Elevate Care Des Plaines
Des Plaines, Illinois · CCN 145626
50 surveys since 2011, 27 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
- 147
- Surveys
- 50
- Harm or worse
- 27
- Immediate jeopardy
- 2
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
- 200
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- ELEVATE CARE
- County
- Cook
- Medicare-certified since
- 1989
CMS ratings
- Overall
- 2
- Health inspection
- 2
- Staffing
- 3
- Quality measures
- 3
CMS’s own Five-Star ratings.
Compared with similar facilities
Since 2021, this facility recorded somewhat more weighted findings than its peer group.
Weighted by harm level, against 232 for-profit facilities with 128 or more beds in Illinois.
Last survey on record
Jul 24, 2026
108 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 | 3.80 | 3.12 |
| Registered-nurse hours per resident day | 1.38 | — |
| Annual nurse turnover | 44.6% | 43.2% |
As reported by the facility to CMS, beside the peer-group median.
Enforcement
- Fines
- $248,079 across 4 penalties
- Payment denials
- 3
- 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 | J— | K— | L— |
| Actual harm | G1128.2% | H— | I— |
| No harm, potential for more than minimal | D1641.0% | E923.1% | F25.1% |
| No harm, potential for minimal | A— | B12.6% | C— |
Most frequently cited here
In CMS’s current monthly file.
- F6898×
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- F6904×
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
- F6003×
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
- F6883×
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
- F6772×
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
In the surveyor’s words
From the most serious findings on record at Elevate Care Des Plaines, in the surveyor’s own words.
- Immediate jeopardy, widespreadF906Feb 25, 2026
Based on interview and record review, the facility experienced a power failure related to an area wide power outage. The facility's backup generator failed to provide back up power for the facility as it is designed to do during a power outage. The facility failed to ensure the safety of all residents dependent on life-sustaining equipment related to inability to provide electricity to life sustaining devices during the power failure. The facility failed to document the generator was in working order by completed weekly testing and monthly testing under load to ensure the backup generators availability in an emergency. […]
- Immediate jeopardy, isolatedF695Feb 25, 2026
Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure residents dependent on life-sustaining medical equipment received the specialized respiratory care and continuous clinical monitoring essential to prevent life-threatening complications. during a total facility power loss. These failures affect all residents (R1-R15) who are ventilator dependent.This failure resulted in all ventilator department residents being sent to the hospital to maintain health and safety and placed R1-R15 at risk for Acute Respiratory Distress, Acute Respiratory Failure and Death.The Immediate Jeopardy began on [DATE] at 9:30PM when an area wide electrical power loss caused the facility generator to fail, and the emergency generator power did not activate as designed to backup the main building… […]
- Actual harm, isolatedF600Jul 24, 2026
Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure residents remained free from physical and psychosocial harm. This failure caused right ear and abdominal bruises and mental anguish for 1 of 3 residents reviewed (R3) for abuse in a sample of 8.Findings include:R3 is an [AGE] year-old male admitted on [DATE] with cognition intact as per the Minimum Data Set (MDS) dated [DATE].Review of the reportable incidents document that the facility reported a staff member (V4)'s physical abuse allegation of resident (R3) to the state on 7/8/26. […]
- Actual harm, isolatedF600Jul 20, 2025
Based on observation, interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure a resident remained free from staff to resident abuse for one of three residents (R1) reviewed for abuse. This failure resulted in R1 sustaining physical injuries and R1 being transported to the emergency department for treatment, ultimately resulting in R1's request discharge against medical advice due to fear and dissatisfaction with the facility. R1 is a [AGE] year-old with diagnoses including heart failure, epilepsy, hypertension, hyperlipidemia and anxiety disorder. […]
- Actual harm, isolatedF692Feb 13, 2025
Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to follow their policy and procedure for hydration and tube feeding tube care by not ensuring that a resident received the recommended amount of fluids for a resident who is dependent on tube feeding for nutrition. This failure applied to one (R1) of four residents reviewed for hydration and resulted in R1 being hospitalized with diagnoses including dehydration, high blood sodium, and hypotension (low blood pressure). […]
Read 36 findings in full →The most serious and the most recent: 36 of 147 on record.
Every survey on record
FindingsAt actual harm or above
- Aug 7, 2026Complaint2 findings
- Jul 24, 2026Complaint1 finding · 1 harm
- Jul 10, 2026Complaint1 finding
- Jun 17, 2026Complaint1 finding
- Mar 25, 2026Complaint1 finding
- Feb 25, 2026Complaint2 findings · 2 harm
- Jul 20, 2025Complaint1 finding · 1 harm
- Apr 25, 2025Complaint1 finding
Show the 42 earlier surveys
- Feb 13, 2025Complaint3 findings · 1 harm
- Jan 16, 2025Complaint1 finding · 1 harm
- Oct 4, 2024Complaint1 finding · 1 harm
- Aug 22, 2024Standard1 finding
- Jun 23, 2024Complaint1 finding · 1 harm
- Jun 3, 2024Complaint1 finding
- May 20, 2024Complaint2 findings · 2 harm
- Jan 19, 2024Complaint2 findings
- Jan 2, 2024Complaint2 findings · 1 harm
- Dec 8, 2023Complaint1 finding · 1 harm
- Oct 4, 2023Complaint1 finding
- Sep 12, 2023Complaint2 findings · 2 harm
- Aug 25, 2023Standard7 findings
- May 22, 2023Complaint1 finding
- Feb 28, 2023Complaint7 findings · 4 harm
- Feb 10, 2023Complaint4 findings · 1 harm
- Dec 22, 2022Complaint2 findings · 1 harm
- Oct 28, 2022Complaint2 findings · 1 harm
- Jul 22, 2022Standard9 findings
- Jan 30, 2022Complaint2 findings
- Jan 10, 2022Complaint2 findings · 1 harm
- Dec 5, 2021Complaint1 finding
- Apr 22, 2021Standard8 findings
- Dec 13, 2020Infection control1 finding
- Nov 19, 2020Infection control1 finding
- May 28, 2020Infection control1 finding
- Nov 27, 2019Complaint1 finding · 1 harm
- Jun 20, 2019Standard and complaint4 findings
- Jul 26, 2018Standard4 findings
- Mar 1, 2018Complaint3 findings
- Aug 9, 2017Standard5 findings
- Jul 21, 2016Standard9 findings
- Nov 19, 2015Complaint1 finding
- Jun 12, 2015Standard4 findings
- Mar 10, 2015Complaint1 finding
- Jan 15, 2015Complaint5 findings · 2 harm
- Aug 13, 2014Complaint1 finding · 1 harm
- Aug 7, 2014Standard14 findings
- Jun 20, 2013—8 findings
- Jul 20, 2012—2 findings
- May 26, 2011—8 findings · 1 harm
- Feb 1, 2011—1 finding
Surveys that found no deficiencies are not in CMS’s files and do not appear here.
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