Nursing home
Ahva Care of Stickney
3900 South Oak Park Avenue, Stickney, IL 60402 · Map
For profit - Corporation · 51 certified beds
Ahva Care of Stickney is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Stickney, Illinois. CMS rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (1/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.94 hours per resident per day, above the Illinois average of 3.49. Its most recent inspection on May 23, 2024 cited 1 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Ahva Care of Stickney compares
This facility vs. the Illinois and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | Illinois avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.94 | 3.49 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.93 | 0.73 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.50 | 2.13 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 58.5% | 45.7% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 1.0 | 12.1 | 9.5 | below avg |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
Staff turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.
Recent health inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
- Every deficiency from the March 25, 2026 inspection was corrected by April 13, 2026
What inspectors found at Ahva Care of Stickney
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Actual harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Mar 25, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Actual harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jan 16, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
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.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Sep 23, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide basic life support, including CPR, prior to the arrival of emergency medical personnel , subject to physician orders and the resident’s advance directives.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Sep 14, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · May 23, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 10 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Nov 17, 2023 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Environmental Deficiencies · Aug 28, 2023 - Potential for harm
Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Jul 27, 2023 - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Mar 16, 2023 - Potential for harm
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.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Feb 4, 2022
Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.
About this facility
- Address
- 3900 South Oak Park Avenue
Stickney, IL 60402 - CMS certification #
- 146078
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 51
- Avg residents/day
- 42.3
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 2005-04-05
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Website says A memory care unit, respite stays, nurse 24 hours a day, works with hospice, transportation
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Ahva Care of Stickney says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Has a separate memory care unit, wing or neighborhood.
Our specialized memory care neighborhood provides a secure environment to keep our residents safe.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Offers respite or short-term stays.
Respite Care
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Nurse on site: 24 hours a day.
We provide 24-hour nursing care provided by caring and compassionate caregivers.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Offers hospice care on site or works with hospice providers.
This beneficial service if offered for any service line; memory care, long term care and/or hospice.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Provides transportation.
Providing in house hemodialysis benefits our residents by eliminating the need for transportation to and from dialysis treatment allowing more time for therapy, family visits, and a better quality of life.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Staff speak English, Spanish.
Although English is the primary language, we have Clinicians and Therapists that can speak Spanish also.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Staff pay and workplace safety
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.
DOL also concluded 1 case here with no violations found, most recently for a period ending Jan 30, 2022.
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.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Macneal Hospital, Berwyn. 3.4 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- The Pavilion of Bridgeview, Bridgeview. 2.7 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Ardent Home Health Care, Chicago. 0.9 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 0.8 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 60402 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fmc - Midway Dialysis, Chicago, 0.8 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Fmc - Summit, Summit, 0.9 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Fmc - Burbank, Burbank, 2.9 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 40 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 60402.
Chicago Hope & Palliative Healthcare Inc, office in Palos Hills, 5.3 miles away, straight line
Sanctuary Hospice, office in Westchester, 6.8 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars)
St Croix Hospice Des Plaines, office in Palos Heights, 7.4 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Oak Street Health Physicians Group PC, Berwyn. 4.6 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.
Emergency and natural hazard risk
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, tornado relatively high, heat wave relatively moderate, 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.
What we checked
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.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: no FEMA wildfire rating of moderate or higher here |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Ahva Care of Stickney a good nursing home?
CMS gives Ahva Care of Stickney an overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars, including 1/5 for staffing and 4/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Ahva Care of Stickney staffed?
Ahva Care of Stickney reports 3.94 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Illinois average of 3.49.
Has Ahva Care of Stickney had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 1 deficiencies.
How many beds does Ahva Care of Stickney have?
Ahva Care of Stickney is certified for 51 beds.