Aperion Care Lakeshore
A nursing home in Chicago, Illinois 60626
7200 North Sheridan Road, Chicago, Illinois 60626. (773) 973-7200.
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The short answer
Record last released by CMS on Oct 28, 2026.
- 1of 5 CMS’s overall rating
- 16 health citations at the latest inspection cycle Illinois average: 12.7
- 2.42 nurse hours per resident per day Illinois average: 3.47
- 5 fines in the last three years (needs attention)
Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.
What these words mean8
- 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.
- Scope and severity (A to L)
- CMS grades each nursing home deficiency with a letter. A to C: no actual harm, with potential for minimal harm. D to F: no actual harm, but potential for more. G to I: actual harm. J to L: immediate jeopardy. Within each band, the letter rises as more residents were affected or could be: one or a few, a pattern, or widespread. Source: CMS, nursing home scope and severity grid (State Operations Manual, chapter 7).
- Nurse staffing hours
- The hours registered nurses, licensed practical nurses and nurse aides worked, per resident per day, from the payroll records each home sends CMS. Source: CMS, Payroll-Based Journal.
- Fines and payment denials
- A fine (civil money penalty) is money CMS makes a nursing home pay when it falls short of federal rules. A payment denial means Medicare and Medicaid stop paying for new admissions until the home meets the rules again. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.430 and 488.417.
- Immediate jeopardy
- CMS’s most serious finding: the place’s failure to meet a rule caused, or was likely to cause, serious injury, harm, impairment or death to someone in its care. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 489.3.
- Capacity
- The most people the licence or certification lets the place care for at once: residents, children, beds or apartments, as the state counts them. It isn’t how many are there now. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
What did inspectors find?
16 health citations at the latest inspection cycle
The Illinois average is 12.7.
Last standard inspection Mar 5, 2026.
Most serious in three years: immediate jeopardy to health or safety (J), at a complaint inspection on Mar 1, 2026
CMS, Provider Information, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
When those citations happened
78 citations in 17 months of the last 36. Last cited Aug 2026. Most serious: immediate jeopardy to health or safety (J). The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
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Hearth Record drew this from the dates and levels in the source’s own records.
All 78 citations in the last three years
Grouped by inspection, newest first. Each carries CMS grades each nursing home deficiency with a letter. A to C: no actual harm, with potential for minimal harm. D to F: no actual harm, but potential for more. G to I: actual harm. J to L: immediate jeopardy. Within each band, the letter rises as more residents were affected or could be: one or a few, a pattern, or widespread. Source: CMS, nursing home scope and severity grid (State Operations Manual, chapter 7)., from A, the least serious, to L, the most. 36 came from complaint inspections.
CMS, Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
Aug 2, 2026: complaint inspection1 citation
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Honor the resident’s right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions.
May 22, 2026: complaint inspection4 citations
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Honor the resident’s right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
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Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
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Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.
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Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.
Mar 5, 2026: standard inspection8 citations
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Keep residents’ personal and medical records private and confidential.
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Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
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Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
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Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.
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Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
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Have a policy regarding use and storage of foods brought to residents by family and other visitors.
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Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
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Provide bedrooms that don’t allow residents to see each other when privacy is needed.
Mar 5, 2026: standard and complaint inspection1 citation
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Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Mar 1, 2026: complaint inspection1 citation
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Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Dec 19, 2025: complaint inspection1 citation
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Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.
Sep 19, 2025: complaint inspection1 citation
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Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Sep 10, 2025: complaint inspection1 citation
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Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Aug 19, 2025: complaint inspection1 citation
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Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Apr 24, 2025: complaint inspection6 citations
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Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
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Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
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Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident’s needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
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Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
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Provide each resident with a nourishing, palatable, well-balanced diet that meets his or her daily nutritional and special dietary needs.
Apr 14, 2025: complaint inspection3 citations
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Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
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Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
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Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Mar 14, 2025: complaint inspection1 citation
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Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Feb 6, 2025: standard inspection14 citations
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Honor the resident’s right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
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Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
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Honor the resident’s right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
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Honor the resident’s right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
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PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
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Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
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Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
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Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
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Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
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Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
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Ensure meals and snacks are served at times in accordance with resident’s needs, preferences, and requests. Suitable and nourishing alternative meals and snacks must be provided for residents who want to eat at non-traditional times or outside of scheduled meal times.
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Have a policy regarding use and storage of foods brought to residents by family and other visitors.
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Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Jan 27, 2025: complaint inspection1 citation
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Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Nov 21, 2024: complaint inspection1 citation
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Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.
Aug 30, 2024: complaint inspection1 citation
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Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Aug 12, 2024: complaint inspection1 citation
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Allow resident to participate in the development and implementation of his or her person-centered plan of care.
May 3, 2024: standard inspection20 citations
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Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
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Honor the resident’s right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
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Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
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Ensure residents have reasonable access to and privacy in their use of communication methods.
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Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
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PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
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Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident’s needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
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Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
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Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
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Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
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Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
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Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail.
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Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
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Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
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Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
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Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
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Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
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Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
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Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member’s vaccination status.
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Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident’s bathroom and bathing area.
May 3, 2024: standard and complaint inspection1 citation
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Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
Apr 25, 2024: complaint inspection2 citations
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Honor the resident’s right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
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Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Mar 28, 2024: complaint inspection2 citations
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Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
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Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food that accommodates resident allergies, intolerances, and preferences, as well as appealing options.
Feb 13, 2024: complaint inspection2 citations
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Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
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Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Jan 26, 2024: complaint inspection4 citations
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Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
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Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
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Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
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Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
Is it certified, and in good standing?
- Certified for Medicare and Medicaid since May 12, 1972.
- Not on CMS’s special focus list.
- No abuse icon from CMS.
- No change of ownership in the last 12 months.
- CMS lists its ownership as for profit, limited liability company.
- 313 certified beds.
CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
Has it been fined or penalized?
- 5 fines in the last three years, $208,986 in all.
- 2 Medicare payment denials in the last three years.
- 36 citations in the last three years came from complaint inspections.
CMS, Penalties and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Date | Kind | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 1, 2026 | Fine | $32,923 |
| Aug 19, 2025 | Fine | $42,874 |
| Apr 14, 2025 | Fine | $37,830 |
| Jan 27, 2025 | Medicare payment denial | Not given |
| Jan 27, 2025 | Fine | $41,659 |
| Apr 25, 2024 | Medicare payment denial | Not given |
| Apr 25, 2024 | Fine | $53,700 |
Who does the caring?
2.42 nurse hours per resident per day
The Illinois average is 3.47.
CMS publishes staffing about four months after the fact.
CMS, Provider Information and State and US Averages. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Measure | This home | Illinois average |
|---|---|---|
| Nurse hours per resident per day | 2.42 | 3.47 |
| Of which registered nurses | 0.35 | 0.71 |
| At weekends | 2.16 | 3.08 |
| Nursing staff turnover | 26.5% | 43.7% |
| Registered nurse turnover | 38.9% | 41.5% |
| Administrators who left | 1 | Not given |
Who owns it?
- Lake Palace Investment Group LLC owns 40% directly since Jul 1, 2021; David A Berkowitz Revoc Tr David Berkowitz Ttee owns 20% directly since Sep 1, 2021; Meir Meystel Revocable Trust owns 20% directly since Sep 1, 2021; Yosef Meystel Declaration of Tr of Yosef Meystel Ttee owns 20% directly since Sep 1, 2021.
- Aperion Care Inc. runs it.
- 21 owners or officers are people: Jennifer Spector (corporate officer, 100%); Jennifer Spector (runs it (operational or managerial control), 100%); Lisa Ulbert (corporate officer, 100%); Yosef Meystel (owns 5% or more through other companies, 20%); David Berkowitz (owns 5% or more through other companies, 20%); Meir Meystel (owns 5% or more through other companies, 20%); Jennifer Spector (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Manny Pedre (on the governing body (managing control)); Manny Pedre (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Steven Turofsky (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Steven Turofsky (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Ronaldo Alcantara (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Ronaldo Alcantara (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Konstantinos Stavropoulos (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Konstantinos Stavropoulos (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Vivek Anand Gupta (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Vivek Anand Gupta (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Lisa Ulbert (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Lisa Ulbert (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Naftali Wilhelm (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Naftali Wilhelm (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)).
- Part of Aperion Care (33 homes in CMS’s data).
- No private-equity firm among the owners CMS lists.
- No real-estate investment trust among the owners CMS lists.
CMS, All Owners. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly.
CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Organisation | Role | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Palace Investment Group LLC | Owns 5% or more directly | 40% | Jul 1, 2021 |
| David A Berkowitz Revoc Tr David Berkowitz Ttee | Owns 5% or more directly | 20% | Sep 1, 2021 |
| Meir Meystel Revocable Trust | Owns 5% or more directly | 20% | Sep 1, 2021 |
| Yosef Meystel Declaration of Tr of Yosef Meystel Ttee | Owns 5% or more directly | 20% | Sep 1, 2021 |
| David A Berkowitz Revoc Tr David Berkowitz Ttee | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Sep 1, 2021 | |
| Lake Palace Investment Group LLC | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Sep 1, 2021 | |
| Lakeshore Prop, LLC | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Mar 26, 2025 | |
| Aperion Care Inc. | Runs it (operational or managerial control) | Sep 1, 2021 | |
| Aperion Care Inc. | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Mar 26, 2025 | |
| Meir Meystel Revocable Trust | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Sep 1, 2021 | |
| Yosef Meystel Declaration of Tr of Yosef Meystel Ttee | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Sep 1, 2021 | |
| Curis Services LLC | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Sep 1, 2021 |
How do residents fare?
- CMS rates its quality measures 2 of 5 (Illinois average 3.1).
CMS, Provider Information and State and US Averages. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Measure | Rating |
|---|---|
| Overall rating | 1 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 1 of 5 |
| Staffing | 1 of 5 |
| Quality measures | 2 of 5 |
How does it compare nearby?
- Among the 12 nearest homes, within 1.5 miles, this one had the 3rd most health citations at the latest inspection cycle (16; the middle value was 12.5).
CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Place | Miles away | Citations, latest cycle |
|---|---|---|
| Aperion Care Lakeshore This nursing home | 16 | |
| Chalet Living & Rehab | 0.2 | 19 |
| Atrium Health Care Center | 0.2 | 15 |
| The Waterford Care Center | 0.3 | 13 |
| Fargo Health Care Center | 0.4 | 14 |
| Birchwood Plaza | 0.4 | 11 |
| Lakefront Nursing & Rehab Ctr | 0.5 | 8 |
| Clark Manor | 0.7 | 12 |
| Warren Park Health & Living Ctr | 1.1 | 11 |
| Ryze at the Ridge | 1.2 | 12 |
| Elevate Care Chicago North | 1.4 | 19 |
| Westwood Vlge Nrsg and Rhb Ctr | 1.5 | 8 |
What the record doesn’t say
- Complaints that didn’t lead to a citation aren’t published.
- Inspections reach CMS’s data about six weeks after they happen, and staffing about four months after.
- CMS publishes the inspectors’ full written findings in a separate monthly file, which isn’t loaded yet.
- Fines and Medicare payment denials are the only enforcement CMS publishes; state licence actions aren’t included.
Sources
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Provider Information (4pq5-n9py).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Health Deficiencies (r5ix-sfxw).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Penalties (g6vv-u9sr).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, All Owners (afe44b85-cc6d-40d7-b5df-00ae8910d1d2).
Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, State and US Averages (xcdc-v8bm).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Replies
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