Nursing home
Alden Estates of Northmoor
5831 North Northwest Highway, Chicago, IL 60631 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of The Alden Network (27 facilities) · 198 certified beds
Alden Estates of Northmoor is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Chicago, Illinois. CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (1/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.21 hours per resident per day, below the Illinois average of 3.49. Its most recent inspection on Nov 1, 2024 cited 15 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $11,180In CMS records: 1 total penalty.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Alden Estates of Northmoor 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) | 3.21 | 3.49 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.52 | 0.73 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.11 | 2.13 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | —% | 45.7% | 46.4% | — |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 15.0 | 12.1 | 9.5 | above 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.
Penalties in CMS records: 1 fine totaling $11,180, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at Alden Estates of Northmoor
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Potential for harm
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jan 26, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Dec 4, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Dec 4, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Dec 4, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Dec 4, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Jul 9, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jul 9, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Nov 1, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Nov 1, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Nov 1, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Nov 1, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
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.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Nov 1, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
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
- 5831 North Northwest Highway
Chicago, IL 60631 - CMS certification #
- 145888
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 198
- Avg residents/day
- 181.8
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1996-07-08
- Chain
- The Alden Network (27 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of The Alden Network
The Alden Network operates 27 nursing facilities across the United States. View all The Alden Network facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around Alden Estates of Northmoor using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Nurse 24 hours a day
- Kitchen 4 inspections by Chicago Department of Public Health since 2023; latest Pass (October 2026)
Full public records, with dates and sources
Kitchen inspections
The local health department inspects the kitchen that serves residents. Results are in the agency's own words.
Chicago Department of Public Health: Alden Northmoor Rehab & HLTH
- Oct 2, 2026 (canvass re-inspection): Pass. No violations listed.
- Mar 26, 2025 (canvass): Pass.
2 violations
- Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices. Inspector’s note: observed slight leak coming from faucets of exposed handwashing sinks located in 3rd and 4th floor pantries. instructed to correct and maintain in good condition.
- Garbage & refuse properly disposed; facilities maintained. Inspector’s note: observed slight build up of trash and debris on ground around outdoor garbage enclosure. instructed to correct and maintain in good condition.
- Jun 5, 2024 (canvass): Pass w/ Conditions.
5 violations
- Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible (Priority Foundation). Inspector’s note: observed no paper towels at exposed handwashing sink located in 2nd floor pantry. instructed to maintain paper towels at all exposed handwashing sinks at all times. priority foundation violation 7-38-030(c). citation issued.
- Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible (Priority Foundation). Inspector’s note: observed exposed handwashing sinks located in 3rd and 4th floor pantries made inaccessible by pitchers and containers being stored inside them. instructed to maintain all exposed handwashing sinks in a free and accessible manner. priority foundation violation 7-38-030(c). citation combined with ...
- Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible. Inspector’s note: observed no handwashing signage at exposed handwashing sink located in 4th floor pantry. instructed to provide.
- Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices. Inspector’s note: observed steady drip coming from faucet of exposed handwashing sink located in 1st floor pantry. instructed to correct and maintain in good condition.
- Adequate ventilation & lighting; designated areas used. Inspector’s note: observed build up of dust on lightshield in ceiling of dry storage room located off kitchen. instructed to correct and maintain in good condition.
- Oct 24, 2023 (canvass): Pass.
1 violation
- Non-food/food contact surfaces clean. Inspector’s note: observed food debris/food spills on shelves at 1st floor pantry. must clean shelves 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.
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Alden Estates of Northmoor says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Nurse on site: 24 hours a day.
The care you receive at Alden Estates of Northmoor includes around-the-clock nursing care, intensive therapy, luxurious surroundings, five-star amenities such as restaurant dining and more.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Apartment types named: private room, semi-private room.
Private and deluxe semi-private rooms
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Amita Health Resurrection Medical Center, Chicago. 1.2 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Norwood Crossing, Chicago. 0.6 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Advance Home Health Care, Ltd, Chicago. 0.5 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 0.6 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 60631 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Norwood Park Dialysis, Chicago, 1.2 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Davita Big Oaks Dialysis, Niles, 2.0 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars)
Fmc - Norridge, Norridge, 2.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 33 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 60631.
Accentcare Hospice & Palliative Care Of Illinois, office in Rosemont, 3.9 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars)
Bristol Hospice - Chicago, LLC, office in Des Plaines, 3.9 miles away, straight line
Heart To Heart Hospice Corp, office in Schiller Park, 4.6 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Oak Street Health Physicians Group PC, Chicago. 3.1 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.
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 high, wildfire 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.
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 | Nothing on record |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| Chicago Department of Public Health kitchen inspections | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here very low |
| 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 Alden Estates of Northmoor a good nursing home?
CMS gives Alden Estates of Northmoor an overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars, including 1/5 for staffing and 3/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Alden Estates of Northmoor staffed?
Alden Estates of Northmoor reports 3.21 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Illinois average of 3.49.
Has Alden Estates of Northmoor had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 15 deficiencies.
How many beds does Alden Estates of Northmoor have?
Alden Estates of Northmoor is certified for 198 beds.