Aperion Care Lakeshore

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: Aperion Care Lakeshore, LLC

• Mar 21, 2025 (canvass): Pass.
  4 violations

  • Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized. Inspector’s note: interior of ice machine compartments not clean (interior top and bin). ice is used for human consumption. instructed to clean, sanitize and maintain unit.
  • Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used. Inspector’s note: observed ice on pipe of condenser unit inside the walk-in cooler in basement.instructed to repair.
  • Non-food/food contact surfaces clean. Inspector’s note: accumulated grease and food debris on walls, utility connections and equipment surfaces behind cooking line.must clean and maintain. must remove dry wall debris on shelves inside the dry food storage.
  • Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean. Inspector’s note: must not use duct tape as a means of repair on celing wall and ceiling pipe by the dishwashing area. must be smooth and cleanable. broken ceiling tiles debris on floors under shelves at the dry food storage area,clean and maintain
• Jul 24, 2024 (canvass re-inspection): Pass.
  2 violations

  • Insects, rodents, & animals not present. Inspector’s note: outer opening not protected. exit rear door with 1/4 to 1/2" gap between door and frame door.repair issue to minimize pest enty.
  • Single-use/single-service articles: properly stored & used. Inspector’s note: plastic utensils used for residents not protected:invert utensils to minimize source of contamination.
• Jul 17, 2024 (canvass): Fail.
  15 violations

  • Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible (Priority). Inspector’s note: no hot water at two of three handwashing sinks in kitchen. hot water temperature found at 86f to 90.1f. must provide hot water with a minimum temperature of 100f at all handsink. adequate hot water found at all other sinks. priority violation 7-38-030(c),citation issued. engineer was able to ...
  • Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible (Priority Foundation). Inspector’s note: handwashing sink in women's washroom not mainatained. hot water may not exceed 120f,through a mixing valve or combination faucet. presently water temp of 122.6f. priority foundation violation:7-38-030(c),citation issued
  • Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible (Priority Foundation). Inspector’s note: no paper towels provided at handwashing sink in the kitchen by prep area. upon my request manager had to ask housekeeping to provide paper towels at said sinks priority foundation violation:7-38-030(c) consolidated with above violation
  • Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized (Priority). Inspector’s note: high temp dishmachine not able to maintain 160f. presently water temp of 119f.after several attemps water temp of 135.9f.tagged unit "held for inspection". do not use. instructed to use three compartment sink: wash, rinse and sanitize. instructed to repair issue. priority violation:7-38-025, ...
  • Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized (Priority Foundation). Inspector’s note: we observed ice/food not protected. interior of the ice machines upper water reservoir, and interior of the machine with excessive black slime substance dripping down into the ice.ice is used for human consumption. instructed to detail clean and sanitize the interior of the ice machine throughout. ...
  • Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized (Priority). Inspector’s note: we observed soap dispenser not dispensing soap at high temp dish machine.unable to wash multi use utensils,cups,dishes,trays etc.unit presently in use. instructed to repair issue. tagged unit"held for inspection". do not use. instructed to use three compartment sink:wash rinse and sanitize priority ...
  • Insects, rodents, & animals not present. Inspector’s note: outer opening not protected. exit rear door with 1/4 to 1/2" gap between door and frame door.repair issue to minimize pest enty.
  • Single-use/single-service articles: properly stored & used. Inspector’s note: plastic utensils used for residents not protected:invert utensils to minimize source of contamination.
  • Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used. Inspector’s note: condenser unit inside the walk-in cooler pipes are leaking.instructed to repair. ice build-up at condenser unit inside the walk-in freezer. icecles danging from unit and pipes.repair issue.
  • 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.
  • Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used. Inspector’s note: must not use duct tape as a means of repair at botton of ice machne,repair/replace unit. surface must be smooth and cleanable.
  • Non-food/food contact surfaces clean. Inspector’s note: high temp dishmachine with excess mineral and debris.at interior and exterior of unit.
  • Non-food/food contact surfaces clean. Inspector’s note: must not use aluminum foil as liner for shelving in prep area. must be smooth and cleanable surface.
  • Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices. Inspector’s note: booster under the high temp dishmachine is broken,missing parts,etc. must repair/replace unit. must repair faucet at three comartment sink at north area of the kitchen.once the first faucet is un use no water provided at the other faucet .three compartment sink has two faucet,must repair and ...
  • Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean. Inspector’s note: ceiling inside the walk-in cooler is leaking,repair issue. excess water on floor under the high temp dishmachine and under the ice machine.drain pipe from unit not reaching floor drain.instructed to provide a longer drain pipe to be able to reach floor drain.

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.

OSHA workplace safety inspections

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

• May 5, 2020: fatality or catastrophe inspection, partial (health). Case closed Jul 21, 2020. No violations cited. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Mosaic Healthcare DBA the Mosaic of Lakeshore. Matched by street address; the name OSHA recorded differs from the community's.

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

Saint Francis Hospital-Evanston, Evanston. 1.3 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars.

Nearest Medicare nursing home

Chalet Living & Rehab, Chicago. 0.2 miles away, straight line.

Nearest home health agency office

Great Paragon Healthcare, Inc, Chicago. 1.7 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 60626 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).

Dialysis within 15 miles

Fmc - Rogers Park, Chicago, 1.6 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Davita Evanston Renal Center, Evanston, 2.7 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Nephron Dialysis Center, Ltd., Chicago, 3.2 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)

Hospice

30 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 60626.
Guardian Healthcare & Hospice, LLC, office in Northfield, 7.9 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Vitas Healthcare Corporation Of Illinois, office in Chicago, 10.3 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars)
Moments Hospice Of Chicago North LLC, office in Des Plaines, 10.3 miles away, straight line

Nearest geriatric medicine practice

Oak Street Health Physicians Group PC, Chicago. 1.1 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 moderate, 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.