Alden Lakeland Rehab & Hcc

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: Lakeland INC

• Jun 16, 2025 (canvass): Pass.
  3 violations

  • Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible. Inspector’s note: must provide handwashing signage in unisex employee restrooms located outside of kitchen area.
  • Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used. Inspector’s note: observed torn gaskets on the inside of apple sauce and dessert reach-in cooler. instructed to repair properly and maintain.
  • Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices. Inspector’s note: observed a leaky faucet at the three compartment sink in the dishwashing area. instructed to repair and maintain.
• Jul 31, 2024 (canvass): Pass.
  6 violations

  • Non-food/food contact surfaces clean. Inspector’s note: instructed to detail clean and maintain storage wire racks with mold like build-up inside the walk-in cooler.
  • Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices. Inspector’s note: instructed to repair drain pipe (water leaking) underneath one compartment sink. -------observed eye wash sink without drain pipe (bucket underneath). instructed to install drainpipe for proper water drainage. --------instructed to repair faucet where the water is continuously running by the ...
  • Garbage & refuse properly disposed; facilities maintained. Inspector’s note: instructed to detail clean and maintain exterior top of (unused) grease dumpster in rear outside area or remove.
  • Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean. Inspector’s note: instructed to regrout floor tiles with deep seams by the dishmachine, 3 compartment sink and by the prep area.
  • Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean. Inspector’s note: observed water dripping (condensation) from ceiling above employee dining area. instructed to repair.
  • Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean. Inspector’s note: instructed to clean and maintain floors under and behind dishmachine. keep the floor dry to prevent pest harborage.

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 Lakeland Rehab & Hcc 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 Lakeland 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

Louis A Weiss Memorial Hospital, Chicago. 0.2 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 1 of 5 stars.

Nearest Medicare nursing home

Selfhelp Home of Chicago, Chicago. 0.3 miles away, straight line.

Nearest home health agency office

Wailai Home Health Services, Chicago. 0.5 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.

Nearest pharmacy

Walgreens. 0.1 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.

Area

USDA classes ZIP code 60640 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).

Dialysis within 15 miles

Zclosed - Fmc - Uptown, Chicago, 0.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Fmc - Na Lakeview Dialysis, Chicago, 1.0 mile away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Excel Renal Care Services, Chicago, 2.4 miles away, straight line

Hospice

28 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 60640.
Vitas Healthcare Corporation Of Illinois, office in Chicago, 7.4 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars)
Unity Hospice Of Chicagoland, LLC, office in Chicago, 8.1 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Guardian Healthcare & Hospice, LLC, office in Northfield, 10.6 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)

Nearest geriatric medicine practice

The Board Of Trustees Of The University Of Illinois, Chicago. 0.3 miles away, straight line. 3 geriatric medicine doctors 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, coastal flooding very low, tornado very high, heat wave relatively high, earthquake very 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.