Archer Heights Healthcare
Chicago, Illinois · CCN 145995
82 surveys since 2010, 31 of them producing a finding at harm level or worse.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
- Citations on record
- 332
- Surveys
- 82
- Harm or worse
- 31
- Immediate jeopardy
- 6
Findings at the most serious level CMS records.
Older surveys no longer in CMS’s monthly file or on Care Compare. They are shown here.
The facility
- Certified beds
- 249
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- SABA HEALTHCARE
- County
- Cook
- Medicare-certified since
- 2000
CMS ratings
- Overall
- 1
- Health inspection
- 1
- Staffing
- 1
- Quality measures
- 4
CMS’s own Five-Star ratings.
Compared with similar facilities
Since 2021, this facility recorded more weighted findings than most of its peer group.
Weighted by harm level, against 232 for-profit facilities with 128 or more beds in Illinois.
Last survey on record
Jul 17, 2026
115 days ago.
Counts surveys with at least one finding. A clean survey leaves no record here, so the real gap may be shorter.
Staffing
| Measure | This facility | Peer median |
|---|---|---|
| Nurse hours per resident day | 2.43 | 3.12 |
| Registered-nurse hours per resident day | 0.27 | — |
| Annual nurse turnover | 53.5% | 43.2% |
As reported by the facility to CMS, beside the peer-group median.
Enforcement
- Fines
- $596,515 across 5 penalties
- Payment denials
- 2
- Abuse icon
- Flagged by CMS on Care Compare
Federal civil money penalties and remedies as CMS currently publishes them. Amounts may still be under appeal.
Severity of recent findings
| Severity | Isolated | Pattern | Widespread |
|---|---|---|---|
| Immediate jeopardy | J21.5% | K10.7% | L— |
| Actual harm | G1511.2% | H— | I— |
| No harm, potential for more than minimal | D6044.8% | E3626.9% | F2014.9% |
| No harm, potential for minimal | A— | B— | C— |
Most frequently cited here
In CMS’s current monthly file.
- F5849×
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
- F6899×
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- F8809×
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- F6007×
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
- F5586×
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
In the surveyor’s words
From the most serious findings on record at Archer Heights Healthcare, in the surveyor’s own words.
- Immediate jeopardy, patternF689Aug 15, 2024
Based on interviews and record reviews, the facility failed to properly monitor, supervise, and intervene for four residents (R1, R12, R14, R15) with known substance use disorder and history of using illicit substances/narcotics and overdose in the facility. These failures resulted in: 1. R1 testing positive for heroin use and suspected to be under the influence of an unknown substance. 2. R12 testing positive for cocaine and suspected to be under the influence of an unknown substance. 3. R15 being found unresponsive in the facility due to suspected drug use, admitting to drug use, testing positive for heroin, and having to be transferred to the hospital due to an overdose of drug use. 4. […]
- Immediate jeopardy, isolatedF694Mar 19, 2025
Based on observation, interview, and record review the facility failed to correctly administer antibiotics intravenous piggy bag via PICC line for one resident (R2). This failure resulted in V8 (Untrained LPN) observed administering improper treatment via PICC line to R2, putting R2 at risk of air embolism. This was identified as an immediate jeopardy which begin on 04/14/25 at 11:55am when V8 was noted in the medication room reconstituting IVPB, Ertapenem Sodium Solution Reconstituted 1GM (Gram) and proceeded to administer it via a peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC line). V1 (Administrator) was informed of the immediate jeopardy and a template was presented on 04/24/25 at 10:11am. […]
- Immediate jeopardy, isolatedF694Mar 19, 2025
Based on observation, interview, and record review the facility failed to correctly administer antibiotics intravenous piggy bag via PICC line for one resident (R2). This failure resulted in V8 (Untrained LPN) observed administering improper treatment via PICC line to R2, putting R2 at risk of air embolism. This was identified as an immediate jeopardy which begin on 04/14/25 at 11:55am when V8 was noted in the medication room reconstituting IVPB, Ertapenem Sodium Solution Reconstituted 1GM (Gram) and proceeded to administer it via a peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC line). V1 (Administrator) was informed of the immediate jeopardy and a template was presented on 04/24/25 at 10:11am. […]
- Immediate jeopardy, isolatedF600Oct 31, 2024
Based on interviews and record review, the facility failed to ensure two residents (R2 and R7) were free from abuse from a resident (R3) with a known violent behavior by failing to perform R3's background checks and ensure fingerprint order was obtained for a new resident (R3) within the required time frames; failed to identify R3's known behaviors placing other residents at risk for abuse; failed to ensure a care plan was developed for R3's known violent behavior. These failures resulted in R3 physically assaulting 2 residents (R2 & R7) and causing multiple facial fractures to one resident (R7). This was identified as an immediate jeopardy began on 9/26/24. On 10/21/24 at 1:06 PM, the administrator was notified of the immediate jeopardy. […]
- Immediate jeopardy, isolatedF684Feb 16, 2022
Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to follow physician orders [MEDICAL RECORD OR PHYSICIAN ORDER] . This affects 5 (R1, R2, R3, R4, R5) of 5 residents reviewed for care and treatment for [MEDICAL RECORD OR PHYSICIAN ORDER] These failures resulted in R1, who was sent to the hospital emergency room with a pre-existing gangrene wound, being diagnosed with Diabetic Ketoacidosis with Coma Associated with Type 2 Diabetes. R1 was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit. The Facility's failure to follow physician orders [MEDICAL RECORD OR PHYSICIAN ORDER] . While the immediacy was removed on 2/10/2022, the facility remains out of compliance at a severity level 2. Findings include: 1. […]
Read 50 findings in full →The most serious and the most recent: 50 of 332 on record.
Every survey on record
FindingsAt actual harm or above
- Jul 17, 2026Complaint1 finding
- Jul 6, 2026Complaint1 finding
- Apr 30, 2026Standard8 findings
- Apr 3, 2026Complaint1 finding
- Feb 22, 2026Complaint1 finding
- Jan 18, 2026Complaint1 finding
- Nov 13, 2025Complaint2 findings
- Jul 3, 2025Complaint1 finding
Show the 74 earlier surveys
- Jun 6, 2025Complaint2 findings
- May 16, 2025Complaint4 findings · 1 harm
- May 12, 2025Complaint1 finding · 1 harm
- May 7, 2025Complaint4 findings
- Mar 27, 2025Standard13 findings · 1 harm
- Mar 19, 2025Complaint10 findings · 4 harm
- Feb 18, 2025Complaint1 finding
- Oct 31, 2024Complaint6 findings · 4 harm
- Sep 13, 2024Complaint2 findings · 2 harm
- Sep 5, 2024Complaint4 findings · 1 harm
- Aug 26, 2024Complaint3 findings · 1 harm
- Aug 15, 2024Complaint8 findings · 1 harm
- May 31, 2024Standard22 findings · 1 harm
- May 16, 2024Complaint6 findings
- Apr 4, 2024Complaint2 findings
- Feb 22, 2024Complaint1 finding
- Jan 26, 2024Complaint1 finding
- Dec 24, 2023Complaint2 findings · 1 harm
- Nov 9, 2023Complaint4 findings
- Sep 25, 2023Complaint7 findings · 1 harm
- Jun 26, 2023Complaint2 findings
- Apr 26, 2023Standard18 findings · 1 harm
- Apr 13, 2023Complaint1 finding
- Mar 24, 2023Complaint2 findings · 2 harm
- Feb 27, 2023Complaint7 findings · 2 harm
- Sep 30, 2022Complaint1 finding · 1 harm
- Sep 19, 2022Complaint1 finding
- Aug 8, 2022Complaint1 finding
- Jul 1, 2022Complaint2 findings
- May 20, 2022Standard and complaint12 findings
- Mar 29, 2022Complaint1 finding
- Mar 6, 2022Complaint2 findings
- Feb 16, 2022Complaint2 findings · 1 harm
- Oct 7, 2021Complaint4 findings
- Aug 19, 2021Complaint1 finding
- Aug 5, 2021Complaint1 finding · 1 harm
- Jul 22, 2021Standard16 findings
- Jun 4, 2021Complaint2 findings
- Jan 11, 2021Complaint1 finding
- Oct 2, 2020Standard1 finding
- Sep 15, 2020Complaint1 finding
- Aug 11, 2020Complaint1 finding
- Jun 4, 2020Infection control1 finding
- Feb 18, 2020Complaint2 findings
- Dec 10, 2019Complaint4 findings
- Feb 20, 2019Complaint2 findings · 2 harm
- Feb 1, 2019Standard2 findings
- Nov 9, 2018Complaint2 findings
- Apr 26, 2018Standard and complaint7 findings
- Aug 15, 2017Complaint1 finding
- Jun 13, 2017Complaint1 finding
- May 24, 2017Complaint1 finding
- May 4, 2017Complaint2 findings
- Apr 19, 2017Complaint1 finding
- Mar 31, 2017Standard4 findings
- Jan 5, 2017Complaint1 finding
- Dec 16, 2016Complaint1 finding
- Jul 19, 2016Complaint1 finding
- Feb 16, 2016Standard23 findings
- Feb 5, 2016Standard23 findings
- Jan 29, 2016Complaint2 findings
- Dec 3, 2015Complaint1 finding
- Mar 13, 2015Standard and complaint6 findings
- Oct 2, 2014Complaint1 finding
- Apr 24, 2014Standard8 findings
- Feb 28, 2014Complaint1 finding
- May 9, 2013—3 findings
- Mar 20, 2013—2 findings
- Apr 20, 2012—9 findings
- Feb 24, 2012—6 findings
- Nov 10, 2011—3 findings
- May 27, 2011—2 findings · 1 harm
- Mar 25, 2011—8 findings · 1 harm
- Sep 23, 2010—2 findings
Surveys that found no deficiencies are not in CMS’s files and do not appear here.
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