Access Life Care, Ltd
A home health agency in Northbrook, Illinois 60062
601 Skokie Blvd, Ste 300, Northbrook, Illinois 60062. (773) 427-8000.
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The short answer
Record last released by CMS on Oct 21, 2026.
- 4.5of 5 quality of patient care rating
- Not rated patient survey rating
- 1 deficiencies cited in the last three years
Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.
What these words mean3
- Star ratings
- CMS rates some kinds of place from 1 to 5 stars, more stars meaning better on CMS’s own measures for that kind: for a nursing home, its health inspections, staffing and quality measures. A rating is CMS’s summary of those measures; it doesn’t promise good care. Source: CMS, Care Compare and the Five-Star Quality Rating System.
- Inspection (survey)
- A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
- Deficiency, citation, violation
- What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.
What did inspectors find?
The last inspection on record was on Nov 9, 2023: a recertification inspection.
1 deficiency cited in the last three years.
CMS, QCOR home health inspection reports. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated monthly.
When those deficiencies happened
1 deficiency in 1 month of the last 36. Last cited Nov 2023. Most serious: Standard-level. The last 3 years, to Oct 24, 2026.
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Each deficiency, as cited
Rule titles as CMS’s inspectors cite them, set in sentence case.
CMS, QCOR home health inspection reports. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated monthly.
Nov 9, 2023: recertification inspection1 deficiency
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Conformance With Physician Orders
The inspectors’ words, 298 words
“Conformance with physician orders CFR(s): 484.60(b) Standard: Conformance with physician or allowed practitioner orders. This Standard is not met as evidenced by: Based on clinical record review, home visit observation and Staff interview, it was determined that the Agency failed to conform with Physician orders. This was found in 2 of 7 (Pts. # 1 and #5) records reviewed. Findings include: 1. Patient #1 was admitted to Home Health Services on 09/28/23 with a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Disease with late onset. The clinical record was reviewed on 11/07/23. The signed Physician order effective 09/28/23, included orders for Discipline and Treatment to notify physician if pulse is less than 60 beats per minute. The following Physical therapy notes documented on 10/17/23 a pulse of 58, 10/26/23 a pulse of 52, 10/31/23 a pulse of 54 and 11/07/23 a pulse of 59. The record lacked documentation the physician was notified. A home visit was conducted on 11/07/23 at 1:00 PM, with Employee #1 (Physical Therapist). It was observed that Patient #1 had a pulse reading of 59, there was no notification of physician. 2. Patient #5, was admitted to Home Health Services on 08/14/23 with diagnoses of Hypertensive Heart Disease with Heart Failure and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus without Complications. The clinical record was reviewed on 11/07/23. The Physician orders dated 08/14/23 included orders for the SN to notify the physician immediately of any potential problems…” The SN visit notes dated 08/14/23 included a weight of 160 lbs and on 08/23/23 a weight of 175 lbs. The MD was not notified and on 08/26/23, the patient was transferred to ER, with shortness of breath. 3. The above findings were confirmed during the interview with the Administrator, Agency Supervisor and Quality Assurance Nurse on 11/08/23 between 10:15 AM and 2:00 PM.”
The one inspection in the last three years
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 9, 2023 | Recertification inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
Is it certified?
- Medicare-certified home health agency since Jul 22, 2011.
- Ownership: proprietary (for profit).
- No For hospices, home health agencies, hospitals and dialysis facilities, CMS writes deficiencies at two levels. Standard is the usual one; condition-level is the more serious, when a problem is serious enough that the provider doesn’t meet a whole condition of taking part in Medicare. Source: CMS, State Operations Manual. deficiency on record in the last three years.
CMS, Home Health Care Agencies. Released Oct 21, 2026. Updated quarterly.
CMS, QCOR home health inspection reports. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated monthly.
Has anything been proven against it?
- CMS doesn’t publish fines or other penalties for home health agencies, so none are shown.
- 0 deficiencies cited in the last three years came from inspections that included a complaint investigation.
CMS, QCOR home health inspection reports. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated monthly.
Who does the caring?
- Offers nursing care, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech pathology, medical social services and home health aide services.
- CMS doesn’t publish staffing levels for home health agencies.
CMS, Home Health Care Agencies. Released Oct 21, 2026. Updated quarterly.
Who owns it?
- 7 owners or officers are people: Ivy Alindogan (managing employee (on the payroll), 100%); Wieslaw C Wlodarski (managing employee (on the payroll), 100%); Dax Aris De Guzman (managing employee (on the payroll), 100%); Wieslaw C Wlodarski (owns 5% or more directly, 50%); Ivy Alindogan (owns 5% or more directly, 25%); Dax Aris De Guzman (owns 5% or more directly, 25%); Wieslaw C Wlodarski (corporate officer).
- No private-equity firm among the owners CMS lists.
- No real-estate investment trust among the owners CMS lists.
CMS, Home Health Agency All Owners and Home Health Agency Enrollments. Released Sep 29, 2026. Updated quarterly.
How do patients fare?
- CMS rates its quality of patient care 4.5 of 5.
- CMS gives no CMS rates some kinds of place from 1 to 5 stars, more stars meaning better on CMS’s own measures for that kind: for a nursing home, its health inspections, staffing and quality measures. A rating is CMS’s summary of those measures; it doesn’t promise good care. Source: CMS, Care Compare and the Five-Star Quality Rating System.: “Zero, or very few, patients met the survey’s rules for inclusion.”
- CMS compares it with the national rate: discharged to the community, the same; potentially preventable hospital stays, the same; potentially preventable readmissions after discharge, the same.
CMS, Home Health Care Agencies and Home Health Patient Survey. Released Oct 21, 2026. Updated quarterly.
| Measure | Rating |
|---|---|
| Quality of patient care ratingCMS star rating, 1 to 5 in half stars | 4.5 of 5 |
| Patient survey ratingCMS star rating from its survey of the agency’s patients, 1 to 5 | Not rated |
| Discharged to the communityCMS’s risk-adjusted rate, compared with the national rate | 77.49% (same as the national rate) |
| Potentially preventable hospital staysCMS’s risk-adjusted rate, compared with the national rate | 9.59% (same as the national rate) |
| Potentially preventable readmissions after dischargeCMS’s risk-adjusted rate, compared with the national rate | 4.29% (same as the national rate) |
How does it compare nearby?
- Of the 140 agencies CMS’s data show serving patients in ZIP code 60062, where this agency’s office is, 133 have a quality of patient care rating; the middle one is 3.5 of 5, and this one is rated 4.5 of 5.
CMS, Home Health ZIP Codes and Home Health Care Agencies. Released Oct 21, 2026. Updated quarterly.
| Place | Quality rating |
|---|---|
| Residential Home Health | 3.5 |
| Progressive Home Health Care | 5 |
| Providence Home Health Care, I | 5 |
| Elite Home Health Care, Inc. | 3.5 |
| Advanced Home Health Services, Inc. | 3 |
| Wellcare Home Health, Inc. | 5 |
| Lifecare Home Health Services Inc. | Not given |
| Vita Health Care, Inc. | 2.5 |
| Americhoice Health Care, Inc. | 4 |
| Access Life Care, Ltd This home health agency | 4.5 |
| Solaris Home Healthcare | 5 |
| Excelcare Home Health | 2.5 |
What the record doesn’t say
- CMS doesn’t publish fines or other penalties for home health agencies, so none are shown.
- Only complaints that led to a citation appear; complaints that didn’t aren’t published.
- QCOR says some of its home health reports are accurate or available only through May 19, 2021, because of a systems migration.
- Many home health agencies are inspected by a private accrediting organisation instead of the state, and QCOR’s home health file doesn’t appear to include those inspections: no inspection on record here doesn’t mean none took place.
Sources
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Home Health Care Agencies (6jpm-sxkc).
Released Oct 21, 2026 and checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Home Health Patient Survey (ccn4-8vby).
Released Oct 21, 2026 and checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, QCOR home health inspection reports (HHA_2567s_2018_to_2026YTD.xlsx).
Released Oct 20, 2026 and checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Home Health Agency All Owners (fc009b2d-7846-44b1-b4a1-692f0c143879).
Released Sep 29, 2026 and checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Home Health Agency Enrollments (15f64ab4-3172-4a27-b589-ebd67a6d28aa).
Released Sep 29, 2026 and checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Home Health ZIP Codes (m5eg-upu5).
Released Oct 21, 2026 and checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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