Overview
Oak Trace has a Medicare overall rating of 5 out of 5, above the Illinois average of 2.6. It is the highest-rated of the 2 nursing homes in Downers Grove. It scores best on quality of care (5 of 5) and lowest on health inspections (4 of 5).
Residents receive about 4.2 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 86% of nursing homes in Illinois (the state average is 3.5 hours). Of that, 1.6 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on March 20, 2026, found 1 health deficiency, fewer than the Illinois average of 12.5. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $13,780 in the past three years.
Oak Trace is a nonprofit facility with 104 certified beds, caring for about 101 residents on an average day. It accepts Medicare and has participated since 1994. It is part of a continuing care retirement community.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- March 20, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 1
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $13,780
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff4.24 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)1.58 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.10 hrs
- Nurse aides2.56 hrs
- Physical therapists0.12 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 104
- Average residents per day
- 101
- Participates in
- Medicare
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- September 1, 1994
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- Yes
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes