BIRCHWOOD PLAZA
BIRCHWOOD PLAZA is a 200-bed nursing home in CHICAGO, Illinois. CMS has certified it for Medicare and Medicaid since 1985-12-01. It averages 138.4 residents a day.
What harm was found in the violations cited at BIRCHWOOD PLAZA?
CMS lists 28 health-inspection deficiencies for BIRCHWOOD PLAZA since 2023-06-02, 20 of them in the three years to 2026-08-01: the highest scope-and-severity letter on record is G; the most recent health inspection was 2025-04-03.
| Survey date | Tag | Deficiency | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-03 | F0550, F0689 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. / Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | E |
| 2025-04-03 | F0644, F0645, F0677, F0693, F0880 | Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed. / PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities / Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. / Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D |
| 2025-04-03 | F0912 | Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms. | B |
| 2024-12-26 | F0689, F0812 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. / Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | E |
| 2024-03-08 | F0812, F0814 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. / Dispose of garbage and refuse properly. | F |
| 2024-03-08 | F0550, F0644, F0695, F0761, F0813, F0880 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. / Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed. / Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. / Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs. / Have a policy regarding use and storage of foods brought to residents by family and other visitors. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D |
| 2024-03-08 | F0912 | Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms. | B |
| 2023-09-28 | F0689 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | G |
| 2023-06-02 | F0812 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | F |
| 2023-06-02 | F0550, F0761 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. / Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs. | E |
| 2023-06-02 | F0578, F0695, F0808, F0810 | Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive. / Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. / Ensure therapeutic diets are prescribed by the attending physician and may be delegated to a registered or licensed dietitian, to the extent allowed by State law. / Provide special eating equipment and utensils for residents who need them and appropriate assistance. | D |
| 2023-06-02 | F0912 | Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms. | B |
How is BIRCHWOOD PLAZA staffed relative to the IL average?
| Measure | This facility | IL average |
|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day | 3.11406 | 3.44603 |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 25.7 | 44.5 |
| Average number of residents per day | 138.4 | 95.4 |
Who owns BIRCHWOOD PLAZA, and what chain is it in?
BIRCHWOOD PLAZA is registered with CMS as For profit - Corporation, operates under the legal business name BIRCHWOOD PLAZA INC. and belongs to the MARQUIS HEALTH SERVICES chain.
| Role | Owner | Association date |
|---|---|---|
| 5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | KOHN 2020 DESCENDANTS' TRUST, KOHN 2020 FAMILY TRUST | since 12/31/2020 |
| CORPORATE DIRECTOR | KOHN, CHARLOTTE | since 01/01/2020 |
| OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | KOHN, CHARLOTTE, PEDDINGHAUS, WOLF | since 01/01/2020 |
| ADP OF THE SNF | KOHN 2020 DESCENDANTS' TRUST, KOHN 2020 FAMILY TRUST, KOHN, CHARLOTTE, PEDDINGHAUS, WOLF | since 01/01/2020 |