Nursing homes across Cook County, Illinois, graded on the federal inspection
record, nurse staffing and staff turnover. County rank is shown on each home's profile.
Elevate Care Windsor Park is a 240-bed for-profit home on Chicago's southwest side, and the number that stands out is nurse staffing: 2.97 hours per resident day, roughly 23% under the national average of 3.86. Weekends run about 14% thinner than weekdays, so coverage gets lightest exactly when families tend to visit. Turnover sits at 42.1%, a bit better than the national 45.8%, but that's cold comfort next to 72 deficiencies on the current record, 8 at harm or jeopardy level and 3 abuse-related, plus four fines totaling $84,764. The last inspection was April 3, 2026, and the health inspection rating is 2 out of 5. Ask about weekday-to-weekend staffing and how abuse-related issues were resolved.
Berkeley Nursing & Rehab Center runs on 2.53 nursing hours per resident per day, roughly a third below the national average, and weekends dip another 10% under its own weekday staffing. For a 72-bed home, that thin margin matters, 35 deficiencies sit on the current record, four of them serious enough to involve harm or jeopardy, plus one tied to abuse, and CMS has issued 25 fines totaling $252,245. The ownership is for-profit and individually held, and turnover at 39.6% actually beats the national rate, so the problem isn't retention so much as how few hands are scheduled. The last inspection was April 2025, and the health inspection rating of 4/5 is genuinely decent, it's the staffing side that drags everything down.
Pine Crest runs on about 2.48 nurse hours per resident day, roughly a third below the national average, and weekends drop another 18% under its own weekday level. Nine of the 53 deficiencies on record sit at harm or jeopardy level, and there are ten abuse-related citations plus four fines totaling nearly $120,000. The one bright spot is turnover, 30.3% against a national 45.8%, so the staff who are there tend to stay. But with a 1-star inspection rating and a 199-bed for-profit partnership, the numbers suggest a building where the care depends heavily on which shift your relative happens to get.
Aperion Care Wesley runs 108 beds on Chicago's South Side under corporate for-profit ownership, and the numbers show a building stretched thin on the people side. Nurse staffing sits at 3.74 hours per resident day, slightly under the national average, but the bigger issue is consistency: weekends run about 16% leaner than weekdays, and annual turnover hits 56.7% against a national 45.8%. Inspectors have logged 48 deficiencies, three serious enough to put residents in harm's way, with $63,832 in fines and a January 2025 inspection. The quality measure score looks strong, but that reflects charted care, not the staffing that delivers it.
Alden Town Manor runs 249 beds in Cicero, and the staffing numbers are the first thing I'd want you to see. At 3.21 nurse hours per resident day, it sits roughly 17% under the national average, and weekends drop about 16% below its own weekday level, so coverage is thinnest exactly when families tend to visit. The inspection record backs that up: 49 deficiencies, nine of them at the harm or jeopardy level, nine tied to abuse, and six fines totaling $270,515. Turnover at 40.3% is a little better than the national 45.8%, but that's the one number here working in its favor.
You're looking at a 120-bed for-profit home in Cook County where the nursing hours don't stretch far. At 2.93 per resident day, staffing sits roughly a quarter below the national average of 3.86, and weekends run about 10% thinner than weekdays, that's when families tend to visit, so it's worth asking who's actually on the floor then. The inspection record is the harder part: 36 deficiencies, four serious enough to involve harm or jeopardy, five tied to abuse, and two fines totaling $53,141. Turnover at 38.2% is better than the 45.8% national figure, which helps some, but the state came in as recently as July 2025. Go see it, and ask specifically about those abuse-related findings.
Alta Rehab at Fairmont runs 186 beds on Chicago's West Side, and its nurse staffing sits at 4.06 hours per resident day, about 5% above the national average, though weekends drop roughly 12% below its own weekday levels. The bigger problem is its record: 71 deficiencies, four of them at the harm or jeopardy level and four abuse-related, plus three fines totaling $98,784. Staff turnover of 46.5% is essentially the national rate, so continuity isn't a strength either. Ownership is corporate for-profit, and its last inspection was September 2025. That volume and severity of findings, paired with a 2/5 staffing and inspection rating, is what drives the low grade.
Warren Barr Lincoln Park runs about 109 beds on the city's North Side, and the numbers that stand out are the staffing ones. Nurses give residents roughly 3.31 hours of care per day against a national average of 3.86, and weekends run thinner than weekdays by about 7%, that's when families often notice less help on the floor. Staff turnover sits at 51.2%, well above the 45.8% national figure, so the people caring for your relative may be new fairly often. The current inspection record carries 36 deficiencies, including 2 at the harm level and 3 tied to abuse, along with a $117,488 fine. The most recent inspection was in November 2025, so the picture is current.
Tri-State Village runs lean on nursing hours, 3.29 per resident day against a national average of 3.86, and weekends dip about 14% below its own weekday coverage, so care gets thinnest exactly when families tend to visit. Its inspection record is heavier than you'd want: 56 deficiencies, 12 of them at the level where harm or jeopardy to residents is possible, three tied to abuse, and five fines totaling $279,810. The one genuine bright spot is turnover at 25.8%, well under the national 45.8%, meaning the staff who are there tend to stay. A for-profit limited liability company operates the 84-bed home, last inspected April 30, 2025.
Aliya On 87Th carries 75 deficiencies on its current record, ten of them serious enough to cause harm or jeopardy and five tied to abuse. That's an unusual concentration of high-severity findings for a single home. Nurse staffing sits at 2.93 hours per resident day, roughly a quarter below the national average, and it thins further on weekends. Staff turnover matches the national rate, so retention isn't the outlier here, the shortfall in hands-on hours is. The 5/5 quality measure rating contrasts sharply with a 1/5 on both inspections and staffing, and $343,276 in fines across five penalties tells you regulators have acted more than once.
Aliya Of Palos Park runs a for-profit corporate operation with 129 certified beds, and the numbers there are worth a close look. Nurse staffing sits at 3.29 hours per resident day, roughly 15 percent under the national average, and weekends dip about 3 percent below the home's own weekday levels, so coverage thins out exactly when families tend to visit. Annual turnover hits 54.8 percent against a national 45.8 percent, meaning more than half the nursing staff leaves each year. The inspection record shows 50 deficiencies, 10 at harm or jeopardy level and 2 abuse-related, with four fines totaling $354,885. Quality measures score well, but staffing and inspection results tell a different story.
Harmony Park Ridge runs 298 beds under for-profit LLC ownership, and its nurse staffing sits at 3.19 hours per resident day, roughly 17 percent under the national average of 3.86. Weekends dip slightly further below its own weekday levels. The inspection record is the bigger concern: 52 deficiencies, 11 of them at harm or jeopardy level and 10 abuse-related, with five fines totaling $223,201. Federal inspectors last visited in March 2025 and rated health inspections 2 out of 5. For a building this size, that many serious findings points to problems that persist between surveys rather than one bad week.
Meadowbrook Manor in La Grange runs 197 certified beds under for-profit LLC ownership, and the numbers behind its record are worth walking through. Nurse staffing sits at 3.72 hours per resident day, about 4% under the national average, and weekends drop roughly 18% below what the home staffs on weekdays, so coverage thins out right when families tend to visit. Staff turnover is 46.8%, slightly above the national figure, and the home carries 46 deficiencies on its current record, four of them at the harm or jeopardy level, with two fines totaling $57,714. Its last inspection was July 2025, and CMS rates it 2 out of 5 on health inspections, quality measures, and staffing alike.
Avantara Chicago Ridge runs 203 beds under for-profit limited liability ownership, and its nurse staffing sits at 3.35 hours per resident day, roughly 13% under the national average of 3.86. Weekend coverage dips about 6% below its own weekday level, and annual turnover hits 68.9% against a national 45.8%, so the people caring for residents are cycling out fast. The inspection record shows 41 deficiencies, five at harm or jeopardy level and one tied to abuse, with three fines totaling $137,658; the most recent inspection was January 10, 2025. Its quality measure score looks strong, but that reflects charted clinical outcomes, not the staffing and safety picture a family actually walks into.
Thryve Of Crestwood runs 297 certified beds under for-profit LLC ownership, and the staffing numbers are the first thing to look at. At 3.08 nurse hours per resident day, it sits about 20 percent under the national average of 3.86, and weekend coverage drops roughly another 13 percent below its own weekday level. The inspection record raises harder questions: 46 deficiencies, nine of them at harm or jeopardy level and six tied to abuse, with five fines totaling $298,926 and a 2-out-of-5 health inspection rating. Annual turnover of 48.2 percent edges past the national 45.8 percent, so even the staff who are there keep changing.
Park View Rehab Center runs on 2.32 nurse hours per resident per day, roughly 40% under the national average, and weekends drop another 13% below its own weekday staffing. That thin coverage sits behind a record of 68 deficiencies, including 10 at the harm or jeopardy level and 15 tied to abuse, plus seven fines totaling $597,010. Staff turnover is 39.7%, slightly better than the national 45.8%, and the last inspection was September 2025. The for-profit LLC structure and 2/5 inspection and staffing ratings round out the picture.
Generations At Applewood runs 154 certified beds in Matteson under for-profit LLC ownership, and its nurse staffing sits at 3.31 hours per resident day, roughly 14% under the national average, with weekends running about 12% thinner than its own weekdays. Staff turnover is 55.9%, well above the 45.8% national figure, which means the people providing that already-stretched care are cycling out faster than average. The inspection record is where it gets serious: 62 deficiencies, 16 at harm or jeopardy level, three tied to abuse, and six fines totaling $518,939. A quality measure score of 4 out of 5 sits oddly beside a 1 out of 5 on health inspections, but the survey history and the money owed tell the more reliable story.
Complete Care At The Boulevard carries 84 deficiencies on its current record, and 11 of those rose to the level where a resident was actually harmed or put in immediate jeopardy. Another 14 are abuse-related. Those aren't paperwork problems. Six fines total $378,581, and the most recent inspection, in February 2025, is recent enough to reflect how the place runs now.
Nurse staffing sits at 2.97 hours per resident day against a national average of 3.86, with weekends about 13% thinner than weekdays. Turnover is 53.4%, meaning more than half the nursing staff leaves each year. For-profit corporate ownership at 156 beds.
The quality measure score looks good. Staffing and inspections do not. When families ask me where to start, I tell them the inspection record.
Landmark At 95Th Rehabilitation And Nursing Center carries 228 certified beds on Chicago's South Side, and the staffing numbers are where the trouble starts. At 2.61 nurse hours per resident day, it runs roughly a third below the national average of 3.86, and weekends dip about 9% below its own weekday level, so the thinnest coverage lands when families tend to visit. Turnover at 40.8% is actually a bit better than the 45.8% national figure, but it doesn't offset much given the hours on the floor. The inspection record is the heavier concern: 98 deficiencies, 14 tied to abuse, 10 at harm or jeopardy level, and six fines totaling $505,715.
Archer Heights Healthcare runs 249 certified beds on Chicago's Southwest Side, and the staffing numbers tell you a lot: 2.43 nurse hours per resident per day, roughly 37% under the national average, with weekends about 13% thinner than weekdays. Turnover sits at 53.5%, well above the 45.8% national figure, so the people left are often covering for the ones who left. The inspection record is the harder problem, 124 deficiencies, 18 at harm or jeopardy level, 16 tied to abuse, and five fines totaling $596,515. A 4/5 on quality measures can coexist with all of that because those measures come from resident assessments, not from how the place is actually run.