Overview
Alpine Care of Zion has a Medicare overall rating of 2 out of 5, below the Illinois average of 2.6. Among the 2 nursing homes in Zion, it ranks first. Its strongest area is health inspections (3 of 5), and its weakest is staffing (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.0 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 75% of nursing homes in Illinois (the state average is 3.5 hours). Of that, 0.4 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on August 13, 2025, found 16 health deficiencies, more than the Illinois average of 12.5. 11 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 2 fines totaling $43,156 in the past three years.
Alpine Care of Zion is a for-profit facility with 244 certified beds, caring for about 161 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1989.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
Top 50%
Top 66%
Top 59%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- August 13, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 16
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 11
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 2 totaling $43,156
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 2
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff2.96 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.43 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.74 hrs
- Nurse aides1.79 hrs
- Physical therapists0.02 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 244
- Average residents per day
- 161
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- December 1, 1989
- 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