ElderGrade Check a home before you move a parent in Compare
Nursing homes Best graded Watchlist Home health Hospice Costs Medicaid Guides How we grade Ownership Compare homes
C

62/100

Average

Avantara Lincoln Park

1366 West Fullerton Avenue, Chicago, IL 60614

CMS 2/5 stars #124 of 202 in Cook County (773) 248-9300
Certified beds
248
Occupancy
90%
Ownership
For-profit
Accepts
Medicare + Medicaid

What to ask about before you visit

These are findings in the public CMS record for this home. They are not our opinion, each one comes straight from a federal inspection or enforcement file.

  • Abuse icon on record

    CMS flags this facility for citations of abuse that caused harm, or potential for harm, to residents.

  • $202,448 in federal fines

    CMS has fined this facility across 4 penalty action(s).

  • Last inspection was more than 2 years ago

    Ratings here are based on older survey data than at most facilities.

Our read on Avantara Lincoln Park

Avantara Lincoln Park runs 248 beds on Chicago's North Side, and its nurse staffing works out to 3.25 hours per resident day, roughly 16% under the national average of 3.86. Weekend coverage slips a little further, about 2% below its own weekday numbers, and staff turnover sits at 43.3%, slightly better than the 45.8% national figure. What stands out more is the inspection record: 60 deficiencies, including 7 at the harm or jeopardy level and 7 tied to abuse, with four fines totaling $202,448. The last full inspection was June 2024, and CMS rated the health inspection and staffing domains 2 out of 5. For-profit corporate ownership, thin nursing hours, and a long serious-deficiency history are the things to weigh here.

Written from the CMS figures for this home shown further down this page. Nothing here is paid for or supplied by the home.

How this grade was calculated

Every point is shown. Nothing is weighted behind the scenes, the full formula is on How we grade.

Inspection30/30Staffing11/30Stability12/15Outcomes9/15Enforcement0/10

A full pentagon is full marks. The shape shows what kind of good or bad a home is, two homes can share a score and look nothing alike.

Inspection safety

30/30

Citations from state health inspections over the last three surveys, weighted by how much harm CMS says they caused.

  • →No citations recorded in the last 3 years

Staffing

11/30

Nursing hours per resident per day, adjusted for how sick the residents are, plus RN cover and weekend consistency.

  • →2.61 total nurse hours per resident per day (national median 3.77)
  • →0.7 RN hours per resident per day
  • →Weekend staffing holds steady

Staff stability

12/15

How much of the nursing team leaves in a year. High turnover means a resident rarely sees the same face twice.

  • →43% of nursing staff left in the last year

Resident outcomes

9/15

The CMS quality-measure rating, built from resident outcomes like falls, pressure ulcers, infections and antipsychotic use.

  • →3 of 5 stars on the CMS quality-measure rating

Enforcement history

0/10

Fines and payment denials CMS has imposed. A denial of payment means CMS stopped paying for new admissions.

  • →$202,448 in federal fines across 4 action(s)

Grade ceiling applied

  • Capped at 64 (grade C), CMS abuse icon on record

Staffing, against the national average

Full detail

Hours of nursing care each resident receives per day. The marker on each bar is the national average.

Total nurse hours per resident per day3.25 hrs
National average 3.86 hrsBelow average
Registered nurse (RN) hours0.70 hrs
National average 0.69 hrsBetter than average

RNs are the licence level most likely to catch a resident deteriorating.

Weekend nurse hours3.20 hrs
National average 3.42 hrsBelow average

The shift most families visit, and the one thinned first.

Nursing staff turnover43.30%
National average 45.80%Better than average

The share of nursing staff who left over the last year.

Recent inspection findings

Last standard health inspection: June 7, 2024 (2 years ago). No citations were recorded.

No health-inspection citations on record for this facility in the current CMS release.

Who owns this home

Full record

Part of LEGACY HEALTHCARE, which operates 95 homes. Staffing budgets are usually set at chain level, not in the building.

What families say

Write a review

No family reviews yet for Avantara Lincoln Park. If you or a relative have experience of this home, other families would find it useful.

Be the first to review

Every review is confirmed by email and read by a moderator before it appears. We remove reviews written by or for a facility. If something is wrong right now, report a concern , that routes you to your state ombudsman, who can actually intervene.

Common questions about Avantara Lincoln Park

What is the ElderGrade for Avantara Lincoln Park? +

Avantara Lincoln Park holds an ElderGrade of C (62 out of 100), which we describe as "average". The grade combines its inspection citations, nurse staffing levels, staff turnover, resident outcomes and enforcement history from the federal CMS record.

How many nursing hours does each resident get at Avantara Lincoln Park? +

Residents receive an average of 3.25 nursing hours per day across all nursing staff, against a national average of 3.86 hours.

Has Avantara Lincoln Park been cited for harming residents? +

No. None of the 0 citations on record were scored at the levels CMS uses to indicate actual harm or immediate jeopardy.

Does Avantara Lincoln Park accept Medicaid? +

Yes, Avantara Lincoln Park is certified to accept Medicaid, which is the programme that pays for long-term custodial care once a resident meets their state's income and asset limits.