Aperion Care Forest Park: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Aperion Care Forest Park is a 232-bed for-profit nursing home in Forest Park, Illinois, part of Aperion Care. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.78 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 15% below the Illinois average of 2.09, and 38.2% nursing staff turnover (Illinois average 44.5%).
Aperion Care Forest Park
8200 West Roosevelt RoadForest Park, IL 60130
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 Forest Park, nurse aides logged 1.78 hours per resident per day, 15% below the Illinois average. With about 196 residents a day, that works out to roughly 348 aide hours a day, or about 44 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) | 1.78 | 2.09 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.81 | 0.64 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.67 | 0.72 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.26 | 3.45 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.73 | 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
38.2% of nursing staff at Aperion Care Forest Park left over the year CMS measured, against a Illinois average of 44.5% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 42.9%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jan 17, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 27 health deficiencies (Illinois average 12.5). CMS lists 6 fines totaling $387,772 and 2 payment denials in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 14, 2025 | Fine | $14,505 |
| May 19, 2025 | Fine | $12,600 |
| Mar 18, 2025 | Fine | $134,843 |
| Oct 22, 2024 | Fine | $15,301 |
| May 11, 2024 | Fine | $74,188 |
| May 11, 2024 | Payment Denial | 30 days from Jun 8, 2024 |
| Oct 6, 2023 | Fine | $136,335 |
| Oct 6, 2023 | Payment Denial | 18 days from Nov 21, 2023 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Aperion Care Forest Park holds 1 of 5 overall; the Illinois average is 2.5.
About Aperion Care Forest Park
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Aperion Care, 33 homes
- Legal name: Berkshire Nursing & Rehab Center, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jun 19, 1998
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Aperion Care Forest Park
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Oak Park Oasis Oak Park · abuse citation | 2.1 | 204 | 1.78 | 2.98 | 32.1% | 1 | $244,610 |
| The British Home Brookfield | 2.2 | 72 | 2.58 | 4.49 | 45.1% | 3 | None |
| The Austin Oasis Chicago · abuse citation | 2.6 | 216 | 1.19 | 1.94 | — | 1 | $577,293 |
| Nexus at Berwyn Berwyn | 2.9 | 145 | 1.71 | 3.25 | 57.0% | 1 | $326,679 |
| Landmark of Cicero Rehabilitation and Nursing Cent Cicero · Special Focus Facility | 2.9 | 485 | 0.91 | 1.90 | 31.7% | — | $52,195 |
| Complete Care at the Boulevard Chicago · abuse citation | 2.9 | 156 | 1.70 | 2.97 | 53.4% | 1 | $300,062 |
| West Suburban Medical Ctr Oak Park · no staffing data submitted | 3.1 | 50 | — | — | — | 4 | None |
| Gottlieb Memorial Hospital Melrose Park | 3.3 | 32 | 2.22 | 5.56 | 38.6% | 5 | None |
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.