Nursing Home
Willows Health Center
Medicare Outcome Measures
- No Different than the National Rate
Potentially preventable hospital readmissions
8.32% (lower is better)
- Better than the National Rate
Residents discharged back to the community
72.66% (higher is better)
- No Different than the National Rate
Infections acquired during the stay requiring hospitalization
5.76% (lower is better)
Source: CMS Skilled Nursing Facility Quality Reporting Program. Rates are risk-standardized by CMS; the comparison category is CMS's own, shown exactly as published.
Clinical Quality Measures
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Long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection
0.0%
national median 0.9%
better than the national median
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Long-stay residents experiencing falls with major injury
4.7%
national median 2.8%
worse than the national median
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Short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication
1.4%
national median 1.0%
worse than the national median
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Long-stay residents with pressure ulcers
2.7%
national median 4.2%
better than the national median
Source: CMS MDS quality measures (four-quarter average).
Nurse Staffing
- Nurse staffing per resident per day
- 5.2 hours
- Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
- 1.6 hours
- Weekend nurse staffing per resident per day
- 4.3 hours
IL average: 3.4 hours · National: 3.9 hours
All nursing staff combined: RNs, LPNs/LVNs, and nurse aides.
IL average: 0.7 hours · National: 0.7 hours
RN hours only — the most highly trained nursing staff.
IL average: 3.1 hours · National: 3.4 hours
Total nurse staffing on Saturdays and Sundays, when staffing typically dips.
Reported by facilities through CMS's Payroll-Based Journal system. Facility values and the state/national averages are shown exactly as CMS publishes them. More staffing hours are generally better; lower turnover is generally better.
Penalties & Enforcement
1 fine totaling $12,909 and 1 Medicare payment denial in the recent inspection window (most recent: November 15, 2025).
Federal enforcement actions from CMS's penalty file: civil money penalties (fines) and denials of Medicare payment tied to health-inspection deficiencies.
Ownership
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Corporation
Who owns this facility — 5 entries in CMS's ownership records expand ↓
- Salinas, Frances Individual
- Dittmer, Helen Individual
- Dittmer, Helen Individual
- Nelson, Brett Individual
- Salinas, Frances Individual
From CMS's nursing-home ownership file. Roles and percentages are as reported to CMS by the facility; one person or entity can hold several roles.
Inspections & Fire Safety — 12 health (IL avg 12.5) · 11 fire (IL avg 5.5) · ⚠ 1 serious Details
26 deficiencies cited across recent inspection cycles, including ⚠ 1 serious (actual harm or immediate jeopardy). Most recent survey: January 26, 2026.
Most recent inspection cycle: 12 health deficiencies · IL average: 12.5 · National: 9.3
33 fire-safety deficiencies cited — most often smoke (13) and gas, vacuum, and electrical systems (6).
Most recent fire-safety inspection (2024-08-22): 11 deficiencies · IL average: 5.5 · National: 4.5
Sources: CMS health inspection reports (standard surveys and complaint investigations) and CMS Life Safety Code inspections (smoke barriers, sprinklers, exits, emergency preparedness). Averages are CMS-published state and national figures for the most recent inspection cycle.
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How Willows Health Center compares nearby
Compared with the 8 other nursing homes within 25 miles — 9 facilities in all, CMS data only.
Among the 9 nursing homes within 25 miles, Willows Health Center's overall star rating is 3★; the median among the 8 peers reporting it is 3★.
| Measure | This facility | Nearby median | Best nearby |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall star rating reported by 8 of 8 nearby peers | 3★ | 3★ | 4★ |
| Health inspections reported by 8 of 8 nearby peers | 3★ | 3★ | 5★ |
| Staffing reported by 8 of 8 nearby peers | 4★ | 3★ | 5★ |
| Quality measures reported by 7 of 8 nearby peers | 4★ | 3★ | 4★ |
The comparison group
- River Bluff Nursing Home
- Rock River Health Care
- Amberwood Care Centre
- Mercyhealth Javon Bea Hospital -Snf
- East Bank Center, Llc
- Alpine Fireside Health Center
- Fairhaven Christian Ret Center
- Alden Park Strathmoor
Cohort: within 25 miles · CMS data period 2026-08 · method cohort-v1 · comparisons are never affected by claiming or payment. How nearby comparisons work