Nursing home
Aperion Care Wesley
1415 West Foster Avenue, Chicago, IL 60640 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Aperion Care (33 facilities) · 108 certified beds
Aperion Care Wesley is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Chicago, Illinois. CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 2/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.13 hours per resident per day, above the Illinois average of 3.49. Its most recent inspection on Jan 16, 2025 cited 25 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $19,292In CMS records: 1 total penalty.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Aperion Care Wesley 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) | 4.13 | 3.49 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.82 | 0.73 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.44 | 2.13 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 56.6% | 45.7% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 25.0 | 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: 1 fine totaling $19,292, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at Aperion Care Wesley
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Actual harm
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Mar 6, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Mar 6, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Dec 8, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Aug 27, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Actual harm
Provide appropriate foot care.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jan 16, 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 · Jan 16, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jan 16, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jan 16, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Conduct and document a facility-wide assessment to determine what resources are necessary to care for residents competently during both day-to-day operations (including nights and weekends) and emergencies.
Administration Deficiencies · Jan 16, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Jan 16, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jan 16, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jan 16, 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
- 1415 West Foster Avenue
Chicago, IL 60640 - CMS certification #
- 145591
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 108
- Avg residents/day
- 76.6
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1988-02-25
- 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 Wesley using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Kitchen 5 inspections by Chicago Department of Public Health since 2024; latest Out of Business (August 2025)
Full public records, with dates and sources
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: Wesley Place
- Aug 4, 2025 (canvass): Out of Business. No violations listed.
- Apr 14, 2025 (canvass): Pass.
3 violations
- Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used. Inspector’s note: instructed to clean repaint or replace rusty metal storage racks inside the 2 door reach-in cooler in the kitchen.
- Garbage & refuse properly disposed; facilities maintained. Inspector’s note: observed cardboard boxes and debris on ground under and around garbage dumpster in rear outside enclosure area. instructed to clean and maintain.
- Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean. Inspector’s note: instructed to clean and maintain floors under and behind cooking equipment and under and behind dishmachine.
- May 24, 2024 (canvass): Out of Business. No violations listed.
- May 24, 2024 (canvass): Pass.
3 violations
- Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used. Inspector’s note: instructed not to use milk/soda crates as storage shelves inside walk-in freezer. must use proper storage racks 6" off the floor for easy access on cleaning.
- Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean. Inspector’s note: instructed to detail clean and maintain floors along the walls and in all corners in rear dry storage room especially by the sump pump and floors inside elevator shack at the same room.
- Adequate ventilation & lighting; designated areas used. Inspector’s note: instructed to replace cracked light shield above prep area.
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: Aperion Care Wesley
- Aug 4, 2025 (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.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Methodist Hospital Of Chicago, Chicago. 0.4 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- All American Vlge NRSG & RHB, Chicago. 0.4 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Premier Point Home Health, Inc, Chicago. 0.3 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 0.3 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 60640 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Zclosed - Fmc - Uptown, Chicago, 1.0 mile away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Fmc - Na Lakeview Dialysis, Chicago, 1.6 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Nephron Dialysis Center, Ltd., Chicago, 1.7 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 28 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 60640.
Vitas Healthcare Corporation Of Illinois, office in Chicago, 7.8 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars)
Unity Hospice Of Chicagoland, LLC, office in Chicago, 8.6 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Guardian Healthcare & Hospice, LLC, office in Northfield, 9.7 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Endeavor Health Medical Group, Chicago. 0.3 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 low, coastal flooding very low, tornado relatively high, heat wave relatively high, earthquake very 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 | Only cases that look tied to an earlier operator (not shown) |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| Chicago Department of Public Health kitchen inspections | 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 |
| The community’s own website | Could not read the site |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Aperion Care Wesley a good nursing home?
CMS gives Aperion Care Wesley an overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 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 Wesley staffed?
Aperion Care Wesley reports 4.13 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Illinois average of 3.49.
Has Aperion Care Wesley had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 25 deficiencies.
How many beds does Aperion Care Wesley have?
Aperion Care Wesley is certified for 108 beds.