Serenity Estates at Morris: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Serenity Estates at Morris is a 142-bed for-profit nursing home in Morris, Illinois, part of Serenity Estates. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.79 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 14% below the Illinois average of 2.09.
Serenity Estates at Morris
1223 EdgewaterMorris, IL 60450
Grundy 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 Serenity Estates at Morris, nurse aides logged 1.79 hours per resident per day, 14% below the Illinois average. With about 119 residents a day, that works out to roughly 214 aide hours a day, or about 27 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) | 1.79 | 2.09 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.54 | 0.64 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.67 | 0.72 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.01 | 3.45 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.68 | 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
CMS publishes no nursing staff turnover figure for Serenity Estates at Morris in this release. 1 administrator left over the same period.
CMS note: Staffing data not submitted or not valid for calculating turnover.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Dec 18, 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 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. Serenity Estates at Morris holds 1 of 5 overall; the Illinois average is 2.5.
About Serenity Estates at Morris
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Serenity Estates, 5 homes
- Legal name: Morris Nursing, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Feb 14, 2005
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Serenity Estates at Morris
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Arcadia Care Morris Morris | 0.9 | 123 | 2.26 | 3.42 | 50.0% | 1 | $114,995 |
| Goldwater Care Marseilles Marseilles | 14.2 | 103 | 2.15 | 3.37 | 52.3% | 1 | $227,365 |
| Aperion Care Wilmington Wilmington · abuse citation | 16.8 | 171 | 1.26 | 2.15 | 43.3% | 1 | $293,067 |
| Alden Estates of Shorewood Shorewood | 17.1 | 100 | 2.80 | 4.89 | 38.3% | 5 | None |
| Alden Courts of Shorewood Shorewood | 17.1 | 50 | 2.53 | 4.36 | 36.1% | 4 | None |
| Arc at Dwight Dwight · abuse citation | 18.9 | 92 | 1.67 | 2.66 | 42.3% | 2 | None |
| Joliet Living & Rehab Center Joliet · abuse citation | 19.2 | 120 | 1.31 | 2.26 | 24.5% | 3 | None |
| Avantara Joliet Joliet | 19.4 | 154 | 2.04 | 3.71 | 70.0% | 2 | $33,535 |
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.