Paul House & Health Cr Center

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: Paul House & Health Care Center, LLC

• Sep 22, 2026 (canvass re-inspection): Pass.
  7 violations

  • Non-food/food contact surfaces clean. Inspector’s note: observed exccessive amount of ice build up inside ice cream chest freezer located in main kitchen food preparation area. must remove ice and clean chest freezer. observed grease build up inside the deep fryer and sides of hot cooking equipment. must cleanand maintain at all times.
  • Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices. Inspector’s note: observed leaking faucet base at the 3-compartment sink located in rear kitchen food preparation area. must repair and maintain.
  • Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean. Inspector’s note: observed accumulated grease and food debris on floors in rear prep, warewashing area, and behind front serving line also observed dirt and debris on floor underneath food storage shelving inside food storage room located in the basement.instructed the person in charge to clean floors and maintain. ...
  • Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean. Inspector’s note: : must regrout floor in the dishwashing room and in the rear food preparation area.
  • Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean. Inspector’s note: observed dirt and food debris on floor drains in the kitchen food prep area and dishwashing room. must clean and maintain at all times.
  • Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean. Inspector’s note: observed accumulated dust build up inside ceiling light shields in kitchen food preparation area. must clean and maintained
  • Adequate ventilation & lighting; designated areas used. Inspector’s note: observed unoperable mechanical ventilation in the unisex employee washroom. must repair and maintain at all times.
• Feb 7, 2025 (canvass): Pass.
  1 violation

  • Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used. Inspector’s note: observed some rust on storage shelves in the basement dry storage area. instructed the person in charge to remove rust and ensure all nonfood-contact surfaces remain smooth and easily cleanable.
• Oct 21, 2024 (canvass): Pass w/ Conditions.
  3 violations

  • Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible (Priority Foundation). Inspector’s note: observed no hand soap at the exposed handwashing sinks in the rear warewashing area and at the front serving line. instructed the person in charge to ensure all handwashing sinks are supplied with soap and maintain. employee provided soap for the exposed handwashing sinks in the rear warewashing ...
  • Non-food/food contact surfaces clean. Inspector’s note: observed accumulated food debris on interior surfaces of all cold holding equipment. instructed the person in charge to clean and maintain. (nonfood contact surfaces)
  • Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean. Inspector’s note: observed accumulated grease and food debris on floors in rear prep, warewashing area, and behind front serving line. instructed the person in charge to clean floors 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.

Care and services

From the community’s website

What Paul House & Health Cr Center 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 Care (page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
• 3 meals a day. Our restaurant-style meal service offers fine-dining options, with alternatives for each of the three meals daily. (page, checked Oct 15, 2026)
• Apartment types named: studio, one-bedroom. Paul House offers a variety of living arrangements, from studios to one-bedroom apartments. (page, checked Oct 15, 2026)

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.

• Jun 6, 2024: programmed (planned) inspection, complete (health). Case closed Aug 12, 2024. No violations cited. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Paul House & Health Care Center, LLC.
• May 27, 2021: monitoring inspection, partial (health). Case closed Dec 16, 2021. 1 violation cited (1 other). Penalties: $1,756 proposed, $1,756 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Paul House & Health Care Center, LLC.
  Details

  • Other than serious: Electronic submission of injury and illness records (1904.41(a)(2)). Penalty $1,756 proposed, $1,756 now.
• May 27, 2021: monitoring inspection, partial (health). Case closed Aug 20, 2021. No violations cited. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Paul House & Health Care Center, LLC.

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

Swedish Hospital, Chicago. 1.6 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars. Location approximate.

Nearest Medicare nursing home

Ambassador Nursing & Rehab Center, Chicago. 1.6 miles away, straight line.

Nearest home health agency office

Good Shepherd Healthcare, LLC, Chicago. 0.9 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.

Nearest pharmacy

Jewel Osco Pharmacy. 0.6 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.

Area

USDA classes ZIP code 60618 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).

Dialysis within 15 miles

Fmc - Northcenter Dialysis, Chicago, 0.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars)
Davita Northside Home Training, Chicago, 0.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Davita Logan Square Dialysis, Chicago, 1.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars)

Hospice

32 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 60618.
Vitas Healthcare Corporation Of Illinois, office in Chicago, 6.1 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars)
Unity Hospice Of Chicagoland, LLC, office in Chicago, 7.3 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Accentcare Hospice & Palliative Care Of Illinois, office in Rosemont, 9.1 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars)

Nearest geriatric medicine practice

Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation, Chicago. 1.3 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, coastal flooding very low, 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.