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Mado Healthcare - Uptown

4621 North Racine Avenue, Chicago, IL 60640 · Map
For profit - Corporation · 132 certified beds

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Mado Healthcare - Uptown is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Chicago, Illinois. CMS rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (1/5 for staffing, 2/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 2.75 hours per resident per day, below the Illinois average of 3.49. Its most recent inspection on Nov 20, 2024 cited 12 deficiencies. Note: it carries a CMS abuse icon.

1 out of 5Overall CMS rating
2 out of 5Health inspections
1 out of 5Staffing
132 bedsCertified beds
  • CMS abuse iconThis facility has an active abuse icon on its CMS record.
  • 2 fines totaling $123,460In CMS records: 2 total penalties.

CMS quality ratings

Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.

Overall rating1/5
Health inspections2/5
Staffing1/5
Quality measuresNo data
Long-stay qualityNo data
Short-stay quality1/5

How Mado Healthcare - Uptown 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.

MetricThis facilityIllinois avgNational avgCompared with the state
Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day)2.753.493.89below avg
RN staffing (hrs/resident/day)0.540.730.68below avg
Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day)1.602.132.34below avg
Nursing staff turnover36.0%45.7%46.4%below avg
Deficiencies cited, last inspection12.012.19.5below avg

Staffing

Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.

2.75Total nurse hrs/resident/day
0.54RN hrs/resident/day
0.61LPN hrs/resident/day
1.60Aide hrs/resident/day
2.52Weekend nurse hrs/resident/day

Staff turnover

Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.

Total nursing staff36.0%
Registered nurses35.7%
Administrator changes2 in last year

Recent health inspection

CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.

Nov 20, 2024Most recent inspection
12Deficiencies found
72Health inspection score
2Fines

Penalties in CMS records: 2 fines totaling $123,460, 2 total penalties.

What inspectors found at Mado Healthcare - Uptown

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 · Aug 21, 2025 · 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 21, 2025 · 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 · May 4, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
  • Potential for harm

    Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.

    Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Apr 25, 2025 · 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 · Apr 25, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
  • 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 · Jan 3, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
  • Potential for harm

    Provide care by qualified persons according to each resident's written plan of care.

    Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Nov 20, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
  • 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 · Nov 20, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
  • Potential for harm

    Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.

    Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Nov 20, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
  • Potential for harm

    Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.

    Resident Rights Deficiencies · Nov 20, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
  • Potential for harm

    Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.

    Environmental Deficiencies · Nov 20, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
  • Potential for harm

    Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

    Infection Control Deficiencies · Nov 20, 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
4621 North Racine Avenue
Chicago, IL 60640
CMS certification #
146191
Ownership
For profit - Corporation
Certified beds
132
Avg residents/day
115.6
Provider type
Medicare and Medicaid
First certified
2019-02-08
Setting
Urban

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Location and nearby

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Other public records

  • Kitchen 2 inspections by Chicago Department of Public Health since 2024; latest Pass (April 2025)
  • Workplace safety 2 OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2020, 1 violation cited
Full public records, with dates and sources

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: Mado Healthcare-uptown

  • Apr 8, 2025 (canvass): Pass.
    5 violations
    • Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible. Inspector’s note: instructed to provide handwashing signage at hand sink inside the women's washroom.
    • Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used. Inspector’s note: instructed not to use plastic milk crates as a means of elevation inside the walk-in cooler and in rear are by the exit door (leading to garbage area) for easy access on cleaning.
    • Non-food/food contact surfaces clean. Inspector’s note: instructed to clean, repaint or replace rusty metal soda syrup racks in the kitchen.
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean. Inspector’s note: instructed to replace missing ceiling tiles above prep area.
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean. Inspector’s note: instructed to clean and maintain floor behind reach-in cooler and behind reach-in freezer in the kitchen.
  • May 13, 2024 (canvass): Pass w/ Conditions.
    9 violations
    • Person in charge present, demonstrates knowledge, and performs duties (Priority Foundation). Inspector’s note: person in charge does not have a city of chicago sanitation certificate. priority foundation violation.
    • City of chicago food service sanitation certificate (Priority Foundation). Inspector’s note: found no certified food manager on site while tcs foods (chicken, beef, soup, salad etc) are being prepared and served. instructed person in charge, a certified food manager with city of chicago foodservice sanitation certificate must be present at all times when handling tcs foods. priority ...
    • Insects, rodents, & animals not present. Inspector’s note: instruted to rodent proof bottom of (2) exit door leading to patio.
    • Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used. Inspector’s note: instructed to repaint or replace rusty metal storage racks (left side) inside the walk-in cooler.
    • Non-food/food contact surfaces clean. Inspector’s note: instructed to detail clean and maintain exterior side and top of dishmachine with dried food debris/crumbs.
    • Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, & cleaned. Inspector’s note: women's (employee and customer) toilet room trash/receptacle must be covered. instructed to provide lid/cover
    • Garbage & refuse properly disposed; facilities maintained. Inspector’s note: observed some trash/debris on ground under and around garbage dumpster in rear outside area . instructed to clean and maintain.
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean. Inspector’s note: instructed to detail clean and maintain floors along the walls and in all corners in prep/dishwashing area.
    • Adequate ventilation & lighting; designated areas used. Inspector’s note: instructed to replace missing light bulb inside 2 door reach-in cooler and inside 2 door reach-in freezer in prep/cooking area.

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.

Staff pay and workplace safety

Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.

OSHA workplace safety inspections

OSHA inspects workplaces for staff safety, such as lifting, needles, chemicals and workplace violence. It does not inspect resident care.

  • Dec 28, 2020: fatality or catastrophe inspection, partial (health). Case closed May 5, 2021. No violations cited. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Forty Six Twenty One Corporation Incorporated DBA Mado Healthcare - Uptown.
  • May 12, 2020: fatality or catastrophe inspection, partial (health). Case closed Apr 14, 2021. 1 violation cited (1 other). Penalties: $8,675 proposed, $5,500 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Forty Six Twenty One Corporation Incorporated DBA Mado Healthcare - Uptown.
    Details
    • Other than serious: Reporting a death, hospitalization, amputation or eye loss to OSHA (1904.39(a)(1)). Penalty $8,675 proposed, $5,500 now.

Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, as of Oct 15, 2026, inspections since 2016. Penalties can change while a case is open or contested.

Location and nearby care

Nearest hospital with an emergency room
Louis A Weiss Memorial Hospital, Chicago. 0.6 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 1 of 5 stars.
Nearest Medicare nursing home
Complete Care at Sheriden Commons, Chicago. 0.2 miles away, straight line.
Nearest home health agency office
Wailai Home Health Services, Chicago. 0.2 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
Nearest pharmacy
CVS Pharmacy. 0.3 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
Area
USDA classes ZIP code 60640 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
Dialysis within 15 miles
Zclosed - Fmc - Uptown, Chicago, 0.6 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Fmc - Na Lakeview Dialysis, Chicago, 0.8 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Excel Renal Care Services, Chicago, 2.1 miles away, straight line
Hospice
28 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 60640.
Vitas Healthcare Corporation Of Illinois, office in Chicago, 7.1 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars)
Unity Hospice Of Chicagoland, LLC, office in Chicago, 7.9 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Guardian Healthcare & Hospice, LLC, office in Northfield, 10.5 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Nearest geriatric medicine practice
The Board Of Trustees Of The University Of Illinois, Chicago. 0.5 miles away, straight line. 3 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 low. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding relatively low, coastal flooding very low, tornado relatively high, heat wave relatively high, earthquake very 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.

SourceData as ofWhat we found
U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour casesOct 15, 2026Only cases that look tied to an earlier operator (not shown)
OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016Oct 15, 2026See above
Chicago Department of Public Health kitchen inspectionsOct 15, 2026See above
FEMA flood mapSee above
USDA wildfire riskApr 15, 2026Not shown: no FEMA wildfire rating of moderate or higher here
FEMA National Risk IndexSee above
CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmaciesSee above
HUD Multifamily Properties - AssistedJul 6, 2026Nothing on record
State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory)Sep 20, 2026Nothing on record
CMS Hospice - General InformationAug 19, 2026Nothing on record
CMS Home Health Care AgenciesMay 27, 2026Nothing on record

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Frequently asked questions

Is Mado Healthcare - Uptown a good nursing home?

CMS gives Mado Healthcare - Uptown an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars, including 1/5 for staffing and 2/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.

How is Mado Healthcare - Uptown staffed?

Mado Healthcare - Uptown reports 2.75 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Illinois average of 3.49.

Has Mado Healthcare - Uptown had inspection problems?

Its most recent CMS inspection cited 12 deficiencies.

How many beds does Mado Healthcare - Uptown have?

Mado Healthcare - Uptown is certified for 132 beds.