Overview
Forest City Rehab & Nursing Center has a Medicare overall rating of 1 out of 5, below the Illinois average of 2.6. It ranks 12th of 12 nursing homes in Rockford. It scores best on staffing (2 of 5) and lowest on health inspections (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 2.4 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 97% of nursing homes in Illinois (the state average is 3.5 hours). Of that, 0.5 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on November 19, 2025, found 19 health deficiencies, more than the Illinois average of 12.5. 12 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 4 fines totaling $192,920 in the past three years.
Forest City Rehab & Nursing Center is a for-profit facility with 213 certified beds, caring for about 169 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1997.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- November 19, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 19
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 12
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 4 totaling $192,920
- Payment denials
- 1
- Total penalties
- 5
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff2.36 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.46 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.51 hrs
- Nurse aides1.38 hrs
- Physical therapists0.03 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 213
- Average residents per day
- 169
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- July 1, 1997
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes