What is Alpine Fireside Health Center's Medicare star rating?

CMS rates Alpine Fireside Health Center 3 out of 5 stars overall, with 3 for health inspections, 5 for staffing and 1 for quality measures (CMS data as of September 1, 2026).

How many deficiencies did Alpine Fireside Health Center get at its last inspection?

5 health deficiencies at the standard inspection on December 10, 2025. The Illinois average is 12.6.

Does Alpine Fireside Health Center accept Medicaid?

It is certified to take Medicaid (CMS lists it as "Medicare and Medicaid"). Certification does not mean a Medicaid bed is open: ask the admissions office.

Who owns Alpine Fireside Health Center?

CMS lists 21 owners and managers. Legal business name: ALPINE FIRESIDE HEALTH CENTER LTD.

Alpine Fireside Health Center: Inspections & Ratings

The record in brief

At its most recent standard inspection, on December 10, 2025, inspectors cited 5 health deficiencies (the Illinois average is 12.6, the national average 9.2).

Of 22 health citations since December 2023, 3 were rated as actual harm or immediate jeopardy to residents.

CMS lists 1 fine totaling $55,283 in the last three years; the largest was $55,283, and the latest is dated December 7, 2025.

Nurses and nurse aides worked 4.73 hours per resident per day, against 3.45 across Illinois and 3.86 nationally. Registered nurses accounted for 0.89 of those hours.

49.0% of nursing staff left within the year CMS measured (Illinois average 44.5%).

Health inspections

Federal rules call for a standard inspection at least every 15 months, plus a visit whenever a complaint is filed. Each mark below is one citation, colored by how serious inspectors rated it. How to read a citation.

Under each citation, the quoted text is the inspector's own summary from the federal statement of deficiencies (CMS form 2567), word for word apart from a privacy scrub; CMS removes residents' and staff names before it publishes the text. The full notes are on Medicare.gov.

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Potential for minimal harm Potential for more than minimal harm Actual harm Immediate jeopardy Found on a complaint visit

Where its citations fall on CMS's grid

CMS rates every citation by how much harm it caused (rows) and how many residents it touched (columns). The count in each box is this home's, across all 22 health citations on file.

Severity

Isolated

Pattern

Widespread

Immediate jeopardy

Actual harm

Potential for more than minimal harm

16D

Potential for minimal harm

March 31, 2026Complaint inspection · 1 citation

D

Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.

F697 · Quality of Life and Care · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · found on a complaint visit · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) April 21, 2026

Inspectors wroteBased on interview and record review the facility failed to ensure a resident's pain medication was administered for pain control. This applies to 1 of 5 residents (R1) reviewed for pain in the sample of 5.

January 21, 2026Complaint inspection · 3 citations

D

Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.

F602 · Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · found on a complaint visit · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) January 30, 2026

Inspectors wroteBased on interview and record review the facility failed to ensure a resident was free from misappropriation of monies. This applies to 1 of 3 residents (R2) reviewed for misappropriation in the sample of 8.
D

Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.

F610 · Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · found on a complaint visit · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) January 30, 2026

Inspectors wroteBased on interview and record review the facility failed to thoroughly investigate an allegation of misappropriation of a resident's monies. This applies to 1 of 3 residents (R2) reviewed for misappropriation in the sample of 8.
D

Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with dementia.

F744 · Quality of Life and Care · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · found on a complaint visit · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) January 30, 2026

Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview and record review the facility failed to ensure a resident with the diagnosis of dementia and known aggressive behaviors was cared for in a manner to prevent injury. This applies to 1 of 3 residents (R1) reviewed for dementia in the sample of 8.

January 5, 2026Complaint inspection · 1 citation

G

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

F689 · Quality of Life and Care · Actual harm, isolated · found on a complaint visit · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) January 16, 2026

Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and record review the facility failed to ensure fall prevention interventions were in place for a resident with a history of falls for 1 of 3 residents (R1) reviewed for falls in the sample of 6. This failure resulted in R1 falling and sustaining a right hip fracture and right knee fracture.

December 10, 2025Standard inspection · 5 citations

D

Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.

F628 · Resident Rights · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) December 23, 2025

Inspectors wroteBased on interview and record review the facility failed to ensure bed hold notices were provided for 2 residents (R1, R38) and failed to notify the ombudsman of resident transfers and discharges for 3 of 3 residents (R1, R38, R40) reviewed for discharge requirements in the sample of 12.
D

Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.

F677 · Quality of Life and Care · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) December 24, 2025

Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure Activities of Daily Living (ADL) care was provided timely for a resident that requires assistance for one of 12 residents (R32) reviewed for ADL care in the sample of 12.
D

Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.

F686 · Quality of Life and Care · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) December 24, 2025

Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and record review the facility failed to ensure pressure relieving interventions were in place for a resident with a pressure injury for one of two residents (R3) reviewed for pressure injuries in the sample of 12.
D

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

F689 · Quality of Life and Care · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) January 16, 2026

Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and record review the facility failed to supervise a resident with a high risk of falls and a history of falls for 1 of 12 residents (R2) reviewed for safety and supervision in the sample of 12.
D

Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.

F759 · Pharmacy Service · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) December 23, 2025

Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview and record review the facility failed to administer medications as ordered. There were 28 opportunities with three errors resulting in a 10.71% error rate. This applies to two of five residents (R30, R24) observed in the medication pass.

December 7, 2025Complaint inspection · 2 citations

G

Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.

F686 · Quality of Life and Care · Actual harm, isolated · found on a complaint visit · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) December 18, 2025

Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and record review the facility failed to identify a pressure wound before developing into an unstageable pressure injury for one (R1). The facility also failed to prevent the development of three facility acquired State 2 pressure ulcers and one facility acquired unstageable pressure ulcer, a Stage 2 pressure ulcer worsening to unstageable, prevent cross contamination during dressing changes and apply pressure reduction devices for one (R2). This failure applies to two of three residents (R1 & R2) reviewed for pressure on the total sample of three.
D

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

F880 · Infection Control · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · found on a complaint visit · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) December 18, 2025

Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and record review the facility failed to ensure staff wore personal protective equipment when providing a dressing change for 1 of 3 residents (R3) reviewed for wounds in the sample of three.

February 18, 2025Complaint inspection · 1 citation

D

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

F689 · Quality of Life and Care · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · found on a complaint visit · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) February 27, 2025

Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and record review the facility failed to ensure staff safely transferred a resident who has history of falls. This applies to 1 of 3 residents (R1) reviewed for safety in the sample of 3.

January 10, 2025Complaint inspection · 1 citation

G

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

F689 · Quality of Life and Care · Actual harm, isolated · found on a complaint visit · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) January 11, 2025

Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and record review the facility failed to ensure resident coffee was served at a safe temperature for 1 of 4 residents (R1) reviewed for safety and supervision in the sample of four. This failure resulted in R1 sustaining second degree burns to her thigh and calf.

October 11, 2024Standard inspection · 4 citations

F

Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

F812 · Nutrition and Dietary · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespread · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) October 12, 2024

Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure staff covered an open wound, and failed to ensure food was prepared and served in a sanitary manner. These failures have the potential to affect all of the residents in the facility.
D

Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

F684 · Quality of Life and Care · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) October 12, 2024

Inspectors wroteBased on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure a resident's physician was notified when blood glucose levels were out of the set parameters ordered by the physician for 1 of 1 resident (R5) reviewed for blood glucose levels in the sample of 14.
D

Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.

F686 · Quality of Life and Care · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) October 12, 2024

Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and record review the facility failed to assess pressure wounds weekly for 2 of 4 residents (R23, R15) reviewed for pressure ulcers in the sample of 14.
D

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

F880 · Infection Control · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) October 12, 2024

Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and record review the facility failed to perform incontinence care in a manner to prevent cross contamination (R15), failed to initiate enhanced barrier precautions for a resident with an indwelling catheter and open wounds (R25), and failed to administer medications in a manner to prevent cross contamination (R18) for 3 of 3 residents (R15, R25, and R18) reviewed for infection control in the sample of 14.

April 1, 2024Complaint inspection · 1 citation

D

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

F689 · Quality of Life and Care · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · found on a complaint visit · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) April 6, 2024

Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview and record review the facility failed to ensure fall interventions were in place for residents with a history of falls for 2 of 3 residents (R2, R3) reviewed for safety and supervision in the sample of 3.

December 20, 2023Standard inspection · 3 citations

F

Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

F812 · Nutrition and Dietary · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespread · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) December 21, 2023

Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview and record review the facility failed to ensure food was stored, prepared and distributed in a manner to prevent cross-contamination, failed to ensure food items in the refrigerator and freezer were labeled and dated with an open date and failed to ensure that kitchen was kept in sanitary condition. This applies to all 36 residents residing in the the facility.
F

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

F880 · Infection Control · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespread · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) December 22, 2023

Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and record review the facility failed to ensure staff used required personal protective equipment (PPE) when entering an isolation room, failed to perform hand hygiene to prevent cross contamination and failed to ensure residents and staff were tested for COVID-19 to prevent the spread of infection. This applies to all 36 residents residing in the facility.
D

Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.

F686 · Quality of Life and Care · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) December 22, 2023

Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure pressure ulcer preventions were in place and failed to ensure ordered treatments were in place for one of four residents (R89) reviewed for pressure injuries in the sample of 15.

Fire safety inspections

7 fire safety citations on file: 1 on October 11, 2024, 4 on December 20, 2023, 2 on March 16, 2023.

Every fire safety citation7 citations

F
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

K 353 · October 11, 2024 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
F
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.

K 712 · December 20, 2023 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
F
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.

K 918 · December 20, 2023 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
E
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.

K 363 · December 20, 2023 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
E
Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.

K 372 · December 20, 2023 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
E
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.

K 321 · March 16, 2023 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
E
Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.

K 372 · March 16, 2023 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)

Fines and payment denials

Date	Penalty	Amount or length
December 7, 2025	Fine	$55,283
December 7, 2025	Payment Denial	35 days from December 26, 2025

A payment denial means Medicare and Medicaid stopped paying for new admissions for that period.

Staffing

Hours of care per resident per day, from the payroll records every home sends CMS. Higher means more staff time with each resident.

Measure	This home	Illinois	United States
All nursing staff (RN, LPN and aides)	4.73	3.45	3.86
Registered nurses	0.89	0.72	0.69
All nursing staff on weekends	4.49	3.07	3.42
Nurse aides	3.18
Licensed practical nurses	0.66
Nursing staff turnover (share who left in a year)	49.0%	44.5%	45.8%
Registered nurse turnover	33.3%	41.8%	42.9%
Administrators who left	0

CMS expects 3.31 hours a day for residents as sick as this home's (its case-mix figure). The staffing star compares the two.

Staffing by quarter, from daily payroll records

Every nursing home sends CMS its staff hours for each day (the Payroll Based Journal). Here they are added up by quarter. The latest quarter is the one behind the figures above. In January to March 2026, nursing staff hours per resident were 4.83 on weekdays and 4.49 on weekends, 7% lower on weekends (nationally, weekends ran 15% lower). Contract or agency staff worked 18.8% of nursing hours, against 5.3% nationally. Total nursing hours per resident went from 4.46 in April to June 2025 to 4.73 in January to March 2026.

Quarter	All nursing staff	Registered nurses	Weekdays	Weekends	Contract staff share	Days with no RN hours	Residents a day
Jan to Mar 2026	4.73	0.89	4.83	4.49	18.8%	0 of 90	34
Oct to Dec 2025	4.91	0.84	5.04	4.59	23.9%	0 of 92	34
Jul to Sep 2025	4.55	0.80	4.72	4.13	22.9%	0 of 92	37
Apr to Jun 2025	4.46	0.74	4.59	4.12	26.5%	0 of 91	35
United States, Jan to Mar 2026	3.75	0.62	3.92	3.33	5.3%	0.5% of days
Illinois, Jan to Mar 2026	3.26	0.65	3.40	2.92	5.4%	0.6% of days

Hours per resident per day: staff hours in the quarter divided by resident days (the daily census CMS derives from resident assessments). Registered nurses include the director of nursing and RNs with administrative duties; aides include nurse aides in training and medication aides, as in CMS's own staffing measure. How these are calculated.

Staff pay reports

Staff pay at this home

No staff pay figure for this home has passed review yet. A figure appears only after at least 5 reports from at least 3 different people, sent over at least 60 days, have passed review.

Official wage estimates for Illinois

Job	Median	Middle half	Employed
Illinois, all employers
CNAs (nursing assistants)	$22.10	$18.95 to $23.26	68,640
LPNs and LVNs	$36.06	$30.57 to $38.25	17,440
Registered nurses	$46.15	$38.47 to $50.94	138,910
United States, nursing care facilities
CNAs (nursing assistants)	$20.67	$17.91 to $22.55	534,270
LPNs and LVNs	$33.86	$30.05 to $37.40	188,210
Registered nurses	$41.11	$37.85 to $47.68	142,270

Hourly wages; the middle half runs from the 25th to the 75th percentile. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. BLS has no separate estimate for medication aides. These are survey estimates for whole occupations, not figures for any one home.

How staff pay reports work · CNA pay by state

Quality measures

The measures CMS uses for the quality star. Lower is better for every one of them.

Measure	This home	Illinois	US
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1	15.3	13.4	13.9
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1	3.7	0.9	0.8
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1	5.9	1.5	1.6
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1	3.3	3.1	3.2
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication Short Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1	7.1	2.2	1.6
Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1	14.2	14.3	14.1
Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1	8.3	4.8	4.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1	38.3	21.7	15.4
Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231	28.9	26.1	23.8
Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231	9.8	13.8	12.0
Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231	1.8	2.0	1.9
Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231	1.3	2.2	1.8

Short-term rehab results

For a stay to recover after a hospital visit, these are the results CMS publishes for Alpine Fireside Health Center's Medicare short-stay residents. On returning residents home or to the community, CMS rates it worse than the national rate (42.1% of residents, after adjusting for how sick they were). How to read these, and what Medicare pays for.

Went home or back to the community

42.1% this home

Worse than the national rate

US median of homes 51.5% · Illinois: 106 better, 85 worse

Rate of successful return to home or community from a SNF (risk-standardized discharge to community rate). Higher is better. October 2022 to September 2024. 177 eligible stays.

Potentially preventable readmissions

10.6% this home

No different from the national rate

US median of homes 10.7% · Illinois: 2 better, 14 worse

Rate of potentially preventable hospital readmissions 30 days after discharge from a SNF (risk-standardized rate). Lower is better. October 2022 to September 2024. 149 eligible stays.

Infections that led to a hospital stay

8.7% this home

No different from the national rate

US median of homes 7.1% · Illinois: 3 better, 10 worse

Percentage of infections residents got during their SNF stay that resulted in hospitalization (risk-standardized rate). Lower is better. October 2023 to September 2024. 116 eligible stays.

Self-care and mobility at discharge

50.0% this home

Median of homes: Illinois50.0% · US 56.6%

Percentage of residents who are at or above an expected ability to care for themselves and move around at discharge. Higher is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 96 residents counted.

Falls with major injury

0.0% this home

Median of homes: Illinois0.3% · US 0.0%

Percentage of SNF residents who experience one or more falls with major injury during their SNF stay. Lower is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 131 residents counted.

New or worsened pressure ulcers

5.6% this home

Median of homes: Illinois1.5% · US 1.7%

Percentage of residents with pressure ulcers or pressure injuries that are new or worsened (adjusted rate). Lower is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 131 residents counted.

Medication list given at discharge

93.9% this home

Median of homes: Illinois100.0% · US 98.7%

Percentage of residents where the SNF provided a current medication list to the resident, family, and/or caregiver at final discharge. Higher is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 82 residents counted.

Source: CMS Skilled Nursing Facility Quality Reporting Program - Provider Data, released 2026-09-30. Better, no different and worse are CMS's own comparisons with the national rate, after adjusting for how sick residents were. Medians of homes and the state counts are worked out by us from the same file.

Owners and operators

Legal business name: ALPINE FIRESIDE HEALTH CENTER LTD.

Name	Role	Type	Share	Since
Njolstad-Oksnevad, Ellen	5% or greater direct ownership interest	Individual	20%	05/01/2019
Oksnevad, Erik	5% or greater direct ownership interest	Individual	20%	05/01/2019
Oksnevad, Roy	5% or greater direct ownership interest	Individual	20%	05/01/2019
Kram, Colinda	Managing control - governing body	Individual		01/08/2026
Oksnevad, Holgeir	Corporate officer	Individual		08/07/2022
Oksnevad, Roy	Corporate officer	Individual		08/07/2022
Oxmati Management LLC	Operational/managerial control	Organization		08/12/2022
Kram, Colinda	Operational/managerial control	Individual		01/08/2026
Nika, Vasil	Operational/managerial control	Individual		06/01/2016
Njolstad-Oksnevad, Ellen	Trustee of the SNF	Individual		05/01/2019
Oksnevad, Erik	Trustee of the SNF	Individual		05/01/2019
Oksnevad, Holgeir	Trustee of the SNF	Individual		05/01/2019
Oksnevad, Roy	Trustee of the SNF	Individual		05/01/2019
Alpine Fireside Properties LLC	Adp of the SNF	Organization		08/15/2022
Oxmati Management LLC	Adp of the SNF	Organization		03/10/2025
Kram, Colinda	Adp of the SNF	Individual		01/08/2026
Nika, Vasil	Adp of the SNF	Individual		06/01/2016
Njolstad-Oksnevad, Ellen	Adp of the SNF	Individual		05/01/2019
Oksnevad, Erik	Adp of the SNF	Individual		05/01/2019
Oksnevad, Holgeir	Adp of the SNF	Individual		05/01/2019
Oksnevad, Roy	Adp of the SNF	Individual		05/01/2019

As listed in the CMS ownership file, which names owners with a 5% or greater stake and the people and companies with operational or managerial control.

Questions to ask on a visit

Chosen from this home's own inspection record.

How do you prevent falls and pressure injuries, and how are families told when one happens?Inspectors cited 13 problems in this area, most recently on March 31, 2026: "Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services."
What changed in infection control since the last inspection, and who on staff is the infection preventionist?Inspectors cited 3 problems in this area, most recently on December 7, 2025: "Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program."
How are allegations of abuse or neglect reported and investigated, and who tells the family?Inspectors cited 2 problems in this area, most recently on January 21, 2026: "Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money."
Can we see a week of menus and the kitchen, and how are special diets handled?Inspectors cited 2 problems in this area, most recently on October 11, 2024: "Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards."

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Illinois contacts for a concern about a nursing home

These are the official offices in Illinois. NursingHomeClear cannot take or act on complaints.

Inspections and complaints: Illinois Department of Public Health, Nursing Homes, the state agency that inspects nursing homes for CMS and takes complaints about care.
Resident advocate: Illinois Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program, Illinois Department on Aging, 1-800-252-8966. The long-term care ombudsman is a free, confidential advocate for residents and families, set up under the federal Older Americans Act.
State inspection reports: IDPH Quarterly Reports of Nursing Home Violators, where Illinois publishes its own records on licensed homes.

Common questions

What is Alpine Fireside Health Center's Medicare star rating?: CMS rates Alpine Fireside Health Center 3 out of 5 stars overall, with 3 for health inspections, 5 for staffing and 1 for quality measures (CMS data as of September 1, 2026).
How many deficiencies did Alpine Fireside Health Center get at its last inspection?: 5 health deficiencies at the standard inspection on December 10, 2025. The Illinois average is 12.6.
Has Alpine Fireside Health Center been fined?: Yes. CMS lists 1 fine totaling $55,283 in the last three years.
Does Alpine Fireside Health Center accept Medicaid?: It is certified to take Medicaid (CMS lists it as "Medicare and Medicaid"). Certification does not mean a Medicaid bed is open: ask the admissions office.
Who owns Alpine Fireside Health Center?: CMS lists 21 owners and managers. Legal business name: ALPINE FIRESIDE HEALTH CENTER LTD.

Sources

Ratings, staffing and fines: CMS Provider Information, released September 30, 2026, data as of September 1, 2026.
Citations: CMS Health Deficiencies and Fire Safety Deficiencies.
Owners: CMS Ownership. Penalties: CMS Penalties.
Staffing by quarter: CMS Payroll Based Journal Daily Nurse Staffing, April 2025 to March 2026, summed by NursingHomeClear.
Inspector summaries: CMS Full Statement of Deficiencies (CMS-2567 text), data as of September 1, 2026. Each quote is the part of the statement before the detailed findings.
Inspection reports with the inspectors' full notes are on this home's Medicare.gov page.
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