Nursing home
Warren Park Health & Living Center
6700 North Damen Avenue, Chicago, IL 60645 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Citadel Healthcare (13 facilities) · 127 certified beds
Warren Park Health & Living Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Chicago, Illinois. CMS rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (1/5 for staffing, 2/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 2.52 hours per resident per day, below the Illinois average of 3.49. Its most recent inspection on Dec 12, 2024 cited 10 deficiencies. Note: it carries a CMS abuse icon.
- CMS abuse iconThis facility has an active abuse icon on its CMS record.
- 1 fine totaling $37,668In 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 Warren Park Health & Living Center 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) | 2.52 | 3.49 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.45 | 0.73 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.68 | 2.13 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 27.8% | 45.7% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 10.0 | 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 $37,668, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at Warren Park Health & Living Center
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
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 · Sep 24, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.
Environmental Deficiencies · Feb 20, 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 · Dec 12, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Dec 12, 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 · Dec 12, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Dec 12, 2024 · 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 · Dec 12, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Dec 12, 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 · Dec 12, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Dec 12, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Dec 12, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Jun 11, 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
- 6700 North Damen Avenue
Chicago, IL 60645 - CMS certification #
- 145806
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 127
- Avg residents/day
- 124.4
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1994-09-01
- Chain
- Citadel Healthcare (13 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Citadel Healthcare
Citadel Healthcare operates 13 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Citadel Healthcare facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around Warren Park Health & Living Center using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Kitchen 4 inspections by Chicago Department of Public Health since 2024; latest Pass (May 2025)
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: Warren Park Health & Living Center, LLC
- May 8, 2025 (canvass re-inspection): Pass. No violations listed.
- May 1, 2025 (canvass): Fail.
2 violations
- Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized. Inspector’s note: observed slight calcium build up inside ice machine upper portion. instructed manager must clean interior of ice machine and maintain.
- Previous core violation corrected (Core). Inspector’s note: the following previous core violation from report #2602536 dated on 09/11/24 not corrected-#55 observed cracks/crevices along wall tiles and metal wall panels behind and around dishmachine and at wall tiles in dishmachine room. must seal all cracks/crevices in walls at dishmachine room by date of ...
- Sep 11, 2024 (canvass re-inspection): Pass.
1 violation
- Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean. Inspector’s note: observed cracks/crevices along wall tiles and metal wall panels behind and around dishmachine and at wall tiles in dishmachine room. must seal all cracks/crevices in walls at dishmachine room.
- Sep 4, 2024 (canvass): Fail.
2 violations
- Insects, rodents, & animals not present. Inspector’s note: observed 4 live roaches on walls at dishmachine room. must remove all roach activity by date of reinspection. advised to call pest control operator for service. priority foundation 7-38-020(a).
- Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean. Inspector’s note: observed cracks/crevices along wall tiles and metal wall panels behind and around dishmachine and at wall tiles in dishmachine room. must seal all cracks/crevices in walls at dishmachine room.
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.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Saint Francis Hospital-Evanston, Evanston. 1.4 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Ryze at the Ridge, Chicago. 0.3 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- We Care Home Health, Inc, Chicago. 0.7 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 0.5 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 60645 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fmc - Rogers Park, Chicago, 0.8 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Nephron Dialysis Center, Ltd., Chicago, 2.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Evanston Renal Center, Evanston, 2.8 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 33 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 60645.
Guardian Healthcare & Hospice, LLC, office in Northfield, 7.8 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Moments Hospice Of Chicago North LLC, office in Des Plaines, 9.4 miles away, straight line
Accentcare Hospice & Palliative Care Of Illinois, office in Rosemont, 9.5 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Oak Street Health Physicians Group PC, Chicago. 0.6 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, 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 | Nothing on record |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| 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 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Warren Park Health & Living Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Warren Park Health & Living Center an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars, including 1/5 for staffing and 2/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Warren Park Health & Living Center staffed?
Warren Park Health & Living Center reports 2.52 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Illinois average of 3.49.
Has Warren Park Health & Living Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 10 deficiencies.
How many beds does Warren Park Health & Living Center have?
Warren Park Health & Living Center is certified for 127 beds.