The nursing home failed to keep the area free of hazards and provide enough supervision to prevent accidents. Cited September 2023 — isolated incident, actual harm.
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F-Tag 689 — 42 CFR §483.25(d) — S/S: G
Nursing home report
The Selfhelp Home
Registered name: SELFHELP HOME OF CHICAGO
CHICAGO, IL · Medicare-certified · 72 beds
In good standing
Non-profit
Data as of July 1, 2026
5 of 5 overall
The Selfhelp Home in Chicago has a 5-star overall rating, with 5 stars for staffing and quality measures and 4 stars for health inspections. It reports 4.85 nurse staffing hours per resident per day, above the 4.1 federal benchmark, and had $0 in fines in the last 24 months.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
4.8491 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: August 14, 2024Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 4.8491.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 1.51
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.35
- Nurse aides
- 2.99
- Weekend nursing
- 4.39
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 24%
Registered nurse turnover: 10%
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
18.2%33.3%Worsening
Residents with a fall causing major injury
0%0%No change
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
3.8%8.7%Worsening
Residents with a urinary tract infection
2.6%0%Improving
Residents who lost too much weight
8.8%2.8%Improving
Residents who were physically restrained
0%0%No change
Residents needing more help with daily activities
3.7%0%Improving
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
—24.7%—
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
17.6%27.8%Worsening
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
1.1%0%Improving
Residents with a long-term catheter
0%0%No change
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
5.5%10.3%Worsening
Residents with depressive symptoms
8%0%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
—91.1%—
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
100%97.6%Worsening
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—55.7%—
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
97.5%99.2%Improving
What the inspectors found
The nursing home failed to post its nurse staffing information every day, so families could not easily see daily staffing levels. Cited August 2024 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 732 — 42 CFR §483.35(i) — S/S: F
The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited May 2023 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: F
The home failed to ensure its staff were vaccinated for COVID-19. Cited May 2023 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 888 — 42 CFR §483.80 — S/S: F
The home failed to properly label and securely store medications and biologicals. Cited August 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 761 — 42 CFR §483.45(g) — S/S: E
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 9 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 9 health deficiencies.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Occupancy
- 59.4 residents on an average day (82% of 72 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 24 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.