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Best nursing homes in Chicago, IL

These are the 77 CMS-certified nursing homes in Chicago, Illinois, ranked best-first by the home’s CMS overall star rating. When two homes tie, we break the tie by the health-inspection rating — the domain assigned by independent state surveyors rather than self-reported by the facility. Nothing on this page is sponsored: no home pays to appear or to rank higher.

Check the certification chip before anything else. Most homes here are certified for both Medicare and Medicaid, but CMS certifies some for only one — and a 5-star home that doesn’t take your programme is not an option, however it ranks. Certification is not a quality measure and we don’t rank on it; we label it, because it decides whether the rest of the row matters to you.

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How to read this: a high overall star can be lifted by self-reported quality-measure and payroll-staffing scores, so we surface the inspection rating and any serious citations, fines, abuse flags or ownership changes right on the row. A lower-ranked home with a clean inspection record can be the better fit than a higher-ranked one carrying red flags — open each profile.

  1. 1
    CMS overall: 5 of 5 5/5 · Health inspection: 4 of 5
    Medicare only — no MedicaidNo major red flags on record
    5645 West Addison Street, Chicago, IL
  2. 2
    CMS overall: 5 of 5 5/5 · Health inspection: 4 of 5
    Medicare & Medicaid certified1 serious citation$5,244 in federal fines
    3919 West Foster Avenue, Chicago, IL
  3. 3
    CMS overall: 5 of 5 5/5 · Health inspection: 4 of 5
    Medicare & Medicaid certified2 serious citations$9,272 in federal fines
    2325 North Lakewood Avenue, Chicago, IL
  4. 4
    CMS overall: 5 of 5 5/5 · Health inspection: 4 of 5
    Medicare & Medicaid certifiedNo major red flags on record
    3659 West 99th Street, Chicago, IL
  5. 5
    CMS overall: 5 of 5 5/5 · Health inspection: 4 of 5
    Medicare & Medicaid certified1 serious citation
    908 West Argyle Street, Chicago, IL
  6. 6
    CMS overall: 5 of 5 5/5 · Health inspection: 4 of 5
    Medicare & Medicaid certified3 serious citations
    4021 West Belmont, Chicago, IL
  7. 7
    CMS overall: 5 of 5 5/5 · Health inspection: 4 of 5
    Medicare only — no MedicaidNo major red flags on record
    55 East Pearson, Chicago, IL
  8. 8
    CMS overall: 4 of 5 4/5 · Health inspection: 4 of 5
    Medicare only — no Medicaid1 serious citation
    933 West Foster Avenue, Chicago, IL
  9. 9
    CMS overall: 4 of 5 4/5 · Health inspection: 4 of 5
    Medicare & Medicaid certified1 serious citation
    5831 North Northwest Highway, Chicago, IL
  10. 10
    CMS overall: 4 of 5 4/5 · Health inspection: 4 of 5
    Medicare & Medicaid certified1 serious citation
    1426 West Birchwood, Chicago, IL
  11. 11
    CMS overall: 4 of 5 4/5 · Health inspection: 4 of 5
    Medicare & Medicaid certifiedNo major red flags on record
    2625 West Touhy Avenue, Chicago, IL
  12. 12
    CMS overall: 4 of 5 4/5 · Health inspection: 4 of 5
    Medicare & Medicaid certified3 serious citations$13,729 in federal fines
    7618 North Sheridan Road, Chicago, IL
  13. 13
    CMS overall: 4 of 5 4/5 · Health inspection: 3 of 5
    Medicare & Medicaid certified2 serious citations$4,784 in federal finesSelf-reported scores 2★ above inspection
    6300 North California Avenue, Chicago, IL
  14. 14
    CMS overall: 4 of 5 4/5 · Health inspection: 3 of 5
    Medicare & Medicaid certified1 serious citation$19,752 in federal finesSelf-reported scores 2★ above inspection
    5550 South Shore Drive, Chicago, IL
  15. 15
    CMS overall: 4 of 5 4/5 · Health inspection: 3 of 5
    Medicare & Medicaid certified3 serious citations$24,962 in federal finesSelf-reported scores 2★ above inspection
    66 West Oak Street, Chicago, IL
  16. 16
    CMS overall: 3 of 5 3/5 · Health inspection: 3 of 5
    Medicare & Medicaid certified4 serious citations$8,512 in federal fines
    504 West Wellington Avenue, Chicago, IL
  17. 17
    CMS overall: 3 of 5 3/5 · Health inspection: 3 of 5
    Medicare & Medicaid certified3 serious citations
    7370 West Talcott Avenue, Chicago, IL
  18. 18
    CMS overall: 3 of 5 3/5 · Health inspection: 3 of 5
    Medicare & Medicaid certified1 serious citation
    7433 North Clark Street, Chicago, IL
  19. 19
    CMS overall: 3 of 5 3/5 · Health inspection: 3 of 5
    Medicare & Medicaid certified1 serious citation$17,665 in federal fines
    4538 North Beacon, Chicago, IL
  20. 20
    CMS overall: 3 of 5 3/5 · Health inspection: 3 of 5
    Medicare & Medicaid certified4 serious citations$40,474 in federal fines
    6016 North Nina Avenue, Chicago, IL
  21. 21
    CMS overall: 3 of 5 3/5 · Health inspection: 3 of 5
    Medicare & Medicaid certified1 immediate-jeopardy citation$117,488 in federal fines
    2732 North Hampden Court, Chicago, IL
  22. 22
    CMS overall: 3 of 5 3/5 · Health inspection: 3 of 5
    Medicare & Medicaid certified1 serious citation$37,668 in federal fines
    6700 North Damen Avenue, Chicago, IL
  23. 23
    CMS overall: 3 of 5 3/5 · Health inspection: 3 of 5
    Medicare & Medicaid certified1 serious citation
    7445 North Sheridan Road, Chicago, IL
  24. 24
    CMS overall: 3 of 5 3/5 · Health inspection: 2 of 5
    Medicare & Medicaid certified1 immediate-jeopardy citation$105,248 in federal finesSelf-reported scores 3★ above inspection
    7750 South Shore Drive, Chicago, IL
  25. 25
    CMS overall: 3 of 5 3/5 · Health inspection: 2 of 5
    Medicare & Medicaid certifiedAbuse icon5 serious citations$16,350 in federal finesSelf-reported scores 3★ above inspection
    2320 West 113th Place, Chicago, IL
  26. 26
    CMS overall: 2 of 5 2/5 · Health inspection: 3 of 5
    Medicare & Medicaid certified2 serious citations
    2055 West Balmoral Avenue, Chicago, IL
  27. 27
    CMS overall: 2 of 5 2/5 · Health inspection: 3 of 5
    Medicare & Medicaid certified4 serious citations$67,360 in federal fines
    2242 North Kedzie, Chicago, IL
  28. 28
    CMS overall: 2 of 5 2/5 · Health inspection: 3 of 5
    Medicare & Medicaid certified2 serious citations$52,284 in federal fines
    5838 North Sheridan Road, Chicago, IL
  29. 29
    CMS overall: 2 of 5 2/5 · Health inspection: 2 of 5
    Medicare & Medicaid certified4 serious citations$98,784 in federal fines
    5061 North Pulaski Road, Chicago, IL
  30. 30
    CMS overall: 2 of 5 2/5 · Health inspection: 2 of 5
    Medicare & Medicaid certifiedAbuse icon5 serious citations$111,884 in federal fines
    4900 North Bernard, Chicago, IL
  31. 31
    CMS overall: 2 of 5 2/5 · Health inspection: 2 of 5
    Medicare & Medicaid certifiedAbuse icon6 serious citations$202,448 in federal fines
    1366 West Fullerton Avenue, Chicago, IL
  32. 32
    CMS overall: 2 of 5 2/5 · Health inspection: 2 of 5
    Medicare & Medicaid certifiedAbuse icon1 immediate-jeopardy citation$95,203 in federal finesSelf-reported scores 2★ above inspection
    8001 South Western Avenue, Chicago, IL
  33. 33
    CMS overall: 2 of 5 2/5 · Health inspection: 2 of 5
    Medicare & Medicaid certified1 immediate-jeopardy citation$253,556 in federal fines
    725 West Montrose Avenue, Chicago, IL
  34. 34
    CMS overall: 2 of 5 2/5 · Health inspection: 2 of 5
    Medicare & Medicaid certifiedAbuse icon2 immediate-jeopardy citations$390,344 in federal fines
    7350 North Sheridan Road, Chicago, IL
  35. 35
    CMS overall: 2 of 5 2/5 · Health inspection: 2 of 5
    Medicare & Medicaid certifiedAbuse icon8 serious citations$245,827 in federal finesSelf-reported scores 2★ above inspection
    1512 West Fargo, Chicago, IL
  36. 36
    CMS overall: 2 of 5 2/5 · Health inspection: 2 of 5
    Medicare & Medicaid certifiedAbuse icon1 immediate-jeopardy citationSelf-reported scores 2★ above inspection
    2840 West Foster Avenue, Chicago, IL
  37. 37
    CMS overall: 2 of 5 2/5 · Health inspection: 2 of 5
    Medicare & Medicaid certified4 serious citations$10,516 in federal fines
    4340 North Keystone, Chicago, IL
  38. 38
    CMS overall: 2 of 5 2/5 · Health inspection: 2 of 5
    Medicare & Medicaid certifiedAbuse icon1 immediate-jeopardy citation$598,146 in federal fines
    5888 North Ridge, Chicago, IL
  39. 39
    CMS overall: 2 of 5 2/5 · Health inspection: 2 of 5
    Medicare & Medicaid certified4 serious citations$53,336 in federal fines
    2833 North Nordica Avenue, Chicago, IL
  40. 40
    CMS overall: 2 of 5 2/5 · Health inspection: 2 of 5
    Medicare & Medicaid certifiedAbuse icon1 immediate-jeopardy citation$13,042 in federal finesSelf-reported scores 2★ above inspection
    6141 North Pulaski Road, Chicago, IL
  41. 41
    CMS overall: 2 of 5 2/5 · Health inspection: 2 of 5
    Medicare & Medicaid certified4 serious citations$67,915 in federal finesSelf-reported scores 3★ above inspection
    5130 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, IL
  42. 42
    CMS overall: 2 of 5 2/5 · Health inspection: 2 of 5
    Medicare & Medicaid certifiedAbuse icon8 serious citations$246,075 in federal fines
    201 West 69th Street, Chicago, IL
  43. 43
    CMS overall: 2 of 5 2/5 · Health inspection: 2 of 5
    Medicaid only — no MedicareAbuse icon1 immediate-jeopardy citationSelf-reported scores 3★ above inspection
    2155 West Pierce, Chicago, IL
  44. 44
    CMS overall: 2 of 5 2/5 · Health inspection: 1 of 5
    Medicare & Medicaid certifiedAbuse icon1 immediate-jeopardy citation$343,276 in federal finesSelf-reported scores 4★ above inspection
    2940 West 87th Street, Chicago, IL
  45. 45
    CMS overall: 2 of 5 2/5 · Health inspection: 1 of 5
    Medicare & Medicaid certifiedSpecial Focus candidate (CMS is watching this home)Abuse icon2 immediate-jeopardy citations$631,885 in federal finesSelf-reported scores 4★ above inspection
    10935 South Halsted Street, Chicago, IL
  46. 46
    CMS overall: 1 of 5 1/5 · Health inspection: 3 of 5
    Medicare & Medicaid certified1 immediate-jeopardy citation$123,614 in federal fines
    4621 North Racine Avenue, Chicago, IL
  47. 47
    CMS overall: 1 of 5 1/5 · Health inspection: 3 of 5
    Medicare & Medicaid certifiedNo major red flags on record
    2444 West Touhy Avenue, Chicago, IL
  48. 48
    CMS overall: 1 of 5 1/5 · Health inspection: 2 of 5
    Medicare & Medicaid certifiedAbuse icon2 serious citations$21,735 in federal fines
    5448 North Broadway Street, Chicago, IL
  49. 49
    CMS overall: 1 of 5 1/5 · Health inspection: 2 of 5
    Medicare & Medicaid certifiedAbuse icon8 serious citations$106,504 in federal fines
    4815 South Western Ave, Chicago, IL
  50. 50
    CMS overall: 1 of 5 1/5 · Health inspection: 2 of 5
    Medicare & Medicaid certifiedAbuse icon1 immediate-jeopardy citation$163,637 in federal finesSelf-reported scores 2★ above inspection
    1425 West Estes Avenue, Chicago, IL
  51. 51
    CMS overall: 1 of 5 1/5 · Health inspection: 2 of 5
    Medicare & Medicaid certifiedAbuse icon1 immediate-jeopardy citation$85,800 in federal fines
    2450 North Central Avenue, Chicago, IL
  52. 52
    CMS overall: 1 of 5 1/5 · Health inspection: 2 of 5
    Medicare & Medicaid certified1 immediate-jeopardy citation$194,990 in federal fines
    2451 West Touhy Avenue, Chicago, IL
  53. 53
    CMS overall: 1 of 5 1/5 · Health inspection: 2 of 5
    Medicare & Medicaid certified8 serious citations$116,544 in federal fines
    2649 East 75th St, Chicago, IL
  54. 54
    CMS overall: 1 of 5 1/5 · Health inspection: 2 of 5
    Medicare & Medicaid certifiedAbuse icon1 serious citation
    3405 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL
  55. 55
    CMS overall: 1 of 5 1/5 · Health inspection: 2 of 5
    Medicare & Medicaid certifiedAbuse icon5 serious citations$106,420 in federal finesSelf-reported scores 2★ above inspection
    735 West Diversey, Chicago, IL
  56. 56
    CMS overall: 1 of 5 1/5 · Health inspection: 2 of 5
    Medicare & Medicaid certifiedAbuse icon10 serious citations$96,359 in federal fines
    2320 South Lawndale, Chicago, IL
  57. 57
    CMS overall: 1 of 5 1/5 · Health inspection: 2 of 5
    Medicare & Medicaid certifiedAbuse icon1 immediate-jeopardy citation$32,136 in federal fines
    255 West 69th Street, Chicago, IL
  58. 58
    CMS overall: 1 of 5 1/5 · Health inspection: 2 of 5
    Medicare & Medicaid certified2 immediate-jeopardy citations$301,750 in federal finesSelf-reported scores 2★ above inspection
    6450 North Ridge Blvd, Chicago, IL
  59. 59
    CMS overall: 1 of 5 1/5 · Health inspection: 2 of 5
    Medicare & Medicaid certified3 immediate-jeopardy citations$480,663 in federal finesSelf-reported scores 2★ above inspection
    2425 East 71st Street, Chicago, IL
  60. 60
    CMS overall: 1 of 5 1/5 · Health inspection: 2 of 5
    Medicare & Medicaid certified6 serious citations$152,896 in federal fines
    1725 South Wabash, Chicago, IL
  61. 61
    CMS overall: 1 of 5 1/5 · Health inspection: 1 of 5
    Medicare & Medicaid certifiedAbuse icon4 immediate-jeopardy citations$205,559 in federal finesSelf-reported scores 2★ above inspection
    820 West Lawrence, Chicago, IL
  62. 62
    CMS overall: 1 of 5 1/5 · Health inspection: 1 of 5
    Medicare & Medicaid certifiedAbuse icon1 immediate-jeopardy citation$208,986 in federal fines
    7200 North Sheridan Road, Chicago, IL
  63. 63
    CMS overall: 1 of 5 1/5 · Health inspection: 1 of 5
    Medicare & Medicaid certified4 serious citations$83,467 in federal finesSelf-reported scores 3★ above inspection
    1415 West Foster Avenue, Chicago, IL
  64. 64
    CMS overall: 1 of 5 1/5 · Health inspection: 1 of 5
    Medicare & Medicaid certifiedAbuse icon3 immediate-jeopardy citations$596,515 in federal finesSelf-reported scores 3★ above inspection
    4437 South Cicero, Chicago, IL
  65. 65
    CMS overall: 1 of 5 1/5 · Health inspection: 1 of 5
    Medicare & Medicaid certified2 immediate-jeopardy citations$107,000 in federal fines
    4314 South Wabash Avenue, Chicago, IL
  66. 66
    CMS overall: 1 of 5 1/5 · Health inspection: 1 of 5
    Medicare & Medicaid certifiedAbuse icon8 serious citations$577,293 in federal finesSelf-reported scores 2★ above inspection
    901 South Austin Blvd, Chicago, IL
  67. 67
    CMS overall: 1 of 5 1/5 · Health inspection: 1 of 5
    Medicare & Medicaid certifiedAbuse icon10 serious citations$320,068 in federal finesSelf-reported scores 2★ above inspection
    11401 South Oakley Avenue, Chicago, IL
  68. 68
    CMS overall: 1 of 5 1/5 · Health inspection: 1 of 5
    Medicare & Medicaid certifiedAbuse icon1 immediate-jeopardy citation$363,575 in federal finesSelf-reported scores 3★ above inspection
    2829 South California Blvd, Chicago, IL
  69. 69
    CMS overall: 1 of 5 1/5 · Health inspection: 1 of 5
    Medicare & Medicaid certified1 immediate-jeopardy citation$420,046 in federal fines
    1401 North California, Chicago, IL
  70. 70
    CMS overall: 1 of 5 1/5 · Health inspection: 1 of 5
    Medicare & Medicaid certifiedAbuse icon1 immediate-jeopardy citation$148,997 in federal finesSelf-reported scores 2★ above inspection
    4920 North Kenmore, Chicago, IL
  71. 71
    CMS overall: 1 of 5 1/5 · Health inspection: 1 of 5
    Medicare & Medicaid certifiedAbuse icon3 immediate-jeopardy citations$300,062 in federal finesSelf-reported scores 3★ above inspection
    5905 West Washington, Chicago, IL
  72. 72
    CMS overall: 1 of 5 1/5 · Health inspection: 1 of 5
    Medicare & Medicaid certifiedAbuse icon1 immediate-jeopardy citation$284,231 in federal fines
    5336 North Western Avenue, Chicago, IL
  73. 73
    CMS overall: 1 of 5 1/5 · Health inspection: 1 of 5
    Medicare & Medicaid certifiedAbuse icon8 serious citations$65,572 in federal fines
    4505 South Drexel, Chicago, IL
  74. 74
    CMS overall: 1 of 5 1/5 · Health inspection: 1 of 5
    Medicare & Medicaid certifiedAbuse icon1 immediate-jeopardy citation$595,647 in federal finesSelf-reported scores 2★ above inspection
    1010 West 95th Street, Chicago, IL
  75. 75
    CMS overall: 1 of 5 1/5 · Health inspection: 1 of 5
    Medicare & Medicaid certifiedAbuse icon5 serious citations$307,855 in federal fines
    6125 South Kenwood, Chicago, IL
  76. 76
    CMS overall: 1 of 5 1/5 · Health inspection: 1 of 5
    Medicare & Medicaid certified3 serious citations$107,873 in federal finesSelf-reported scores 2★ above inspection
    3800 North California Avenue, Chicago, IL
  77. 77
    CMS overall: 1 of 5 1/5 · Health inspection: 1 of 5
    Medicare & Medicaid certifiedAbuse icon8 serious citations$192,821 in federal fines
    3400 South Indiana, Chicago, IL

How we rank

We order this list strictly by each home’s CMS overall star rating — the government’s own rating, not a score of our own. When two homes carry the same overall rating we break the tie by the health-inspection rating — the domain scored by independent state surveyors rather than self-reported — and then alphabetically. Homes with no rating on file sink to the bottom.

We should be straight with you about a tension here. The CMS overall star is a blend of three domains, and elsewhere on this site we argue that blend can be misleading: the staffing and quality-measure components lean on data facilities report about themselves, and they can lift a home’s overall star above what inspectors actually found. We still sort by it, for one reason — it is the only ranking of nursing homes the government publishes, and the alternative is us deciding which domain ought to count, which is our opinion dressed up as an official rating. We won’t do that. (It is the same reason we refuse to rank assisted living at all.) So instead of quietly re-sorting to our taste, we un-blend the star on every row: the inspection rating sits next to the overall one, and serious citations, fines and abuse flags are on the row too. Where the two disagree, trust the inspection record and the citations — and treat our sort order as the government’s claim, not ours. See our methodology.

No home pays to appear here or to rank higher. There is no sponsored placement, no paid listing, and no referral fee. The page carries ordinary Google display advertising, sold against the page by Google: it cannot move a home up or down this list, and no advertiser sees who you are. The ratings, citations and fines are assigned by government inspectors (CMS), not by Eldercare Lens.

Common questions

Does Medicaid pay here?

Check the row. Each home is labelled Medicare & Medicaid certified, Medicare only — no Medicaid or Medicaid only — no Medicare, straight from the CMS certification record. Most homes are certified for both, and Medicaid is the largest single payer for long-term nursing-home care — but a home certified for Medicare only cannot bill Medicaid for you at all. Certification is also not the same as availability: even at a dual-certified home, whether a Medicaid bed is open for you depends on the home and your eligibility, so confirm directly. See our Medicaid and long-term care guide.

How current is this data?

The ratings, inspections, fines and staffing shown here are copied from the CMS Provider Data Catalog, which CMS refreshes monthly. A star rating rests on the home’s last standard inspection, which can lag current conditions, so always verify with the facility.

What does the star rating mean?

CMS assigns each home an overall rating from 1 to 5 stars, blended from three domains: health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. We rank by that overall star because it is the government’s rating rather than one of ours — but we show the independent health-inspection rating beside it on every row, because a high overall star can be lifted by the self-reported staffing and quality components above what inspectors found. Where the two disagree, trust the inspection record.

Ratings and citations are assigned by government inspectors (CMS), not by Eldercare Lens. The absence of a citation does not guarantee the absence of problems. Always verify with the facility and your state Long-Term Care Ombudsman.