Federal inspection record · CMS data as of October 1, 2026
Ryze At Homewood
19000 South Halsted, Homewood, IL · (708) 957-9200
- Certified beds
- 259
- Residents per day
- 137
- Ownership
- For-Profit
- Chain
- No chain reported
- Medicare / Medicaid
- Medicare + Medicaid
- Certified since
- February 13, 2009
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How this home got 1 star
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 (already 1)
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
★★★★★1 of 5
Matches the rating CMS publishes on Care Compare.
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Where it sits among Illinois homes
Ryze At Homewood carries 278 inspection points. That is fewer than 12% 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
58 health citations on record since 2023. 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 (13)
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J
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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G
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
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G
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
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G
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
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G
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
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G
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
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G
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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J
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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G
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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G
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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G
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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G
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
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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
Quality of Life and Care13E
- E
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- E
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- D
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
- D
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.
- D
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
- D
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
- D
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
- D
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.
- D
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- D
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
- D
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Resident Rights7E
- E
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- E
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
- E
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.
- D
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
- D
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
- D
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
- E
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
Pharmacy Service5E
- E
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.
- D
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
- D
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
- D
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- D
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Nutrition and Dietary4F
- 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.
- E
Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
- F
Provide sufficient support personnel to safely and effectively carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning4F
- F
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- E
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- E
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- D
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
Infection Control3F
- F
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- D
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- E
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Administration3F
- E
Provide timely, quality laboratory services/tests to meet the needs of residents.
- F
Have a plan that describes the process for conducting QAPI and QAA activities.
- D
Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services.
Nursing and Physician Services2F
- F
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
- C
Post nurse staffing information every day.
Environmental2E
- E
Put firmly secured handrails on each side of hallways.
- E
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation2D
- D
Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.
- D
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Inspection history
2026-01-15
22 health deficiencies · 0 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (8 deficiencies)
2024-12-06
21 health deficiencies · 4 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (7 deficiencies)
2023-09-21
15 health deficiencies · 0 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (8 deficiencies)
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Nursing time per resident, per day
Each resident here gets about 2 h 40 min of nursing staff time a day, 20 min of it from a registered nurse.
This home
2 h 40 min
Illinois average
3 h 28 min
U.S. average
3 h 54 min
- Registered nurse
- Licensed practical nurse
- Nurse aide
Turnover: 63% of nursing staff and 74% of registered nurses left in the past year, along with 2 administrators.
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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Fines and payment denials
$298,948 in federal fines on record over the past three years.
| Date | Penalty | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | Payment Denial · 1 day denial | $0 |
| 2025-09-19 | Fine | $45,396 |
| 2025-06-04 | Fine | $51,714 |
| 2025-06-04 | Payment Denial · 12 day denial | $0 |
| 2024-12-19 | Fine | $11,128 |
| 2024-11-14 | Fine | $44,512 |
| 2024-11-14 | Payment Denial · 3 day denial | $0 |
| 2024-10-11 | Fine | $31,993 |
| 2024-08-06 | Fine | $14,283 |
| 2024-08-06 | Fine | $16,322 |
| 2024-08-06 | Payment Denial · 8 day denial | $0 |
| 2024-03-01 | Fine | $83,600 |
| 2024-03-01 | Payment Denial · 34 day denial | $0 |
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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 days2 pts worse | 4.0 | 2.0 | 1.8 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days2.1 pts worse | 4.2 | 2.1 | 1.7 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine30.9 pts worse | 59.6% | 90.5% | 93.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine8.5 pts worse | 83.2% | 91.7% | 95.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury1.6 pts better | 1.4% | 3.0% | 3.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms43.9 pts worse | 99.8% | 55.9% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight0.4 pts worse | 6.5% | 6.1% | 5.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication9.7 pts better | 8.7% | 18.4% | 19.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication4.1 pts worse | 25.8% | 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 worsened5.2 pts better | 7.6% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased7.8 pts better | 5.2% | 13.0% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder0.6 pts better | 0.2% | 0.8% | 0.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection1.5 pts better | 0.0% | 1.5% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence6.4 pts worse | 26.2% | 19.8% | 18.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers0.9 pts better | 3.9% | 4.8% | 4.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine16.2 pts worse | 53.8% | 70.0% | 82.3% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit2.4 pts better | 11.1% | 13.5% | 11.8% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication0.9 pts better | 1.3% | 2.2% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine31.8 pts worse | 31.4% | 63.2% | 80.1% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission0.2 pts worse | 25.8% | 25.6% | 23.4% |
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Who owns and runs it
10 owners and managers reported to CMS. The last column counts how many nursing homes each one is tied to.
Show ownership list
| Name | Role | Share | Homes |
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| Abram, Juliet | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Abram, Juliet | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Aliya Operations Holdings LLC | Operational/Managerial Control · Organization | 0% | 9 facilities |
| Aliya Operations Holdings LLC | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 9 facilities |
| Nagubadi, Sandhya | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 3 facilities |
| Nagubadi, Sandhya | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 3 facilities |
| Optimumbank | Operational/Managerial Control · Organization | 0% | 6 facilities |
| Weinfeld, Efriam | Managing Control - Governing Body · Individual | 0% | 13 facilities |
| Weinfeld, Efriam | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 13 facilities |
| Weinfeld, Efriam | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 13 facilities |
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Fire safety
4 life-safety citations (sprinklers, exits, alarms). These don't count toward the star rating.
Emergency Preparedness4F
- F
Establish policies and procedures for sheltering.
- F
Establish policies and procedures for volunteers.
- F
Establish staff and initial training requirements.
- F
Address patient/client population and determine types of services needed.
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Other homes nearby
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Prairie Manor Nrsg & Rehab Ctr
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★★★★★- Worst citation, 3 yrs
- G
- Nursing / resident / day
- 3 h 15 min
- Fines
- $0
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Aliya Of Homewood
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★★★★★- Worst citation, 3 yrs
- G
- Nursing / resident / day
- 3 h 46 min
- Fines
- $123,708
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Aliya Of Glenwood
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★★★★★- Worst citation, 3 yrs
- G
- Nursing / resident / day
- 2 h 44 min
- Fines
- $207,110