Nexus at Elmwood
A nursing home in Elmwood Park, Illinois 60707
7733 West Grand Avenue, Elmwood Park, Illinois 60707. (708) 452-9200.
- A candidate for CMS’s special focus list
- Cited for abuse (CMS flag)
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The short answer
Record last released by CMS on Oct 28, 2026.
- 1of 5 CMS’s overall rating
- 52 health citations at the latest inspection cycle Illinois average: 12.7
- 3.84 nurse hours per resident per day Illinois average: 3.47
- 10 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?
52 health citations at the latest inspection cycle
The Illinois average is 12.7.
Last standard inspection Mar 29, 2026.
Most serious in three years: immediate jeopardy to health or safety (J), at a complaint inspection on Dec 24, 2025
CMS, Provider Information, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
When those citations happened
109 citations in 22 months of the last 36. Last cited Jul 2026. Most serious: immediate jeopardy to health or safety (J). The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
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| 2025 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2026 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov |
Hover or focus a month to read it.
Hearth Record drew this from the dates and levels in the source’s own records.
All 109 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. 67 came from complaint inspections.
CMS, Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
Jul 9, 2026: 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.
May 27, 2026: complaint inspection6 citations
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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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Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
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Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident’s most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
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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.
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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 that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Mar 29, 2026: standard inspection26 citations
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Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
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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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Keep residents’ personal and medical records private and confidential.
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Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
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Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
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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 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 basic life support, including CPR, prior to the arrival of emergency medical personnel , subject to physician orders and the resident’s advance directives.
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Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
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Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
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Observe each nurse aide’s job performance and give regular training.
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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 that residents are free from significant medication errors.
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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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Employ staff that are licensed, certified, or registered in accordance with state laws.
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Have a plan that describes the process for conducting QAPI and QAA activities.
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Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
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Have the Quality Assessment and Assurance group have the required members and meet at least quarterly
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Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
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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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Give their staff education on dementia care, and what abuse, neglect, and exploitation are; and how to report abuse, neglect, and exploitation.
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Conduct mandatory training, for all staff, on the facility’s Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement Program.
Mar 29, 2026: standard and complaint inspection4 citations
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Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
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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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Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
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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.
Feb 9, 2026: complaint inspection4 citations
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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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Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
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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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Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services.
Jan 11, 2026: complaint inspection2 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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Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
Dec 24, 2025: complaint inspection3 citations
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Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
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Provide or obtain laboratory tests/services when ordered and promptly tell the ordering practitioner of the results.
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Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Dec 11, 2025: complaint inspection2 citations
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Ensure the transfer/discharge meets the resident’s needs/preferences and that the resident is prepared for a safe transfer/discharge.
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Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Dec 1, 2025: complaint inspection3 citations
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Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
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Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident’s belongings or money.
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Keep all essential equipment working safely.
Nov 18, 2025: 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.
Sep 4, 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.
Jul 9, 2025: complaint inspection1 citation
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Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Jun 11, 2025: complaint inspection1 citation
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Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
May 16, 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.
Apr 25, 2025: complaint inspection2 citations
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Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
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Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Feb 3, 2025: standard inspection8 citations
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Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
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Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
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Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
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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 that residents are free from significant medication errors.
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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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Employ staff that are licensed, certified, or registered in accordance with state laws.
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Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Feb 3, 2025: standard and complaint inspection1 citation
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Honor the resident’s right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility.
Jan 7, 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.
Dec 24, 2024: 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.
Dec 16, 2024: complaint inspection1 citation
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Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Nov 22, 2024: complaint inspection2 citations
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Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
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Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Nov 17, 2024: complaint inspection3 citations
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Help the resident with transportation to and from laboratory services outside of the facility.
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Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
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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.
Oct 21, 2024: complaint inspection1 citation
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Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Aug 14, 2024: complaint inspection5 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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Immediately tell the resident, the resident’s doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
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Provide basic life support, including CPR, prior to the arrival of emergency medical personnel , subject to physician orders and the resident’s advance directives.
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Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
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Ensure the facility is licensed under applicable State and local law and operates and provides services in compliance with all applicable Federal, State, and local laws, regulations, and codes, and with accepted professional standards.
Mar 20, 2024: complaint inspection3 citations
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Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
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Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
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Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Mar 14, 2024: standard inspection8 citations
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Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
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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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Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
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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 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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Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Feb 21, 2024: complaint inspection11 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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Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident’s belongings or money.
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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 or obtain laboratory tests/services when ordered and promptly tell the ordering practitioner of the results.
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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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Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident’s health.
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Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
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Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
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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.
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Provide or obtain x-rays/tests when ordered and promptly tell the ordering practitioner of the results.
Jan 11, 2024: complaint inspection4 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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Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
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Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.
Dec 12, 2023: complaint inspection2 citations
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Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
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Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Is it certified, and in good standing?
- Certified for Medicare and Medicaid since Apr 1, 1982.
- A candidate for CMS’s special focus list, which CMS keeps for homes with a history of serious problems.
- CMS marks it with its abuse icon: cited for abuse or neglect that harmed a resident.
- No change of ownership in the last 12 months.
- CMS lists its ownership as for profit, limited liability company.
- 245 certified beds.
CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
Has it been fined or penalized?
- 10 fines in the last three years, $663,222 in all.
- 3 Medicare payment denials in the last three years.
- 67 citations in the last three years came from complaint inspections.
CMS, Penalties and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Date | Kind | Amount |
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| Jul 9, 2026 | Fine | $152,090 |
| Mar 29, 2026 | Medicare payment denial | Not given |
| Mar 29, 2026 | Fine | $89,700 |
| Dec 1, 2025 | Medicare payment denial | Not given |
| Dec 1, 2025 | Fine | $56,278 |
| Sep 4, 2025 | Fine | $22,697 |
| Jun 11, 2025 | Fine | $14,505 |
| Feb 3, 2025 | Fine | $48,344 |
| Jan 7, 2025 | Fine | $12,425 |
| Dec 16, 2024 | Fine | $31,993 |
| Aug 14, 2024 | Fine | $12,519 |
| Dec 12, 2023 | Medicare payment denial | Not given |
| Dec 12, 2023 | Fine | $222,671 |
Who does the caring?
3.84 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 | 3.84 | 3.47 |
| Of which registered nurses | 0.42 | 0.71 |
| At weekends | 3.17 | 3.08 |
| Nursing staff turnover | 46.6% | 43.7% |
| Registered nurse turnover | 66.7% | 41.5% |
| Administrators who left | 1 | Not given |
Who owns it?
- 9 owners or officers are people: Natan Weiss (owns 5% or more through other companies, 50%); Amy Weiss (owns 5% or more through other companies, 50%); Avrum Weinfeld (owns 5% or more directly, 50%); Daniel T Weiss (owns 5% or more directly, 50%); Chimnoya Nwagwu Youlo (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Chimnoya Nwagwu Youlo (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Avrum Weinfeld (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Jeremy Boshes (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Jeremy Boshes (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)).
- Part of Bria Health Services (10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marvin Mermelstein Family Trust | Limited partner | 50% | May 1, 2023 |
| Forge Gp LLC | Limited partner | 49% | Jan 1, 2024 |
| Forge Gp LLC | General partner | 1% | Jan 1, 2024 |
| Seven Species LLC | Owns a share through other companies | Jan 1, 2024 |
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 4.3 miles, this one had the 1st most health citations at the latest inspection cycle (52; the middle value was 12).
CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Place | Miles away | Citations, latest cycle |
|---|---|---|
| Nexus at Elmwood This nursing home | 52 | |
| The Pearl of Montclare | 1.0 | 14 |
| Berkeley Nursing & Rehab Center | 1.6 | 7 |
| Gottlieb Memorial Hospital | 1.9 | 1 |
| Oak Park Oasis | 2.5 | 10 |
| Central Nursing Home | 2.8 | 21 |
| Community First Medical Center | 3.0 | 4 |
| Norridge Gardens | 3.1 | 12 |
| Central Baptist Village | 3.4 | 8 |
| Complete Care at the Boulevard | 3.9 | 22 |
| Aperion Care Forest Park | 4.3 | 20 |
| Ascension Resurrection Life | 4.3 | 12 |
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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