Overview
Alpine Care of St. Charles has a Medicare overall rating of 2 out of 5, below the Illinois average of 2.6. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in Saint Charles. It scores best on quality of care (3 of 5) and lowest on health inspections (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.5 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 63% of nursing homes in Illinois (the state average is 3.5 hours). Of that, 1.1 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on September 26, 2025, found 19 health deficiencies, more than the Illinois average of 12.5. 9 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $9,110 in the past three years.
Alpine Care of St. Charles is a for-profit facility with 120 certified beds, caring for about 90 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1981.
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 61%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- September 26, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 19
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 9
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $9,110
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.53 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)1.14 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.32 hrs
- Nurse aides2.07 hrs
- Physical therapists0.06 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 120
- Average residents per day
- 90
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- August 31, 1981
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes