Alpine Fireside Health Center
Nursing home in Rockford, Illinois, CMS certification number 146066
3650 North Alpine Road, Rockford, IL 61114 · Winnebago County
- CMS overall rating
- 2 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 66
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- December 10, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 11
- Fines in 3 years
- $55,283 (1)
Does Alpine Fireside Health Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Alpine Fireside Health Center 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 | 4 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 1 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 1 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 1 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Alpine Fireside Health Center 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
- 4.59
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.95
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.58
- Nurse aide hours
- 3.06
- Weekend total hours
- 4.17
- Nursing staff turnover
- 51.9%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 57.1%
- Administrators who left
- 1
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on December 10, 2025 and cited 11 deficiencies, plus 7 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on October 11, 2024, found 4.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Alpine Fireside Health Center 1 time in the past 3 years, for $55,283 in total.
It also had 1 payment denial, when Medicare stopped paying for new admissions for a time.
Beds and residents
On an average day 37.5 residents live here, about 57% of its 66 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 66
- Average residents per day
- 37.5
- Certified since
- August 9, 2004
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Alpine Fireside Health Center
- Legal business name
- Alpine Fireside Health Center LTD
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
Other nursing homes near Alpine Fireside Health Center
- Fairhaven Christian Ret Center3470 North Alpine Road, Rockford 61114
- The Citadel at Saint Anne Place4405 Highcrest Road, Rockford 61107
- Avira Health Pavilion6131 Park Ridge Road, Loves Park 61111
- Rock River Health Care707 West Riverside Boulevard, Rockford 61103
- River Bluff Nursing Home4401 North Main Street, Rockford 61103
See also all nursing homes in Rockford.
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, the 12 in Rockford, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Alpine Fireside Health Center, 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 Fireside Health Center
What is the CMS star rating of Alpine Fireside Health Center?
2 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Alpine Fireside Health Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Alpine Fireside Health Center?
11 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Alpine Fireside Health Center?
Alpine Fireside Health Center LTD, for profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.