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64/100

Average

Bria Of Forest Edge

8001 South Western Avenue, Chicago, IL 60620

CMS 2/5 stars #94 of 202 in Cook County (773) 436-6600
Certified beds
328
Occupancy
62%
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.

  • $95,203 in federal fines

    CMS has fined this facility across 2 penalty action(s).

Our read on Bria Of Forest Edge

Bria of Forest Edge is a 328-bed for-profit home on Chicago's far south side, and the numbers that stand out most aren't the ones on its marketing. Its 71 deficiencies include 8 at the harm or jeopardy level and 14 tied to abuse, that's a pattern, not a one-off. Nurse staffing sits at 2.97 hours per resident day, well under the 3.86 national average, and weekends drop about 13% below its own weekday level. The one bright spot is turnover: 36.1% versus 45.8% nationally, meaning workers stay longer than at a typical home. But with a 1-out-of-5 inspection rating and $407,863 in fines across three cases, that retention hasn't translated into safer care.

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.

Inspection30/30Staffing8/30Stability12/15Outcomes12/15Enforcement2/10

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

8/30

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

  • →2.39 total nurse hours per resident per day (national median 3.77)
  • →0.51 RN hours per resident per day
  • →Weekend staffing drops 13% against weekdays

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.

  • →36% of nursing staff left in the last year

Resident outcomes

12/15

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

  • →4 of 5 stars on the CMS quality-measure rating

Enforcement history

2/10

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

  • →$95,203 in federal fines across 2 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 day2.97 hrs
National average 3.86 hrsBelow average
Registered nurse (RN) hours0.51 hrs
National average 0.69 hrsBelow average

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

Weekend nurse hours2.57 hrs
National average 3.42 hrsBelow average

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

Nursing staff turnover36.10%
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: October 3, 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 BRIA HEALTH SERVICES, which operates 10 homes. Staffing budgets are usually set at chain level, not in the building.

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Common questions about Bria Of Forest Edge

What is the ElderGrade for Bria Of Forest Edge? +

Bria Of Forest Edge holds an ElderGrade of C (64 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 Bria Of Forest Edge? +

Residents receive an average of 2.97 nursing hours per day across all nursing staff, against a national average of 3.86 hours.

Has Bria Of Forest Edge 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 Bria Of Forest Edge accept Medicaid? +

Yes, Bria Of Forest Edge 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.