14 health deficiencies
Top issue: Freedom from Abuse and Neglect and Exploitation (4 deficiencies)
0 fire-safety deficiencies
No concentrated fire-safety issue counts in this cycle.
Waukegan, IL
2-star overall rating with 2-star inspections with abuse icon flag with $46,154 in total fines with 14 recent health deficiencies
2222 Audrey Nixon Boulevard, Waukegan, IL
(847) 249-2400
Overall
2 / 5
CMS overall stars
Health inspections
2 / 5
Survey and complaint cycles
Staffing
2 / 5
RN + nurse staffing
Quality measures
3 / 5
Resident outcomes and process measures
Quick facts
Beds
265
Certified beds
Average residents
168
Average occupied residents
Ownership
For-Profit
Publicly displayed owner type
Chain
Elevate Care
Operator or chain grouping
Approved since
1989-12-29
CMS approved date
Coverage
Medicare + Medicaid
Participation flags
Chain footprint
12 facilities
Chain averages 2 overall / 2 health / 2 staffing / 4 quality stars
Changed ownership
No
Within the last 12 months
Family council
Yes
Resident and family council reported
Sprinklers
Yes
Automatic sprinklers in all required areas
Staffing
RN hours / resident day
0.56
Registered nurse staffing · state 0.73 · national 0.68
LPN hours / resident day
0.76
Licensed practical nurse staffing · state 0.64 · national 0.87
Aide hours / resident day
1.58
Nurse aide staffing · state 2.13 · national 2.35
Total nurse hours
2.90
All reported nurse hours · state 3.49 · national 3.89
Licensed hours
1.32
RN + LPN hours · state 1.36 · national 1.54
Weekend hours
2.55
Weekend nurse staffing · state 3.09 · national 3.43
Weekend RN hours
0.43
Weekend registered nurse coverage · state 0.56 · national 0.47
Physical therapist
0.02
Reported PT staffing · state 0.05 · national 0.07
Adjusted RN hours
0.40
CMS adjusted RN staffing hours
Adjusted total hours
2.04
CMS adjusted total nurse staffing hours
Case-mix index
1.94
Higher values indicate more complex resident acuity
RN turnover
26%
Annual RN turnover · state 44% · national 45%
Total nurse turnover
25%
Annual nurse turnover · state 46% · national 46%
SNF VBP
Program rank
1,795
Lower is better among SNFs in the FY 2026 VBP program.
Performance score
53.94
Composite VBP score used to determine payment impact.
Payment multiplier
1.0087
Above 1.000 increases Medicare payment; below 1.000 reduces it.
Program components
Readmission
6.59
Baseline 26.08% · Performance 19.66% · Measure score 6.59 · Achievement 3.83 · Improvement 6.59
Healthcare-associated infections
6.72
Baseline 12.88% · Performance 7.18% · Measure score 6.72 · Achievement 2.17 · Improvement 6.72
Total nurse turnover
8.26
Baseline 32.07% · Performance 29.92% · Measure score 8.26 · Achievement 8.26 · Improvement 2.48
Adjusted total nurse staffing
0
Baseline 2.07 hours · Performance 2.06 hours · Measure score 0 · Achievement 0 · Improvement 0
SNF QRP
| Measure | Facility | National | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potentially preventable 30-day readmission | 8.88% |
10.72%
1.8 pts better
|
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 96 · Observed rate 7.29% · Lower 95% interval 6.41% |
| Discharge to community | 36.62% |
50.57%
14 pts worse
|
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 68 · Observed rate 19.12% · Lower 95% interval 25.68% |
| Medicare spending per beneficiary | 0.96 |
1.02
0.1 pts better
|
|
| Drug regimen review with follow-up | 96.77% |
95.27%
1.5 pts better
|
Numerator 90 · Denominator 93 |
| Falls with major injury | 1.08% |
0.77%
0.3 pts worse
|
Numerator 1 · Denominator 93 |
| Discharge self-care score | 50% |
53.69%
3.7 pts worse
|
Numerator 22 · Denominator 44 |
| Discharge mobility score | 38.64% |
50.94%
12.3 pts worse
|
Numerator 17 · Denominator 44 |
| Pressure ulcers or injuries, new or worsened | 1.08% |
2.29%
1.2 pts better
|
Numerator 1 · Denominator 93 · Adjusted rate 0.64% |
| Healthcare-associated infections requiring hospitalization | 7.19% |
7.12%
0.1 pts worse
|
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 55 · Observed rate 10.91% · Lower 95% interval 4.1% |
| Staff COVID-19 vaccination coverage | 7.51% |
8.2%
0.7 pts worse
|
Numerator 13 · Denominator 173 |
| Staff flu vaccination coverage | 59.04% |
42%
17 pts better
|
Numerator 111 · Denominator 188 |
| Discharge function score | 43.18% |
56.45%
13.3 pts worse
|
Numerator 19 · Denominator 44 |
| Transfer of health information to provider | 100% |
95.95%
4 pts better
|
Numerator 50 · Denominator 50 |
| Transfer of health information to patient | Not Available |
96.28%
|
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 9 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly. |
| Resident COVID-19 vaccinations up to date | 16.36% |
25.2%
8.8 pts worse
|
Numerator 9 · Denominator 55 |
Quality measures
| Measure | Facility | State | National | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days | 2.3 |
2.0
0.3 pts worse
|
1.9
0.4 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 2.3 · Observed 2.2 · Expected 1.8 · Used in QM five-star |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days | 1.0 |
2.3
1.3 pts better
|
1.8
0.8 pts better
|
Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 1.0 · Observed 1.0 · Expected 1.6 · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | 72.6% |
89.6%
17 pts worse
|
93.4%
20.8 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 55.3% · Q2 60.9% · Q3 77.9% · Q4 97.4% · 4Q avg 72.6% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine | 92.9% |
91.6%
1.3 pts better
|
95.5%
2.6 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 92.9% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury | 3.4% |
3.3%
0.1 pts worse
|
3.3%
0.1 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 1.2% · Q2 1.9% · Q3 4.5% · Q4 5.8% · 4Q avg 3.4% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms | 96.6% |
50.3%
46.3 pts worse
|
11.4%
85.2 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 96.6% · Q2 95.8% · Q3 97.1% · Q4 97.0% · 4Q avg 96.6% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight | 7.3% |
6.5%
0.8 pts worse
|
5.4%
1.9 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 5.7% · Q2 7.5% · Q3 9.2% · Q4 6.8% · 4Q avg 7.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication | 17.4% |
18.5%
1.1 pts better
|
19.6%
2.2 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 11.6% · Q2 16.9% · Q3 22.1% · Q4 18.9% · 4Q avg 17.4% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication | 48.3% |
22.8%
25.5 pts worse
|
16.7%
31.6 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 49.6% · Q2 51.3% · Q3 46.6% · Q4 45.8% · 4Q avg 48.3% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained | 0.0% |
0.1%
0.1 pts better
|
0.1%
0.1 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.0% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened | 2.3% |
17.2%
14.9 pts better
|
16.3%
14 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 2.0% · Q2 4.1% · Q3 1.7% · Q4 1.7% · 4Q avg 2.3% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased | 5.2% |
15.0%
9.8 pts better
|
14.9%
9.7 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 7.6% · Q2 3.2% · Q3 4.7% · Q4 5.2% · 4Q avg 5.2% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder | 0.7% |
1.1%
0.4 pts better
|
1.0%
0.3 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.6% · Q2 0.6% · Q3 1.6% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.7% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection | 2.3% |
1.7%
0.6 pts worse
|
1.7%
0.6 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 3.2% · Q2 0.7% · Q3 2.0% · Q4 3.3% · 4Q avg 2.3% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence | 2.8% |
21.3%
18.5 pts better
|
19.8%
17 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 3.0% · Q2 2.3% · Q3 2.9% · Q4 2.9% · 4Q avg 2.8% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers | 4.3% |
5.2%
0.9 pts better
|
5.1%
0.8 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 3.7% · Q2 3.9% · Q3 6.0% · Q4 3.7% · 4Q avg 4.3% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | 58.8% |
68.8%
10 pts worse
|
81.7%
22.9 pts worse
|
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 49.4% · Q2 63.0% · Q3 64.0% · Q4 59.1% · 4Q avg 58.8% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit | 5.7% |
14.0%
8.3 pts better
|
12.0%
6.3 pts better
|
Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 5.7% · Observed 6.8% · Expected 13.3% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication | 7.1% |
2.3%
4.8 pts worse
|
1.6%
5.5 pts worse
|
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 5.1% · Q2 5.0% · Q3 7.1% · Q4 10.4% · 4Q avg 7.1% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine | 66.7% |
63.0%
3.7 pts better
|
79.7%
13 pts worse
|
Short Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 66.7% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission | 27.0% |
26.2%
0.8 pts worse
|
23.9%
3.1 pts worse
|
Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 27.0% · Observed 36.5% · Expected 32.2% · Used in QM five-star |
Survey summary
Top issue: Freedom from Abuse and Neglect and Exploitation (4 deficiencies)
0 fire-safety deficiencies
No concentrated fire-safety issue counts in this cycle.
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (11 deficiencies)
5 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Egress (2 deficiencies)
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (9 deficiencies)
0 fire-safety deficiencies
No concentrated fire-safety issue counts in this cycle.
Fire safety
Fire Safety
Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.
Corrected 2024-08-20
Fire Safety
Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements.
Corrected 2024-08-20
Fire Safety
Meet requirements for the installation and maintenance of electrical systems.
Corrected 2024-08-20
Fire Safety
Address subsistence needs for staff and patients.
Corrected 2024-01-08
Fire Safety
Provide family notifications of emergency plan.
Corrected 2024-01-08
Inspection history
Health
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Corrected 2025-11-27
Health
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Corrected 2025-07-30
Health
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Corrected 2025-06-26
Health
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Corrected 2025-04-10
Health
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Corrected 2025-01-23
Health
Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
Corrected 2025-01-23
Health
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Corrected 2025-01-23
Health
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Corrected 2025-01-23
Health
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Corrected 2025-01-23
Health
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
Corrected 2025-01-23
Health
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
Corrected 2025-01-23
Health
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Corrected 2025-01-23
Health
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2025-01-23
Health
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Corrected 2025-01-23
Health
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Corrected 2024-11-20
Health
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2024-10-22
Health
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2024-10-22
Health
Provide basic life support, including CPR, prior to the arrival of emergency medical personnel , subject to physician orders and the resident’s advance directives.
Corrected 2024-10-22
Health
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Corrected 2024-07-05
Health
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Corrected 2024-05-24
Health
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2024-05-24
Health
Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.
Corrected 2024-05-10
Health
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Corrected 2024-01-23
Health
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected 2023-12-18
Health
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Corrected 2023-12-18
Health
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.
Corrected 2023-12-18
Health
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2023-12-18
Health
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Corrected 2023-12-18
Health
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Corrected 2023-12-18
Health
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
Corrected 2023-12-18
Health
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Corrected 2023-12-18
Health
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Corrected 2023-12-18
Health
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Corrected 2023-12-18
Health
Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed.
Corrected 2023-12-18
Health
Post nurse staffing information every day.
Corrected 2023-12-18
Health
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Corrected 2023-12-18
Health
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Corrected 2023-10-20
Health
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2023-10-20
Health
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2023-05-04
Health
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Corrected 2023-04-07
Health
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Corrected 2023-04-07
Health
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Corrected 2023-04-07
Health
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected 2023-02-09
Health
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Corrected 2023-02-09
Health
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.
Corrected 2023-02-09
Health
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Corrected 2023-02-09
Health
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
Corrected 2023-02-09
Health
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2023-02-09
Health
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
Corrected 2023-02-09
Health
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2023-02-09
Health
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Corrected 2023-02-09
Health
Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.
Corrected 2023-02-09
Health
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Corrected 2023-02-09
Penalties and ownership
Fine · fine $14,333
Fine
Fine · fine $12,048
Fine
Fine · fine $5,340
Fine
Fine · fine $14,433
Fine
5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Individual
5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Organization
5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Organization
5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Organization
5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Organization
W-2 Managing Employee · Individual
Operational/Managerial Control · Individual
Corporate Director · Individual
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