Tower Hill Healthcare Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Tower Hill Healthcare Center is a 206-bed for-profit nursing home in South Elgin, Illinois. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.83 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 13% below the Illinois average of 2.09, and 38.3% nursing staff turnover (Illinois average 44.5%).
Tower Hill Healthcare Center
759 Kane StreetSouth Elgin, IL 60177
Kane County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
Cited for abuse or neglect. CMS marks this home with its abuse icon: it was cited for abuse or neglect that caused harm on its most recent inspection cycle, or for abuse or neglect with potential for harm on each of its last two cycles.
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Tower Hill Healthcare Center, nurse aides logged 1.83 hours per resident per day, 13% below the Illinois average. With about 173 residents a day, that works out to roughly 316 aide hours a day, or about 40 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 10% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Illinois avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.83 | 2.09 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.56 | 0.64 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.36 | 0.72 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 2.74 | 3.45 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.46 | 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
38.3% of nursing staff at Tower Hill Healthcare 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 38.1%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Feb 6, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 20 health deficiencies (Illinois average 12.5). CMS lists 2 fines totaling $57,365 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| May 16, 2024 | Fine | $18,377 |
| Mar 15, 2024 | Fine | $38,988 |
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. Tower Hill Healthcare Center holds 1 of 5 overall; the Illinois average is 2.5.
About Tower Hill Healthcare Center
- Ownership: For profit - Partnership
- Legal name: Tower Hill Rehabilitation, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jul 1, 1994
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Tower Hill Healthcare Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| South Elgin Living & Rehab Center South Elgin | 0.2 | 90 | 1.89 | 3.18 | 24.5% | 2 | $231,656 |
| The Pearl of Fox River Valley Elgin | 2.6 | 112 | 1.92 | 3.48 | 48.5% | 3 | $142,448 |
| Crescent Care of Elgin Elgin | 2.6 | 88 | 1.95 | 3.46 | 41.3% | 4 | $44,709 |
| River View Rehab Center Elgin · abuse citation | 2.7 | 203 | 1.11 | 1.97 | 33.3% | 2 | $452,802 |
| Aperion Care Fox River Elgin | 2.7 | 94 | 1.90 | 3.17 | 39.7% | 5 | None |
| Aperion Care Elgin Elgin | 2.9 | 101 | 1.51 | 2.72 | 49.1% | 3 | $56,661 |
| The Pearl of Elgin Elgin | 4.0 | 139 | 1.77 | 3.18 | 40.2% | 4 | $19,250 |
| Highland Oaks Elgin | 4.3 | 24 | 3.65 | 5.25 | 27.5% | 5 | None |
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.