Winning Wheels: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Winning Wheels is a 88-bed nonprofit nursing home in Prophetstown, Illinois. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.54 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 21% above the Illinois average of 2.09, and 50.6% nursing staff turnover (Illinois average 44.5%).
Winning Wheels
701 East 3rd StreetProphetstown, IL 61277
Whiteside 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 Winning Wheels, nurse aides logged 2.54 hours per resident per day, 21% above the Illinois average. With about 70 residents a day, that works out to roughly 176 aide hours a day, or about 22 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 6% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Illinois avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.54 | 2.09 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.69 | 0.64 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.55 | 0.72 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.78 | 3.45 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.53 | 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
50.6% of nursing staff at Winning Wheels left over the year CMS measured, against a Illinois average of 44.5% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 80.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jul 23, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 19 health deficiencies (Illinois average 12.5). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $12,258 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2024 | Fine | $12,258 |
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. Winning Wheels holds 1 of 5 overall; the Illinois average is 2.5.
About Winning Wheels
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Winning Wheels Inc
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jun 7, 1986
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Winning Wheels
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Allure of Prophetstown Prophetstown | 1.0 | 70 | 2.61 | 3.71 | 35.7% | 3 | $45,133 |
| Resthave Home-Whiteside County Morrison · abuse citation | 9.3 | 70 | 2.50 | 3.64 | 34.7% | 2 | $264,600 |
| La Bella of Morrison Morrison | 9.9 | 74 | 1.91 | 3.04 | 100.0% | 1 | $65,860 |
| Allure of Sterling Sterling · abuse citation | 14.8 | 130 | 2.53 | 3.88 | 52.6% | 1 | $118,360 |
| The Citadel of Sterling Sterling | 15.1 | 121 | 1.95 | 3.20 | 31.8% | 3 | $11,213 |
| La Bella of Sterling Sterling | 16.3 | 70 | 1.56 | 2.48 | — | 2 | None |
| Allure of Walnut Walnut | 18.6 | 62 | 2.04 | 3.38 | 37.5% | 5 | None |
| Hammond-Henry District Hsp Geneseo · abuse citation | 18.9 | 38 | 2.55 | 3.76 | 40.0% | 4 | $75,020 |
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.