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68/100

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Citadel Of Skokie, The

9615 North Knox Avenue, Skokie, IL 60076

CMS 4/5 stars #68 of 202 in Cook County (847) 679-4161
Certified beds
113
Occupancy
91%
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.

  • $27,891 in federal fines

    CMS has fined this facility across 3 penalty action(s).

Our read on Citadel Of Skokie, The

Citadel of Skokie runs lean on nursing hours, 2.73 per resident day against a national average of 3.86, with weekends dipping below its own weekday level. That thin coverage sits alongside 19 deficiencies on the current record, four of them at the harm or jeopardy level and two tied to abuse. The ownership is a for-profit corporation, and the fines add up to $27,891 across three penalties. One thing runs in the home's favor: staff turnover of 28.6% beats the national 45.8%, so the people who stay tend to stay. But stable staff can only stretch so far when there are too few of them, and the harm-level findings suggest the margin for error has already been crossed.

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.

Inspection30/30Staffing9/30Stability15/15Outcomes9/15Enforcement5/10

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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

9/30

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

  • →2.04 total nurse hours per resident per day (national median 3.77)
  • →0.45 RN hours per resident per day
  • →Weekend staffing holds steady

Staff stability

15/15

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

  • →29% 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

5/10

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

  • →$27,891 in federal fines across 3 action(s)

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 day2.73 hrs
National average 3.86 hrsBelow average
Registered nurse (RN) hours0.45 hrs
National average 0.69 hrsBelow average

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

Weekend nurse hours2.62 hrs
National average 3.42 hrsBelow average

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

Nursing staff turnover28.60%
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: November 21, 2025 (11 months 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 CITADEL HEALTHCARE, which operates 16 homes. Staffing budgets are usually set at chain level, not in the building.

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Common questions about Citadel Of Skokie, The

What is the ElderGrade for Citadel Of Skokie, The? +

Citadel Of Skokie, The holds an ElderGrade of C (68 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 Citadel Of Skokie, The? +

Residents receive an average of 2.73 nursing hours per day across all nursing staff, against a national average of 3.86 hours.

Has Citadel Of Skokie, The 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 Citadel Of Skokie, The accept Medicaid? +

Yes, Citadel Of Skokie, The 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.