The home failed to have enough qualified staff to properly provide food and nutrition services. Cited June 2024 — limited pattern, immediate jeopardy to residents.
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F-Tag 801 — 42 CFR §483.60 — S/S: K
Nursing home report
CLARIDGE HEALTHCARE CENTER
LAKE BLUFF, IL · Medicare-certified · 231 beds
Needs attention
Special Focus candidateAbuse citationFor-profit
1 of 5 overall
CLARIDGE HEALTHCARE CENTER in Lake Bluff, IL has a 1-star overall rating, with a 1-star health inspection rating and special focus facility/candidate status. Staffing is 3 stars but reported nurse staffing is 2.50 hours per resident per day versus the 4.1 federal benchmark, and it had $25,500 in fines in the last 24 months.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
2.5034 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: March 19, 2026Penalties, last 24 months: $25,500special focus facility
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 2.5034.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.98
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.07
- Nurse aides
- 1.45
- Weekend nursing
- 2.48
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 17%
Registered nurse turnover: 19%
Resident outcomes
How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
38.1%Worsening
Residents with a fall causing major injury
7.2%Worsening
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
1.7%Improving
Residents with a urinary tract infection
1.4%Worsening
Residents who lost too much weight
7.9%Worsening
Residents who were physically restrained
0%Steady
Residents needing more help with daily activities
14.3%Worsening
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
7.3%Worsening
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Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
27.9%Worsening
Residents with a long-term catheter
2.7%Improving
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
10.9%Steady
Residents with depressive symptoms
99.3%Worsening
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
98.8%Steady
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
99%Worsening
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
60.4%Steady
What the inspectors found
The home failed to ensure meals and menus were planned, updated, and followed to meet residents’ nutritional needs. Cited June 2024 — limited pattern, immediate jeopardy to residents.
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F-Tag 803 — 42 CFR §483.60 — S/S: K
The nursing home failed to keep the area free of hazards and provide enough supervision to prevent accidents. Cited March 2026 — isolated incident, immediate jeopardy to residents.
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F-Tag 689 — 42 CFR §483.25(d) — S/S: J
The nursing home failed to protect residents from abuse and neglect by others. Cited August 2024 — isolated incident, actual harm.
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F-Tag 600 — 42 CFR §483.12 — S/S: G
The home failed to provide enough food and fluids to keep residents healthy. Cited June 2024 — isolated incident, actual harm.
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F-Tag 692 — 42 CFR §483.25(g) — S/S: G
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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- PENALTY
A federal payment denial was recorded.
- PENALTY
A federal fine of $25,500 was recorded.
- PENALTY
A federal payment denial was recorded.
Penalties & enforcement
On record with Medicare: 2 fines · $165,812 in total fines · 3 payment denials.
- 21 days
Medicare/Medicaid payment denial
Jun 24, 2025
- $25,500
Federal fine
Jun 24, 2025
- 83 days
Medicare/Medicaid payment denial
Jun 20, 2024
- 66 days
Medicare/Medicaid payment denial
Apr 2, 2024
- $140,312
Federal fine
Apr 2, 2024
Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Occupancy
- 73.5 residents on an average day (32% of 231 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 44 years
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Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.