Nursing home
Lutheran Home for the Aged
800 West Oakton Street, Arlington Hts, IL 60004 · Map
Non profit - Church related · 354 certified beds
Lutheran Home for the Aged is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Arlington Hts, Illinois. CMS rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (5/5 for staffing, 2/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.12 hours per resident per day, above the Illinois average of 3.49. Its most recent inspection on Nov 21, 2024 cited 14 deficiencies.
- 6 fines totaling $164,159In CMS records: 7 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 Lutheran Home for the Aged 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) | 4.12 | 3.49 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.11 | 0.73 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.37 | 2.13 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 29.5% | 45.7% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 14.0 | 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: 6 fines totaling $164,159, 7 total penalties, 1 Medicare payment denial.
What inspectors found at Lutheran Home for the Aged
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- 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 · Sep 16, 2025 · 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 · Jul 16, 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 · Jul 2, 2025 · 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 · May 14, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Actual harm
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Apr 30, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Feb 21, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Feb 21, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Actual harm
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Nov 21, 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 · Nov 21, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Nov 21, 2024 · 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 · Nov 21, 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 · Nov 21, 2024 · 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
- 800 West Oakton Street
Arlington Hts, IL 60004 - CMS certification #
- 145739
- Ownership
- Non profit - Church related
- Certified beds
- 354
- Avg residents/day
- 226.3
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1992-12-17
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Website says Respite stays
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Lutheran Home for the Aged 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.
, respite stays,
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Northwest Community Hospital 1, Arlington Heights. 2.0 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- New Summit Rehabilitation and Healthcare, Arlington Heights. 0.7 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Hope Home Health Services, Inc, Arlington Heights. 1.0 mile away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 1.1 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 60004 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fmc - Rolling Meadows, Rolling Meadows, 2.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Arlington Heights Renal Center, Arlington Heights, 3.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Fmc - Palatine Dialysis Center, Palatine, 3.5 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 37 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 60004.
Lifechoice Hospice And Palliative Care, office in Palatine, 1.7 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Hope Hospice, Inc, office in Rolling Meadows, 2.8 miles away, straight line
Meridian Palliative & Hospice Care Services LLC, office in Rolling Meadows, 2.8 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Thomas Cozzi, MD, Arlington Heights. 3.3 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 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 | Nothing on record |
| 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 Lutheran Home for the Aged a good nursing home?
CMS gives Lutheran Home for the Aged an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars, including 5/5 for staffing and 2/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Lutheran Home for the Aged staffed?
Lutheran Home for the Aged reports 4.12 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Illinois average of 3.49.
Has Lutheran Home for the Aged had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 14 deficiencies.
How many beds does Lutheran Home for the Aged have?
Lutheran Home for the Aged is certified for 354 beds.