ELEVATE CARE WAUKEGAN
ELEVATE CARE WAUKEGAN is a 265-bed nursing home in WAUKEGAN, Illinois. CMS has certified it for Medicare and Medicaid since 1989-12-29. It averages 170.4 residents a day.
What harm was found in the violations cited at ELEVATE CARE WAUKEGAN?
CMS lists 62 health-inspection deficiencies for ELEVATE CARE WAUKEGAN, all of them in the three years to 2026-08-01: the highest scope-and-severity letter on record is J; the most recent health inspection was 2026-04-22.
| Survey date | Tag | Deficiency | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-22 | F0676, F0770 | Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason. / Provide timely, quality laboratory services/tests to meet the needs of residents. | D |
| 2026-03-11 | F0812 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | F |
| 2026-03-11 | F0584, F0677, F0804 | 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. / Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. / Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature. | E |
| 2026-03-11 | F0558, F0578, F0585, F0605, F0609, F0644, F0689, F0690, F0692, F0693, F0695, F0757, F0759, F0760, F0805, F0880, F0883, F0887 | Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. / 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. / Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances. / Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function. / Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. / Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed. / Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. / Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections. / Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. / 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 safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. / Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. / Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. / Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. / Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. / Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations. / Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status. | D |
| 2025-11-19 | F0921 | Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public. | G |
| 2025-07-19 | F0600 | Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. | D |
| 2025-06-23 | F0609 | Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. | D |
| 2025-04-08 | F0677 | Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. | D |
| 2025-01-15 | F0692 | Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. | G |
| 2025-01-15 | F0804 | Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature. | E |
| 2025-01-15 | F0554, F0600, F0607, F0679, F0688, F0755, F0880, F0883 | Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate. / Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. / Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. / Provide activities to meet all resident's needs. / 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. / Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. / Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations. | D |
| 2024-11-15 | F0677 | Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. | G |
| 2024-10-18 | F0684, F0689 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | G |
| 2024-10-08 | F0678 | Provide basic life support, including CPR, prior to the arrival of emergency medical personnel , subject to physician orders and the resident’s advance directives. | J |
| 2024-07-02 | F0600 | Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. | D |
| 2024-05-20 | F0600, F0684 | Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. / Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. | D |
| 2024-05-06 | F0925 | Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests. | D |
| 2024-01-22 | F0550 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. | G |
| 2023-12-13 | F0812 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | F |
| 2023-12-13 | F0677, F0805, F0880 | Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. / Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | E |
| 2023-12-13 | F0554, F0584, F0679, F0686, F0690, F0692, F0694 | Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate. / 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. / Provide activities to meet all resident's needs. / Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. / Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections. / Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. / Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed. | D |
| 2023-12-13 | F0732 | Post nurse staffing information every day. | C |
| 2023-12-06 | F0692 | Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. | D |
| 2023-10-20 | F0584, F0689 | 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. / Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | D |
Why was ELEVATE CARE WAUKEGAN fined 5 times?
| Date | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-19 | Fine | $19,400 |
| 2025-01-15 | Fine | $14,333 |
| 2024-11-15 | Fine | $12,048 |
| 2024-10-08 | Fine | $14,433 |
| 2024-10-08 | Fine | $5,340 |
How is ELEVATE CARE WAUKEGAN staffed relative to the IL average?
| Measure | This facility | IL average |
|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day | 2.95643 | 3.44603 |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 24.6 | 44.5 |
| Average number of residents per day | 170.4 | 95.4 |
Who owns ELEVATE CARE WAUKEGAN, and what chain is it in?
ELEVATE CARE WAUKEGAN is registered with CMS as For profit - Limited Liability company, operates under the legal business name ELEVATE CARE WAUKEGAN LLC and belongs to the ELEVATE CARE chain.
| Role | Owner | Association date |
|---|---|---|
| DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | EC EQUITIES, LLC, MEYSTEL, MOSHE, PANCER, AARON, WINER, YERUCHAM | since 01/01/2019 |
| 5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | ROTHNER, DANIEL, ROTHNER, MELISSA, ROTHNER, RACHEL, RUDOLPH, KIMBERLY, VALES, ADAM, VALES, KATHRYN | since 01/01/2019 |
| MANAGING CONTROL - GOVERNING BODY | FRANK, CRAIG, LOBO, AIMAN | since 01/01/2019 |
| CORPORATE OFFICER | ANDREWS, AMANDA, MEYSTEL, MEIR, MEYSTEL, MOSHE, SPECTOR, JENNIFER | since 01/01/2019 |
| OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | ELEVATE CARE INC, ANDREWS, AMANDA, JAIN, SACHIN, LOBO, AIMAN, MEYSTEL, MEIR, MEYSTEL, MOSHE, SCHMIDT, ELIZABETH, SPECTOR, JENNIFER, TUROFSKY, STEVEN, WILHELM, NAFTALI | since 01/01/2019 |
| INDIVIDUAL IS AN OWNER, PARTNER OR TRUSTEE OF ANY ADP OF THE SNF | BERKOWITZ, DAVID, MEYSTEL, YOSEF, PANCER, AARON, PANCER, JOSHUA, PANCER, MEIR | since 03/10/2026 |
| ADP OF THE SNF | 2222 14TH ST, LLC, ATIED ASSOCIATES LLC, AVIVA M. WEINSCHNEIDER TRUST, CURIS SERVICES LLC, DANIEL M. GLENNER TRUST, DAVID A BERKOWITZ DELTA TRUST, EC EQUITIES, LLC, EC PROPERTIES, LLC, ELEVATE CARE CONSULTING LLC, ELEVATE CARE INC, JONATHAN Z. GLENNER TRUST, KEYSTONE HOLDING GROUP II LLC, MEIR MEYSTEL REVOCABLE TRUST, MICHAEL A. GLENNER 1994 TRUST, YOSEF MEYSTEL DELTA TRUST, ANDREWS, AMANDA, FRANK, CRAIG, GLENNER, ELLIOTT, GLENNER, JONATHAN, GLENNER, LISA, GLENNER, SIDNEY, JAIN, SACHIN, KATZ, HAROLD, LOBO, AIMAN, MEYSTEL, MEIR, MEYSTEL, MOSHE, PANCER, AARON, SCHMIDT, ELIZABETH, SPECTOR, JENNIFER, TUROFSKY, STEVEN, WILHELM, NAFTALI, WINER, YERUCHAM | since 01/01/2019 |
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