Nursing home
Aperion Care Oak Lawn
9401 South Ridgeland Avenue, Oak Lawn, IL 60453 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Aperion Care (33 facilities) · 134 certified beds
Aperion Care Oak Lawn is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Oak Lawn, Illinois. CMS rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (1/5 for staffing, 2/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.14 hours per resident per day, below the Illinois average of 3.49. Its most recent inspection on Nov 8, 2024 cited 22 deficiencies. Note: it carries a CMS abuse icon.
- CMS abuse iconThis facility has an active abuse icon on its CMS record.
- 4 fines totaling $63,669In CMS records: 4 total penalties.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Aperion Care Oak Lawn 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) | 3.14 | 3.49 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.61 | 0.73 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.94 | 2.13 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 59.0% | 45.7% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 22.0 | 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: 4 fines totaling $63,669, 4 total penalties.
What inspectors found at Aperion Care Oak Lawn
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
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Jan 16, 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 · Jan 16, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Jan 16, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Oct 22, 2025 · 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 · Oct 22, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Environmental Deficiencies · Jul 3, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Minimal
Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.
Environmental Deficiencies · Jul 3, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Jun 16, 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 30, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Actual harm
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · May 30, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Actual harm
Provide appropriate foot care.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · May 15, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Mar 31, 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
- 9401 South Ridgeland Avenue
Oak Lawn, IL 60453 - CMS certification #
- 145197
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 134
- Avg residents/day
- 127.5
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1969-03-10
- 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 Oak Lawn using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Staff pay 1 federal wage case with violations found, since 2018
- Workplace safety 1 OSHA workplace safety inspection since 2022, 3 violations cited
Full public records, with dates and sources
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.
- Findings for Sep 2, 2018 to Sep 1, 2020. Violations found: Overtime. Back wages: $3,677 owed to 40 employees. Employer as DOL recorded it: Aperion Care Oak Lawn (Concord Nursing And Rehab Center LLC). Case 1905748.
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.
- Apr 27, 2022: monitoring inspection, partial (health). Case closed Aug 22, 2022. 3 violations cited (3 other). Penalties: $3,730 proposed, $2,612 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Aperion Care Oak Lawn.
Details
- Other than serious: Annual summary of injuries and illnesses (1904.32(a)(4)). Penalty $1,865 proposed, $1,306 now.
- Other than serious: Annual summary of injuries and illnesses (1904.32(a)(3)). Penalty $1,865 proposed, $1,306 now. To be fixed by Jul 14, 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 Jul 14, 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
- Advocate Christ Hospital & Medical Center, Oak Lawn. 2.5 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Aliya of Oak Lawn, Oak Lawn. 0.2 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Regency Home Health Care, P C, Oak Lawn. 0.4 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 0.5 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 60453 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Stony Creek Dialysis, Oak Lawn, 0.2 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Fmc - Burbank, Burbank, 1.7 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Chicago Ridge Dialysis, Chicago Ridge, 1.8 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 41 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 60453.
Osf Hospice, office in Oak Lawn, 0.6 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars)
Chicago Hope & Palliative Healthcare Inc, office in Palos Hills, 2.1 miles away, straight line
St Croix Hospice Des Plaines, office in Palos Heights, 3.4 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Beata Styka, MD, Palos Heights. 3.6 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 moderate. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding relatively high, 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.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: no FEMA wildfire rating of moderate or higher here |
| 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 Oak Lawn a good nursing home?
CMS gives Aperion Care Oak Lawn an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars, including 1/5 for staffing and 2/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Aperion Care Oak Lawn staffed?
Aperion Care Oak Lawn reports 3.14 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Illinois average of 3.49.
Has Aperion Care Oak Lawn had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 22 deficiencies.
How many beds does Aperion Care Oak Lawn have?
Aperion Care Oak Lawn is certified for 134 beds.