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201 Belle Street Alhambra, IL 62001 · Madison County
All 2 nursing homes in Alhambra, IL (2 take Medicaid)
CMS certification number 145921 · See this home on Medicare Care Compare
Is Hitz Memorial Home a good nursing home? Reviews, ratings and inspection record
There are no official resident reviews of nursing homes: Medicare's Care Compare publishes inspections, staffing and quality data instead. Here is what that record shows for Hitz Memorial Home as of October 2026.
CMS rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall, about the same as the Illinois average of 2.6.
Online reviews from families and residents are on Google Maps and other sites; they reflect individual experiences and aren't checked by CMS. The full inspection reports, including what inspectors observed, are on Medicare Care Compare.
Staffing
Nursing staff spend about 3.56 hours per resident per day at Hitz Memorial Home, above the Illinois median of 3.33 (US median: 3.72). About 0.26 of those hours are from registered nurses. On weekends it falls to 3.23 hours, 9% below its all-week average. 43.8% of nursing staff left within a year (Illinois median 43.5%).
About this nursing home
Paying for care at Hitz Memorial Home: Medicare and Medicaid
Hitz Memorial Home is certified for both Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare Part A can cover a short skilled-nursing or rehab stay here after a qualifying hospital stay of at least three inpatient days (observation days don't count), for up to 100 days per benefit period. Medicaid can pay for long-term care for residents who meet Illinois's income and asset rules. Being certified doesn't guarantee a Medicaid bed is open, so ask whether the home accepts residents whose Medicaid application is still pending.
In 2026 Medicare covers days 1–20 in full after the Part A deductible ($1,736 per benefit period); for days 21–100 you pay $217 a day; after day 100 you pay all costs. Medicare doesn't pay for long-term custodial care. Medicare's coverage rules.
Health inspections
The most recent standard inspection was on March 12, 2026 and found 3 deficiencies, plus 3 from complaint inspections in the same period. In total, inspectors issued 15 citations in the last three years.
Each citation has a scope and severity letter from A to L. A–C: potential for minimal harm. D–F: potential for more than minimal harm. G–I: actual harm. J–L: immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety.
What the inspections found
Over the last three years, inspectors issued 15 citations at Hitz Memorial Home across 5 inspection dates, 6 of them from complaint investigations. 1 was at the immediate-jeopardy level (J–L), CMS's most serious category, most recently on March 12, 2026 (complaint inspection). The most common areas cited were freedom from abuse, neglect, and exploitation (5) and infection control (4). The most serious was cited under the CMS rule to "respond appropriately to all alleged violations" (tag F0610, level J, March 12, 2026). 5 citations were under CMS's abuse, neglect and exploitation rules.
July 24, 2026 · 1 citation · includes complaint inspection
DRespond appropriately to all alleged violations.
March 12, 2026 · 5 citations, includes immediate jeopardy · includes complaint inspection
JRespond appropriately to all alleged violations.
FProcure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
FProvide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
EImplement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
DDevelop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
March 19, 2025 · 1 citation · includes complaint inspection
EEmploy staff that are licensed, certified, or registered in accordance with state laws.
September 12, 2024 · 4 citations, includes actual harm · includes complaint inspection
GProtect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
FHave a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.
DDevelop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
DProvide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
August 25, 2023 · 4 citations
FEnsure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
EProvide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
EProvide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
DImplement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
Questions to ask on a tour of Hitz Memorial Home
- Inspectors cited the home at the immediate-jeopardy level on March 12, 2026 under the rule on freedom from abuse, neglect, and exploitation. What changed afterwards, and can I see the plan of correction?
- CMS cited the home under its abuse and neglect rules on July 24, 2026. How are staff trained, and how are concerns reported?
- Do you have a Medicaid bed open now, and will you admit someone whose Medicaid application is still pending?
- When is the first care-plan meeting, and can family attend?
Questions come from this home's CMS data: its inspections, staffing and ownership record.
Fines and payment denials
1 penalty in the last three years, including $41,971 in fines.
| Date | Type | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 2026 | Fine | $41,971 |
Rating history
| CMS month | Overall | Inspection | Staffing | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | 3/5 | 3/5 | 3/5 | 2/5 |
| August 2026 | 3/5 | 3/5 | 4/5 | 4/5 |
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Hospitals near Hitz Memorial Home
The Medicare-certified hospitals closest to this nursing home, with their CMS data. Ask the home which hospital it usually sends residents to.
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