Nursing home
Chicago Ridge SNF
10602 Southwest Highway, Chicago Ridge, IL 60415 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Saba Healthcare (11 facilities) · 231 certified beds
Chicago Ridge SNF is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Chicago Ridge, Illinois. CMS rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (1/5 for staffing, 1/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 2.03 hours per resident per day, below the Illinois average of 3.49. Its most recent inspection on Sep 27, 2024 cited 20 deficiencies. Note: it is a CMS Special Focus Facility under enhanced oversight and it carries a CMS abuse icon.
- CMS abuse iconThis facility has an active abuse icon on its CMS record.
- Special Focus Facility candidateCMS lists this facility as a candidate for enhanced oversight.
- 3 fines totaling $607,418In CMS records: 7 total penalties, 4 Medicare payment denials.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Chicago Ridge SNF 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) | 2.03 | 3.49 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.26 | 0.73 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.19 | 2.13 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 51.6% | 45.7% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 20.0 | 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: 3 fines totaling $607,418, 7 total penalties, 4 Medicare payment denials.
What inspectors found at Chicago Ridge SNF
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
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 6, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Feb 6, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jan 30, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for 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 · Jan 30, 2026 · 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 · Jan 30, 2026 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jan 30, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Immediate jeopardy
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Sep 3, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Sep 3, 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 · Aug 8, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jul 31, 2025 · 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 · Jul 31, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Minimal
Keep all essential equipment working safely.
Environmental Deficiencies · Jul 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
- 10602 Southwest Highway
Chicago Ridge, IL 60415 - CMS certification #
- 145639
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 231
- Avg residents/day
- 202.5
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1989-03-30
- Chain
- Saba Healthcare (11 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Saba Healthcare
Saba Healthcare operates 11 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Saba Healthcare facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Website says Nurse 24 hours a day, pets allowed
- Workplace safety 2 OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2020, 1 violation cited
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Chicago Ridge SNF says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Nurse on site: 24 hours a day.
We provide 24-hour, 7 days a week skilled nursing care for those requiring short-term rehabilitation …
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Pets allowed.
We’re a pet friendly facility, so long as the pet is up to date with required vaccinations, we welcome resident family pets to visit.
(page, checked Oct 12, 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.
DOL also concluded 1 case here with no violations found, most recently for a period ending Dec 10, 2023.
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 14, 2022: monitoring inspection, partial (health). Case closed Jul 11, 2022. 1 violation cited (1 serious). Penalties: $9,324 proposed, $6,527 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Chicago Ridge Skilled Nursing Facility, LLC.
Details
- Serious: Respiratory protection (respirators, N95 fit testing) (1910.134(f)(2)). Penalty $9,324 proposed, $6,527 now. To be fixed by Jul 1, 2022.
- Apr 22, 2020: fatality or catastrophe inspection, partial (health). Case open. No violations cited. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Chicago Ridge Nursing & Rehab Center.
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
- Palos Community Hospital, Palos Heights. 2.6 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars. Location approximate.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Avantara Chicago Ridge, Chicago Ridge. 0.5 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Prestige Home Health Care, Inc, Palos Hills. 1.4 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 0.7 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 60415 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Chicago Ridge Dialysis, Chicago Ridge, 0.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Usrc Hickory Hills Dialysis, Hickory Hills, 1.6 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Stony Creek Dialysis, Oak Lawn, 1.7 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 23 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 60415.
Chicago Hope & Palliative Healthcare Inc, office in Palos Hills, 1.4 miles away, straight line
Osf Hospice, office in Oak Lawn, 1.4 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars)
St Croix Hospice Des Plaines, office in Palos Heights, 1.7 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Beata Styka, MD, Palos Heights. 2.0 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 |
| The community’s own website | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Chicago Ridge SNF a good nursing home?
CMS gives Chicago Ridge SNF an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars, including 1/5 for staffing and 1/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Chicago Ridge SNF staffed?
Chicago Ridge SNF reports 2.03 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Illinois average of 3.49.
Has Chicago Ridge SNF had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 20 deficiencies. This facility is on CMS's Special Focus list for enhanced oversight.
How many beds does Chicago Ridge SNF have?
Chicago Ridge SNF is certified for 231 beds.