Nursing home
Elevate Care North Branch
6840 West Touhy Avenue, Niles, IL 60714 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Elevate Care (12 facilities) · 212 certified beds
Elevate Care North Branch is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Niles, Illinois. CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (2/5 for staffing, 2/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.48 hours per resident per day, below the Illinois average of 3.49. Its most recent inspection on Apr 18, 2025 cited 14 deficiencies.
- 4 fines totaling $234,006In CMS records: 4 total penalties.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Elevate Care North Branch 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) | 3.48 | 3.49 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.65 | 0.73 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.01 | 2.13 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 48.5% | 45.7% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 14.0 | 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: 4 fines totaling $234,006, 4 total penalties.
What inspectors found at Elevate Care North Branch
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
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 8, 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 · Oct 14, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Actual harm
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Sep 23, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Apr 18, 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 · Apr 18, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- 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 · Apr 18, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Apr 18, 2025 · 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 · Apr 18, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Apr 18, 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 · Apr 18, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Apr 18, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Apr 18, 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
- 6840 West Touhy Avenue
Niles, IL 60714 - CMS certification #
- 145630
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 212
- Avg residents/day
- 141.7
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1989-08-01
- 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
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Other public records
Full public records, with dates and sources
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Amita Health Resurrection Medical Center, Chicago. 1.8 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Citadel at Saint Benedict, Niles. 0.2 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Serenity Home Healthcare, Niles. 0.2 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 0.2 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 60714 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Big Oaks Dialysis, Niles, 1.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars)
Davita Norwood Park Dialysis, Chicago, 1.8 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Concerto Dialysis, Lincolnwood, 2.7 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 1 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 35 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 60714.
Moments Hospice Of Chicago North LLC, office in Des Plaines, 3.5 miles away, straight line
Bristol Hospice - Chicago, LLC, office in Des Plaines, 3.5 miles away, straight line
Accentcare Hospice & Palliative Care Of Illinois, office in Rosemont, 3.7 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Advocate Health And Hospitals Corporation, Morton Grove. 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 high. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding very 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.
| 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 |
| 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 North Branch a good nursing home?
CMS gives Elevate Care North Branch an overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars, including 2/5 for staffing and 2/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Elevate Care North Branch staffed?
Elevate Care North Branch reports 3.48 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Illinois average of 3.49.
Has Elevate Care North Branch had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 14 deficiencies.
How many beds does Elevate Care North Branch have?
Elevate Care North Branch is certified for 212 beds.