Smith Village (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care)

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: Smith Village

• Sep 25, 2025 (canvass): Pass.
  6 violations

  • Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage & display. Inspector’s note: observed a build up of splatter at the self serve juice service station nozzles on both the third floor and second floor. instructed to clean and maintain all as a means of preventing possible contamination.
  • Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used. Inspector’s note: observed the drain on the second floor kitchen space at the dish washing machine and one compartment sink in need of detail cleaning to remove dirt and grime. instructed to clean and maintain.
  • Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used. Inspector’s note: observed standing water behind the dish washing machine located on the second floor. instructed to clean and maintain as a means of preventing possible insect activity.
  • Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices. Inspector’s note: observed a leak at the base of the faucet of the wash sink in the kitchen area on the second floor. instructed to repair and maintain in good working order.
  • Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, & cleaned. Inspector’s note: observed the unisex toilet rooms on both third floor and second floor without a covered receptacle. instructed to provide.
  • Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean. Inspector’s note: observed the floor under lower reach in unit at the self serve beverage station on the third floor in need of a detail cleaning. also observed the floor under the lower reach in at the beverage station on the second floor in need of a detail cleaning.
• Mar 28, 2025 (canvass): Pass.
  3 violations

  • Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used. Inspector’s note: wood cabinet in need of repair. formicia is missing. correct and maintain
  • Non-food/food contact surfaces clean. Inspector’s note: cooking equipment in need of cleaning to remove grease and splatter instructed to clean and maintain
  • Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean. Inspector’s note: floors under equipment in need of cleaning to remove debris instructed to clean and maintain
• Jul 30, 2024 (canvass): Pass.
  7 violations

  • Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage & display. Inspector’s note: interior of ice machine in need of cleaning to remove build up. instructed to detail clean and maintain.
  • Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used. Inspector’s note: stand mixers in need of cleaning to remove all build up on sides of equipment instructed to clean and maintain.
  • Non-food/food contact surfaces clean. Inspector’s note: all cooking equipment in need of cleaning to remove all food spills. instructed to detail clean and maintain.
  • Non-food/food contact surfaces clean. Inspector’s note: sides of all equipment, bottom storage of prep units, drawers for food storage and interior of all reach in cooler units in need of cleaning to remove all build up and debris. instructed to clean and maintain
  • Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices. Inspector’s note: leaks at faucets in dish room, handsink and 3 compartment sink in need of repair. instructed to correct and maintain.
  • Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean. Inspector’s note: floors in corners and under all equipment in need of detail cleaning to remove all build up and food spills. instructed to detail clean and maintain.
  • Adequate ventilation & lighting; designated areas used. Inspector’s note: hood vent filters in need of detail cleaning to remove all grease and dust build up. instructed to detail clean 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: Smith Village

• Jul 27, 2026 (canvass): Pass.
  5 violations

  • Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized. Inspector’s note: found the interior of the ice machine with a blackish substance on the white panel. instructed to clean and maintain interior of the ice machine.
  • Thermometers provided & accurate. Inspector’s note: found no internal/external thermometer in/on the reach in cooler in the salad prep area. instructed to provide a thermometer. maintain same.
  • Food properly labeled; original container. Inspector’s note: found the bulk ingredient containers in the prep area not labeled. instructed to label and maintain.
  • Insects, rodents, & animals not present. Inspector’s note: found the double doors at the front entrance with a 1/2" gap in between both doors making them not rodent/insect proofed. instructed to rodent/insect proof doors.
  • Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean. Inspector’s note: found the walls around the dish machine and the windowsill by the bulk ingredient containers with dirt, dust and debris. instructed to clean and maintain walls and windowsills. floors in the corners and under/around heavy equipment with dirt and debris. instructed to clean and maintain floors.
• Sep 24, 2025 (canvass): Pass.
  6 violations

  • Non-food/food contact surfaces clean. Inspector’s note: observed the inside of the walk in freezer unit with a build up of debris and food debris under the shelving. instructed to clean and maintain.
  • Non-food/food contact surfaces clean. Inspector’s note: observed the grill and flat top area in need of a detail cleaning under each unit. instructed to clean and maintain.
  • Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices. Inspector’s note: observed the hand washing sink in the dish washing area faucet head very loose and leaking water. instructed to repair and maintain in good working order.
  • Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean. Inspector’s note: observed the lower wall and the edge of the wall at the hand washing sink in the dish washing area loose and hanging from the wall. instructed to repair and maintain as a means of preventing a possible harboring space for insects.
  • Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean. Inspector’s note: observed the floor under the shelving in the rear paper goods storage area and the rear food storage in need of detail cleaning. instructed to clean and maintain both.
  • Adequate ventilation & lighting; designated areas used. Inspector’s note: observed some of the light bulbs out under the hood ventilation system. instructed to provide.
• Feb 11, 2025 (canvass): Pass.
  7 violations

  • Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage & display. Inspector’s note: observed interior of ice machine with small amount of build up at ice chute. instructed to detail clean and maintain
  • Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used. Inspector’s note: color coded cutiing boards being used. some are showing wear and tear. instructed to replace all boards that are discolored and have deep cuts correct and maintain.
  • Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used. Inspector’s note: rubber gaskets needed at cold holding units instructed to correct and maintain.
  • Non-food/food contact surfaces clean. Inspector’s note: observed build up in cabinets and equipment holding shelves in front sandwich area. instructed to detail clean and maintain
  • Non-food/food contact surfaces clean. Inspector’s note: all cooking equipment in need of detail cleaning to remove all food spills and splatters. instructed to detail clean and maintain.
  • Non-food/food contact surfaces clean. Inspector’s note: interioor of reach in coolers and hot holder boxes in need of detail cleaning to remove all food spills and build up. instructed to detail clean and maintain.
  • Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean. Inspector’s note: floors through out main prep area, front sandwich area and dish room in need of detail cleaning to remove all food spills and build up. instructed to detail clean and maintain.
• Jul 30, 2024 (canvass): Pass.
  5 violations

  • Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage & display. Inspector’s note: interior of ice machine in need of cleaning to remove build up. instructed to clean and maintain.
  • Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used. Inspector’s note: interior of turbo oven in need of cleaning to remove build up. instructed to clean and maintan.
  • Non-food/food contact surfaces clean. Inspector’s note: cooking equipment in need of cleaning to remove all food spills instructed to detail clean and maintain.
  • Non-food/food contact surfaces clean. Inspector’s note: all equipment in need of cleaning to remove all grease and dust build up. instructed to detail clean and maintain.
  • Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean. Inspector’s note: floors throughout in need of detail cleaning to remove all food spills and build up under equipment. instructed to detail clean 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 Smith Village (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.

• Provides transportation. The month­ly fee is all-inclu­sive, includ­ing all util­i­ties, main­te­nance, house­keep­ing, din­ing plan, activ­i­ties, ameni­ties and sched­uled transportation. (page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
• Entrance fee: charged. is cov­ered by your entrance fee, and it pro­vides life­time access to our full con­tin­u­um of health­care ser­vices: Assist­ed Liv­ing, Mem­o­ry Care, Skilled Nurs­ing Care and Green­leaf Short-Term Reha­bil­i­ta­tion. (page, checked Oct 15, 2026)

Location and nearby care

Nearest hospital with an emergency room

Osf Little Company Of Mary Medical Center, Evergreen Park. 2.4 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars.

Nearest Medicare nursing home

Belhaven Nursing & Rehab Center, Chicago. 0.1 miles away, straight line.

Nearest home health agency office

Ultimate Home Health Care, Inc, Chicago. 0.4 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.

Nearest pharmacy

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

Area

USDA classes ZIP code 60643 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).

Dialysis within 15 miles

Fmc - Blue Island Dialysis Center, Blue Island, 1.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Fmc - Merrionette Park, Merrionette Park, 1.2 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Renal Care Providers LLC, Chicago, 1.2 miles away, straight line

Hospice

38 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 60643.
Vital Care Hospice LLC, office in Evergreen Park, 2.7 miles away, straight line
Osf Hospice, office in Oak Lawn, 5.3 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars)
Ucm Home Care, office in Harvey, 5.7 miles away, straight line

Nearest geriatric medicine practice

University Of Chicago, Harvey. 5.7 miles away, straight line. 2 geriatric medicine doctors 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, tornado very 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.