Foster Health & 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: Foster Health & Rehabilitation Center, LLC

• Jul 17, 2025 (canvass re-inspection): Pass.
  3 violations

  • Insects, rodents, & animals not present. Inspector’s note: observed approximately 5 dead cockroaches and other insects on glue traps throughout kitchen, office, and dry storage area floors. instructed to clean dead or trapped insects at adequate frequency to prevent build up of decomposition and maintain premises free from dead or trapped insects or other ...
  • Non-food/food contact surfaces clean. Inspector’s note: observed nonfood-contact surfaces of can opener assembly in the main kitchen area to be soiled with dried food debris and other soil. instructed to clean nonfood-contact surfaces of equipment at adequate frequency to prevent build up of dried food debris and other soils and maintain.
  • Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean. Inspector’s note: observed floors beneath shelving in the walk-in cooler area to be soiled with dried food debris and other soils. instructed to clean floors and other physical facilities at adequate frequency to prevent build up of dried food debris and other soils and maintain.
• Jul 15, 2025 (canvass): Fail.
  6 violations

  • Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized (Priority Foundation). Inspector’s note: observed low temperature dish machine in the main kitchen area providing final rinse sanitizer concentration of 10 ppm chlorine. instructed to repair or replace main kitchen area low temperature dish machine to provide adequate final rinse sanitizer concentration between 50 ppm and 200 ppm ...
  • Proper cold holding temperatures (Priority). Inspector’s note: observed several tcs food items in various cold-holding units throughout facility at inadequate temperatures for cold-holding: eggs at 47.6f and milk at 46.6f in the walk-in cooler, cottage cheese at 48.7f in the main kitchen refrigerator/freezer, lasagna at 48.0f at the office area ...
  • Proper cooling methods used; adequate equipment for temperature control (Priority). Inspector’s note: observed cold-holding equipment throughout the facility at inadequate internal ambient air temperature for cold-holding tcs food items: walk-in cooler at 46.0f, main kitchen refrigerator/freezer at 48.0f, office area refrigerator/freezer at 46.5f at time of inspection. instructed to repair or ...
  • Insects, rodents, & animals not present. Inspector’s note: observed approximately 5 dead cockroaches and other insects on glue traps throughout kitchen, office, and dry storage area floors. instructed to clean dead or trapped insects at adequate frequency to prevent build up of decomposition and maintain premises free from dead or trapped insects or other ...
  • Non-food/food contact surfaces clean. Inspector’s note: observed nonfood-contact surfaces of can opener assembly in the main kitchen area to be soiled with dried food debris and other soil. instructed to clean nonfood-contact surfaces of equipment at adequate frequency to prevent build up of dried food debris and other soils and maintain.
  • Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean. Inspector’s note: observed floors beneath shelving in the walk-in cooler area to be soiled with dried food debris and other soils. instructed to clean floors and other physical facilities at adequate frequency to prevent build up of dried food debris and other soils and maintain.
• Aug 6, 2024 (canvass re-inspection): Pass.
  3 violations

  • Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used. Inspector’s note: 4-101.19--observed rusts on the wire storage racks in the multi-use utensil/pot and pan storage racks located in the 3-compartment sink room.instructed to remove rust and repaint or replace the shelves.
  • Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean. Inspector’s note: 6-201.11--repair damaged floor inside the walk-in-cooler so that it is smooth and easily cleanable surfaces.
  • Adequate ventilation & lighting; designated areas used. Inspector’s note: 6-303.11--observed burnt-out light bulb for light fixture above the 3-compartment sink area.instructed to replace burnt-out light bulb and maintain adequate lighting at all times.
• Jul 31, 2024 (canvass re-inspection): Fail.
  5 violations

  • Insects, rodents, & animals not present (Priority Foundation). Inspector’s note: 6-501.111--observed evidence of pest activity on the premises.observed approximately 60 rodent (mice) droppings on the floor underneath the rear dry storage area and along the walls and in corners in the 3-compartment sink room and inside a cluttered storage closet located in the rear storage ...
  • Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used. Inspector’s note: 4-101.19--observed rusts on the wire storage racks in the multi-use utensil/pot and pan storage racks located in the 3-compartment sink room.instructed to remove rust and repaint or replace the shelves.
  • Non-food/food contact surfaces clean. Inspector’s note: 4-602.13--instructed to detail clean the interior of the storage drawers and interior shelfs directly underneath the main kitchen prep table.
  • Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean. Inspector’s note: 6-201.11-- instructed to detail clean floors along walls and in all corners behind-under and around heavy equipments and underneath the storage racks throughout the kitchen prep areas and dry storage areas and repair damaged floor inside the walk-in-cooler so that it is smooth and easily cleanable ...
  • Adequate ventilation & lighting; designated areas used. Inspector’s note: 6-303.11--observed burnt-out light bulb for light fixture above the 3-compartment sink area.instructed to replace burnt-out light bulb and maintain adequate lighting at all times.
• Jul 29, 2024 (canvass): Fail.
  7 violations

  • Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible (Priority Foundation). Inspector’s note: observed no hand soap provided at the handwashing sink next to the 3-compartment sink area.instructed to provide and maintain hand soap at all handwashing sinks at all times. priority foundation violation 7-38-030(c),citation issued.
  • Insects, rodents, & animals not present (Priority Foundation). Inspector’s note: observed evidence of pest activity on the premises.observed approximately 60 rodent (mice) droppings on the floor underneath the rear dry storage area and along the walls and in corners in the 3-compartment sink room and inside a cluttered storage closet located in the rear storage room/managers ...
  • Sewage & waste water properly disposed (Priority). Inspector’s note: observed waste water backing up at the 3-compartment when the water is released from middle compartment, water backs up into left compartment of the 3- compartment sink and water slowly draining. instructed to repair plumbing issue. priority violation 7-38-030 (c),citation issued.
  • Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used. Inspector’s note: observed rusts on the wire storage racks in the multi-use utensil/pot and pan storage racks located in the 3-compartment sink room.instructed to remove rust and repaint or replace the shelves.
  • Non-food/food contact surfaces clean. Inspector’s note: instructed to detail clean the interior of the storage drawers and interior shelfs directly underneath the main kitchen prep table.
  • Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean. Inspector’s note: instructed to detail clean floors along walls and in all corners behind-under and around heavy equipments and underneath the storage racks throughout the kitchen prep areas and dry storage areas and repair damaged floor inside the walk-in-cooler so that it is smooth and easily cleanable surfaces.
  • Adequate ventilation & lighting; designated areas used. Inspector’s note: observed burnt-out light bulb for light fixture above the 3-compartment sink area.instructed to replace burnt-out light bulb and maintain adequate lighting at all times.

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

Swedish Hospital, Chicago. 0.2 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars. Location approximate.

Nearest Medicare nursing home

Continental Nursing & Rehab Center, Chicago. 0.6 miles away, straight line.

Nearest home health agency office

Angel'S Care Home Health Services, Inc, Chicago. 0.5 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 60625 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).

Dialysis within 15 miles

Nephron Dialysis Center, Ltd., Chicago, 0.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Irving Park Dialysis, Chicago, 1.8 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars)
Fmc - Northcenter Dialysis, Chicago, 2.0 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars)

Hospice

29 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 60625.
Vitas Healthcare Corporation Of Illinois, office in Chicago, 7.8 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars)
Accentcare Hospice & Palliative Care Of Illinois, office in Rosemont, 8.6 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars)
Guardian Healthcare & Hospice, LLC, office in Northfield, 8.9 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)

Nearest geriatric medicine practice

Endeavor Health Medical Group, Chicago. 0.1 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 low. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding relatively moderate, coastal flooding very low, tornado relatively moderate, heat wave relatively moderate, 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.