Healthcare quality in Illinois
Illinois has 1,873 Medicare-certified facilities. Their average CMS overall rating is 2.8 stars — below the national average — and 24% are rated 4 or 5 stars. Overall, Illinois ranks #33 of 51 states on our Care Score.
Cura Rank Care Score
Our composite of care quality (avg rating), consistency (% rated 4-5★) and access (facilities per senior). Illinois ranks #33 of 51 nationally. See the full ranking.
Quality by facility type in Illinois
Top-rated nursing homes in Illinois
Who needs care in Illinois
About 17.9% of Illinois's residents are 65 or older (2,271,298 people), and that population has grown +10.5% since 2020. See the full Illinois statistics & charts.
Median household income is $81,702, and 9.8% of seniors live below the poverty line — a factor in how many families rely on Medicaid-certified care.
Choosing care in Illinois
Use the state ranking as a starting point, then compare specific facilities by city: browse nursing homes, hospitals and more in Illinois, read our ratings explainer, and bring our tour questions when you visit.
Quality comes from the federal CMS five-star rating system, which scores nursing homes, hospitals, home health agencies and dialysis centers on inspections, staffing and clinical outcomes. We summarize those official ratings for every Illinois facility.
Four or five stars is above average; three is average; one or two is below average. In Illinois, 24% of rated facilities earn 4-5 stars.
No. Illinois ranks #33 of 51 overall, but quality varies widely between facilities and cities. Always check the specific facility and visit in person.