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Apline Fireside

3650 NORTH ALPINE ROAD, ROCKFORD, IL, 61114
(815) 877-7408
66 licensed beds

CMS rates Apline Fireside 2 out of 5 overall. Federal inspectors issued 29 citations across 13 inspections in the last three years, with $55,283 in fines. Listing last updated 2026-11-06.

★★★★★2/5CMS Five-Star overall3/5 health inspections4/5 staffing1/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Bed capacity
66
CMS facility ID
146066
Care type
Nursing home
County
Winnebago
Facility name
Apline Fireside
Legal entity
Alpine Fireside Health Center
Street address
3650 NORTH ALPINE ROAD
City / state / ZIP
Rockford, IL 61114
Phone
(815) 877-7408

Apline Fireside is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Rockford, Illinois. It is licensed for 66 beds — below the median for skilled nursing facilities in Illinois (112 beds).

It is one of 23 senior care facilities in Rockford and 667 skilled nursing facilities across Illinois. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.

Federal inspectors have cited Apline Fireside 29 times across 13 inspections in the last three years, including 2 food-safety citations, and CMS has imposed $55,283 in fines. Every citation is listed, dated, and graded in the inspection record below.

This listing draws on federal CMS Nursing Home Compare records, and was last updated on November 6, 2026. Background reports are compiled from primary sources — state inspection files, federal CMS data, corporate registrations, and court records — at the time of order.

What the public record shows.

Ownership & operator

Operator / owner
Holgeir Oksnevad
Ownership type
For profit - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

Njolstad-oksnevad, Ellen
Direct owner · Trustee · Additional disclosable party — 20% stake — since 2019
Oksnevad, Erik
Direct owner · Trustee · Additional disclosable party — 20% stake — since 2019
Oksnevad, Roy
Direct owner · Officer · Trustee · Additional disclosable party — 20% stake — since 2019
Alpine Fireside Properties Llc
Additional disclosable party — since 2022
Kram, Colinda
Governing body · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2026
Nika, Vasil
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2016
Oksnevad, Holgeir
Officer · Trustee · Additional disclosable party — since 2019
Oxmati Management Llc
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2022

Regulatory standing

Licensed / certified since
2004-08-09
CMS overall rating
2 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
11 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
$55,283 total
Last standard inspection
2025-12-10
Nurse staffing
4.6 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges
$365 per day (≈ $11,100/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
16% Medicaid · 22% Medicare · 62% private/other
Occupancy
58% (fiscal year 2023)
Vs. state median
7% above the IL median of $342/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
66
Medicare
Accepted
Medicaid
Accepted
Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset; cost & occupancy from the facility's own CMS cost report · last verified 2026-11-06. Facilities can submit a correction.
Every citation, dated and graded.

Kitchen & food safety

Federal surveyors inspect the kitchen at every standard visit. This facility has 2 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.
2026-03-31Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0697
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Corrected 2026-04-21
2026-01-21Health inspectionComplaint-triggered3 citations
F-0602
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.
Corrected 2026-01-30
F-0610
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Corrected 2026-01-30
F-0744
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with dementia.
Corrected 2026-01-30
11 earlier / fire-safety inspections (25 citations)
2026-01-05Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0689
G · Actual harmFrom a complaint
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2026-01-16
2025-12-10Health inspection5 citations
F-0628
D · No harm found
Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
Corrected 2025-12-23
F-0677
D · No harm found
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Corrected 2025-12-24
F-0686
D · No harm found
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Corrected 2025-12-24
F-0689
D · No harm found
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2026-01-16
F-0759
D · No harm found
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Corrected 2025-12-23
2025-12-07Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations
F-0686
G · Actual harmFrom a complaint
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Corrected 2025-12-18
F-0880
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2025-12-18
2025-02-18Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0689
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2025-02-27
2025-01-10Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0689
G · Actual harmFrom a complaint
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2025-01-11
2024-10-11Health inspection4 citations
F-0684
D · No harm found
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2024-10-12
F-0686
D · No harm found
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Corrected 2024-10-12
F-0812
F · No harm foundFood safety
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected 2024-10-12
F-0880
D · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2024-10-12
2024-04-01Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0689
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2024-04-06
2023-12-20Health inspection3 citations
F-0686
D · No harm found
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Corrected 2023-12-22
F-0812
F · No harm foundFood safety
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected 2023-12-21
F-0880
F · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2023-12-22
2024-10-11Fire-safety inspection1 citation
K-0353
F · No harm found
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2024-11-06
2023-12-20Fire-safety inspection4 citations
K-0363
E · No harm found
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Corrected 2024-01-09
K-0372
E · No harm found
Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
Corrected 2024-01-09
K-0712
F · No harm found
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
Corrected 2024-01-09
K-0918
F · No harm found
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Corrected 2024-02-12
2023-03-16Fire-safety inspection2 citations
K-0321
E · No harm found
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
Corrected 2023-04-08
K-0372
E · No harm found
Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
Corrected 2023-04-08

Federal penalties

2025-12-07Fine$55,283
2025-12-07Medicare payment denial — 35 days
Citations and penalties from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (three-year survey window, refreshed monthly). Severity codes follow the federal scope/severity grid; “Immediate jeopardy” is the most serious grade CMS issues. CCN 146066.
How it compares in Illinois.
Inspection citations, 3 years
29
More than 18% of nursing homes in the state
State median: 50
Federal fines, 3 years
$55,283
More than 54% of nursing homes in the state
State median: $45,080
Nurse staffing, hours per resident per day
4.6
Higher than 90% of nursing homes in the state
State median: 3.3
Nursing staff turnover, annual
52%
Higher than 72% of nursing homes in the state
State median: 44%

Resident outcomes

On 21 federal quality measures, this facility does better than the Illinois average on 10 and worse on 8. Differences within 10% of the average are shown as near average.

Long-stay residentsThis facilityStateUSCompared with state
Need for help with daily activities has increased20.3%13.0%13.5%Worse than state
Lose too much weight1.4%6.1%5.1%Better than state
With a catheter inserted and left in their bladder2.4%0.8%0.7%Worse than state
With a urinary tract infection5.6%1.5%1.5%Worse than state
Have depressive symptoms14.1%55.9%13.5%Better than state
Were physically restrained0.0%0.1%0.1%Better than state
Experiencing one or more falls with major injury5.3%3.0%3.2%Worse than state
Assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine100.0%90.5%93.7%Better than state
Ability to walk independently worsened19.1%12.8%12.7%Worse than state
Received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication15.6%18.4%19.5%Better than state
Assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine100.0%91.7%95.3%Near state average
With pressure ulcers8.0%4.8%4.5%Worse than state
With new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence19.0%19.8%18.3%Near state average
Received an antipsychotic medication32.3%21.7%15.4%Worse than state
Hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days1.231.961.81Better than state
Outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days1.422.101.69Better than state
Short-stay residentsThis facilityStateUSCompared with state
Assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine99.3%70.0%82.3%Better than state
Newly received an antipsychotic medication7.1%2.2%1.5%Worse than state
Were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine97.2%63.2%80.1%Better than state
Were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission24.0%25.6%23.4%Near state average
Had an outpatient emergency department visit8.5%13.5%11.8%Better than state
Source: CMS MDS and Medicare claims quality measures, measure period 2025Q3-2026Q2. Averages are computed from all nursing homes reporting each measure.

Cited more than once

The same rule cited at separate inspections can point to a problem that wasn't fully fixed.

  • F-0689 5 inspections. Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
  • F-0686 4 inspections. Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
  • F-0880 3 inspections. Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
  • F-0812 2 inspections. Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
  • K-0372 2 inspections. Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
Where to check, and what's nearby.

Who to contact in Illinois

  • Licensing: Illinois Department of Public Health, Division of Assisted Living
  • File a complaint: 800-252-4343 · Online
  • Long-Term Care Ombudsman: 800-252-8966. A free advocate for residents and families.
  • Adult Protective Services: 866-800-1409. Some states send facility cases to licensing instead. In an emergency, call 911.
  • Eldercare Locator: 800-677-1116, a federal service for local aging help.

Nearest emergency hospitals

  • Saint Anthony Medical Center, about 3.5 miles. CMS rating 2 of 5.
  • Javon Bea Hospital, about 3.6 miles. CMS rating 3 of 5.
  • Uw Health, about 4.0 miles. CMS rating 3 of 5.
Source: CMS Hospital General Information. Straight-line distance.

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Inspection citations — last 5 years

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Civil & criminal lawsuits

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Federal dockets
CDC infection data
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Sources we pull for this facility.
Source
CMS Nursing Home Compare
data.cms.gov Provider Data Catalog
Last verified 2026-11-06
Source
Federal NPI Registry (NPPES)
NPI 1265443915
Monthly federal file
Source
Secretary of State filings
Entity & officer search
Pulled when a report is ordered
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PACER federal dockets
pacer.uscourts.gov
Pulled when a report is ordered