Nursing home
Pavilion Of Waukegan
2217 Washington Street, Waukegan, IL 60085 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · 112 certified beds
Pavilion Of Waukegan is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Waukegan, Illinois. CMS rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.22 hours per resident per day, below the Illinois average of 3.49. Its most recent inspection on May 21, 2025 cited 11 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $8,328In CMS records: 2 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 Pavilion Of Waukegan 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) | 3.22 | 3.49 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.88 | 0.73 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.97 | 2.13 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 29.0% | 45.7% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 11.0 | 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.
Penalties in CMS records: 1 fine totaling $8,328, 2 total penalties, 1 Medicare payment denial.
What inspectors found at Pavilion Of Waukegan
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
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Dec 2, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor each resident's preferences, choices, values and beliefs.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Oct 28, 2025 · 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 · May 21, 2025 · 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 · May 21, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · May 21, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- 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 21, 2025 · 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 · May 21, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · May 21, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · May 21, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · May 21, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · May 21, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jun 12, 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
- 2217 Washington Street
Waukegan, IL 60085 - CMS certification #
- 145621
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 112
- Avg residents/day
- 82.0
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1989-07-01
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
Explore the area around Pavilion Of Waukegan using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Staff pay 2 federal wage cases with violations found, since 2011
- Workplace safety 1 OSHA workplace safety inspection since 2024, no violations cited
Full public records, with dates and sources
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 6, 2020 to Jul 2, 2022. Violations found: Minimum wage, Overtime. Back wages: $818 owed to 2 employees. Employer as DOL recorded it: Pavilion Waukegan (Pavilion of Waukegan, LLC). Case 1969077.
- Findings for Jun 5, 2011 to Jun 1, 2013. Violations found: Overtime. Back wages: $17,308 owed to 22 employees. Employer as DOL recorded it: Pavilion of Waukegan (Pavilion of Waukegan, LLC). Case 1699169.
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.
OSHA workplace safety inspections
OSHA inspects workplaces for staff safety, such as lifting, needles, chemicals and workplace violence. It does not inspect resident care.
- Apr 11, 2024: monitoring inspection, partial (safety). Case closed Jun 12, 2024. No violations cited. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Pavilion of Waukegan, 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
- Vista Medical Center East, Waukegan. 2.0 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Elevate Care Waukegan, Waukegan. 0.1 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- North Shore At Home, Gurnee. 2.2 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 0.7 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 60085 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fmc - Waukegan Harbor, Waukegan, 1.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Davita Waukegan Renal Center, Waukegan, 1.5 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Davita Waukegan Home Training, Waukegan, 1.5 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 21 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 60085.
Star Hospice, office in Gurnee, 6.3 miles away, straight line
Integrated Palliative And Hospice LLC, office in Libertyville, 7.8 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Journeycare - Deerfield, office in Deerfield, 12.9 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- City Of Hope Medical Group Of Illinois PLLC, Zion. 6.4 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 low, wildfire very low, tornado relatively high, heat wave relatively low, 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 | See above |
| 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 | Could not read the site |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Pavilion Of Waukegan a good nursing home?
CMS gives Pavilion Of Waukegan an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 for staffing and 4/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Pavilion Of Waukegan staffed?
Pavilion Of Waukegan reports 3.22 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Illinois average of 3.49.
Has Pavilion Of Waukegan had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 11 deficiencies.
How many beds does Pavilion Of Waukegan have?
Pavilion Of Waukegan is certified for 112 beds.