Nursing home
Aperion Care Forest Park
8200 West Roosevelt Road, Forest Park, IL 60130 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Aperion Care (33 facilities) · 232 certified beds
Aperion Care Forest Park is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Forest Park, Illinois. CMS rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (1/5 for staffing, 1/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.37 hours per resident per day, below the Illinois average of 3.49. Its most recent inspection on Jan 17, 2025 cited 20 deficiencies. Note: it is a CMS Special Focus Facility under enhanced oversight and it carries a CMS abuse icon.
- CMS abuse iconThis facility has an active abuse icon on its CMS record.
- Special Focus Facility candidateCMS lists this facility as a candidate for enhanced oversight.
- 6 fines totaling $395,582In CMS records: 8 total penalties, 2 Medicare payment denials.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Aperion Care Forest Park 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) | 3.37 | 3.49 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.64 | 0.73 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.85 | 2.13 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 48.5% | 45.7% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 20.0 | 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: 6 fines totaling $395,582, 8 total penalties, 2 Medicare payment denials.
What inspectors found at Aperion Care Forest Park
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
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 · Feb 26, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide or obtain dental services for each resident.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 26, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Feb 26, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Feb 26, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Feb 9, 2026 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Feb 9, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Jan 13, 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 · Aug 14, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor each resident's preferences, choices, values and beliefs.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · May 27, 2025 · 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 · May 19, 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 · Apr 10, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Immediate jeopardy
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Mar 18, 2025 · 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
- 8200 West Roosevelt Road
Forest Park, IL 60130 - CMS certification #
- 145969
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 232
- Avg residents/day
- 187.5
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1998-06-19
- Chain
- Aperion Care (33 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Aperion Care
Aperion Care operates 33 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Aperion Care facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around Aperion Care Forest Park using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Workplace safety 2 OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2022, 4 violations cited
Full public records, with dates and sources
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
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 8, 2022: referral inspection, records only (health). Case closed Aug 23, 2022. 1 violation cited (1 other). Penalties: $1,865 proposed, $1,306 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Berkshire Nursing & Rehab Center, LLC. Matched by street address; the name OSHA recorded differs from the community's.
Details
- Other than serious: Electronic submission of injury and illness records (1904.41(a)(2)). Penalty $1,865 proposed, $1,306 now. To be fixed by Aug 10, 2022.
- Apr 29, 2022: monitoring inspection, partial (health). Case closed Aug 22, 2022. 3 violations cited (2 serious, 1 other). Penalties: $13,052 proposed, $9,136 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Berkshire Nursing & Rehab Center, LLC. Matched by street address; the name OSHA recorded differs from the community's.
Details
- Serious: Respiratory protection (respirators, N95 fit testing) (1910.134(f)(2)). Penalty $13,052 proposed, $9,136 now. To be fixed by Aug 10, 2022.
- Serious: Respiratory protection (respirators, N95 fit testing) (1910.134(g)(1)(i)(a)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Aug 10, 2022.
- Other than serious: COVID-19 rule for healthcare settings (1910.502(q)(2)(ii)(a)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Aug 10, 2022.
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
- Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood. 0.5 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Oak Park Oasis, Oak Park. 2.1 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Fmr Home Health, Inc, Broadview. 1.5 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 1.0 mile away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 60130 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fmc - River Forest Dialysis, River Forest, 1.2 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Dialysis - Loyola Center For Dialysis, Maywood, 1.2 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Maple Avenue Kidney Center, Oak Park, 1.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 1 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 24 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 60130.
Gentiva I, office in Oak Brook, 6.0 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Adventist St Thomas Hospice, office in Hinsdale, 6.3 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Alc Palliative And Hospice Care Inc, office in Elmhurst, 6.5 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Oak Street Health Physicians Group PC, Berwyn. 1.6 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 high. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding very high, wildfire very low, tornado very high, heat wave relatively high, earthquake relatively moderate. 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 | 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 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Aperion Care Forest Park a good nursing home?
CMS gives Aperion Care Forest Park an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars, including 1/5 for staffing and 1/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Aperion Care Forest Park staffed?
Aperion Care Forest Park reports 3.37 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Illinois average of 3.49.
Has Aperion Care Forest Park had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 20 deficiencies. This facility is on CMS's Special Focus list for enhanced oversight.
How many beds does Aperion Care Forest Park have?
Aperion Care Forest Park is certified for 232 beds.