Nursing home
Elevate Care Chicago North
2451 West Touhy Avenue, Chicago, IL 60645 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Elevate Care (12 facilities) · 312 certified beds
Elevate Care Chicago North is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Chicago, Illinois. CMS rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (1/5 for staffing, 1/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.64 hours per resident per day, above the Illinois average of 3.49. Its most recent inspection on May 16, 2025 cited 23 deficiencies. Note: it carries a CMS abuse icon.
- CMS abuse iconThis facility has an active abuse icon on its CMS record.
- 3 fines totaling $234,598In CMS records: 6 total penalties, 3 Medicare payment denials.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Elevate Care Chicago North 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) | 3.64 | 3.49 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.61 | 0.73 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.00 | 2.13 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 69.1% | 45.7% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 23.0 | 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 $234,598, 6 total penalties, 3 Medicare payment denials.
What inspectors found at Elevate Care Chicago North
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 treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jan 30, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Sep 17, 2025 · 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 · Aug 19, 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 · Jun 13, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Give their staff education on dementia care, and what abuse, neglect, and exploitation are; and how to report abuse, neglect, and exploitation.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Jun 13, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · May 16, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · May 16, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · May 16, 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 · May 16, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · May 16, 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 · May 16, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · May 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
- 2451 West Touhy Avenue
Chicago, IL 60645 - CMS certification #
- 145484
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 312
- Avg residents/day
- 151.9
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1984-01-30
- Chain
- Elevate Care (12 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Elevate Care
Elevate Care operates 12 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Elevate Care facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around Elevate Care Chicago North using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Kitchen 3 inspections by Chicago Department of Public Health since 2024; latest Pass (May 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: Elevate Care Chicago North, LLC
- May 15, 2025 (canvass): Pass.
2 violations
- Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices. Inspector’s note: dishwash area 3-compartment sink left side compartment drain pipe leaking also right side faucet leaking at base at same sink. must repair and maintain sink.
- Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean. Inspector’s note: floor tiles with low grout around dishmachine. instructed manager must regrout all damaged floor tiles throughout dishmachine area.
- Sep 11, 2024 (canvass re-inspection): Pass.
3 violations
- Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized. Inspector’s note: observed slight build up inside ice machine upper portion. instructed manager must clean interior of ice machine and maintain.
- Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices. Inspector’s note: 3-compartment sink (by walk in freezer) right side compartment stopper not working. must provide a working stopper at said location.
- Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean. Inspector’s note: observed missing/water stained ceiling tiles at prep area above and around prep area 3-comparmtent sink (by walk in freezer). must replace damaged ceiling tiles.
- Sep 6, 2024 (canvass): Pass w/ Conditions.
4 violations
- Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized (Priority). Inspector’s note: high temperature dishmachine not maintained, final rinse water temperature at 138.0 f. instructed manager high temperature dishmachine must sanitize at 180.0 f at final rinse. must temporarily wash, rinse and sanitize all multi-use utensils at dishwash 3-compartment sink. priority violation ...
- Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized. Inspector’s note: observed slight build up inside ice machine upper portion. instructed manager must clean interior of ice machine and maintain.
- Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices. Inspector’s note: 3-compartment sink (by walk in freezer) right side compartment stopper not working. must provide a working stopper at said location.
- Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean. Inspector’s note: observed missing/water stained ceiling tiles at prep area above and around prep area 3-comparmtent sink (by walk in freezer). must replace damaged ceiling tiles.
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 Francis Hospital-Evanston, Evanston. 0.8 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Westwood Vlge NRSG and RHB CTR, Chicago. 0.1 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Great Paragon Healthcare, Inc, Chicago. 0.3 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 0.4 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 60645 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fmc - Rogers Park, Chicago, 0.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Davita Evanston Renal Center, Evanston, 2.0 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Nephron Dialysis Center, Ltd., Chicago, 2.6 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 33 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 60645.
Guardian Healthcare & Hospice, LLC, office in Northfield, 7.0 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Moments Hospice Of Chicago North LLC, office in Des Plaines, 8.9 miles away, straight line
Accentcare Hospice & Palliative Care Of Illinois, office in Rosemont, 9.0 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Oak Street Health Physicians Group PC, Chicago. 1.5 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 | 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 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Elevate Care Chicago North a good nursing home?
CMS gives Elevate Care Chicago North 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 Elevate Care Chicago North staffed?
Elevate Care Chicago North reports 3.64 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Illinois average of 3.49.
Has Elevate Care Chicago North had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 23 deficiencies.
How many beds does Elevate Care Chicago North have?
Elevate Care Chicago North is certified for 312 beds.