Nursing home
The Grove of Elmhurst
127 West Diversey, Elmhurst, IL 60126 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Legacy Healthcare (90 facilities) · 180 certified beds
The Grove of Elmhurst is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Elmhurst, Illinois. CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (1/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.40 hours per resident per day, below the Illinois average of 3.49. Its most recent inspection on May 23, 2025 cited 15 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $61,031In CMS records: 2 total penalties, 1 Medicare payment denial.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How The Grove of Elmhurst 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) | 3.40 | 3.49 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.73 | 0.73 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.95 | 2.13 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 46.0% | 45.7% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 15.0 | 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: 1 fine totaling $61,031, 2 total penalties, 1 Medicare payment denial.
What inspectors found at The Grove of Elmhurst
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 and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jan 8, 2026 · 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 · Jan 8, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jan 8, 2026 · 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 · Aug 11, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Actual 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 · May 23, 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 · May 23, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
Infection Control Deficiencies · May 23, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · May 23, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · May 23, 2025 · 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 · May 23, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · May 23, 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 23, 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
- 127 West Diversey
Elmhurst, IL 60126 - CMS certification #
- 145339
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 180
- Avg residents/day
- 139.4
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1978-06-01
- Chain
- Legacy Healthcare (90 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Legacy Healthcare
Legacy Healthcare operates 90 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Legacy Healthcare facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around The Grove of Elmhurst using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Respite stays, transportation
- Staff pay 1 federal wage case with violations found, since 2012
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What The Grove of Elmhurst says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Offers respite or short-term stays.
Yes, we offer short-term and respite stay options for individuals seeking temporary care and support.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Provides transportation.
Our facility assists in arranging transportation for residents to see their doctors.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Apartment types named: private room, semi-private room.
We offer spacious private and semi-private suites equipped with high-speed Wi-Fi and large flat-screen TVs, offering a comfortable, serene, and relaxing environment.
(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.
- Findings for May 16, 2012 to May 14, 2014. Violations found: Overtime. Back wages: $4,073 owed to 19 employees. Employer as DOL recorded it: Elm Brook Health Care & Rehabllitation Centre (Elmbrook Nursing, LLC). Case 1730183.
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.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Elmhurst Memorial Hospital, Elmhurst. 4.6 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Elmhurst Extended Care Center, Elmhurst. 1.2 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Alphonsa Home Health Care, Inc, Elmhurst. 0.1 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 1.5 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 60126 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fkc - Midwest Home Dialysis, Elmhurst, 1.0 mile away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Fmc - North Avenue Dialysis Center, Melrose Park, 1.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Davita Melrose Park Dialysis, Melrose Park, 3.2 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 36 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 60126.
Amenity Health Care Inc, office in Addison, 3.6 miles away, straight line
Alc Palliative And Hospice Care Inc, office in Elmhurst, 4.4 miles away, straight line
Family Centered Hospice, office in Addison, 5.5 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 1 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Gary Mccray, MD, Northlake. 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 high. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding relatively high, wildfire very low, tornado very high, heat wave relatively low, earthquake relatively moderate. 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 | Nothing on record |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here very low |
| 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 The Grove of Elmhurst a good nursing home?
CMS gives The Grove of Elmhurst an overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars, including 1/5 for staffing and 3/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is The Grove of Elmhurst staffed?
The Grove of Elmhurst reports 3.40 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Illinois average of 3.49.
Has The Grove of Elmhurst had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 15 deficiencies.
How many beds does The Grove of Elmhurst have?
The Grove of Elmhurst is certified for 180 beds.