Overview
Allure of Sterling has a Medicare overall rating of 1 out of 5, below the Illinois average of 2.6. It ranks 3rd of 3 nursing homes in Sterling. Its strongest area is health inspections (2 of 5), and its weakest is quality of care (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.7 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 70% 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 December 18, 2025, found 17 health deficiencies, more than the Illinois average of 12.5. 10 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $76,934 in the past three years.
Allure of Sterling is a for-profit facility with 130 certified beds, caring for about 90 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1989.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- December 18, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 17
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 10
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $76,934
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.70 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.57 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.67 hrs
- Nurse aides2.45 hrs
- Physical therapists0.02 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 130
- Average residents per day
- 90
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- May 22, 1989
- 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