2944 Greenwood Acres Drive, Dekalb, IL 60115 · De Kalb County · (815) 756-8461
17 certified beds, about 19 residents a day · Non profit - Other · Medicare since 2006
CMS Care Compare ratings, data as of September 1, 2026 · CCN 146105 · See it on Medicare.gov · Compare with other homes
At its most recent standard inspection, on September 12, 2024, inspectors cited 3 health deficiencies (the Illinois average is 12.6, the national average 9.2).
None of its 7 health citations since September 2022 was rated as actual harm or immediate jeopardy.
CMS lists no fines against this home in the last three years.
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.
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 7 health citations on file.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and record review the facility failed to ensure a multi-dose vial was labeled when opened and failed to ensure controlled medications were double locked. This has the potential to affect all residents in the facility.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and record review the facility failed to store frozen items off the floor. This failure has the potential to affect all residents in the facility.
Inspectors wroteBased on interview and record review the facility failed to have a Legionella (bacteria) prevention and mitigation program in place. The facility also failed to implement enhanced barrier protections (EBP) for a resident with an indwelling catheter. These failures have the potential to affect all residents in the facility.
Inspectors wroteBased on interview and record review the facility failed to have a PRN (as needed) psychotropic medication stop date to 1 of 5 residents (R59) reviewed for unnecessary medications in the sample of 5.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview and record review the facility failed to wash hands after providing pericare to prevent the spread of infection to 1 of 5 residents (R58) reviewed for infection control in the sample of 5.
Inspectors wroteBased on interview and record review the facility failed to offer the pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCV20) or the pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPSV23) for 1 of 5 residents (R58) reviewed for vaccinations in the sample of 5.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview and record review the facility failed to ensure staff wore N95 face masks when testing residents for COVID-19. This applies to all residents residing in the facility.
17 fire safety citations on file: 7 on September 12, 2024, 6 on August 15, 2023, 4 on September 14, 2022.
CMS lists no fines or payment denials against this home in the last three years. The national average is 0.9 fines per home.
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) | not reported | 3.45 | 3.86 |
| Registered nurses | not reported | 0.72 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff on weekends | not reported | 3.07 | 3.42 |
| Nurse aides | not reported | ||
| Licensed practical nurses | not reported | ||
| Nursing staff turnover (share who left in a year) | not reported | 44.5% | 45.8% |
| Registered nurse turnover | not reported | 41.8% | 42.9% |
| Administrators who left | not reported |
CMS note on this home's staffing data: This facility submitted data that did not meet the criteria required to calculate a staffing measure.
Staff pay reports
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. If you work here, your report helps start one.
| 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.
The measures CMS uses for the quality star. Lower is better for every one of them.
| Measure | This home | Illinois | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication Short Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 1.6 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 28.3 | 26.1 | 23.8 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 8.4 | 13.8 | 12.0 |
For a stay to recover after a hospital visit, these are the results CMS publishes for Oak Crest's Medicare short-stay residents. On returning residents home or to the community, CMS rates it better than the national rate (67.5% of residents, after adjusting for how sick they were). How to read these, and what Medicare pays for.
67.5% this home
Better 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. 39 eligible stays.
11.4% 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. 40 eligible stays.
Not reported
CMS note: The number of residents or resident stays is too small to report. Call the facility to discuss this quality measure.
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. 8 eligible stays.
60.0% 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. 35 residents counted.
1.6% 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. 63 residents counted.
9.6% 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. 63 residents counted.
100.0% 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. 21 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.
Legal business name: DEKALB AREA RETIREMENT CENTER.
| Name | Role | Type | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cichy, Stephen | Corporate director | Individual | 04/23/1984 | |
| Gastiger, Joe | Corporate officer | Individual | 01/01/2018 | |
| Tucker, Ann | Corporate officer | Individual | 01/01/2018 | |
| Vanburen, David | Corporate officer | Individual | 01/01/2019 | |
| West, Wendy | Corporate officer | Individual | 01/01/2016 | |
| Cichy, Stephen | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 04/23/1984 |
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.
Chosen from this home's own inspection record.
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