CCN 145887 · Lake County, Illinois
Alta Rehab at Wauconda
176 Thomas Court, Wauconda, IL 60084
Alta Rehab at Wauconda is a 149-bed for-profit nursing home in Wauconda, Illinois, first certified for Medicare or Medicaid in 1996. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall in its September 2026 data, and it averaged 144.2 residents a day, about 97% of its certified beds. It has an active FHA-insured Section 232 loan: $19.6 million originally, at 5.40%, with $19.5 million outstanding as of September 30, 2026 and maturity in April 2061.
Facility facts
- Certified beds
- 149
- Average residents per day
- 144.2 (96.8% of beds)
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Certification
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Legal business name
- Aperion Care Wauconda LLC
- Certified since
- Aug 1, 1996
- Chain or affiliated group
- Aperion Care (33 facilities, chain average 2.0 stars)
- Location
- Urban
Ratings and staffing
Star ratings run from 1 to 5. Staffing is nurse hours per resident per day from CMS Payroll Based Journal data; turnover is the CMS annual nursing staff turnover rate. Occupancy is CMS's average daily census divided by certified beds.
| Measure | This facility | Illinois median | US median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall rating | 5 of 5 | State spread: 245 at 1, 112 at 2, 103 at 3, 108 at 4, 93 at 5 | |
| Health inspections | 4 of 5 | ||
| Quality measures | 5 of 5 | ||
| Staffing | 3 of 5 | ||
| Total nurse hours per resident per day | 3.83 | 3.29 | 3.68 |
| RN hours per resident per day | 1.06 | 0.61 | 0.58 |
| Weekend nurse hours per resident per day | 3.45 | ||
| Nursing staff turnover | 28.2% | 43.4% | 44.9% |
| Occupancy (residents / beds) | 96.8% | 76.8% | 85.7% |
| Fines reported by CMS | None | ||
| Health deficiencies, latest standard survey | 8 (Aug 21, 2024) | ||
HUD 223(f) Express Lane: the CMS part
HUD gives 223(f) applications queue priority when the facility has CMS overall and health inspection ratings of at least 2 stars and no abuse icon, among other tests (ORCF criteria of March 31, 2026). Alta Rehab at Wauconda meets that part today: 5 stars overall, 4 on health inspections, no abuse icon. The loan-to-value, coverage and operator tests depend on the deal. All the criteria.
Who owns and operates it
These are the owners and operators the facility reported to CMS: anyone with a 5% or greater direct or indirect stake, and any organization with operational or managerial control.
| Name | Role | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aperion Care Exec Holdings LLCOrganization | Indirect Ownership Interest | 15% | 11/13/2023 |
| Lan 3 Investor Group LLCOrganization | Indirect Ownership Interest | 20% | 11/13/2023 |
| Aperion Care IncOrganization | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 03/01/2024 |
| Ancona, CecilaIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 03/01/2024 |
| Bernett, SandraIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 01/01/2024 |
| Farah, BehzadIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 01/01/2024 |
| Sirichana, TiffanyIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 03/01/2024 |
| Spector, JenniferIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 03/01/2024 |
| Turofsky, StevenIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 03/01/2024 |
| Ulbert, LisaIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 11/13/2023 |
| Wilhelm, NaftaliIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 01/01/2024 |
Changes of ownership
| Effective | Buyer | Seller |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 2024 | Aperion Care Wauconda LLC | Wauconda Healthcare & Rehabilitation Centre, LLC |
HUD Section 232 loans
HUD's Office of Healthcare Programs lists these FHA-insured loans for a project we matched to this facility by name, city and bed count. Status, rate and balance come from HUD's insured-mortgage files as of September 30, 2026. Check the FHA number against the loan documents before relying on the match.
| Endorsed | Program | Original amount | Status | FHA number |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 20, 2026 | 223(f) refinance or purchaseHUD project name: Alta Rehab at Wauconda, 160 beds. Lender at endorsement: Walker and Dunlop LLC | $19,600,000 | Active: 5.40%, $19,520,415 balanceMatures Apr 1, 2061. Servicer: Walker and Dunlop LLC | 07122576 |
Sources and dates
Facility, rating, staffing and ownership data: CMS Provider Information and CMS Ownership, processing date September 2026. Private equity, REIT and mortgage-interest flags and changes of ownership: CMS Skilled Nursing Facility All Owners and Change of Ownership files (2026-10-01). FHA-insured loans: HUD Office of Healthcare Programs endorsement database, data run July 8, 2026. How we join them, and what the join can get wrong: methodology.
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