Miller Health Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Miller Health Care Center is a 160-bed nonprofit nursing home in Kankakee, Illinois. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.10 nurse aide hours per resident per day, about the same as the Illinois average of 2.09, and 42.0% nursing staff turnover (Illinois average 44.5%).
Miller Health Care Center
1601 Butterfield TrailKankakee, IL 60901
Kankakee 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 Miller Health Care Center, nurse aides logged 2.10 hours per resident per day, about the same as the Illinois average. With about 102 residents a day, that works out to roughly 213 aide hours a day, or about 27 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 12% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Illinois avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.10 | 2.09 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.02 | 0.64 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.66 | 0.72 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.77 | 3.45 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.32 | 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
42.0% of nursing staff at Miller 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 47.8%.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jul 18, 2024. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 15 health deficiencies (Illinois average 12.5). CMS lists 2 fines totaling $189,285 and 1 payment denial in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 17, 2026 | Fine | $17,665 |
| Feb 10, 2026 | Fine | $171,620 |
| Jul 18, 2024 | Payment Denial | 17 days from Aug 17, 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. Miller Health Care Center holds 2 of 5 overall; the Illinois average is 2.5.
About Miller Health Care Center
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Riverside Senior Living Center
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jul 7, 1995
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Miller Health Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Citadel Care Center-Kankakee Kankakee | 0.5 | 107 | 2.11 | 3.23 | 33.7% | 4 | None |
| Arc at Kankakee Kankakee | 1.0 | 51 | 2.64 | 4.32 | — | 3 | $86,813 |
| The Citadel of Bourbonnais Bourbonnais | 2.1 | 107 | 1.90 | 3.46 | 58.1% | 3 | None |
| Arc at Bradley Bradley | 2.7 | 120 | 1.85 | 2.74 | 60.3% | 1 | $123,187 |
| Momence Meadows Nursing & Rehab Momence · abuse citation | 12.0 | 140 | 1.59 | 2.52 | 50.9% | 1 | None |
| La Bella at Clifton Clifton | 13.5 | 99 | 1.87 | 2.94 | 37.7% | 1 | $146,139 |
| Aperion Care Wilmington Wilmington · abuse citation | 17.7 | 171 | 1.26 | 2.15 | 43.3% | 1 | $293,067 |
| Beecher Manor Nrsg & Rehab Ctr Beecher | 21.1 | 128 | 1.76 | 2.95 | 48.5% | 2 | $15,935 |
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.