Peterson Park Health Care 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: Peterson PK Health Care Center

• Mar 25, 2025 (canvass): Pass w/ Conditions.
  2 violations

  • City of chicago food service sanitation certificate (Priority Foundation). Inspector’s note: observed no certified manager on site from 8:15am-8:55am while tcs items such as eggs were prepared. instructed to maintain an employee holding a valid city of chicago foodservice manager certificate on site at all times. priority foundation violation 7-38-012. citation issued.
  • Garbage & refuse properly disposed; facilities maintained. Inspector’s note: observed small amount of cardboard and debris on ground near outdoor dumpster outside. instructed to remove and maintain in good condition.
• May 7, 2024 (canvass re-inspection): Pass. No violations listed.
• Apr 30, 2024 (canvass): Fail.
  7 violations

  • Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible (Priority Foundation). Inspector’s note: observed no soap in female employee toilet room located in basement. instructed to maintain soap at all handwashing sinks at all times. priority foundation violation 7-38-030(c). citation issued.
  • Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible (Priority Foundation). Inspector’s note: observed no paper towels in female employee toilet room located in basement. instructed to maintain paper towels at all handwashing sinks at all times. priority foundation violation 7-38-030(c). citation combined with above violation.
  • Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained & used; test strips (Priority Foundation). Inspector’s note: observed facility does not have irreversible thermometer capable of measuring surface temperature on site at time of inspection. instructed to provide. priority foundation violation 7-38-005. no citation issued.
  • Garbage & refuse properly disposed; facilities maintained (Priority Foundation). Inspector’s note: observed outside dumpster overflowing with garbage and unable to be closed. instructed to correct and maintain dumpster with tight fitting lids. priority foundation violation 7-38-020(b). citation issued.
  • Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used. Inspector’s note: observed soap dispenser on wall near cook line is jammed and does not dispense soap. instructed to correct and maintain in good condition.
  • Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices. Inspector’s note: observed leak coming from pipe underneath handwashing sink located near cook line and coffee makers. instructed to repair or replace and maintain in good condition.
  • Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, & cleaned. Inspector’s note: observed no covered trash receptacle inside female employee toilet room. instructed to provide.

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 Peterson Park Health Care 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. Yes, we offer short-term and respite stay options for individuals seeking temporary care and support. (page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
• Provides transportation. Our facility assists in arranging transportation for residents to see their doctors. (page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
• Apartment types named: private room, semi-private room. Whether it’s a private or semi-private room, you’ll find the accommodations at Peterson Park both comfortable and inviting. (page, checked Oct 12, 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.

• Findings for Feb 22, 2012 to Feb 18, 2014. Violations found: Overtime. Back wages: $736 owed to 2 employees. Employer as DOL recorded it: Peterson Park Health Care Center (Peterson Park Associates, LLC). Case 1725500.

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.

• Jul 16, 2020: fatality or catastrophe inspection, partial (health). Case closed Feb 26, 2021. No violations cited. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Peterson Park Health Care CTR.

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. 2.0 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars. Location approximate.

Nearest Medicare nursing home

Lincolnwood Place, Lincolnwood. 0.9 miles away, straight line.

Nearest home health agency office

Better Choice Home Health, Inc, Lincolnwood. 0.3 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.

Nearest pharmacy

CVS Pharmacy. 0.4 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.

Area

USDA classes ZIP code 60646 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).

Dialysis within 15 miles

Concerto Dialysis, Lincolnwood, 1.5 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 1 of 5 stars)
Fkc Lincolnwood Dialysis, Lincolnwood, 1.6 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Fmc - Neomedica - North Kilpatrick, Chicago, 1.9 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 5 of 5 stars)

Hospice

29 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 60646.
Accentcare Hospice & Palliative Care Of Illinois, office in Rosemont, 7.0 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars)
Guardian Healthcare & Hospice, LLC, office in Northfield, 7.3 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Entera Hospice, Inc, office in Rosemont, 8.4 miles away, straight line

Nearest geriatric medicine practice

Endeavor Health Medical Group, Chicago. 1.9 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 moderate, coastal flooding very low, wildfire very low, tornado relatively moderate, heat wave relatively moderate, 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.