CMS Nurses for Nursing Homes: Qualifying Nursing Homes in Winnebago 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.
None of the 15 nursing homes in Winnebago County, Illinois qualify on CMS’s Nurses for Nursing Homes list of October 22, 2026. CMS classes Winnebago County as urban.
In Illinois, 522 of 666 nursing homes (78.4%) qualify.
CMS adds urban homes after rural ones: those a state proposes, then urban counties with the most residents per registered nurse, until the state’s funding target is met.
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 DEBES REHAB & HCC | Rockford | No | The Alden Network | 268 | 145142 |
| ALDEN PARK STRATHMOOR | Rockford | No | The Alden Network | 189 | 145259 |
| ALPINE FIRESIDE HEALTH CENTER | Rockford | No | 66 | 146066 | |
| AMBERWOOD CARE CENTRE | Rockford | No | Citadel Healthcare | 135 | 145908 |
| Avira Health Pavilion | Loves Park | No | 54 | 146069 | |
| FAIR OAKS REHAB & HEALTHCARE | South Beloit | No | Tutera Senior Living & Health Care | 78 | 145702 |
| FAIRHAVEN CHRISTIAN RET CENTER | Rockford | No | 96 | 14E345 | |
| FOREST CITY REHAB & NRSG CTR | Rockford | No | Saba Healthcare | 213 | 145937 |
| MEDINA NURSING CENTER | Durand | No | 89 | 145495 | |
| MERCYHEALTH JAVON BEA HOSPITAL -SNF | Rockford | No | Mercyhealth System | 17 | 146196 |
| PA PETERSON AT THE CITADEL | Rockford | No | Citadel Healthcare | 129 | 145751 |
| RIVER BLUFF NURSING HOME | Rockford | No | 304 | 145771 | |
| ROCK RIVER HEALTH CARE | Rockford | No | Saba Healthcare | 130 | 145818 |
| The Citadel at Saint Anne Place | Rockford | No | Citadel Healthcare | 179 | 145563 |
| WILLOWS HEALTH CENTER | Rockford | No | 50 | 146101 |
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.