Nursing home
Ryze on the Avenue
3400 South Indiana, Chicago, IL 60616 · Map
For profit - Corporation · 302 certified beds
Ryze on the Avenue is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Chicago, Illinois. CMS rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (1/5 for staffing, 1/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 2.33 hours per resident per day, below the Illinois average of 3.49. Its most recent inspection on Sep 25, 2024 cited 32 deficiencies. Note: it carries a CMS abuse icon.
- CMS abuse iconThis facility has an active abuse icon on its CMS record.
- 11 fines totaling $323,373In CMS records: 14 total penalties, 3 Medicare payment denials.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Ryze on the Avenue 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) | 2.33 | 3.49 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.33 | 0.73 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.37 | 2.13 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 53.0% | 45.7% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 32.0 | 12.1 | 9.5 | above 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: 11 fines totaling $323,373, 14 total penalties, 3 Medicare payment denials.
What inspectors found at Ryze on the Avenue
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 care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jan 29, 2026 · 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 · Jan 12, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jan 12, 2026 · 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 18, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Actual harm
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Aug 27, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Aug 27, 2025 · 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 · Aug 14, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Aug 6, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Actual 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 18, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Actual harm
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · May 7, 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 · Apr 23, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Apr 23, 2025 · 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
- 3400 South Indiana
Chicago, IL 60616 - CMS certification #
- 145337
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 302
- Avg residents/day
- 240.8
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1977-04-22
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Website says Nurse 24 hours a day, works with hospice
- Kitchen 4 inspections by Chicago Department of Public Health since 2024; latest Out of Business (November 2025)
- Workplace safety 2 OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2022, 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: Symphony of Bronzeville Park
- Nov 14, 2025 (canvass): Out of Business. No violations listed.
- Aug 7, 2025 (canvass): Pass.
1 violation
- Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible. Inspector’s note: obesrved missing handwash signage in basement employee restroom and on fourth floor pantry handwash sink. instructed to provide and maintain.
- Jun 5, 2024 (canvass): Pass.
4 violations
- Non-food/food contact surfaces clean. Inspector’s note: observed the outside of the large floor kettle with a build up dust and grease on the outside surface area. instructed to clean and maintain as a means of preventing possible insect feeding and harboring.
- Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices. Inspector’s note: observed a leak at the three compartment sink faucet base. instructed to repair and maintain in good working order.
- Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, & cleaned. Inspector’s note: observed no covered receptacle in the employees toilet room that the kitchen staff would use lower level. instructed to provide.
- Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean. Inspector’s note: observed the floors of the dry storage area (under the shelving along the wall and the walk in cooling unit with a build up of dirt, food debris (walk in) instructed to clean all areas 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.
Chicago Department of Public Health: Ryze on the Avenue LLC
- Nov 14, 2025 (license): Pass. No violations listed.
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 Ryze on the Avenue says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Nurse on site: 24 hours a day.
24/7 Skilled Nursing Care
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Offers hospice care on site or works with hospice providers.
Palliative & Hospice Coordination
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Apartment types named: private room, semi-private room.
Private & semi-private rooms
(page, checked Oct 12, 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.
- May 17, 2022: referral inspection, records only (health). Case closed Oct 18, 2022. 1 violation cited (1 other). Penalties: $2,072 proposed, $1,450 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Symphony Bronzeville Park LLC DBA Symphony Bronzeville. Matched by street address; the name OSHA recorded differs from the community's.
Details
- Other than serious: Electronic submission of injury and illness records (1904.41(a)(2)). Penalty $2,072 proposed, $1,450 now. To be fixed by Sep 7, 2022.
- May 11, 2022: monitoring inspection, partial (health). Case closed Aug 19, 2022. No violations cited. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Symphony Bronzeville Park LLC DBA Symphony Bronzeville. Matched by street address; the name OSHA recorded differs from the community's.
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
- Insight Hospital And Medical Center Chicago, Chicago. 0.9 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 1 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Kensington Place NRSG & Rehab, Chicago. 0.1 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Comprehensive Quality Care, Inc Foundation, Chicago. 0.3 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Pharmacy. 1.2 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 60616 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fmc - Bridgeport, Chicago, 1.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Davita Kenwood Home Training Pd, Chicago, 1.3 miles away, straight line
Davita Kenwood Dialysis, Chicago, 1.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 30 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 60616.
Unity Hospice Of Chicagoland, LLC, office in Chicago, 1.7 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Vitas Healthcare Corporation Of Illinois, office in Chicago, 3.5 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars)
Chicago Hope & Palliative Healthcare Inc, office in Palos Hills, 13.2 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- The Board Of Trustees Of The University Of Illinois, Chicago. 0.9 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 moderate. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding relatively moderate, 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.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | Only cases that look tied to an earlier operator (not shown) |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| Chicago Department of Public Health kitchen inspections | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| 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 Ryze on the Avenue a good nursing home?
CMS gives Ryze on the Avenue an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars, including 1/5 for staffing and 1/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Ryze on the Avenue staffed?
Ryze on the Avenue reports 2.33 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Illinois average of 3.49.
Has Ryze on the Avenue had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 32 deficiencies.
How many beds does Ryze on the Avenue have?
Ryze on the Avenue is certified for 302 beds.