CMS Nurses for Nursing Homes: Qualifying Nursing Homes in Kane County, Illinois
Nurses for Nursing Homes is a $275 million CMS program, announced October 23, 2026, that pays registered nurses and licensed practical nurses up to $50,000 in student loan repayment and stipends for three years of work at a qualifying nursing home. Applications opened October 26, 2026 at NursesforNursingHomes.cms.gov.
This page maps every home on CMS’s qualifying list of October 22, 2026. Search near a ZIP code, or by state, county or chain, and export the results. CMS will update the list during the program; its official list and campaign page are the current source.
All 25 nursing homes in Kane County, Illinois qualify on CMS’s Nurses for Nursing Homes list of October 22, 2026. CMS classes Kane County as urban.
In Illinois, 522 of 666 nursing homes (78.4%) qualify.
CMS’s List of Qualifying Nursing Homes is the official source. This page uses the list of October 22, 2026; CMS will update it during the program, so check the current list before relying on this one. Nurses apply at NursesforNursingHomes.cms.gov.
| Nursing home | City | Qualifies | Chain | Beds | CCN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALDEN COURTS OF WATERFORD | Aurora | Yes, urban county | The Alden Network | 60 | 146182 |
| ALDEN OF WATERFORD | Aurora | Yes, urban county | The Alden Network | 99 | 146008 |
| Alpine Care of St. Charles LLC | Saint Charles | Yes, urban county | 120 | 145433 | |
| APERION CARE ELGIN | Elgin | Yes, urban county | Aperion Care | 101 | 145740 |
| APERION CARE FOX RIVER | Elgin | Yes, urban county | Aperion Care | 94 | 145447 |
| ASBURY GARDENS NSG & REHAB | North Aurora | Yes, urban county | 75 | 146170 | |
| AVANTARA AURORA | Aurora | Yes, urban county | Legacy Healthcare | 87 | 145944 |
| AVONDALE ESTATES OF ELGIN | Elgin | Yes, urban county | 120 | 146181 | |
| Batavia Rehabilitation and Health Care Center | Batavia | Yes, urban county | 63 | 14E095 | |
| BRIA OF GENEVA | Geneva | Yes, urban county | Bria Health Services | 107 | 146067 |
| CRESCENT CARE OF ELGIN | Elgin | Yes, urban county | 88 | 145004 | |
| GREENFIELDS OF GENEVA | Geneva | Yes, urban county | Lifespace Communities | 43 | 146166 |
| GROVE OF FOX VALLEY,THE | Aurora | Yes, urban county | Legacy Healthcare | 158 | 145006 |
| HIGHLAND OAKS | Elgin | Yes, urban county | 24 | 14A383 | |
| JENNINGS TERRACE | Aurora | Yes, urban county | 60 | 146197 | |
| La Bella of Aurora | Aurora | Yes, urban county | 68 | 145663 | |
| MICHAELSEN HEALTH CENTER | Batavia | Yes, urban county | Covenant Living | 99 | 145409 |
| NORTH AURORA LIVING & REHAB CTR | North Aurora | Yes, urban county | 129 | 14E306 | |
| PEARL OF ELGIN, THE | Elgin | Yes, urban county | Pearl Healthcare | 139 | 145821 |
| PEARL OF ORCHARD VALLEY | Aurora | Yes, urban county | Pearl Healthcare | 203 | 145473 |
| PEARL OF ST CHARLES, THE | St Charles | Yes, urban county | Pearl Healthcare | 109 | 145980 |
| RIVER VIEW REHAB CENTER | Elgin | Yes, urban county | Icare Consulting Services | 203 | 145308 |
| SOUTH ELGIN LIVING & REHAB CENTER | South Elgin | Yes, urban county | Lineage Healthcare | 90 | 145825 |
| The Pearl of Fox River Valley | Elgin | Yes, urban county | Pearl Healthcare | 112 | 145699 |
| TOWER HILL HEALTHCARE CENTER | South Elgin | Yes, urban county | 206 | 145795 |
What this means for a facility
This page shows which homes qualify. SNF Insights, our skilled nursing platform, shows each facility’s RN and LPN staffing, turnover and posted nurse pay next to its nearest competitors.
See SNF Insights →Sources: CMS List of Qualifying Nursing Homes (October 22, 2026), Qualifying Nursing Home Methodology and Frequently Asked Questions; star ratings, beds and locations from the CMS Nursing Home Provider Information file, October 2026 release. Rural counts by state are BARA Analytics’ match of each home’s county to CMS’s rural county list. The one home in Guam is in the counts but not on the map. BARA Analytics is independent and is not affiliated with or endorsed by CMS.