Aperion Care Chicago Heights: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Aperion Care Chicago Heights is a 200-bed for-profit nursing home in Chicago Heights, Illinois, part of Aperion Care. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.39 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 33% below the Illinois average of 2.09, and 53.3% nursing staff turnover (Illinois average 44.5%).
Aperion Care Chicago Heights
490 West 16th PlaceChicago Heights, IL 60411
Cook County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
Cited for abuse or neglect. CMS marks this home with its abuse icon: it was cited for abuse or neglect that caused harm on its most recent inspection cycle, or for abuse or neglect with potential for harm on each of its last two cycles.
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Aperion Care Chicago Heights, nurse aides logged 1.39 hours per resident per day, 33% below the Illinois average. With about 142 residents a day, that works out to roughly 197 aide hours a day, or about 25 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 16% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Illinois avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.39 | 2.09 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.41 | 0.64 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.34 | 0.72 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 2.14 | 3.45 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 1.79 | 3.08 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
53.3% of nursing staff at Aperion Care Chicago Heights left over the year CMS measured, against a Illinois average of 44.5% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 60.0%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jan 29, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 12 health deficiencies (Illinois average 12.5). CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Aperion Care Chicago Heights holds 2 of 5 overall; the Illinois average is 2.5.
About Aperion Care Chicago Heights
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Aperion Care, 33 homes
- Legal name: Riviera Care Center, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Nov 1, 1967
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Aperion Care Chicago Heights
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Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.