CMS Nurses for Nursing Homes: Qualifying Nursing Homes in Will 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 16 nursing homes in Will County, Illinois qualify on CMS’s Nurses for Nursing Homes list of October 22, 2026. CMS classes Will 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 SHOREWOOD | Shorewood | Yes, urban county | The Alden Network | 50 | 146183 |
| ALDEN ESTATES OF SHOREWOOD | Shorewood | Yes, urban county | The Alden Network | 100 | 146153 |
| APERION CARE WILMINGTON | Wilmington | Yes, urban county | Aperion Care | 171 | 145316 |
| Avantara Joliet | Joliet | Yes, urban county | Legacy Healthcare | 154 | 145029 |
| BEECHER MANOR NRSG & REHAB CTR | Beecher | Yes, urban county | Extended Care Clinical | 128 | 145538 |
| FRANKFORT TERRACE | Frankfort | Yes, urban county | 120 | 14E212 | |
| Joliet Living & Rehab Center | Joliet | Yes, urban county | 120 | 14E247 | |
| LAKEWOOD NRSG & REHAB CENTER | Plainfield | Yes, urban county | Extended Care Clinical | 131 | 145761 |
| MEADOWBROOK MANOR | Bolingbrook | Yes, urban county | 298 | 145710 | |
| PARC JOLIET | Joliet | Yes, urban county | Saba Healthcare | 203 | 145221 |
| PEARL OF JOLIET, THE | Joliet | Yes, urban county | Pearl Healthcare | 214 | 145372 |
| RENWICK NURSING AND REHAB | Joliet | Yes, urban county | Extended Care Clinical | 120 | 145694 |
| SPRING CREEK | Joliet | Yes, urban county | Saba Healthcare | 168 | 146172 |
| ST JAMES WELLNESS REHAB VILLAS | Crete | Yes, urban county | Extended Care Clinical | 110 | 145611 |
| SUNNY HILL NURSING HOME OF WILL COUNTY | Joliet | Yes, urban county | 157 | 145892 | |
| VICTORIAN VILLAGE HLTH & WELL | Homer Glen | Yes, urban county | 50 | 146178 |
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.