Alpine Care of Zion
Nursing home in Zion, Illinois, CMS certification number 145665
2534 Elim Avenue, Zion, IL 60099 · Lake County
- CMS overall rating
- 2 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 244
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- August 13, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 16
- Fines in 3 years
- $43,156 (2)
Does Alpine Care of Zion take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Alpine Care of Zion is certified for Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare can pay for a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay; Medicaid can pay for long-term care once you qualify.
Certification isn't a promise of an open bed. Ask how many Medicaid beds it has free and whether it keeps residents who move from Medicare to Medicaid. Our guide explains what Medicare pays for.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every certified nursing home from 1 to 5 stars. The overall rating starts from health inspections, then moves up or down for staffing and quality. These come from the CMS Provider Information, October 2026 release.
| Measure | CMS stars |
|---|---|
| Overall | 2 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 3 of 5 |
| Staffing | 1 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 2 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 1 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Alpine Care of Zion reported to CMS, split across residents and days. More hours per resident usually means more hands at the bedside.
- Total nurse hours per resident per day
- 2.96
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.43
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.74
- Nurse aide hours
- 1.79
- Weekend total hours
- 2.58
- Nursing staff turnover
- 45.1%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 65.2%
- Administrators who left
- 1
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on August 13, 2025 and cited 16 deficiencies, plus 11 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on July 19, 2024, found 10.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Alpine Care of Zion 2 times in the past 3 years, for $43,156 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 161.3 residents live here, about 66% of its 244 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 244
- Average residents per day
- 161.3
- Certified since
- December 1, 1989
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Alpine Care of Zion
- Legal business name
- Grove at the Lake Skilled Nursing Facility LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
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- Waukegan Health and Rehab2217 Washington Street, Waukegan 60085
- The Village at Victory Lakes1055 East Grand Avenue, Lindenhurst 60046
Who inspects nursing homes in Illinois
Illinois's state survey agency licenses nursing homes and carries out the federal inspections for CMS. A home must keep its state licence and meet the federal rules to take Medicare or Medicaid.
Compare all nursing homes in Illinois, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Alpine Care of Zion, email contact@assistedlivingaccess.com from your work address. We can add your own rates, photos and contact details next to the state record, or take the listing down.
Questions about Alpine Care of Zion
What is the CMS star rating of Alpine Care of Zion?
2 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Alpine Care of Zion accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Alpine Care of Zion?
16 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Alpine Care of Zion?
Grove at the Lake Skilled Nursing Facility LLC, for profit - limited liability company.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.