Little Sisters of the Poor

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: Little Sisters of the Poor, Incorporated

• Jul 17, 2025 (canvass): Pass w/ Conditions.
  1 violation

  • City of chicago food service sanitation certificate (Priority Foundation). Inspector’s note: no person on site with an original city of chicago food sanitation certificate posted. instructed to have a person on site with an original city of chicago food sanitation certificate posted on site at all times. priority foundation violation. 7-38-012. citation issued.
• Jul 12, 2024 (canvass re-inspection): Pass.
  5 violations

  • Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized. Inspector’s note: 4-602.11/observed interior of ice bin in need of cleaning. instructed to remove ice, clean, sanitize and maintain at all times
  • Utensils, equipment & linens: properly stored, dried, & handled. Inspector’s note: 4-903.11/noted large pots stored on top shelf in dishroom upright. instrcuted to invert to prevent contamination.
  • Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean. Inspector’s note: 6-201.11/noted stained and missing ceiling tiles in dry food storage area. as well as vents covered in dust in the dishroom above cookware storage and kitchen employee bathroom. instructed to clean and maintain
  • Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean. Inspector’s note: 6-501.114/ noted unused equipment, carts and tray holders in paper storage closet. instructed to declutter by removing or discarding any unnecessary items to prevent pest harborage.
  • All food employees have food handler training. Inspector’s note: 2-102.13/ noted expired food handlers' certificates for all food handlers. instructed to maintain records at all times.
• Jun 10, 2024 (canvass): Pass w/ Conditions.
  11 violations

  • Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized (Priority). Inspector’s note: observed high temperature warewashing machine not meeting hot water sanitizer requirements of at least 180f for thr final rinse temperature - final rinse temperature at 154 f. priority violation #7-38-025. citation issued.
  • Proper cold holding temperatures (Priority). Inspector’s note: observed improper internal temperature of tcs sliced cheese, chopped leafy greens, sliced tomatoes, sliced ham and turkey, pudding and whipped cream at temperatures ranging from 44 f - 45.8 f stored in walk-in cooler. approximately 11 lbs valued $57 discarded and denatured by the person in charge. ...
  • Proper cooling methods used; adequate equipment for temperature control (Priority). Inspector’s note: noted walk-in cooler with ambient air f. instructed not to use until equipment is maintaining proper temperature of 41f and below. priority violation #7-38-005. citation issued.
  • Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible. Inspector’s note: noted no handwashing signage at handwash sink in small dining room kitchen. instructed to provide and maintain.
  • Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized. Inspector’s note: observed interior of ice bin in need of cleaning. instructed to remove ice, clean, sanitize and maintain at all times.
  • Thermometers provided & accurate. Inspector’s note: noted thermometers in coolers not measuring temperatures accurately. instructed to replace and maintaint at all times
  • Utensils, equipment & linens: properly stored, dried, & handled. Inspector’s note: noted large pots stored on top shelf in dishroom upright. instrcuted to invert to prevent contamination.
  • Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used. Inspector’s note: observed donuts and pastries stored in plastic storage totes in the cooler. management instructed to use proper food grade storage bags and containers only.
  • Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean. Inspector’s note: noted stained and missing ceiling tiles in dry food storage area. as well as vents covered in dust in the dishroom above cookware storage and kitchen employee bathroom. instructed to clean and maintain
  • Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean. Inspector’s note: noted unused equipment, carts and tray holders in paper storage closet. instructed to declutter by removing or discarding any unnecessary items to prevent pest harborage.
  • All food employees have food handler training. Inspector’s note: noted expired food handlers' certificates for all food handlers. instructed to maintain records at all times.
• Dec 11, 2023 (canvass): Pass.
  1 violation

  • Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices. Inspector’s note: noted leaking at the bottom pipe of the 3 compartment sink. instructed to repair and maintain.

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

Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, Chicago. 1.0 mile away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.

Nearest Medicare nursing home

Avantara Lincoln Park, Chicago. 0.1 miles away, straight line.

Nearest home health agency office

Icg Home Health Care Services, Chicago. 1.1 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 60614 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).

Dialysis within 15 miles

Fmc - West Willow, Chicago, 0.7 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Excel Renal Care Services, Chicago, 1.0 mile away, straight line
Davita Lincoln Park Dialysis, Chicago, 1.0 mile away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)

Hospice

29 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 60614.
Vitas Healthcare Corporation Of Illinois, office in Chicago, 4.2 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars)
Unity Hospice Of Chicagoland, LLC, office in Chicago, 5.0 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Heart To Heart Hospice Corp, office in Schiller Park, 11.4 miles away, straight line

Nearest geriatric medicine practice

Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation, Chicago. 1.1 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.