2815 Elisha Ave, Zion, IL 60099
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Alpine Care of Zion brings together expert medical staff and compassionate support for families navigating skilled nursing and rehabilitation in Illinois. Our Zion facility focuses on personalized recovery plans, helping patients regain independence through structured therapy and round-the-clock nursing care.
Capacity
244 residents
Location
Zion, IL
Status
Listed in a public registry
2534 ELIM AVENUE, Zion, Illinois 60099
From CMS Care Compare, the federal record every Medicare-certified nursing home is held to. Data as of September 1, 2026. Check it on Medicare.gov
At its most recent standard inspection, on August 13, 2025, state inspectors cited 15 health deficiencies (the Illinois average is 12.5).
Nurses and nurse aides spend 2 hours 51 minutes with each resident a day, below the Illinois average of 3 hours 27 minutes.
Medicare fined Alpine Care of Zion 2 times in the last three years, $43,156 in total.
| Measure | This home |
|---|---|
| Nurse and aide time per resident, per day | 2 hours 51 minutesBelow the Illinois average |
| Registered nurse time per resident, per day | 28 minutesBelow the Illinois average |
| Nursing staff who left in the past year | 48%Above the Illinois average |
34 health citations in the last three years. Each one is a federal standard inspectors found the home was not meeting.
July 28, 2026 · Complaint investigation · 3 citations
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
July 20, 2026 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Ensure the transfer/discharge meets the resident's needs/preferences and that the resident is prepared for a safe transfer/discharge.
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food that accommodates resident allergies, intolerances, and preferences, as well as appealing options.
Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility.
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
2 fines totaling $43,156 in the last three years.
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State inspectors visited on August 13, 2025 and cited 15 health deficiencies, 10 of them from complaint investigations. The Illinois average is 12.5.
Nurses and aides spend 2 hours 51 minutes with each resident per day, including 28 minutes from registered nurses. 48% of nursing staff left over the past year.
Yes. Medicare fined Alpine Care of Zion 2 times in the last three years, totaling $43,156.
Medicare covers up to 100 days of skilled nursing per benefit period after a qualifying 3-day hospital stay — fully for the first 20 days, then with a daily copay. Long-term custodial stays are generally not covered.
A semi-private room averages about $7,900 per month nationally; private rooms cost more. Medicaid is the largest payer for long-term nursing home care.
Medicare rates nursing homes 1 to 5 stars on its Care Compare site. We don't repeat those stars here. Each nursing home page shows Medicare's underlying record instead: inspections, staffing and fines, with a link to check it on Medicare.gov.