Federal inspection record · CMS data as of October 1, 2026
The Pearl of North Aurora
212 Airport Road, North Aurora, IL · (630) 896-7778
- Certified beds
- 75
- Residents per day
- 61
- Ownership
- For-Profit
- Chain
- No chain reported
- Medicare / Medicaid
- Medicare + Medicaid
- Certified since
- September 5, 2014
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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
The Pearl of North Aurora carries 31 inspection points. That is fewer than 90% 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
20 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 (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
Quality of Life and Care7E
- D
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- D
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- E
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- D
Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.
- 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
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.
Resident Rights4E
- D
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
Honor the resident's right to receive visitors of his or her choosing, at the time of his or her choosing.
- 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 request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Nutrition and Dietary3F
- E
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.
- F
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- D
Ensure therapeutic diets are prescribed by the attending physician and may be delegated to a registered or licensed dietitian, to the extent allowed by State law.
Environmental2F
- F
Keep all essential equipment working safely.
- F
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Pharmacy Service2E
- 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.
Infection Control1F
- F
Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home.
Inspection history
2026-01-16
5 health deficiencies · 4 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (3 deficiencies)
2024-11-14
4 health deficiencies · 4 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (3 deficiencies)
2024-01-26
11 health deficiencies · 10 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Environmental (2 deficiencies)
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Nursing time per resident, per day
Each resident here gets about 3 h 52 min of nursing staff time a day, 57 min of it from a registered nurse.
This home
3 h 52 min
Illinois average
3 h 28 min
U.S. average
3 h 54 min
- Registered nurse
- Licensed practical nurse
- Nurse aide
Turnover: 44% of nursing staff and 33% 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 days0.7 pts worse | 2.7 | 2.0 | 1.8 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days0.9 pts worse | 3.0 | 2.1 | 1.7 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine5.8 pts better | 96.3% | 90.5% | 93.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine5.7 pts worse | 86.0% | 91.7% | 95.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury0.2 pts worse | 3.2% | 3.0% | 3.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms34.7 pts better | 21.2% | 55.9% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight3.7 pts worse | 9.8% | 6.1% | 5.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication7.6 pts better | 10.8% | 18.4% | 19.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication3.9 pts better | 17.8% | 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 worsened15.2 pts worse | 28.0% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased3.2 pts worse | 16.2% | 13.0% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder0.8 pts better | 0.0% | 0.8% | 0.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection2.9 pts worse | 4.4% | 1.5% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence2.3 pts better | 17.5% | 19.8% | 18.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers3.8 pts better | 1.0% | 4.8% | 4.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine16.5 pts better | 86.5% | 70.0% | 82.3% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit2.9 pts better | 10.6% | 13.5% | 11.8% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication4 pts worse | 6.2% | 2.2% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine10 pts better | 73.2% | 63.2% | 80.1% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission14.2 pts better | 11.4% | 25.6% | 23.4% |
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Who owns and runs it
18 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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| Diamond, Abraham | 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Individual | 17% | 2 facilities |
| Diamond, Rachel | 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Individual | 17% | 2 facilities |
| Kahn, Moshe | 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Individual | 17% | 2 facilities |
| Kahn, Shoshana | 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Individual | 17% | 2 facilities |
| Seleski, Miriam | 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Individual | 17% | 2 facilities |
| Seleski, Samuel | 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Individual | 17% | 2 facilities |
| Ahlgren, Susan | W-2 Managing Employee · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Ahlgren, Susan | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Branshaw, Philip | W-2 Managing Employee · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Branshaw, Philip | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Clemons, Chiquita | W-2 Managing Employee · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Diamond, Abraham | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Diamond, Rachel | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Kahn, Moshe | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Kahn, Moshe | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Kahn, Shoshana | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Seleski, Miriam | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Seleski, Samuel | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
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Fire safety
18 life-safety citations (sprinklers, exits, alarms). These don't count toward the star rating.
Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems5F
- F
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
- E
Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.
- F
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
- E
Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
- E
Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.
Smoke4F
- E
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
- F
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
- E
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
- C
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
Egress3F
- E
Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.
- E
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.
- F
Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.
Emergency Preparedness3F
- F
Establish staff and initial training requirements.
- F
Conduct testing and exercise requirements.
- F
Develop and maintain an Emergency Preparedness Program (EP).
Miscellaneous2F
- F
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
- F
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
Construction1E
- E
Use approved construction type or materials.
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