Oak Trace: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Oak Trace is a 104-bed nonprofit nursing home in Downers Grove, Illinois, part of Lifespace Communities. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.59 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 24% above the Illinois average of 2.09, and 39.3% nursing staff turnover (Illinois average 44.5%).
Oak Trace
250 Village DriveDowners Grove, IL 60516
Du Page 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 Oak Trace, nurse aides logged 2.59 hours per resident per day, 24% above the Illinois average. With about 101 residents a day, that works out to roughly 263 aide hours a day, or about 33 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 11% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Illinois avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.59 | 2.09 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.14 | 0.64 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.57 | 0.72 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.30 | 3.45 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.84 | 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
39.3% of nursing staff at Oak Trace left over the year CMS measured, against a Illinois average of 44.5% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 17.1%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Mar 20, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 1 health deficiency (Illinois average 12.5). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $13,780 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 17, 2025 | Fine | $13,780 |
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. Oak Trace holds 5 of 5 overall; the Illinois average is 2.5.
About Oak Trace
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Chain: Lifespace Communities, 15 homes
- Legal name: Lifespace Communities Inc
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Sep 1, 1994
- Part of a continuing care retirement community
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Oak Trace
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Bria of Westmont Westmont | 1.0 | 215 | 2.09 | 3.34 | 60.3% | 1 | $139,907 |
| Burgess Square Healthcare Ctr Westmont | 1.4 | 203 | 2.71 | 4.94 | 46.6% | 4 | None |
| Chateau Nrsg & Rehab Center Willowbrook | 3.0 | 150 | 1.85 | 3.21 | 53.8% | 2 | $75,389 |
| Eden Vista Burr Ridge Burr Ridge | 3.2 | 29 | 2.55 | 4.69 | 70.0% | 4 | None |
| Oakwood Rehab and Nursing Center Westmont · abuse citation | 3.4 | 149 | 1.72 | 2.88 | 62.4% | 1 | $96,215 |
| The Pearl of Hinsdale Hinsdale | 4.1 | 202 | 1.74 | 3.41 | 45.5% | 4 | None |
| The Pearl of Downers Grove Downers Grove | 4.2 | 145 | 2.06 | 3.60 | 64.9% | 1 | $30,794 |
| The Commons at Lisle Creek Estates Lisle | 5.1 | 55 | 2.40 | 3.92 | 70.0% | 4 | $10,059 |
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.