Alta Rehab at Fairmont

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: Fairmont Care Center

• Sep 13, 2024 (canvass): Out of Business. No violations listed.
• Sep 13, 2024 (canvass re-inspection): Pass. No violations listed.
• Sep 11, 2024 (canvass re-inspection): Fail.
  1 violation

  • Insects, rodents, & animals not present (Priority). Inspector’s note: observed approximately 105 droppings inside and underneath radiator. priority violation 7-38-020(a)
• Sep 9, 2024 (canvass re-inspection): Fail.
  1 violation

  • Insects, rodents, & animals not present (Priority). Inspector’s note: observed approximately 10 droppings in cafeteria adjacent to kitchen. observed 3 live cockroaches in kitchen area. must eliminate all live activity and evidence of pest. priority violation 7-38-020(a)
• Sep 5, 2024 (canvass): Fail.
  2 violations

  • Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible (Priority Foundation). Inspector’s note: observed only handsink for dishwashing area completely blocked by rolling racks. priority foundation violation 7-38-030 (c)
  • Insects, rodents, & animals not present (Priority). Inspector’s note: observed evidence of pest infestation including approximately 500 mouse droppings within dry storage room, cafeteria including with tables chairs vending machines. observed evidence of pest activity including approximately 12-15 live cockroaches within oven within cooking area. contact pest control ...
• Mar 7, 2024 (suspected food poisoning): Pass w/ Conditions.
  7 violations

  • Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible (Priority Foundation). Inspector’s note: observed handwashing sinks in rear warewashing area and in small prep room not accessible blocked with multiple dishwasher tray racks. instructed the person in charge to ensure all handwashing sinks are accessible at all for employees to wash their hands. person in charge removed dishwashing racks ...
  • Approved thawing methods used. Inspector’s note: observed food handler thawing frozen ground beef in two compartment prep sink sitting in stagnant water. informed the person in charge of proper thawing methods ( must utilize running water with enough volatility when thawing). must meet proper thawing requirements and maintain.
  • Insects, rodents, & animals not present. Inspector’s note: observed the rear exit door not completely rodent proofed as required. instructed the person in charge to completely rodent proof door by sealing 1/4 gap at the bottom of the door and maintain.
  • Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage & display. Inspector’s note: observed multiple containers of boxed foods being stored on floor in the walk-in cooler. instructed the person in charge to elevate allf ood items six inxhes from floor on raised shelving units and maintain.
  • Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used. Inspector’s note: observed rusty shelves in six door reach-in cooler in the rear prep area. instructed the person in charge to remove rust and ensure all nonfood-contact surfaces remain smooth and easily cleanable.
  • Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean. Inspector’s note: observed multiple holes in toilet room ceiling near the prep area.---also observed multiple missing ceiling panels in the utility closet in the rear. instructed the person in charge to smoothly seal all holes in toilet room and to replace missing ceiling panels in the utility closet and maintain in ...
  • Adequate ventilation & lighting; designated areas used. Inspector’s note: observed burntout lightbulb in the room containing the walk-in freezer and ice machine in the rear prep area. instructed the person in charge to replace lightbulb and maintain adequate lighting.

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.

Chicago Department of Public Health: Alta Rehab at Fairmont

• Jun 10, 2025 (canvass): Pass.
  8 violations

  • Insects, rodents, & animals not present. Inspector’s note: outer opening not protected.we observed rear dooe by the parking lot, gap of 1/4"to 1/2" between doors.repair issue to minimize pest and insect entry.
  • Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used. Inspector’s note: must not use duct tape as a means of repair on fan window above the three compartment sink.surface has be smooth and cleanable the door of the tall reach-in cooler and the plastic lid of the bulk flour container. must be smooth and cleanable. edit
  • Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used. Inspector’s note: must not use milk crates as a means of elevation for stored items.provide a raised shelf
  • Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices. Inspector’s note: replace broken hot water handle at washbowl inside the unisex washroom.at same location another handwashing sink fully operable. three compartment sink and handwashing sink by the three compartment sink slowly draining,repair issue.
  • Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices. Inspector’s note: leaking pipe under the handwashing sink by the two compartment sink.repair issue.
  • Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean. Inspector’s note: broken and missing floor tiles at service/dining area.also broken repaired cement floor under three compartment sink,under and around high temp dish machine,around floor drains.remove replace with a smooth cleanable and non-absorbent surface.replace also broken and missing plastic baseboard walls ...
  • Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean. Inspector’s note: floor drains in the kitchen with a build up of slime substance.clean and maintain.also walls behind and under three compartment sink. remove black slime and remove broken caulking at three compartment sink and handwashing sink by two compartment sink.replace and maintain.
  • Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean. Inspector’s note: we observed expanding spray foam used as a sealant for openings around floor piping behind the ice machine and the wall in the kitchen. must remove to be smooth and cleanable.
• Sep 13, 2024 (license): Pass. No violations listed.

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.

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 15, 2009.

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.

OSHA workplace safety inspections

OSHA inspects workplaces for staff safety, such as lifting, needles, chemicals and workplace violence. It does not inspect resident care.

• Jul 15, 2020: fatality or catastrophe inspection, partial (health). Case closed Feb 26, 2021. No violations cited. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Fairmont Care Center, INC.

Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, as of Oct 15, 2026, inspections since 2016. Penalties can change while a case is open or contested.

Location and nearby care

Nearest hospital with an emergency room

Swedish Hospital, Chicago. 1.5 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars. Location approximate.

Nearest Medicare nursing home

Harmony Healthcare & Rehab CTR, Chicago. 0.2 miles away, straight line.

Nearest home health agency office

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

Nearest pharmacy

Walgreens. 0.4 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.

Area

USDA classes ZIP code 60630 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).

Dialysis within 15 miles

Davita Irving Park Dialysis, Chicago, 1.0 mile away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars)
Fmc - Neomedica - North Kilpatrick, Chicago, 1.0 mile away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 5 of 5 stars)
Nephron Dialysis Center, Ltd., Chicago, 1.5 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)

Hospice

38 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 60630.
Accentcare Hospice & Palliative Care Of Illinois, office in Rosemont, 7.2 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars)
Bristol Hospice - Chicago, LLC, office in Des Plaines, 7.3 miles away, straight line
Vitas Healthcare Corporation Of Illinois, office in Chicago, 8.1 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars)

Nearest geriatric medicine practice

Endeavor Health Medical Group, Chicago. 1.5 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, coastal flooding relatively 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.