Overview
Willows Health Center has a Medicare overall rating of 3 out of 5, above the Illinois average of 2.6. It ranks 3rd of 12 nursing homes in Rockford. Its strongest area is quality of care (4 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (3 of 5).
Residents receive about 4.9 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 94% of nursing homes in Illinois (the state average is 3.5 hours). Of that, 1.3 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on November 25, 2025, found 12 health deficiencies, fewer than the Illinois average of 12.5. 4 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $12,909 in the past three years.
Willows Health Center is a nonprofit facility with 50 certified beds, caring for about 32 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 2006. It is part of a continuing care retirement community.
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 25%
Top 37%
Top 34%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- November 25, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 12
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 4
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $12,909
- Payment denials
- 1
- Total penalties
- 2
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff4.91 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)1.27 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.35 hrs
- Nurse aides3.30 hrs
- Physical therapists0.09 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 50
- Average residents per day
- 32
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- April 1, 2006
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- Yes
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes