Nursing home report

Nexus at Palos

PALOS HILLS, IL · Medicare-certified · 207 beds

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1 of 5 overall

Nexus at Palos has a 1 out of 5 overall rating, with 1-star health inspection and staffing scores and 2-star quality measures. It reported nurse staffing above the federal benchmark (4.71 vs 4.1 hours per resident per day) but also had $256,197 in fines in the last 24 months and a recent abuse citation.

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Health inspections

Staffing

4.7117 hrs/resident/day

Quality measures

Last inspection: March 9, 2026Penalties, last 24 months: $256,197recent abuse citation

Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 4.7117.

Staffing detail

Registered nurses: 0.70
Licensed practical nurses: 1.39
Nurse aides: 2.62
Weekend nursing: 3.64

Hours per resident per day.

Total staff turnover: 58%

Registered nurse turnover: 68%

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).

Last yrNowTrend

Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication

24.1%24.3%No change

Residents with a fall causing major injury

2.8%4.6%Worsening

Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)

17.6%12%Improving

Residents with a urinary tract infection

0%0%No change

Residents who lost too much weight

14.4%17.3%Worsening

Residents who were physically restrained

0%0%No change

Residents needing more help with daily activities

11.4%5.3%Improving

Residents whose ability to walk got worse

0%18.9%Worsening

Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication

11.1%13%Worsening

Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic

4.2%2.4%Improving

Residents with a long-term catheter

0.5%1.1%Worsening

Residents with new or worsening incontinence

19.1%12.6%Improving

Residents with depressive symptoms

92.9%98.8%Worsening

Positive outcomes

Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).

Last yrNowTrend

Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine

—48.1%—

Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine

13.9%48.6%Improving

Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine

—13.8%—

Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine

6.4%6.3%No change

What the inspectors found

The home failed to provide safe and appropriate breathing care when a resident needed it. Cited September 2025 — isolated incident, immediate jeopardy to residents.