Nursing home report
HIGHWOOD, IL · Medicare-certified · 104 beds
ALIYA OF HIGHWOOD in Highwood, IL has an overall 5-star rating. Its staffing rating is low at 2 stars, with reported nurse staffing of 3.05 hours per resident per day below the 4.1 federal benchmark; health inspection is 4 stars, quality measures are 5 stars, and there were no fines in the last 24 months.
Health inspections
Staffing
3.0517 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.0517.
Hours per resident per day.
Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.
Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
Residents with a fall causing major injury
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
Residents with a urinary tract infection
Residents who lost too much weight
Residents who were physically restrained
Residents needing more help with daily activities
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
Residents with a long-term catheter
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
Residents with depressive symptoms
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
The nursing home failed to provide needed care and help with daily activities for residents who could not do them on their own. Cited January 2026 — isolated incident, actual harm.
F-Tag 677 — 42 CFR §483.24(a)(2) — S/S: G
The nursing home failed to provide proper pressure ulcer care and failed to prevent new pressure sores from developing. Cited October 2023 — isolated incident, actual harm.
F-Tag 686 — 42 CFR §483.25(b) — S/S: G
The home failed to ensure residents were treated with dignity and could make their own choices and communicate freely. Cited July 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 550 — 42 CFR §483.10(a) — S/S: E
The home failed to properly label and securely store medications and biologicals. Cited November 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 761 — 42 CFR §483.45(g) — S/S: E
The home failed to complete and keep the resident’s care plan properly prepared, reviewed, and updated by the right health professionals. Cited October 2023 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 657 — 42 CFR §483.21(b)(2) — S/S: E
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
Health inspection found 11 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
Now operated by Aliya of Highwood, previously Aperion Care Highwood, LLC.
Things at a nursing home change — inspections, staffing, ownership, news.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.
