Federal inspection record · CMS data as of October 1, 2026
Brandel Health And Rehab
2155 Pfingsten Road, Northbrook, IL · (847) 480-6350
- CMS high-performer trophy
- Certified beds
- 102
- Residents per day
- 70
- Ownership
- Non-Profit
- Chain
- Covenant Living
- Medicare / Medicaid
- Medicare + Medicaid
- Certified since
- October 8, 1985
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How this home got 5 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
★★★★★+1 star
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
★★★★★5 of 5
Matches the rating CMS publishes on Care Compare.
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Where it sits among Illinois homes
Brandel Health And Rehab carries 32 inspection points. That is fewer than 89% 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
6 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.
Harm and immediate-jeopardy citations (1)
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G
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Everything else, by area of care
Nutrition and Dietary2F
- F
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- D
Have a policy regarding use and storage of foods brought to residents by family and other visitors.
Pharmacy Service1E
- E
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation1E
- E
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Nursing and Physician Services1F
- F
Verify that a nurse aide has been trained; and if they haven't worked as a nurse aide for 2 years, receive retraining.
Inspection history
2026-07-02
3 health deficiencies · 0 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Nutrition and Dietary (2 deficiencies)
2025-04-24
2 health deficiencies · 0 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Freedom from Abuse and Neglect and Exploitation (1 deficiency)
2024-03-28
1 health deficiencies · 6 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (1 deficiency)
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Nursing time per resident, per day
Each resident here gets about 4 h 9 min of nursing staff time a day, 53 min of it from a registered nurse.
This home
4 h 9 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 19% 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. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days0.5 pts worse | 2.5 | 2.0 | 1.8 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days1.6 pts better | 0.5 | 2.1 | 1.7 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine2.2 pts better | 92.7% | 90.5% | 93.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine8.3 pts better | 100.0% | 91.7% | 95.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury2.6 pts worse | 5.6% | 3.0% | 3.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms55.9 pts better | 0.0% | 55.9% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight3.2 pts better | 2.9% | 6.1% | 5.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication9.9 pts better | 8.5% | 18.4% | 19.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication1.6 pts better | 20.1% | 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 worsened7.5 pts worse | 20.3% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased10 pts worse | 23.0% | 13.0% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder1.8 pts worse | 2.6% | 0.8% | 0.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection2.4 pts worse | 3.9% | 1.5% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence8.1 pts worse | 27.9% | 19.8% | 18.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers0.2 pts worse | 5.0% | 4.8% | 4.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine25.7 pts better | 95.7% | 70.0% | 82.3% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit3.4 pts better | 10.1% | 13.5% | 11.8% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication1.1 pts better | 1.1% | 2.2% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine34.2 pts better | 97.4% | 63.2% | 80.1% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission3.8 pts worse | 29.4% | 25.6% | 23.4% |
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Who owns and runs it
12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berg, Kathryn | W-2 Managing Employee · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Covenant Living Communities & Services | Operational/Managerial Control · Organization | 0% | 15 facilities |
| Creaney, Janet | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 6 facilities |
| Cunliffe, Terri | W-2 Managing Employee · Individual | 0% | 13 facilities |
| Cunliffe, Terri | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 13 facilities |
| Cunliffe, Terri | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 13 facilities |
| Flewellen, Lorene | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 3 facilities |
| Justie, Jean | W-2 Managing Employee · Individual | 0% | 6 facilities |
| Justie, Jean | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 6 facilities |
| Malzahn, Elizabeth | W-2 Managing Employee · Individual | 0% | 3 facilities |
| Manlove, Matt | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 13 facilities |
| Sager, Hilde | W-2 Managing Employee · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
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Fire safety
6 life-safety citations (sprinklers, exits, alarms). These don't count toward the star rating.
Emergency Preparedness6F
- F
Address subsistence needs for staff and patients.
- F
Establish policies and procedures for sheltering.
- F
Establish roles under a Waiver declared by secretary.
- F
Provide primary/alternate means for communication.
- F
Provide family notifications of emergency plan.
- F
Implement emergency and standby power systems.
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