Federal inspection record · CMS data as of October 1, 2026
Birchwood Plaza
1426 West Birchwood, Chicago, IL · (773) 274-4405
- Certified beds
- 200
- Residents per day
- 140
- Ownership
- For-Profit
- Chain
- Marquis Health Services
- Medicare / Medicaid
- Medicare + Medicaid
- Certified since
- December 1, 1985
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How this home got 4 stars
The overall rating isn't an average. CMS starts from the inspection rating and nudges it at most two steps. Here is the arithmetic for this home, using CMS's own rules.
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Health inspections
★★★★★starting point
Everything starts from what state inspectors found on site. This is a ranking against other homes in Illinois.
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Staffing
★★★★★no change
Only a 5-star staffing rating adds a star, and only a 1-star rating removes one. Ratings of 2 to 4 change nothing.
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Quality measures
★★★★★no change
Same rule: 5 stars adds one, 1 star takes one away. These measures are mostly reported by the home itself.
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Overall
★★★★★4 of 5
Matches the rating CMS publishes on Care Compare.
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Where it sits among Illinois homes
Birchwood Plaza carries 52 inspection points. That is fewer than 77% of Illinois's 659 rated homes.
Inspectors' citations earn points by how serious and how widespread they were (the grid below). CMS then ranks every home in Illinois: the 10% with the fewest points get 5 stars, the 20% with the most get 1 star, and the middle 70% split evenly into 2, 3 and 4.
- 5★ 0–31 pts
- 4★ 31–73 pts
- 3★ 73–120.25 pts
- 2★ 120.25–219 pts
- 1★ over 219 pts
Bars show every rated home in Illinois by its weighted inspection score. CMS recalibrates the cut points monthly but holds a home's rating until its own score changes, so a home can sit just outside today's band.
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What inspectors found
30 health citations on record since 2024. Each one gets a letter: the row says how badly residents were affected, the column how many.
Immediate jeopardyResidents at risk of serious injury or death
Actual harmA resident was hurt
Potential for harmNo one was hurt, but could have been
Minimal harmPaperwork-level problems
Read the rows, not the total. Most citations nationwide are a D: one problem, nobody hurt. Rows G–I mean a resident was harmed; J–L mean inspectors found residents in immediate danger of serious injury or death.
Small numbers in each cell are the inspection points CMS assigns per citation. Those points are what the state curve above ranks.
No citation on record at the harm or immediate-jeopardy level.
Everything else, by area of care
Resident Rights6E
- D
Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions.
- D
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
- D
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.
- D
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
- E
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- D
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning6D
- D
Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.
- D
PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
- D
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- D
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
- D
PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
- D
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
Quality of Life and Care6E
- D
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- E
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- D
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.
- E
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Nutrition and Dietary5F
- F
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- E
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- F
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- F
Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
- D
Have a policy regarding use and storage of foods brought to residents by family and other visitors.
Infection Control3D
- D
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- D
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- D
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Environmental3B
- B
Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms.
- B
Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms.
- B
Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms.
Pharmacy Service1D
- D
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.
Inspection history
2026-02-10
11 health deficiencies · 0 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Resident Rights (4 deficiencies)
2025-04-03
10 health deficiencies · 0 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (4 deficiencies)
2024-03-08
9 health deficiencies · 0 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Nutrition and Dietary (3 deficiencies)
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Nursing time per resident, per day
Each resident here gets about 3 h 1 min of nursing staff time a day, 42 min of it from a registered nurse.
This home
3 h 1 min
Illinois average
3 h 28 min
U.S. average
3 h 54 min
- Registered nurse
- Licensed practical nurse
- Nurse aide
Turnover: 25% of nursing staff and 16% of registered nurses left in the past year.
Reported hours from payroll data the home submits to CMS, divided by its daily resident count. Not adjusted for how sick residents are.
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Resident outcomes
Quality measures compared with state and national averages. Most come from assessments the home itself reports.
| Measure | This home | State | U.S. |
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| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days0.6 pts worse | 2.6 | 2.0 | 1.8 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days1 pts better | 1.1 | 2.1 | 1.7 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine8.8 pts better | 99.3% | 90.5% | 93.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine6.9 pts better | 98.6% | 91.7% | 95.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury0.5 pts better | 2.5% | 3.0% | 3.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms40.5 pts worse | 96.4% | 55.9% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight1.8 pts better | 4.3% | 6.1% | 5.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication11.8 pts better | 6.6% | 18.4% | 19.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication3.6 pts better | 18.1% | 21.7% | 15.4% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained0.1 pts better | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened0.5 pts better | 12.3% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased4.2 pts worse | 17.2% | 13.0% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder0.7 pts worse | 1.5% | 0.8% | 0.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection2.8 pts worse | 4.3% | 1.5% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence0.6 pts worse | 20.4% | 19.8% | 18.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers0.7 pts worse | 5.5% | 4.8% | 4.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine3.9 pts worse | 66.1% | 70.0% | 82.3% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit2.8 pts better | 10.7% | 13.5% | 11.8% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication0.7 pts worse | 2.9% | 2.2% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine0.3 pts worse | 62.9% | 63.2% | 80.1% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission9.1 pts better | 16.5% | 25.6% | 23.4% |
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Who owns and runs it
9 owners and managers reported to CMS. The last column counts how many nursing homes each one is tied to.
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| Name | Role | Share | Homes |
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| Kohn 2020 Descendants' Trust | 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Organization | 49% | 2 facilities |
| Kohn 2020 Family Trust | 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Organization | 49% | 2 facilities |
| Kohn 2020 Descendants' Trust | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Kohn 2020 Family Trust | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Kohn, Charlotte | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Kohn, Charlotte | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Kohn, Charlotte | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Peddinghaus, Wolf | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Peddinghaus, Wolf | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
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