Ambassador Nursing & Rehab Center

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: Ambassador Nursing and Rehabilitation Center II, LLC

• Nov 7, 2025 (canvass re-inspection): Pass.
  2 violations

  • Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used. Inspector’s note: 4-101.19 observed milk crates being used as shelving throughout the prep and storage areas. must remove and provide shelving that is 6" off the floor and provides floor accessibility to ensure adequate facility cleaning.
  • Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean. Inspector’s note: 6-501.12 observed food debris and spills on the radiators in resident dining area on floors 2-3. instructed to detail clean dining areas after mealtimes to remove spills and prevent pest harborage.
• Nov 5, 2025 (canvass): Fail.
  5 violations

  • Proper cold holding temperatures (Priority). Inspector’s note: noted internal temperatures of the following time/temperature control for safety food items inside the walk-in cooler to be improper: eggs 52.1f, milk 51.5, sausage 52.7f, and chicken 52.1. manager immediately and voluntarily disposed of 15 lbs of products worth $250.00 through denaturing process. ...
  • Proper cooling methods used; adequate equipment for temperature control (Priority). Inspector’s note: observed facility walk-in cooler in disrepair. noted walk-in cooler to be 60f. informed person in charge to repair or replace for proper cold holding of 41 degrees f or below. tagged unit. priority violation #7-38-005. citation issued.
  • Insects, rodents, & animals not present (Priority Foundation). Inspector’s note: observed pest activity with approx. 15 small flies noted during inspection. small fly activity was noted near the dishmachine, in rolling carts used to serve residents, and on floors in dining areas. instructed to consult pest control as additional services are needed to minimize or eliminate ...
  • Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used. Inspector’s note: observed milk crates being used as shelving throughout the prep and storage areas. must remove and provide shelving that is 6" off the floor and provides floor accessibility to ensure adequate facility cleaning.
  • Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean. Inspector’s note: observed food debris and spills on the radiators in resident dining area on floors 2-3. instructed to detail clean dining areas after mealtimes to remove spills and prevent pest harborage.
• Sep 18, 2024 (canvass re-inspection): Pass. No violations listed.
• Sep 10, 2024 (canvass): Fail.
  6 violations

  • Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible (Priority Foundation). Inspector’s note: observed the handwashing sink in the dishwashing area not accessible for use multi-use food equipment (pitcher) stored inside hand sink while employees were actively washing dishes at this time.instructed manager,handwashing sink must be accessible for employees to wash hands at all times.priority ...
  • Previous core violation corrected (Priority Foundation). Inspector’s note: previous core violation not corrected from inspection report#2579959 dated:08/11/2023 #51--5-205.15: **c** system maintained in good repair (in good repair) observed 1 of 2 3 compartment sinks not in working repair. said sink had no running cold water and would dispense water from sanitizer tube ...
  • Insects, rodents, & animals not present. Inspector’s note: observed rear exit door with gap opening approx:1/4" at bottom right corner.instructed to make door tight fitting all across the bottom to prevent pest entry and maintain.
  • Non-food/food contact surfaces clean. Inspector’s note: instructed to detail storage racks inside the walk-in-cooler to remove mold like build-up and maintain.
  • Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean. Inspector’s note: instructed to remove peeling paint debris on ceiling next to the kitchen 2-door stand-up cooler and at ceiling above the 1-compartment prep sink near the walk-in-freezer and maintain to smooth,easily cleanable surfaces.
  • Adequate ventilation & lighting; designated areas used. Inspector’s note: observed several light shields missing from the light fixtures in the ktchen prep/dish washing area.instructed to provide 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 Ambassador Nursing & Rehab Center says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.

• Offers respite or short-term stays. Respite Care (page, checked Oct 15, 2026)
• Nurse on site: 24 hours a day. 24-hour skilled nursing care (page, checked Oct 15, 2026)
• Offers diabetes care. Customized dietary programs including renal, cardiac, and diabetic support, along with tube feeding when needed. (page, checked Oct 15, 2026)

Location and nearby care

Nearest hospital with an emergency room

Swedish Hospital, Chicago. 0.8 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars. Location approximate.

Nearest Medicare nursing home

Harmony Healthcare & Rehab CTR, Chicago. 0.7 miles away, straight line.

Nearest home health agency office

Good Shepherd Healthcare, LLC, Chicago. 0.7 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.

Nearest pharmacy

Mariam Pharmacy. 0.1 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, 0.9 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Irving Park Dialysis, Chicago, 1.0 mile away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars)
Fmc - Neomedica - North Kilpatrick, Chicago, 1.6 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; 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, 7.6 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars)
Accentcare Hospice & Palliative Care Of Illinois, office in Rosemont, 7.9 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars)
United Hospice, Inc, office in Park Ridge, 8.8 miles away, straight line

Nearest geriatric medicine practice

Endeavor Health Medical Group, Chicago. 0.9 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 high. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding relatively high, coastal flooding relatively low, tornado very 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.