Heather Health Care Center
Nursing home in Harvey, Illinois, CMS certification number 145173
15600 South Honore Street, Harvey, IL 60426 · Cook County
- CMS overall rating
- 1 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 173
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- March 13, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 14
- Fines in 3 years
- $308,658 (4)
Does Heather Health Care Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Heather Health Care 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 | 1 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 2 of 5 |
| Staffing | 1 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 4 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | Not rated |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Heather Health Care 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
- 2.46
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.49
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.50
- Nurse aide hours
- 1.47
- Weekend total hours
- 2.13
- Nursing staff turnover
- 38.3%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 57.9%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on March 13, 2026 and cited 14 deficiencies, plus 5 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on April 9, 2025, found 3.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Heather Health Care Center 4 times in the past 3 years, for $308,658 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 147.9 residents live here, about 85% of its 173 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 173
- Average residents per day
- 147.9
- Certified since
- March 17, 1978
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Heather Health Care Center
- Legal business name
- Heather Health Care Center, Inc.
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- 27 homes nationally under The Alden Network, 2.9-star chain average
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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 Heather Health Care 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 Heather Health Care Center
What is the CMS star rating of Heather Health Care Center?
1 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Heather Health Care Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Heather Health Care Center?
14 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Heather Health Care Center?
Heather Health Care Center, Inc., for profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.