Belhaven Nursing & Rehab Center

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: Belhaven Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, LLC

• Aug 14, 2026 (canvass): Fail.
  8 violations

  • Person in charge present, demonstrates knowledge, and performs duties. Inspector’s note: found the pic has no chicago certified food manager's (cfm) certificate. instructed to obtain an maintain a valid certificate. citation written on violation #2.
  • City of chicago food service sanitation certificate. Inspector’s note: found no chicago cfm certificate nor manager on site while preparing/serving tcs foods (i.e. ham, pasta, chicken, etc.). instructed to have both a valid/original chicago cfm certificate and manager on site at all times when preparing/serving tcs foods. priority foundation 7-38-012 citation issued
  • Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible. Inspector’s note: found the 1st fl men's toilet room has no handwashing signage. instructed to provide and maintain a handwashing sign at the washbowl in the 1st fl men's toilet room.
  • Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized. Inspector’s note: found the white panel on the interior of the ice machine with a blackish film on it. instructed to clean and maintain.
  • Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, & cleaned. Inspector’s note: found the trash receptacle in the 1st fl women's toilet room with no lid. instructed to provide a lid to the trash receptacle and maintain.
  • Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean. Inspector’s note: found the ceiling tiles in the lower-level men's toilet room and hallway with water stains. instructed to replace ceiling tiles and maintain. -broken floor tiles in front of the lower level rear exit door. instructed to replace floor tiles to keep floors smooth and easily cleanable. maintain same.
  • Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean. Inspector’s note: found the floors in the corners and under/around the tables, cooking/cooling equipment and sinks with dirt and debris. instructed to clean and maintain floors.
  • Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean. Inspector’s note: found mop stored in bucket of dirty water. instructed to store hanging up for proper air drying. maintain same.
• May 16, 2025 (canvass): Pass w/ Conditions.
  8 violations

  • City of chicago food service sanitation certificate (Priority Foundation). Inspector’s note: observed food service manager on site without city of chicago certified food service manager certification while foods are being prepared (eggs, bacon, grits and other ready to eat foods) instructed that a city of chicago food service manager must provide valid city of chicao certification. ...
  • Insects, rodents, & animals not present. Inspector’s note: observed the rear exit to the trash area with approx a 1/4 gap under the door. instructed to seal and maintain as a means of preventing possible pest and or insect activity.
  • Non-food/food contact surfaces clean. Inspector’s note: observed the floor in the walk in cooling unit and the walk in freezer with a build up of dirt, spillage and small debris. instructed to clean and maintain areas.
  • Non-food/food contact surfaces clean. Inspector’s note: observed the sides of the cooking equipment in the food prep area with a build of grease and food debris. instructed to clean and maintain as a means of preventing possible insect acitivity.
  • Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices. Inspector’s note: observed a leak at the drain pipe of the three compartment sink near the floor drain. instructed to repair and maintain. also observed a small leak at the one compartment sink located across from the cooking equipment at the faucet. instructed to repair and maintain.
  • Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean. Inspector’s note: observed ceiling tile at the rear exit that leads to the trash area with a broken tile covering. instructed to repair and maintain.
  • Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean. Inspector’s note: observed the floors in the food service area with a build up of dirt and small debris under and around the cooking and non cooking equipment and along the walls. instructed to clean and maintain all areas as needed.
  • Adequate ventilation & lighting; designated areas used. Inspector’s note: observed the fan vents in the food service area with a build up of dirt and dust. instructed to clean and maintain all as a means of preventing possible contmaination off foods being prepared and or cooked in the area.
• Oct 28, 2024 (canvass): Pass.
  4 violations

  • Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage & display. Inspector’s note: observed build up on interior of ice machine. instructed to clean and maintain.
  • Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used. Inspector’s note: large can opener in need of cleaning to remove all build up. instructed to clean and maintain
  • Garbage & refuse properly disposed; facilities maintained. Inspector’s note: clutter of old furniture in need of removal. instructed to remove and maintain free of clutter
  • Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean. Inspector’s note: floors throughout in need of detail cleaning to remove all build and debris. clean under all equipment and storage shelves. floor drains in need of cleaning to remove all build up. clean and maintain.

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.

Care and services

From the community’s website

What Belhaven Nursing & Rehab Center says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.

• Offers respite or short-term stays. Respite Care (page, checked Oct 15, 2026)
• Nurse on site: 24 hours a day. 24-hour skilled nursing care (page, checked Oct 15, 2026)
• Offers diabetes care. Customized dietary programs including renal, cardiac, and diabetic support, along with tube feeding when needed. (page, checked Oct 15, 2026)

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 May 9, 2015 to May 8, 2017. Violations found: Overtime. Back wages: $58,744 owed to 215 employees. Employer as DOL recorded it: Belhaven Nursing and Rehabilitation Center (Bellhaven Nursing & Rehabilitation Center LLC). Case 1830291.
• Findings for Mar 13, 2013 to Mar 8, 2015. Violations found: Fair Labor Standards Act (pay and hours). Employer as DOL recorded it: Belhaven Nursing & Rehabilitation Center (Belhaven Nursing & Rehabilitaion Center, LLC). Case 1755427.

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.

Location and nearby care

Nearest hospital with an emergency room

Osf Little Company Of Mary Medical Center, Evergreen Park. 2.5 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars.

Nearest Medicare nursing home

Smith Village, Chicago. 0.1 miles away, straight line.

Nearest home health agency office

Nightengale Of Chicago Inc., Chicago. 0.4 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.

Nearest pharmacy

Walgreens. 0.6 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.

Area

USDA classes ZIP code 60643 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).

Dialysis within 15 miles

Fmc - Blue Island Dialysis Center, Blue Island, 1.0 mile away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Fmc - Merrionette Park, Merrionette Park, 1.2 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Renal Care Providers LLC, Chicago, 1.3 miles away, straight line

Hospice

38 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 60643.
Vital Care Hospice LLC, office in Evergreen Park, 2.7 miles away, straight line
Osf Hospice, office in Oak Lawn, 5.3 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars)
Ucm Home Care, office in Harvey, 5.6 miles away, straight line

Nearest geriatric medicine practice

University Of Chicago, Harvey. 5.6 miles away, straight line. 2 geriatric medicine doctors 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 relatively high, 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.