All 3 Medicare-certified nursing homes in Park Ridge,
side by side on the things that separate them: how many nursing hours each resident gets, how much of the
staff leaves each year, and what inspectors found on their last visit.
Avantara Park Ridge runs a 154-bed for-profit home in Cook County, and its staffing sits almost exactly at the national average, 3.86 nurse hours per resident day. But the weekend gap is worth noticing: coverage drops about 3% below weekday levels, which is often when families visit and see the difference. Turnover is 36.6%, better than the 45.8% national figure, so the team is more stable than most. The inspection record is where things get more complicated: 14 deficiencies, three serious enough to reach harm or jeopardy level, and one tied to abuse. Fines total $24,515. The most recent inspection was April 2024.
Park Ridge Healthcare Center runs 46 beds under for-profit LLC ownership, and its nurse staffing sits at 2.94 hours per resident day, roughly a quarter below the national average, with weekends running about 13% thinner than weekdays. That said, the 14.3% annual turnover is remarkably low against a 45.8% national figure, so the staff who are there tend to stay. The trouble shows up in inspections: ten deficiencies on the current record, including one at the harm level and three tied to abuse, with the most recent inspection in May 2025. Quality measures score well; the health inspection side is where this home struggles.
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.