Archer Heights Healthcare: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Archer Heights Healthcare is a 249-bed for-profit nursing home in Chicago, Illinois, part of Saba Healthcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.64 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 22% below the Illinois average of 2.09, and 53.5% nursing staff turnover (Illinois average 44.5%).
Archer Heights Healthcare
4437 South CiceroChicago, IL 60632
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 Archer Heights Healthcare, nurse aides logged 1.64 hours per resident per day, 22% below the Illinois average. With about 223 residents a day, that works out to roughly 366 aide hours a day, or about 46 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 13% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Illinois avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.64 | 2.09 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.52 | 0.64 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.27 | 0.72 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 2.43 | 3.45 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.10 | 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
53.5% of nursing staff at Archer Heights Healthcare left over the year CMS measured, against a Illinois average of 44.5% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 64.3%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Apr 30, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 13 health deficiencies (Illinois average 12.5). CMS lists 5 fines totaling $596,515 and 2 payment denials in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 19, 2025 | Fine | $179,297 |
| Mar 19, 2025 | Payment Denial | 55 days from Apr 12, 2025 |
| Oct 31, 2024 | Fine | $204,835 |
| Aug 15, 2024 | Fine | $167,191 |
| Aug 15, 2024 | Payment Denial | 18 days from Sep 7, 2024 |
| May 16, 2024 | Fine | $37,450 |
| Dec 24, 2023 | Fine | $7,742 |
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. Archer Heights Healthcare holds 1 of 5 overall; the Illinois average is 2.5.
About Archer Heights Healthcare
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Saba Healthcare, 11 homes
- Legal name: Archer Heights Healthcare LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jun 29, 2000
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Archer Heights Healthcare
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Alden Town Manor Rehab & HCC Cicero | 2.6 | 249 | 1.93 | 3.21 | 40.3% | 1 | $270,515 |
| Ahva Care of Stickney Stickney | 2.9 | 51 | 2.13 | 3.76 | — | 3 | $41,250 |
| Aperion Care International Chicago · abuse citation | 3.0 | 218 | 1.78 | 3.14 | 48.1% | 1 | $106,504 |
| Little Village Nrsg & Rhb Ctr Chicago · abuse citation | 3.3 | 106 | 1.44 | 2.37 | 33.3% | 1 | $96,359 |
| Nexus at Berwyn Berwyn | 3.4 | 145 | 1.71 | 3.25 | 57.0% | 1 | $326,679 |
| Landmark of Cicero Rehabilitation and Nursing Cent Cicero · Special Focus Facility | 3.4 | 485 | 0.91 | 1.90 | 31.7% | — | $52,195 |
| California Terrace Chicago · abuse citation | 3.5 | 297 | 1.29 | 2.21 | 41.1% | 1 | $363,575 |
| Aperion Care Burbank Burbank | 4.1 | 56 | 2.45 | 3.88 | 41.4% | 3 | $90,114 |
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.