503 COUNTRYSIDE LN, Dixon, IL 61021
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Assisted living & personal care24-hour supervisionMedication management
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About Heritage Square
HERITAGE SQUARE is a non profit - corporation nursing home in DIXON, IL with 27 certified beds.
Community at a glance
Capacity
27 residents
Location
Dixon, IL
Status
Listed in a public registry
Care & services offered
Skilled Nursing
Contact & location
620 NORTH OTTAWA AVENUE, Dixon, Illinois 61021
Medicare inspection record
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 September 24, 2025, state inspectors cited 1 health deficiency (the Illinois average is 12.5).
Nurses and nurse aides spend 6 hours 51 minutes with each resident a day, above the Illinois average of 3 hours 27 minutes.
Medicare has not fined Heritage Square in the last three years.
Staffing
| Measure | This home |
|---|---|
| Nurse and aide time per resident, per day | 6 hours 51 minutesAbove the Illinois average |
| Registered nurse time per resident, per day | 1 hourAbove the Illinois average |
| Nursing staff who left in the past year | 33%Below the Illinois average |
1 administrator has left the home in the past year.
Inspections
7 health citations in the last three years. Each one is a federal standard inspectors found the home was not meeting.
September 24, 2025 · Standard inspection · 1 citation
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, widespread (level F)Nutrition and DietaryCorrected Oct 7, 2025
July 10, 2024 · Standard inspection · 6 citations
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Nutrition and DietaryCorrected Jul 19, 2024Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Nutrition and DietaryCorrected Jul 19, 2024Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Jul 19, 2024Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Jul 19, 2024Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Infection ControlCorrected Jul 19, 2024Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data.
Minimal harm or risk, widespread (level C)AdministrationPlan to fix it accepted
Fines and payment denials
No fines or Medicare payment denials in the last three years.
About the home, per Medicare
- Ownership
- Non profit - Other
- Legal business name
- Legal Business Name Not Available
- Medicare-certified beds
- 27
- Average residents per day
- 23
- Accepts
- Medicaid
- First certified
- November 9, 1984
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- Yes
- Resident or family council
- Both
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes
- CMS Certification Number
- 14A357
Location
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620 NORTH OTTAWA AVENUEDixon, IL 61021
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Questions about Heritage Square
How did Heritage Square do on its last inspection?+
State inspectors visited on September 24, 2025 and cited 1 health deficiency. The Illinois average is 12.5.
How much nursing care does each resident get at Heritage Square?+
Nurses and aides spend 6 hours 51 minutes with each resident per day, including 1 hour from registered nurses. 33% of nursing staff left over the past year.
Has Heritage Square been fined by Medicare?+
Medicare's records show no fines against Heritage Square in the last three years.
Does Medicare cover skilled nursing?+
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.
How much does a nursing home cost?+
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.
What is the CMS star rating?+
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.