Citadel Care Center-Wilmette
Nursing Home Facility
432 Poplar Drive, Wilmette, IL 60091
Located accross the street from IBJI on Poplar Drive in Wilmette, IL, ManorCare provides individualized post-hospital skilled nursing care in a comfortable environment. Our clinical and therapy teams are experienced in providing specialized care focused on your needs, interests and ability. This commitment results in a smoother and safer transition throughout your recuperation. You should look for a setting that specializes in providing vital medical care and rehabilitation in a warm and caring environment. We offer a range of services to meet your health care needs.
Operated by Citadel Healthcare, which runs 13 communities in our directory.
Citadel Care Center-Wilmette is licensed for 80 beds, about typical for the area, where senior care communities in Wilmette average about 96 beds.
Federal reporting puts occupancy at about 74% of its licensed beds.
Medicare rates this community 5 out of 5 stars overall, a score based on health inspections, staffing levels and quality measures. The individual scores differ noticeably: 3 stars for staffing against 5 stars for health inspections, so it is worth reading both before deciding. Its most recent standard health inspection was in April 2026 and recorded 1 deficiency.
Residents receive about 3.6 hours of nursing care per day on average, including 0.8 hours from a registered nurse. Nursing staff turnover over the past year was about 27%.
The community is located in Cook County, IL.
Inspection record
In its last three standard inspections and any complaint visits, federal inspectors cited 4 problems at Citadel Care Center-Wilmette. None of them caused harm to a resident. 2 came from investigating complaints by residents or families.
Findings from the most recent inspection cycle
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Pharmacy Service
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
A citation on its own does not mean poor care, and most are corrected within weeks. What matters most is how serious the findings were and whether the same problems keep coming back. When you visit, it is fair to ask the administrator what inspectors found and what has changed since.
Citadel Care Center-Wilmette offers assisted living, nursing home care, and senior living.
Facility details
- Organization type for-profit corporation
- Beds / units 80
- Occupancy 74%
- Nursing hours per resident/day 3.6
- Annual staff turnover 27%
- Last health inspection April 2026
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