Analysis Report of Nursing Homes in Evanston, IL

Summary Analysis of Nursing Homes in Evanston
The 10,000 foot view

Updated on December 1, 2024

This analysis is based on homes within a 25 mile radius of the city.

According to the latest data compiled by NursingHomeDatabase.com, Evanston has a total of 225 active skilled nursing facilities and 36,965 beds. Based on a recent US Census estimate of the population of Evanston of 73,473, the current total bed count represents one bed for every 1.99 persons in Evanston. There were 26,770 residents in nursing homes as December 1, 2024 for a city wide occupancy level of 72.42 percent. (Note that the home count is based on monthly data provided by CMS and the number of beds and the occupancy numbers are based on weekly data. There is a minor number of homes that do not report their data weekly.)

According to the monthly data, Evanston has added 0 new beds and lost 0 existing beds over the past year.

The Biden Administration has announced that it wants to regulate minimum nursing home staffing levels. They have proposed minimums of .55 hours of care per resident per day from registered nurses (RNs) and 2.45 hours of care per resident per day certified nursing aids (CNAs). These are the current level amount of hours per resident per day of care for Evanston and a comparison to the state and national averages:

Staffing Levels	City	State / National
Registered Nurse (RN)	0.87	0.71 / 0.67
Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA)	1.96	2.08 / 2.29
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)	0.59	0.63 / 0.88
All Staff	3.43	3.43 / 3.84

State Analysis: Look here for the latest nursing home analysis for Illinois.

COVID-19 Infections in Evanston Nursing Homes

While COVID-19 infections and deaths are down significantly from late 2020 and 2021, the number of infections and deaths continues to be monitored. For nursing homes in Evanston there were a total of 37 new cases and 37 new deaths among residents for the week ending December 1, 2024. The chart below shows COVID-19 activity for the past year.

New and Lost Nursing Homes in Evanston

No new homes were reported by CMS over the past twelve months.

No homes were removed by CMS over the past twelve months.

Occupancy Percentages for Evanston Nursing Homes

The chart below shows the overall occupancy for nursing home beds in Evanston, IL. Occupancies levels for individual facilities will differ and can be found on the detail page for the specific nursing home.

Best and Worst Nursing Homes in Evanston

The list below shows the best skilled nursing facilities in Evanston based on their most recent weighted average inspection score. Some nursing homes may have higher overall 5-star ratings than the homes on this list. We feel that the health inspection score is the best indicator of current operations. It changes quicker than the overall rating.

Facility	Rating
Brandel Health and Rehab 2155 PFINGSTEN ROAD NORTHBROOK, IL	6.67
St Joseph Village of Chicago 4021 WEST BELMONT CHICAGO, IL	64.00
Lake Forest Place 1100 PEMBRIDGE DRIVE LAKE FOREST, IL	25.33
The Mather Evanston 425 DAVIS STREET EVANSTON, IL	12.67
Dupage Care Center 400 N COUNTY FARM RD WHEATON, IL	54.00
Elevate Care Northbrook 270 SKOKIE HIGHWAY NORTHBROOK, IL	46.00
Little Sisters of The Poor 2325 NORTH LAKEWOOD AVENUE CHICAGO, IL	49.33
Little Sisters of The Poor of Palatine 80 WEST NORTHWEST HIGHWAY PALATINE, IL	0.00
Avantara Lake Zurich 900 SOUTH RAND ROAD LAKE ZURICH, IL	58.00
The Admiral at The Lake 933 WEST FOSTER AVENUE CHICAGO, IL	54.00

The list below shows the worst skilled nursing facilities in Evanston based on their most recent weighted average inspection score.

Facility	Rating
Elevate Care Windsor Park 2649 EAST 75TH ST CHICAGO, IL	226.67
Ryze West 5130 WEST JACKSON BOULEVARD CHICAGO, IL	282.33 /
Park View Rehab Center 5888 NORTH RIDGE CHICAGO, IL	226.33 /
Parkshore Estates Nursing and Rehab 6125 SOUTH KENWOOD CHICAGO, IL	210.00 /
Paul House and Health Cr Ctr 3800 NORTH CALIFORNIA AVENUE CHICAGO, IL	126.67
Foster Health and Rehab Center 2840 WEST FOSTER AVENUE CHICAGO, IL	195.33
Pearl of Hillside,the 4600 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD HILLSIDE, IL	149.83 /
Peterson Park Health Care Ctr 6141 NORTH PULASKI ROAD CHICAGO, IL	131.00
Ryze On The Avenue 3400 SOUTH INDIANA CHICAGO, IL	218.00
Serenity Estates of Lincolnshire 150 JAMESTOWN LANE LINCOLNSHIRE, IL	287.00 /

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