Overview
Highland Health Care Center has a Medicare overall rating of 1 out of 5, below the Illinois average of 2.6. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in Highland. Its strongest area is quality of care (4 of 5), and its weakest is staffing (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.3 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 54% of nursing homes in Illinois (the state average is 3.5 hours). Of that, 0.6 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on February 20, 2026, found 6 health deficiencies, fewer than the Illinois average of 12.5. 2 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $23,319 in the past three years.
Highland Health Care Center is a for-profit facility with 128 certified beds, caring for about 84 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1984.
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 55%
Top 66%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- February 20, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 6
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 2
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $23,319
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.27 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.63 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.49 hrs
- Nurse aides2.15 hrs
- Physical therapists0.05 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 128
- Average residents per day
- 84
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- June 20, 1984
- 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