Analysis Report of Nursing Homes in Lake Forest, IL

Summary Analysis of Nursing Homes in Lake Forest
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, Lake Forest has a total of 177 active skilled nursing facilities and 27,051 beds. Based on a recent US Census estimate of the population of Lake Forest of 19,446, the current total bed count represents one bed for every 0.72 persons in Lake Forest. There were 19,507 residents in nursing homes as December 1, 2024 for a city wide occupancy level of 72.11 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, Lake Forest 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 Lake Forest and a comparison to the state and national averages:

Staffing Levels	City	State / National
Registered Nurse (RN)	0.93	0.71 / 0.67
Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA)	1.99	2.08 / 2.29
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)	0.56	0.63 / 0.88
All Staff	3.48	3.43 / 3.84

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

COVID-19 Infections in Lake Forest 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 Lake Forest there were a total of 30 new cases and 30 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 Lake Forest

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 Lake Forest Nursing Homes

The chart below shows the overall occupancy for nursing home beds in Lake Forest, 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 Lake Forest

The list below shows the best skilled nursing facilities in Lake Forest 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
Pearl of Evanston,the 820 FOSTER STREET EVANSTON, IL	44.00
Little Sisters of The Poor 2325 NORTH LAKEWOOD AVENUE CHICAGO, IL	49.33
Brandel Health and Rehab 2155 PFINGSTEN ROAD NORTHBROOK, IL	6.67
The Oaks Health Care Center 829 CARILLON DRIVE BARTLETT, IL	26.67
The Mather Evanston 425 DAVIS STREET EVANSTON, IL	12.67
Lake Forest Place 1100 PEMBRIDGE DRIVE LAKE FOREST, IL	25.33
Aperion Care Fox River 355 RAYMOND STREET ELGIN, IL	23.33
The Admiral at The Lake 933 WEST FOSTER AVENUE CHICAGO, IL	54.00
Terraces at The Clare 55 EAST PEARSON CHICAGO, IL	8.00
St Joseph Village of Chicago 4021 WEST BELMONT CHICAGO, IL	64.00

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

Facility	Rating
Atrium Health Care Center 1425 WEST ESTES AVENUE CHICAGO, IL	166.33 /
The Pearl of St Charles 850 DUNHAM RD ST CHARLES, IL	155.67
Ryze West 5130 WEST JACKSON BOULEVARD CHICAGO, IL	282.33 /
Oak Park Oasis 625 NORTH HARLEM OAK PARK, IL	88.67 /
Serenity Estates of Lincolnshire 150 JAMESTOWN LANE LINCOLNSHIRE, IL	287.00 /
Westwood Vlge Nrsg and Rhb Ctr 2444 WEST TOUHY AVENUE CHICAGO, IL	74.00
Warren Park Health and Living Ctr 6700 NORTH DAMEN AVENUE CHICAGO, IL	92.00 /
Alden Lakeland Rehab and Hcc 820 WEST LAWRENCE CHICAGO, IL	206.33
Uptown Care and Rehabilitation 4920 NORTH KENMORE CHICAGO, IL	177.67 /
Tower Hill Healthcare Center 759 KANE STREET SOUTH ELGIN, IL	205.83 /

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