Nursing home
The Grove of Skokie
9000 La Vergne Avenue, Skokie, IL 60077 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Legacy Healthcare (90 facilities) · 149 certified beds
The Grove of Skokie is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Skokie, Illinois. CMS rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (1/5 for staffing, 5/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 2.39 hours per resident per day, below the Illinois average of 3.49. Its most recent inspection on May 8, 2025 cited 3 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How The Grove of Skokie 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) | 2.39 | 3.49 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.37 | 0.73 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.32 | 2.13 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 25.0% | 45.7% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 3.0 | 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.
- Every deficiency from the September 4, 2025 inspection was corrected by September 5, 2025
What inspectors found at The Grove of Skokie
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 · Sep 4, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · May 8, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · May 8, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Oct 12, 2024 · 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 · Jun 7, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 11 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jun 7, 2024 · 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 · Jun 1, 2023 - Actual harm
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · May 18, 2023 - Actual harm
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · May 18, 2023 - 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 · May 18, 2023 - 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 18, 2023
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
- 9000 La Vergne Avenue
Skokie, IL 60077 - CMS certification #
- 145860
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 149
- Avg residents/day
- 130.3
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1996-03-01
- 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 Skokie 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 Skokie 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.
Private and semi-private suites
(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 Jul 14, 2012 to Jul 12, 2014. Violations found: Overtime. Back wages: $19,874 owed to 24 employees. Employer as DOL recorded it: The Grove of Skokie Living & Rehab Center (The Grove of Skokie Living & Rehab Center LLC). Case 1735538.
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
- Saint Francis Hospital-Evanston, Evanston. 3.7 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- The Citadel of Skokie, Skokie. 0.9 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Virgos Home Health Care, Inc, Skokie. 0.1 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 0.3 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 60077 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Edens Home Dialysis, Skokie, 0.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Fresenius Kidney Care - Skokie Dialysis, Skokie, 0.5 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars)
Fkc Lincolnwood Dialysis, Lincolnwood, 2.2 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 25 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 60077.
We Care Hospice Services, office in Skokie, 2.0 miles away, straight line
Guardian Healthcare & Hospice, LLC, office in Northfield, 3.6 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Accentcare Hospice & Palliative Care Of Illinois, office in Rosemont, 6.7 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Advocate Health And Hospitals Corporation, Morton Grove. 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 moderate, 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 | 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: 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 |
| The community’s own website | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is The Grove of Skokie a good nursing home?
CMS gives The Grove of Skokie an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars, including 1/5 for staffing and 5/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is The Grove of Skokie staffed?
The Grove of Skokie reports 2.39 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Illinois average of 3.49.
Has The Grove of Skokie had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 3 deficiencies.
How many beds does The Grove of Skokie have?
The Grove of Skokie is certified for 149 beds.