River Bluff Nursing Home
Availability Unknown
Willows Health Center
4054 Albright Lane
Rockford, IL 61103 · Winnebago County
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Overall: state avg 2.6 · U.S. 3.0
Staffing: state avg 2.2 · U.S. 3.0
Source: CMS Care Compare (data as of October 1, 2026)
Safety at a glance
1Serious citations (actual harm or immediate jeopardy), last 3 inspection cycles
26Total health citations, last 3 inspection cycles
$12,909Federal fines, last 3 years (1 fine)
Most recent standard inspection: January 26, 2026.
Most recent serious findings
G
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Availability
Availability Unknown
This facility has not confirmed current availability. We never estimate vacancies. Please call (815) 316-1500 to ask about openings and waiting lists.
Nurse staffing
- Total nurse hours per resident per day
- 4.91 hours · state avg 3.47, U.S. 3.90
- Registered nurse (RN) hours per resident per day
- 1.27 hours
- Total nurse hours on weekends
- 4.09 hours · state avg 3.08
- Nursing staff turnover (yearly)
- Not Available · state avg 43.7%
- RN turnover (yearly)
- Not Available
- Administrators who left (yearly)
- Not Available
Hours per resident per day = total nursing hours worked ÷ number of residents. Higher usually means more hands-on time. Values are from payroll records reported to CMS (Payroll-Based Journal).
Source: CMS Provider Information (data as of October 1, 2026)
Paying for care
Medicaid: This nursing home is certified to accept Medicaid. It is also Medicare certified, so Medicare can pay for short-term skilled care after a qualifying hospital stay.
In Illinois, Medicaid long-term care is provided through HCBS Waiver for Persons who are Elderly (Community Care Program).
Pricing
Published price: Not Yet Verified
What families report paying
No family reports yet. To protect privacy and avoid misleading figures, we show a summary only after 5 reports.
Yearly price increases
No increase reports yet. Shown after 5 reports.
Nursing home care may be paid by Medicare (short-term skilled care after a qualifying hospital stay), Medicaid (if eligible), long-term care insurance, or privately. This facility is Medicaid certified.
Family Cameras & Video Access
- Family-installed room cameras
- Not Verified
- Facility-provided room cameras
- Not Verified
- Authorized remote family viewing
- Not Verified
- Live video visitation
- Not Verified
We have not yet verified this facility’s camera policy. Rules for in-room cameras vary by state and usually require consent from the resident and any roommate. Ask the facility for its written electronic-monitoring policy.
Applying & contacting
- Online admission application
- Not yet checked
- Online waiting-list form
- Not yet checked
- Online inquiry form
- Not yet checked
- Online tour scheduling
- Not yet checked
Applying to several facilities with one form is coming soon. For now, please contact the facility directly.
Ownership
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Corporation
- Chain / affiliation
- Not Available
- Legal business name
- Willows Health Center
| Owner or manager | Role | Share |
|---|---|---|
| DITTMER, HELEN | CORPORATE DIRECTOR | — |
| DITTMER, HELEN | CORPORATE OFFICER | — |
| NELSON, BRETT | CORPORATE OFFICER | — |
| SALINAS, FRANCES | CORPORATE OFFICER | — |
| SALINAS, FRANCES | W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE | — |
Source: CMS Provider Information (data as of October 1, 2026)
About this listing
- CMS Certification Number
- 146101
- Certified beds
- 50
- Average residents per day
- 32
- Medicare / Medicaid
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Continuing care retirement community
- Yes
- First certified
- April 1, 2006
- Last confirmed by official source
- October 1, 2026
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