Rock River Health Care: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Rock River Health Care is a 130-bed for-profit nursing home in Rockford, Illinois, part of Saba Healthcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.67 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 20% below the Illinois average of 2.09, and 30.6% nursing staff turnover (Illinois average 44.5%).
Rock River Health Care
707 West Riverside BoulevardRockford, IL 61103
Winnebago 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 Rock River Health Care, nurse aides logged 1.67 hours per resident per day, 20% below the Illinois average. With about 75 residents a day, that works out to roughly 124 aide hours a day, or about 16 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 19% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Illinois avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.67 | 2.09 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.57 | 0.64 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.45 | 0.72 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 2.69 | 3.45 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.19 | 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
30.6% of nursing staff at Rock River Health Care left over the year CMS measured, against a Illinois average of 44.5% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 14.3%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Dec 10, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 13 health deficiencies (Illinois average 12.5). CMS lists 4 fines totaling $95,885 and 1 payment denial in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 10, 2025 | Fine | $23,625 |
| Oct 9, 2024 | Fine | $17,540 |
| Feb 28, 2024 | Fine | $12,841 |
| Sep 13, 2023 | Fine | $41,879 |
| Sep 13, 2023 | Payment Denial | 7 days from Oct 10, 2023 |
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. Rock River Health Care holds 3 of 5 overall; the Illinois average is 2.5.
About Rock River Health Care
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Saba Healthcare, 11 homes
- Legal name: Rock River Health Care LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 1, 1995
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Rock River Health Care
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Avira Health Pavilion Loves Park | 0.2 | 54 | 3.08 | 5.63 | 62.7% | 4 | None |
| River Bluff Nursing Home Rockford | 0.6 | 304 | 2.52 | 4.19 | 44.4% | 2 | $10,199 |
| Willows Health Center Rockford | 1.2 | 50 | 2.92 | 5.21 | — | 3 | $12,909 |
| Mercyhealth Javon Bea Hospital -SNF Rockford · no staffing data submitted | 1.8 | 17 | — | — | — | 4 | None |
| Amberwood Care Centre Rockford | 1.8 | 135 | 2.14 | 3.23 | 28.4% | 3 | None |
| Alpine Fireside Health Center Rockford | 2.1 | 66 | 3.18 | 4.73 | 49.0% | 3 | $85,050 |
| Fairhaven Christian Ret Center Rockford | 2.2 | 96 | 3.51 | 5.13 | 94.7% | 3 | $120,225 |
| Pa Peterson at the Citadel Rockford · abuse citation | 2.5 | 129 | 2.23 | 3.70 | 59.6% | 1 | $21,212 |
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.