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Nursing home report

ELEVATE CARE NORTH BRANCH

NILES, IL · Medicare-certified · 212 beds

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Data as of July 1, 2026
2 of 5 overall

2 out of 5 stars overall. Health inspection and staffing are both 2 stars, quality measures are 4 stars, nurse staffing is below the federal benchmark (3.41 vs 4.1 hours per resident per day), and the facility has recent federal penalties totaling $162,521.

Facility ratings

Health inspections

Staffing

3.4088 hrs/resident/day

Quality measures

Last inspection: January 8, 2026Penalties, last 24 months: $162,521recent federal penalty

Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.4088.

Staffing detail

Registered nurses
0.59
Licensed practical nurses
0.95
Nurse aides
1.87
Weekend nursing
2.90

Hours per resident per day.

Total staff turnover: 41%
Registered nurse turnover: 27%

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

25.6%24.8%Improving

Residents with a fall causing major injury

4.1%2.3%Improving

Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)

12%6%Improving

Residents with a urinary tract infection

2.5%0.8%Improving

Residents who lost too much weight

8.5%6.8%Improving

Residents who were physically restrained

0%1.6%Worsening

Residents needing more help with daily activities

5.3%7.7%Worsening

Residents whose ability to walk got worse

11%5.5%Improving

Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication

17.7%19%Worsening

Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic

3.2%4.8%Worsening

Residents with a long-term catheter

0%0%No change

Residents with new or worsening incontinence

13.4%7.7%Improving

Residents with depressive symptoms

70.4%84.7%Worsening

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

95.9%

Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine

87.6%74.2%Worsening

Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine

76.5%

Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine

81.1%55.3%Worsening

What the inspectors found

The nursing home failed to provide appropriate treatment and care according to residents' orders, preferences, and goals. Cited July 2024 — isolated incident, immediate jeopardy to residents.

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F-Tag 684 — 42 CFR §483.25 — S/S: J

The home failed to make sure residents fully understood their health status, care, and treatments. Cited September 2025 — isolated incident, actual harm.

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F-Tag 552 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: G

The nursing home failed to ensure residents were free from significant medication errors. Cited October 2024 — isolated incident, actual harm.

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F-Tag 760 — 42 CFR §483.45(f)(2) — S/S: G

The nursing home failed to keep the area free of hazards and provide enough supervision to prevent accidents. Cited March 2024 — isolated incident, actual harm.

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F-Tag 689 — 42 CFR §483.25(d) — S/S: G

The home failed to make sure feeding tubes were used only when medically needed and that residents with feeding tubes received proper care. Cited September 2023 — isolated incident, actual harm.

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F-Tag 693 — 42 CFR §483.25 — S/S: G

Recent history

  1. STAFFING

    Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.

  2. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.

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  3. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.

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  4. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.

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  5. PENALTY

    A federal fine of $12,220 was recorded.

  6. PENALTY

    A federal fine of $150,301 was recorded.

Penalties & enforcement

On record with Medicare: 4 fines · $234,006 in total fines.

  • Federal fine

    Oct 11, 2024

    $12,220
  • Federal fine

    Jul 11, 2024

    $150,301
  • Federal fine

    Mar 3, 2024

    $12,519
  • Federal fine

    Sep 6, 2023

    $58,966

Operator & ownership

Recent ownership change · Oct 1, 2020

Now operated by Elevate Care North Branch LLC, previously Forest Villa Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, LLC.

Ownership
For profit - Corporation
Chain
Part of ELEVATE CARE · 14 homes · 2.3 stars avg
Occupancy
151.3 residents on an average day (71% of 212 beds)
Resident voice
Resident council
Medicare history
Certified for 37 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.