The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited January 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: E
Nursing home report
ALDEN ESTATES OF EVANSTON
EVANSTON, IL · Medicare-certified · 99 beds
In good standing
For-profitChain member
5 of 5 overall
ALDEN ESTATES OF EVANSTON has an overall 5-star rating, with 5 stars for health inspections and 4 stars for quality measures, but only 2 stars for staffing. Reported nurse staffing is 3.87 hours per resident per day, below the federal benchmark of 4.1, and there were no fines in the last 24 months.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
3.874 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: December 19, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.874.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 1.07
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.77
- Nurse aides
- 2.03
- Weekend nursing
- 3.37
Hours per resident per day.
Resident outcomes
Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.
Negative outcomes
Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
9.1%3.4%Improving
Residents with a fall causing major injury
3.3%2.8%Improving
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
5.6%6.9%Worsening
Residents with a urinary tract infection
7.1%0%Improving
Residents who lost too much weight
0%0%No change
Residents who were physically restrained
0%0%No change
Residents needing more help with daily activities
12%6.2%Improving
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
—12.1%—
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
14.8%8.6%Improving
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
1.2%2.5%Worsening
Residents with a long-term catheter
0%0%No change
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
23.6%32%Worsening
Residents with depressive symptoms
33.3%6.7%Improving
Positive outcomes
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—94.4%—
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
100%100%No change
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—79.2%—
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
90.1%95.1%Improving
What the inspectors found
The home failed to keep residents’ personal and medical records private and confidential. Cited December 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 583 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: D
The home failed to complete and keep the resident’s care plan properly prepared, reviewed, and updated by the right health professionals. Cited December 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 657 — 42 CFR §483.21(b)(2) — S/S: D
The home failed to properly label and securely store medications and biologicals. Cited December 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 761 — 42 CFR §483.45(g) — S/S: D
The nursing home failed to provide and carry out an infection prevention and control program to help keep residents from getting or spreading infections. Cited December 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 880 — 42 CFR §483.80(a) — S/S: D
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 4 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 6 health deficiencies.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- Part of THE ALDEN NETWORK · 27 homes · 2.6 stars avg
- Occupancy
- 64.2 residents on an average day (65% of 99 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 29 years
Things at a nursing home change — inspections, staffing, ownership, news.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.