THE ALDEN NETWORK
Ownership rollup across 27 nursing homes in 2 states: Illinois, Wisconsin. The "follow the money" view of an operator’s whole portfolio — the pattern a single facility page can’t show.
The chain’s homes average 2.9 of 5 stars on the CMS overall rating — roughly in line with the ~2.6 average of the 2 states it operates in. It is improving: across the same 27 homes rated throughout, the average rose 0.26 stars between 2025-02 and 2026-06. We benchmark against its own states because CMS ranks the health-inspection star within each state, so a national comparison (national average ~3.0) partly measures where a chain operates rather than how it operates.
Where the rating comes from
The CMS overall star blends three different things. Split apart across the whole portfolio, they say different things about an operator: thin staffing is a budget decision made above the building, while a weak inspection score is what surveyors actually found inside it.
| Component | Chain average | Basis | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health inspection | 3.0 of 5 | 27 rated homes | state surveyors’ findings, ranked within each state |
| Staffing | 2.1 of 5 | 27 rated homes | from payroll (PBJ) hours |
| Quality measures | 3.6 of 5 | 27 rated homes | largely self-reported clinical data |
Averaged across this chain’s rated homes. Health-inspection stars are assigned within each state’s own distribution, so for a chain spanning several states this component mixes distributions and is best read alongside each home’s actual citations.
Portfolio red flags
How many of this chain’s homes carry the most serious CMS markers. One flagged home can be local; a pattern across the portfolio is an operator-level signal worth researching.
Follow the money — chain finances
Aggregated from each home’s CMS Medicare cost report (HCRIS). Related-party payments are dollars a home sends to landlords or management companies under common ownership — the main channel through which private-equity and REIT owners can pull money out of a home while its own books still show a thin margin.
Only homes with a cost report on file are included, so the related-party total is a floor. Cost reports are self-filed, unaudited, and a year or two behind.
Weighted by each home’s average daily census, across the all 27 homes that report both a usable payer mix and a census. Homes whose cost report fails the same validity check the facility pages apply are left out of this figure entirely rather than counted as zero.
Every home in this chain
Lowest-rated first, so the homes most worth a closer look sit at the top. Each links to its full inspection, staffing, fines, and ownership record.
| Home | CMS rating | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Alden Debes Rehab & HccRockford, IL | 1 of 5 | 1 immediate-jeopardy Abuse flag $129,985 fined |
| Alden Lakeland Rehab & HccChicago, IL | 1 of 5 | 4 immediate-jeopardy Abuse flag $205,559 fined |
| Alden Long Grove Rehab &hc CtrLong Grove, IL | 1 of 5 | 2 immediate-jeopardy Abuse flag $199,483 fined |
| Alden Park StrathmoorRockford, IL | 1 of 5 | 1 immediate-jeopardy $115,265 fined |
| Alden Terrace Of McHenry RehabMcHenry, IL | 1 of 5 | Abuse flag $11,170 fined |
| Alden Town Manor Rehab & HccCicero, IL | 1 of 5 | $270,515 fined |
| Princeton Rehab & HccChicago, IL | 1 of 5 | 1 immediate-jeopardy Abuse flag $32,136 fined |
| Alden Estates of Countryside, IncJefferson, WI | 1 of 5 | 5 immediate-jeopardy $397,046 fined |
| Alden Estates Cts Of HuntleyHuntley, IL | 2 of 5 | 3 immediate-jeopardy $183,372 fined |
| Alden Estates Of Orland ParkOrland Park, IL | 2 of 5 | 1 immediate-jeopardy $87,510 fined |
| Heather Health Care CenterHarvey, IL | 2 of 5 | 3 immediate-jeopardy $308,658 fined |
| Wentworth Rehab & HccChicago, IL | 2 of 5 | Abuse flag $246,075 fined |
| Alden Estates Of NapervilleNaperville, IL | 3 of 5 | $9,256 fined |
| Alden Lincoln Rehab & H C CtrChicago, IL | 3 of 5 | $8,512 fined |
| Alden Of WaterfordAurora, IL | 3 of 5 | 1 immediate-jeopardy $106,499 fined |
| Alden Meadow Park HccClinton, WI | 3 of 5 | — |
| Alden Courts Of ShorewoodShorewood, IL | 4 of 5 | — |
| Alden Courts Of WaterfordAurora, IL | 4 of 5 | $21,645 fined |
| Alden Des Plaines Rehab & HcDes Plaines, IL | 4 of 5 | $28,893 fined |
| Alden Estates Of BarringtonBarrington, IL | 4 of 5 | $16,350 fined |
| Alden Estates Of NorthmoorChicago, IL | 4 of 5 | — |
| Alden North Shore Rehab & HccSkokie, IL | 4 of 5 | 2 immediate-jeopardy $107,443 fined |
| Alden Estates Of EvanstonEvanston, IL | 5 of 5 | — |
| Alden Estates Of ShorewoodShorewood, IL | 5 of 5 | — |
| Alden Estates Of SkokieSkokie, IL | 5 of 5 | — |
| Alden Poplar Creek Rehab & HccHoffman Estates, IL | 5 of 5 | $8,281 fined |
| Alden Valley Ridge Rehab & HccBloomingdale, IL | 5 of 5 | — |
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog (nursing-home ratings, deficiencies, penalties, and ownership) and the CMS Medicare cost report (HCRIS) for finances. Chain membership is as reported to CMS. CMS extracts retrieved 30 August 2026; CMS refreshes them monthly, so counts here are as of that date. Verify with the facility and your state regulator.