Overview
Mercy Harvard Hospital Care Center has a Medicare overall rating of 5 out of 5, above the Illinois average of 2.6. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in Harvard. It scores best on health inspections (5 of 5) and lowest on quality of care (4 of 5).
Residents receive about 6.2 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 99% of nursing homes in Illinois (the state average is 3.5 hours). Of that, 2.3 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on February 18, 2026, found 3 health deficiencies, fewer than the Illinois average of 12.5. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 69% of Illinois nursing homes have been fined.
Mercy Harvard Hospital Care Center is a nonprofit facility with 34 certified beds, caring for about 18 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 2001. It is located inside a hospital.
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 9%
Top 7%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- February 18, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 3
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 0
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 0
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff6.23 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)2.25 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.00 hrs
- Nurse aides3.98 hrs
- Physical therapists0.12 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 34
- Average residents per day
- 18
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- November 30, 2001
- Inside a hospital
- Yes
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes