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Avantara Chicago Ridge: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record

Avantara Chicago Ridge is a 203-bed for-profit nursing home in Chicago Ridge, Illinois, part of Legacy Healthcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.86 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 11% below the Illinois average of 2.09, and 68.9% nursing staff turnover (Illinois average 44.5%).

Certified for Medicare and Medicaid · CMS number 145700

Avantara Chicago Ridge

10300 Southwest Highway
Chicago Ridge, IL 60415
Cook County
Aide hours per resident a day
1.86
Illinois average 2.09
Nursing staff turnover
68.9%
Illinois average 44.5%
Certified beds
203
about 158 residents a day
Fines, last 3 years
3
$137,658 total

CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release

How many staff hours residents get

CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Avantara Chicago Ridge, nurse aides logged 1.86 hours per resident per day, 11% below the Illinois average. With about 158 residents a day, that works out to roughly 295 aide hours a day, or about 37 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 6% below the all-days figure.

Staff hours per resident per day at Avantara Chicago Ridge, Illinois average, and US average
Hours per resident per dayThis homeIllinois avgUS avg
Nurse aides (CNAs)1.862.092.32
Licensed practical nurses0.370.640.86
Registered nurses1.110.720.69
All nursing staff3.353.453.86
All nursing staff, weekends3.153.083.42

CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.

Staff turnover

68.9% of nursing staff at Avantara Chicago Ridge left over the year CMS measured, against a Illinois average of 44.5% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 48.8%. No administrators left over the same period.

Nursing staff turnover
68.9%
Illinois 44.5% · US 45.8%
Registered nurse turnover
48.8%
Illinois 41.8% · US 42.9%
Administrators who left
0
Illinois average 0.5

Inspections and penalties

State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jan 10, 2025. 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 3 fines totaling $137,658 and 2 payment denials in the last three years.

Health deficiencies, latest cycle
13
From complaints
6
Infection-control citations
—
Payment denials, 3 years
2
Fines and payment denials at Avantara Chicago Ridge, last three years
Inspection datePenaltyAmount or length
Aug 18, 2025Fine$43,095
Jan 10, 2025Fine$78,923
Jan 10, 2025Payment Denial26 days from Feb 2, 2025
May 3, 2024Fine$15,640
May 3, 2024Payment Denial9 days from Jun 1, 2024

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. Avantara Chicago Ridge holds 4 of 5 overall; the Illinois average is 2.5.

Overall
4 of 5
Health inspections
3 of 5
Staffing
2 of 5
Quality measures
5 of 5

About Avantara Chicago Ridge

  • Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
  • Chain: Legacy Healthcare, 89 homes
  • Legal name: Chicago Ridge Skilled Nursing Facility LLC
  • Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Aug 1, 1991
  • Councils: resident council
  • Area: urban

Nursing homes near Avantara Chicago Ridge

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Nursing homes near Avantara Chicago Ridge. Column headers sort the table.
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Nexus at Palos
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Hickory VLG Nrsg & Rhb
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Midway Neurological / Rehab Center
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Avantara Palos 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.