Little Sisters of the Poor of Palatine: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Little Sisters of the Poor of Palatine is a 49-bed nonprofit nursing home in Palatine, Illinois. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.50 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 67% above the Illinois average of 2.09, and 18.2% nursing staff turnover (Illinois average 44.5%).
Little Sisters of the Poor of Palatine
80 West Northwest HighwayPalatine, IL 60067
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 Little Sisters of the Poor of Palatine, nurse aides logged 3.50 hours per resident per day, 67% above the Illinois average. With about 33 residents a day, that works out to roughly 114 aide hours a day, or about 14 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 10% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Illinois avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 3.50 | 2.09 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.01 | 0.64 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.23 | 0.72 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 5.74 | 3.45 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 5.14 | 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
18.2% of nursing staff at Little Sisters of the Poor of Palatine left over the year CMS measured, against a Illinois average of 44.5% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 30.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Nov 15, 2024. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 5 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. Little Sisters of the Poor of Palatine holds 5 of 5 overall; the Illinois average is 2.5.
About Little Sisters of the Poor of Palatine
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Little Sisters of the Poor St Josephs Home for the Elderly
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Apr 29, 2019
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Little Sisters of the Poor of Palatine
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| Aliya of Palatine Palatine | 0.9 | 69 | 1.90 | 2.87 | 45.3% | 4 | None |
| The Pearl of Rolling Meadows Rolling Meadows | 2.7 | 155 | 1.84 | 3.33 | 36.5% | 3 | None |
| Inverness Rehab Inverness | 3.1 | 142 | 1.86 | 3.00 | 48.6% | 2 | $22,679 |
| Lutheran Home for the Aged Arlington Hts | 3.3 | 354 | 2.02 | 3.56 | 33.2% | 5 | $144,945 |
| Alden Long Grove Rehab &HC Ctr Long Grove · abuse citation | 3.6 | 248 | 1.53 | 2.74 | 41.0% | 1 | $199,483 |
| New Summit Rehabilitation and Healthcare Arlington Heights | 3.8 | 120 | 2.06 | 4.23 | 43.4% | 4 | None |
| Avantara Long Grove Long Grove | 3.9 | 195 | 1.76 | 3.11 | 34.6% | 4 | None |
| Alden Estates of Barrington Barrington | 4.7 | 150 | 2.27 | 4.13 | 26.5% | 4 | $16,350 |
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.