Nursing home
The Pearl of Evanston
820 Foster Street, Evanston, IL 60201 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Pearl Healthcare (13 facilities) · 158 certified beds
The Pearl of Evanston is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Evanston, Illinois. CMS rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.49 hours per resident per day, above the Illinois average of 3.49. Its most recent inspection on May 15, 2025 cited 3 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $72,900In CMS records: 1 total penalty.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How The Pearl of Evanston 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) | 3.49 | 3.49 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.71 | 0.73 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.97 | 2.13 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 21.8% | 45.7% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 3.0 | 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 $72,900, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at The Pearl of Evanston
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Actual harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Dec 16, 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 · Aug 29, 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 · Aug 29, 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 · May 15, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 25, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Give their staff education on dementia care, and what abuse, neglect, and exploitation are; and how to report abuse, neglect, and exploitation.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Nov 4, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Nov 4, 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 · May 31, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · May 31, 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 · May 31, 2024 · 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 31, 2024 · 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 31, 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
- 820 Foster Street
Evanston, IL 60201 - CMS certification #
- 145803
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 158
- Avg residents/day
- 125.4
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1994-07-05
- Chain
- Pearl Healthcare (13 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Pearl Healthcare
Pearl Healthcare operates 13 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Pearl Healthcare facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around The Pearl of Evanston using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Respite stays, nurse 24 hours a day
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What The Pearl of Evanston 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) - Nurse on site: 24 hours a day.
This program offers your loved one a safe, nurturing environment and round-the-clock nursing supervision.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Apartment types named: private room, semi-private room.
Private and Semi-Private Suites
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026)
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.
DOL also concluded 1 case here with no violations found, most recently for a period ending Apr 26, 2024.
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.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston Hospital, Evanston. 0.8 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 5 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- The Mather Evanston, Evanston. 0.7 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Hands And Heart Home Health, Inc, Wilmette. 2.0 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 60201 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Evanston Renal Center, Evanston, 1.2 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Fmc - Midamerica Evanston, Evanston, 1.9 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 1 of 5 stars)
Fmc - Rogers Park, Chicago, 3.2 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 37 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 60201.
Gemini Hospice, LLC, office in Morton Grove, 4.8 miles away, straight line
Guardian Healthcare & Hospice, LLC, office in Northfield, 5.3 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Residential Hospice, office in Northbrook, 8.2 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 1 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation, Evanston. 0.5 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 moderate. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding relatively 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.
| 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 | Nothing on record |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: no FEMA wildfire rating of moderate or higher here |
| 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 The Pearl of Evanston a good nursing home?
CMS gives The Pearl of Evanston 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 The Pearl of Evanston staffed?
The Pearl of Evanston reports 3.49 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Illinois average of 3.49.
Has The Pearl of Evanston had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 3 deficiencies.
How many beds does The Pearl of Evanston have?
The Pearl of Evanston is certified for 158 beds.