Avondale Estates Of Elgin is certified as a Medicare and Medicaid facility and has been approved to provide these services since 2017-01-05. Medicare covers short-term skilled nursing care (typically up to 100 days after a qualifying hospital stay). Medicaid covers long-term care for residents who meet financial eligibility requirements. Contact the facility at (847) 531-6004 or your local Medicaid office to verify current eligibility.

Avondale Estates Of Elgin holds an overall CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) rating of 5 out of 5 stars. This is made up of three components: Health Inspection (5★), Staffing (5★), and Quality of Resident Care (3★). Our independent composite quality score — which uses the raw underlying CMS numbers to break ties between similarly-rated facilities — is 83.4/100, placing it #2257 of 14703 facilities nationally and #36 of 668 in Illinois. Star ratings are a useful starting point, but the composite score and individual sub-ratings give a more complete picture for families comparing facilities.

Each resident at Avondale Estates Of Elgin receives a reported average of 5 hours 44 minutes of total nurse staffing per day. This breaks down as: Registered Nurse (RN) coverage — 1 hour 40 minutes; Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) — 1 hour 1 minute; Nurse Aide — 3 hours 4 minutes. On weekends, total nurse staffing is 5 hours 24 minutes per resident per day. The CMS Staffing Rating for this facility is 5 out of 5. The national average for total nursing hours is approximately 3.5 hrs/day. Total nursing staff turnover is 38.5%. Families are encouraged to ask about current staffing schedules during their facility visit.

In the current reporting period, the facility received 1 fine(s) totaling $15,958. 3 substantiated complaints were recorded across the 5-year period — families should request details from the facility or review CMS inspection findings. In the most recent CMS reporting period, the facility received 1 fine(s) totaling $15,958, and 0 Medicare payment denial(s). Total penalties: 1. The Total Weighted Health Survey Score is 26.0 (lower scores are better). Full inspection history and complaint details are available at medicare.gov/care-compare.

Nationally, Avondale Estates Of Elgin ranks 2257th out of 14,703 facilities (composite score: 83.4/100), placing it in the top 25% nationwide. Within IL, it ranks 36th out of 668 nursing homes. In Elgin, it ranks 2nd out of 8 facilities. For 2026 staffing: total nurse hours rank #499 nationally and RN hours rank #405 nationally (#24 in IL). Our composite quality score of 83.4/100 weighs health inspections, quality of resident care, staffing hours, compliance record, and five-year performance trends — giving a more complete picture than CMS star ratings alone, which can place hundreds of facilities in the same 5-star bucket. To browse and compare all nursing homes in Elgin, visit: https://nursinghomesnearme.org/illinois/elgin/