Nursing home
Fairhaven Christian Retirement Center
3470 North Alpine Road, Rockford, IL 61114 · Map
Non profit - Church related · 96 certified beds
Fairhaven Christian Retirement Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Rockford, Illinois. CMS rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.91 hours per resident per day, above the Illinois average of 3.49. Its most recent inspection on Jan 8, 2025 cited 6 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $120,225In CMS records: 1 total penalty.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Fairhaven Christian Retirement Center compares
This facility vs. the Illinois and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | Illinois avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 4.91 | 3.49 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.73 | 0.73 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.24 | 2.13 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 97.1% | 45.7% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 6.0 | 12.1 | 9.5 | below avg |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
Staff turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.
Recent health inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
Penalties in CMS records: 1 fine totaling $120,225, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at Fairhaven Christian Retirement Center
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Immediate jeopardy
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Mar 26, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Actual harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 26, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Jan 8, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jan 8, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Jan 8, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jan 8, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jan 8, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Aug 13, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Aug 13, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Actual harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Mar 27, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Feb 15, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Feb 15, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.
About this facility
- Address
- 3470 North Alpine Road
Rockford, IL 61114 - CMS certification #
- 14E345
- Ownership
- Non profit - Church related
- Certified beds
- 96
- Avg residents/day
- 69.8
- Provider type
- Medicaid
- First certified
- 1976-05-16
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
Explore the area around Fairhaven Christian Retirement Center using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Workplace safety 2 OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2020, 3 violations cited
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Fairhaven Christian Retirement Center says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Apartment types named: cottage or villa.
Our most independent living option, offering spacious duplex homes and maintenance-free living for a comfortable, worry-free lifestyle.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
OSHA workplace safety inspections
OSHA inspects workplaces for staff safety, such as lifting, needles, chemicals and workplace violence. It does not inspect resident care.
- Jan 28, 2021: referral inspection, partial (health). Case closed Jun 3, 2021. No violations cited. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Fairhaven Christian Retirement Center.
- Dec 1, 2020: fatality or catastrophe inspection, partial (health). Case closed Jun 17, 2021. 3 violations cited (3 serious). Penalties: $12,288 proposed, $6,750 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Fairhaven Christian Retirement Center.
Details
- Serious: Respiratory protection (respirators, N95 fit testing) (1910.134(c)(1)). Penalty $12,288 proposed, $6,750 now. To be fixed by Jun 7, 2021.
- Serious: Respiratory protection (respirators, N95 fit testing) (1910.134(e)(1)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Jun 7, 2021.
- Serious: Respiratory protection (respirators, N95 fit testing) (1910.134(f)(2)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Jun 7, 2021.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, as of Oct 15, 2026, inspections since 2016. Penalties can change while a case is open or contested.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Saint Anthony Medical Center, Rockford. 3.3 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Alpine Fireside Health Center, Rockford. 0.2 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Mercyhealth At Home, Rockford. 3.6 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walmart Pharmacy. 0.3 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 61114 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Home Dialysis Services Riverside LLC, Rockford, 2.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Dialysis Care Center Rockford LLC, Rockford, 2.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 1 of 5 stars)
Renviva, LLC, Rockford, 2.5 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 1 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 16 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 61114.
Heartland Hospice (Rockford), office in Rockford, 3.4 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Vna Hospice, office in Rockford, 3.6 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars)
Osf Hospice, office in Loves Park, 3.8 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Mercy Health System Corporation, Janesville. 23.4 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard risk
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively low. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding relatively low, wildfire very low, tornado relatively moderate, heat wave relatively low, earthquake very low. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
What we checked
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here very low |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Fairhaven Christian Retirement Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Fairhaven Christian Retirement Center an overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars, including 4/5 for staffing and 3/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Fairhaven Christian Retirement Center staffed?
Fairhaven Christian Retirement Center reports 4.91 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Illinois average of 3.49.
Has Fairhaven Christian Retirement Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 6 deficiencies.
How many beds does Fairhaven Christian Retirement Center have?
Fairhaven Christian Retirement Center is certified for 96 beds.