California Terrace

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: California Terrace SNF LLC

• Jul 16, 2025 (canvass): Pass.
  4 violations

  • Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible. Inspector’s note: found no hand washing signage at handwashing sink located in employee's toilet rooms. instructed to obtain and maintain handwashing signage at handwashing sinks at all times.
  • Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices. Inspector’s note: the following plumbing issues were found and must be corrected and maintained: -leak at the base of the left faucet on the 3-compartment sink in the prep area. -the water does not turn off at either faucets on the 3-compartment sink. -leak at the pipe under the sanitizing compartment on the ...
  • Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, & cleaned. Inspector’s note: observed no covered receptacle inside of the employee's toilet rooms. instructed to provide and maintain.
  • Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean. Inspector’s note: water stained ceiling tiles in the employee's break area. instructed to replace water stained ceiling tiles. maintain same.
• Oct 24, 2024 (canvass re-inspection): Pass.
  4 violations

  • Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible. Inspector’s note: 6-301.14 observed no hand washing sign in the employee toilet rooms. instructed to provide.
  • Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices. Inspector’s note: 5-205.15 observed hot water pressure needs to be increased at the right faucet located at the 3 compartment sink. instructed to repair.
  • Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, & cleaned. Inspector’s note: 5-501.17 observed no covered receptacle inside of the employee's toilet rooms. instructed to provide.
  • Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean. Inspector’s note: 6-501.12 observed excessive dirt and food debris on the floor in the food prep area behind refrigeration units and under the high temperature dish machine. instructed to clean along the walls and in all corners. 6-501.114 observed bread items stored in containers and not elevated at least 6 inches ...
• Oct 17, 2024 (canvass): Fail.
  8 violations

  • Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible. Inspector’s note: 6-301.14 observed no hand washing sign in the employee toilet rooms. instructed to provide.
  • Insects, rodents, & animals not present. Inspector’s note: 6-501.111 observed evidence of pest activity on site. observed about 5 live large flies, about 10 live small flies, and about 5 live cockroaches flying around and crawling in the food prep area/dishwashing area. instructed to eliminate live insect activity, clean and sanitize affected areas, and ...
  • Insects, rodents, & animals not present. Inspector’s note: 6-501.112 observed dead cockroaches along the wall under the high temperature dish machine and around the floor by the cooking equipment. instructed to clean and sanitize all.
  • Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices. Inspector’s note: 5-205.15 observed hot water pressure needs to be increased at the right faucet located at the 3 compartment sink. instructed to repair.
  • Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, & cleaned. Inspector’s note: 5-501.17 observed no covered receptacle inside of the employee's toilet rooms. instructed to provide.
  • Garbage & refuse properly disposed; facilities maintained. Inspector’s note: 5-501.15 observed excessive garbage on the ground around the outside dumpsters (old furniture, crates etc). instructed to remove excessive garbage and maintain the outside dumpster area at all times. priority foundation. citation issued 7-38-020(b).
  • Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean. Inspector’s note: 6-501.12 observed excessive dirt and food debris on the floor in the food prep area behind refrigeration units and under the high temperature dish machine. instructed to clean along the walls and in all corners.
  • Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean. Inspector’s note: 6-501.114 observed bread items stored in containers and not elevated at least 6 inches from the floor. instructed to elevate all items at least 6 inches 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.

Location and nearby care

Nearest hospital with an emergency room

Saint Anthony Hospital, Chicago. 1.0 mile away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars.

Nearest Medicare nursing home

Little Village NRSG & RHB CTR, Chicago. 1.3 miles away, straight line.

Nearest home health agency office

Chitown Home Health, Chicago. 2.2 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 60608 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).

Dialysis within 15 miles

Sah Dialysis Clinic @26Th St, Chicago, 0.5 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Little Village Dialysis, Chicago, 0.9 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Dialysis - Mt Sinai Hosp Med Ctr Renal Unit, Chicago, 1.4 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 1 of 5 stars)

Hospice

29 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 60608.
Vitas Healthcare Corporation Of Illinois, office in Chicago, 1.8 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars)
Unity Hospice Of Chicagoland, LLC, office in Chicago, 2.8 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Sanctuary Hospice, office in Westchester, 10.1 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars)

Nearest geriatric medicine practice

Oak Street Health Physicians Group PC, Chicago. 0.4 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 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.