Covenant Home of Chicago

The local health department inspects the kitchen that serves residents. Results are in the agency's own words.

Chicago Department of Public Health: Covenant Home of Chicago

• Nov 4, 2025 (canvass re-inspection): Pass.
  4 violations

  • Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible. Inspector’s note: 5-202.12 (b-d) observed handsink faucet in third floor unisex washroom with hot water running less than 15 seconds. instructed to increase timer of hot water to ensure faucet is providing a flow of water for at least 15 seconds without the need to reactivate the faucet.
  • Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage & display. Inspector’s note: 3-307.11 instructed to elevate all items at least six inches from floors throughout main prep area.
  • Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices. Inspector’s note: 5-204.12 observed no backflow device on utility sink in fifth floor utility closet. instructed to provide a backflow device and install to ensure device can be located, serviced, and maintained
  • Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean. Inspector’s note: 6-501.11 observed mold on caulking and wall behind dishwasher. instructed to remove, detail clean, and sanitize and maintain.
• Oct 28, 2025 (canvass): Fail.
  6 violations

  • Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained & used; test strips (Priority Foundation). Inspector’s note: observed facility without a chemical sanitizing test kit for manual warewashing. informed person in charge a test kit that accurately measures the concentration in mg/l of sanitizing solution must be provided. priority foundation violation #7-38-005. citation issued.
  • Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible. Inspector’s note: observed handsink faucet in third floor unisex washroom with hot water running less than 15 seconds. instructed to increase timer of hot water to ensure faucet is providing a flow of water for at least 15 seconds without the need to reactivate the faucet.
  • Insects, rodents, & animals not present. Inspector’s note: observed evidence of rodent activity on the premises. observed approximately 45 mouse droppings on the floor of the main prep area under and on side of three compartment sink, under dishwasher, on dishwashing tray, and behind ice machine, and in rear dry storage area. management instructed to clean ...
  • Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage & display. Inspector’s note: instructed to elevate all items at least six inches from floors throughout main prep area.
  • Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices. Inspector’s note: observed no backflow device on utility sink in fifth floor utility closet. instructed to provide a backflow device and install to ensure device can be located, serviced, and maintained.
  • Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean. Inspector’s note: observed mold on caulking and wall behind dishwasher. instructed to remove, detail clean, and sanitize and maintain.
• Aug 19, 2024 (canvass): Pass w/ Conditions.
  7 violations

  • City of chicago food service sanitation certificate (Priority Foundation). Inspector’s note: observed no original city of chicago sanitation certificate posted on site or valid documentation provided on the premises.instructed person in charge,that copies of said certificate are not acceptable.instructed facility that a city of chicago certified food service manager must be on site at all ...
  • Management, food employee and conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities and reporting (Priority Foundation). Inspector’s note: observed no employee health policies provided on the premises.instructed to inform and provide acknowledgement of health policy with employee's signatures and maintain as required.priority foundation violation 7-38-010,citation issued.
  • Summary report displayed and visible to the public (Priority Foundation). Inspector’s note: previous inspection report summary from (08/25/2023) was not displayed for the public to view.today's inspection report summary was issued and displayed and visible to the public at all times.priority foundation violation 7-42-010 (b),citation issued.
  • Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible. Inspector’s note: observed no handwashing signage at hand sink located on the 3rd floor cafe.instructed to provide and maintain.
  • Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized. Inspector’s note: observed a slight debris accumulation encrusted on the interior of the ice machine.must remove debris, detail clean inside ice machine/have serviced and maintain ice machine at all times.
  • Insects, rodents, & animals not present. Inspector’s note: observed the rear exit door leading to the garbage dumpster with gap opening approx: 1/4" inch gap at bottom of door.instructed to make door tight fitting all across the bottom to prevent pest entry and maintain.
  • Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean. Inspector’s note: instructed to detail clean walls at 3-compartment sink area to remove food splashed debris and to replace water stained ceiling tiles in same area and maintain.

Source: the agency's records, inspections since Oct 16, 2023, as of Oct 15, 2026. Pass: No critical or serious violations found. Pass w/ Conditions: Critical or serious violations found and corrected during the inspection. Fail: Critical or serious violations not corrected during the inspection. Priority / Priority Foundation / Core: The city's severity levels under the 2017 Chicago Food Code; Priority is the most serious.

On the Illinois list of Medicaid providers. Listed as Covenant Home of Chicago under Supportive Living Program (HFS). (state list, as of Sep 9, 2026)

Being on the list means the community has taken part in the program. Ask whether it has a Medicaid opening now, and how many residents it serves on Medicaid.

How Medicaid pays for care in Illinois

• Supportive Living Program (SLP). The Supportive Living Program, run by the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services, is a service-enriched housing option for Medicaid-eligible people 65 and older, and adults 22 to 64 with physical disabilities, who would otherwise need nursing facility care. (state page)

Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.

Federal wage and hour cases

The Department of Labor checks that staff are paid minimum wage and overtime as the law requires.

• Findings for Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2024. Violations found: Overtime. Back wages: $68,852 owed to 447 employees. Employer as DOL recorded it: Covenant Home of Chicago. Case 2001758.

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division enforcement data, loaded Oct 15, 2026. Concluded cases only. The dates are the period in which DOL found violations, not when the case opened or closed. Back wages are what the employer agreed to pay; penalties are what DOL assessed. DOL does not publish a page for each case, so search the dataset by case number.

Nearest hospital with an emergency room

Swedish Hospital, Chicago. 0.2 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars. Location approximate.

Nearest Medicare nursing home

Foster Health & Rehab Center, Chicago. 0.2 miles away, straight line.

Nearest home health agency office

Angel'S Care Home Health Services, Inc, Chicago. 0.7 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.

Nearest pharmacy

Walgreens. 0.2 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.

Area

USDA classes ZIP code 60625 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).

Dialysis within 15 miles

Nephron Dialysis Center, Ltd., Chicago, 0.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Irving Park Dialysis, Chicago, 1.9 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars)
Fmc - Northcenter Dialysis, Chicago, 2.0 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars)

Hospice

29 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 60625.
Vitas Healthcare Corporation Of Illinois, office in Chicago, 7.8 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars)
Accentcare Hospice & Palliative Care Of Illinois, office in Rosemont, 8.7 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars)
Unity Hospice Of Chicagoland, LLC, office in Chicago, 9.0 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)

Nearest geriatric medicine practice

Endeavor Health Medical Group, Chicago. 0.1 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor listed there.

Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.

Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.

Flood zone

Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)

FEMA National Risk Index

Overall: relatively moderate. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding relatively moderate, coastal flooding very low, tornado relatively high, heat wave relatively high, earthquake relatively low. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)

A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.

Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.