Mercy Harvard Hospital Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Mercy Harvard Hospital Care Center is a 34-bed nonprofit nursing home in Harvard, Illinois, part of Mercyhealth System. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 4.40 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 111% above the Illinois average of 2.09, and 35.5% nursing staff turnover (Illinois average 44.5%).
Mercy Harvard Hospital Care Center
901 South GrantHarvard, IL 60033
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 Mercy Harvard Hospital Care Center, nurse aides logged 4.40 hours per resident per day, 111% above the Illinois average. With about 16 residents a day, that works out to roughly 69 aide hours a day, or about 9 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 8% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Illinois avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 4.40 | 2.09 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.00 | 0.64 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 2.36 | 0.72 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 6.76 | 3.45 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 6.24 | 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
35.5% of nursing staff at Mercy Harvard Hospital 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 50.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Feb 18, 2026. 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. Mercy Harvard Hospital Care Center holds 5 of 5 overall; the Illinois average is 2.5.
About Mercy Harvard Hospital Care Center
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Chain: Mercyhealth System, 3 homes
- Legal name: Mercy Harvard Hospital Inc
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Nov 30, 2001
- Located inside a hospital
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
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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.