Nursing home
The Grove of Northbrook
263 Skokie Boulevard, Northbrook, IL 60062 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Legacy Healthcare (90 facilities) · 134 certified beds
The Grove of Northbrook is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Northbrook, Illinois. CMS rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 2.22 hours per resident per day, below the Illinois average of 3.49. Its most recent inspection on Jun 7, 2024 cited 4 deficiencies.
- 2 fines totaling $64,870In CMS records: 3 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 Northbrook 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) | 2.22 | 3.49 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.80 | 0.73 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.18 | 2.13 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 15.8% | 45.7% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 4.0 | 12.1 | 9.5 | below 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: 2 fines totaling $64,870, 3 total penalties, 1 Medicare payment denial.
What inspectors found at The Grove of Northbrook
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- 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 · Dec 7, 2024 · 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 · Sep 15, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Jun 7, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Jun 7, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Jun 7, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jun 7, 2024 · 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 · Mar 2, 2024 · 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 19, 2024 · 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 · Dec 14, 2023 · 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 · Dec 14, 2023 · 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 · Dec 14, 2023 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Jul 29, 2022
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
- 263 Skokie Boulevard
Northbrook, IL 60062 - CMS certification #
- 145809
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 134
- Avg residents/day
- 130.6
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1994-11-01
- 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 Northbrook using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Respite stays, behavioral support, 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 Northbrook 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) - Offers behavioral support.
Our behavioral health program provides tailored interventions for various mental health conditions.
(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 Nov 3, 2012 to Jan 25, 2014. Violations found: Overtime. Back wages: $20,388 owed to 20 employees. Employer as DOL recorded it: The Grove of Northbrook Living & Rehab Center. Case 1718732.
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
- Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston Hospital, Evanston. 8.2 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 5 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Elevate Care Northbrook, Northbrook. 0.1 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Progressive Home Health Care, Northbrook. 0.6 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 1.0 mile away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 60062 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fmc - Highland, Highland Park, 2.8 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Davita Glen Dialysis, Glenview, 3.6 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Fmc - Glenview Dialysis Center, Glenview, 6.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 39 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 60062.
Suncrest Hospice Illinois LLC, office in Northbrook, 0.4 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Residential Hospice, office in Northbrook, 0.7 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 1 of 5 stars)
V Care Hospice Services Of Illinois, office in Northbrook, 3.0 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Select Rehabilitation, LLC, Glenview. 3.6 miles away, straight line. 47 geriatric medicine doctors 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, wildfire very low, 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 | 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 Northbrook a good nursing home?
CMS gives The Grove of Northbrook an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 for staffing and 4/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is The Grove of Northbrook staffed?
The Grove of Northbrook reports 2.22 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Illinois average of 3.49.
Has The Grove of Northbrook had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 4 deficiencies.
How many beds does The Grove of Northbrook have?
The Grove of Northbrook is certified for 134 beds.