CHICAGO, IL – Illinois estimates over 76,000 of its citizens may be elder abuse victims. According to Illinois data, 8,000 cases are reported to Adult Protective Services annually. The Nursing Home Database compiled a list of the ten worst skilled nursing homes within a 50-mile radius of Chicago, Illinois, based on the Weighted All Cycles Score developed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
Aperion Care Chicago Heights | Chicago Heights, IL
This facility was cited 3 times during the most recent infection control inspection. Additionally, it has been more than 21 months since the most recent inspection. They were fined in the most recent period more than $276,700. Aperion Care Chicago Heights received 2 out of 5 stars, according to the CMS Five Star Rating system. CMS cited that this facility is worsening.
West Suburban Nursing Home & Rehab Center | Bloomingdale, IL
This facility was cited more than 4 times for COVID-19 related violations during the most recent infection control inspection and is continuing to worsen. Furthermore, it has been more than 22 months since the most recent inspection. The nursing staff of West Suburban Nursing & Rehab Center spends less time on average with its residents than the state average and less time than the national average for total nursing homes spent per resident. This nursing home facility was fined more than $400,100 in the most recent period. This nursing home was rated 2 out of 5 stars by CMS.
Landmark of Richton Park Rehab & Nursing Center | Richton Park, IL
This one-star nursing home facility was cited 3 times for COVID-19 related violations in the most recent infection control inspection and is continuing to worsen. The nursing home staff of Landmark of Richton Park Rehab & Nursing spends less time on average with its residents than the state average. Additionally, staff spends less time than the national average for total nursing homes spend per resident. They were fined more than $483,360 in the most recent period.
Crossroads Care Center of Kenosha | Kenosha, WI
Another one-star nursing facility was cited 3 times during their last inspection; furthermore, it has been more than 8 months since their most recent inspection. The nursing staff of Crossroads Care Center of Kenosha spends less time on average with its residents than the state average, as well as less time than the national average for total nursing homes spent per resident. They were fined more than $146,800 in the most recent period. CMS noted that this facility is worsening.
Simmons Loving Care Health Facility | Gary, IN
While this facility may be improving according to the CMS rating system, it has yet to be rated. This facility was cited two times during the most recent infection control inspection. It has been 7 months since Simmons Loving Care Health Facility’s most recent inspection. They were fined more than $246,695 during the most recent period.
Symphony of Chicago West | Chicago, IL
This two-star nursing home facility is worsening, according to CMS, and has been more than 7 months since the most recent inspection; additionally, the facility was cited 3 times during the most recent infection control inspection. The Nursing Home Database created an analysis based on the time staff spends with residents. The staff at Symphony of Chicago West spends less time on average with its residents than the state average and less time than the national average for total nursing homes spent per resident.
The analysis shows Registered Nurses (RN) only spend 0.19 hours with residents, compared to the state average of 0.76 hours. Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) spends an average of 0.67 hours with residents at Symphony of Chicago West. The total amount of hours staff at this nursing home facility spent with residents per hour was only 2.02, compared to the state average of 3.43 hours, and the national average of 3.88 hours.
Illinois has required since 2013 that nursing homes have enough staff to give each resident needing skilled care at least 3.4 hours of nursing care, including at least 51 minutes of licenses nurse care. At least 21 minutes of the licensed nurse’s time must be care for by a registered nurse (Illinois Cares).
Symphony of Chicago West was fined more than $315,000 in the most recent period with 61 complaints filed.
To view the COVID-19 infections at Symphony of Chicago West, click here.
City View Multicare Center | Cicero, IL
Another 2-star nursing home that’s worsening, according to the CMS standards. This facility was cited 5 times during the most recent infection control inspection. It has been more than 3 months since the most recent inspection. There were more than 45 complaints filed in 2021, and they were fined $35,650 in the most recent period.
Elevate Care Country Club Hill | Country Club Hills, IL
Cited more than 6 times during the most recent infection control inspection, this 2-star nursing home facility is worsening. It has been more than 22 months since the most recent inspection. An analysis shows that the staff at Elevate Care Country Club Hill spends less time on average with its residents than the state average and less time than the national average for total nursing homes spent per resident.
RN’s at this facility only spend 0.48 hours on average with residents compared to the state average of 0.76 hours. LPN’s spend roughly 1.05 hours with residents, which is above the state average of 0.63 hours. In total, Elevate Care Country Club Hill spends an average of 3.22 hours per resident, compared to Illinois’ state average of 3.43 and the national average of 3.88.
Elevate Care Country Club Hill had more than 54 complaints filed in 2021; additionally, were fined more than $324,510.
Harbor Health & Rehab | East Chicago, IL
Although this is a 1-star nursing home according to the standards of CMS, Harbor Health & Rehab is improving. The facility was cited 3 times during the most recent infection control inspection; additionally, they have not received an inspection in more than 5 months.
Staff spends less time on average with its residents than the state average and less time than the national average for total nursing homes spent per resident. The analysis showed this Habor Health & Rehab’s RN’s spent an average of 0.37 hours with residents, compared to the state average of 0.65. LPN’s spent 0.73 hours with residents, compared to the state average of 0.92. In total, staff at Habor Health & Rehab Center only spent an average of 2.35 hours with residents compared to the state average of 3.65 hours.
More than 31 complaints were filed against them and they were fined more than $72,500.
Arista Healthcare | Naperville, IL
This 1-star nursing home facility is worsening and was cited 5 times during the most recent infection control inspection; furthermore, it’s been more than 12 months since the most recent inspection; however, analysis shows they spend the most time with residents. RN’s spent an average of 1.10 hours with residents at this facility while LPN’s spent 0.35 hours with residents.
In total, Arista Healthcare spent 3.01 hours with residents per day, compared to the state average of 3.43 hours, and the national average of 3.88 hours.
They were fined more than $131,360 in the most recent period and had more than 45 complaints filed against them in 2021, as of November.
