownership: Government - County
- Legal name: Lasalle County Board Office
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Aug 1, 2007
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near La Salle County Nursing Home
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Pleasant View Luther Home Ottawa | 2.6 | 90 | 2.28 | 3.43 | 41.7% | 4 | $87,819 |
| Pavilion of Ottawa Ottawa | 3.4 | 135 | 2.47 | 3.57 | 31.7% | 4 | None |
| Goldwater Care Marseilles Marseilles | 9.2 | 103 | 2.15 | 3.37 | 52.3% | 1 | $227,365 |
| Manor Court of Peru Peru | 11.8 | 130 | 2.37 | 3.53 | 34.3% | 4 | $21,645 |
| Allure of Peru Peru | 11.8 | 127 | 2.67 | 3.96 | 40.4% | 3 | $10,059 |
| Parker Nursing & Rehab Center Streator | 13.5 | 102 | 1.99 | 3.01 | 35.3% | 1 | $169,816 |
| Arc at Streator Streator | 15.2 | 130 | 1.70 | 2.81 | 21.0% | 3 | None |
| Goldwater Care Spring Valley Spring Valley | 15.7 | 98 | 1.74 | 2.86 | 32.1% | 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.