Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Avondale Estates of Elgin
1754-1760 Capital Street, Elgin, IL 60124 · Map
For profit - Individual · 120 certified beds
Avondale Estates of Elgin is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Elgin, Illinois. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (5/5 for staffing, 5/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 5.74 hours per resident per day, above the Illinois average of 3.49. Its most recent inspection on Jun 27, 2025 cited 5 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $15,958In 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 Avondale Estates of Elgin 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) | 5.74 | 3.49 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.67 | 0.73 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.06 | 2.13 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 38.5% | 45.7% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 5.0 | 12.1 | 9.5 | below 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.
- Every deficiency from the June 27, 2025 inspection was corrected by July 7, 2025
Penalties in CMS records: 1 fine totaling $15,958, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at Avondale Estates of Elgin
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
Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jun 27, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jun 27, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Jun 27, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jun 27, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jun 27, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 11 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · May 23, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · May 23, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Immediate jeopardy
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jul 3, 2023 - Potential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Jul 3, 2023 - Potential for harm
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jul 3, 2023 - Potential for harm
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jul 3, 2023
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
- 1754-1760 Capital Street
Elgin, IL 60124 - CMS certification #
- 146181
- Ownership
- For profit - Individual
- Certified beds
- 120
- Avg residents/day
- 62.3
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 2017-01-05
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
Explore the area around Avondale Estates of Elgin using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Transportation
- Workplace safety 2 OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2022, 1 violation cited
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Avondale Estates of Elgin says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
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.
- Jun 28, 2022: referral inspection, records only (health). Case closed Sep 12, 2022. 1 violation cited (1 other). Penalties: $0 proposed, $0 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Avondale Estates of Elgin.
Details
- Other than serious: Electronic submission of injury and illness records (1904.41(a)(2)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Sep 1, 2022.
- Apr 21, 2022: monitoring inspection, partial (health). Case closed Jul 15, 2022. No violations cited. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Avondale Estates of Elgin.
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 Sherman Hospital, Elgin. 1.7 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- The Pearl of Elgin, Elgin. 1.9 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Astra Health West, Elgin. 1.7 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 2.6 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 60124 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Home Dialysis Services - Fox Valley LLC, Elgin, 0.2 miles away, straight line
Davita Silverbridge Home Training, Elgin, 0.3 miles away, straight line
Fresenius Medical Care Elgin, Elgin, 0.5 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 25 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 60124.
Solace Hospice & Palliative Care Inc, office in St Charles, 10.5 miles away, straight line
Covenantcare Hospice, office in Saint Charles, 11.5 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Journeycare - Barrington, office in Barrington, 12.3 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Harmony Medical Group LLC, Elgin. 2.1 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 high, wildfire very low, tornado very high, heat wave relatively low, 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 | 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 |
| The community’s own website | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Avondale Estates of Elgin a good nursing home?
CMS gives Avondale Estates of Elgin an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 5/5 for staffing and 5/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Avondale Estates of Elgin staffed?
Avondale Estates of Elgin reports 5.74 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Illinois average of 3.49.
Has Avondale Estates of Elgin had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 5 deficiencies.
How many beds does Avondale Estates of Elgin have?
Avondale Estates of Elgin is certified for 120 beds.