Nursing Homes in Chicago, IL- Monthly Analysis & Key Metrics
Data as of April 14, 2024
Reviewed by Richard Saunders
The City Level Skilled Nursing Home Analysis Report
Recently, the Biden administration announced a goal of improving nursing home care, as highlighted in several important announcements (see the initial announcement and a subsequent announcement). While this is a commendable goal, it is not entirely clear what the best approach is for achieving it. Proposing minimum staffing levels for all nursing homes simplifies a complicated issue. Nursing Homes address a wide range of resident needs, from short-term rehabilitation to long-term care to dementia and memory issues, that require different levels of care. It also fails to address a national staffing shortage that will likely only worsen.
At NursingHomeDatabase.com, we believe that one critical element of any improvement effort is to have access to good, clear data and analysis that can help everyone understand the current state of affairs, identify trends, and track progress over time. To this end, we have built this series of reports that will try to illuminate the key metrics of nursing home performance for each state. Our reports are designed to provide valuable insights and inform policymakers, healthcare providers, and families who are interested in nursing home care.
The analysis for the state level report cards of nursing home care is primarily derived from data that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid ("CMS") provides. CMS publishes weekly data about nursing home occupancy and COVID-19 infections and publishes monthly reports with ratings, staffing levels, and deficiencies.
Summary Analysis of Nursing Homes in Chicago
The 10,000 foot view
Updated on April 14, 2024
This analysis is based on homes within a 25 mile radius of the city.
According to the latest data compiled by NursingHomeDatabase.com, Chicago has a total of 250 active skilled nursing facilities and 39,267 beds. Based on a recent US Census estimate of the population of Chicago of 8,604,203, the current total bed count represents one bed for every 219.12 persons in Chicago. There were 30,748 residents in nursing homes as April 14, 2024 for a city wide occupancy level of 78.30 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, Chicago 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 Chicago and a comparison to the state and national averages:
Staffing Levels | City | State / National |
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Registered Nurse (RN) | 0.82 | 0.72 / 0.65 |
Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA) | 1.92 | 2.06 / 2.26 |
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) | 0.62 | 0.64 / 0.88 |
All Staff | 3.36 | 3.42 / 3.78 |
State Analysis: Look here for the latest nursing home analysis for Illinois.
COVID-19 Infections in Chicago 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 Chicago there were a total of 82 new cases and 82 new deaths among residents for the week ending April 14, 2024. The chart below shows COVID-19 activity for the past year.
New and Lost Nursing Homes in Chicago
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 Chicago Nursing Homes
The chart below shows the overall occupancy for nursing home beds in Chicago, 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 Chicago
The list below shows the best skilled nursing facilities in Chicago 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 |
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Central Baptist Village 4747 NORTH CANFIELD AVENUE NORRIDGE, IL |
36.67 |
Brandel Health and Rehab 2155 PFINGSTEN ROAD NORTHBROOK, IL |
19.33 |
Thrive of Lisle 2850 OGDEN AVENUE LISLE, IL |
24.67 |
Friendship Village-Schaumburg 350 WEST SCHAUMBURG ROAD SCHAUMBURG, IL |
35.17 |
Alden Long Grove Rehab and hc Ctr 2308 OLD HICKS ROAD LONG GROVE, IL |
50.00 |
Radford Green 960 AUDUBON WAY LINCOLNSHIRE, IL |
37.33 |
Community First Medical Center 5645 WEST ADDISON STREET CHICAGO, IL |
71.33 |
Ascension Saint Benedict 6930 WEST TOUHY AVENUE NILES, IL |
28.67 |
Gottlieb Memorial Hospital 701 WEST NORTH AVENUE MELROSE PARK, IL |
12.67 |
The Mather Evanston 425 DAVIS STREET EVANSTON, IL |
20.67 |
The list below shows the worst skilled nursing facilities in Chicago based on their most recent weighted average inspection score.
Facility | Rating |
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Bria of Westmont 6501 SOUTH CASS WESTMONT, IL |
349.67 / |
Alden Valley Ridge Rehab and Hcc 275 EAST ARMY TRAIL ROAD BLOOMINGDALE, IL |
192.00 / |
Aperion Care International 4815 SOUTH WESTERN AVE CHICAGO, IL |
225.33 |
The Pearl of Naperville 200 MARTIN AVENUE NAPERVILLE, IL |
220.00 |
Aperion Care Dolton 14325 SOUTH BLACKSTONE DOLTON, IL |
112.67 |
Aperion Care Forest Park 8200 WEST ROOSEVELT ROAD FOREST PARK, IL |
379.00 / |
Aperion Care Glenwood 19330 SOUTH COTTAGE GROVE GLENWOOD, IL |
232.00 / |
Tri-State Village Nrsg and Rhb 2500 EAST 175TH STREET LANSING, IL |
142.33 / |
Uptown Care and Rehabilitation 4920 NORTH KENMORE CHICAGO, IL |
164.17 / |
Ryze On The Avenue 3400 SOUTH INDIANA CHICAGO, IL |
196.00 / |
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