Avantara Park Ridge: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Avantara Park Ridge is a 154-bed for-profit nursing home in Park Ridge, Illinois, part of Legacy Healthcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.18 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 4% above the Illinois average of 2.09, and 36.6% nursing staff turnover (Illinois average 44.5%).
Avantara Park Ridge
1601 North Western AvenuePark Ridge, IL 60068
Cook County
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 Park Ridge, nurse aides logged 2.18 hours per resident per day, 4% above the Illinois average. With about 140 residents a day, that works out to roughly 304 aide hours a day, or about 38 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 3% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Illinois avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.18 | 2.09 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.71 | 0.64 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.97 | 0.72 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.86 | 3.45 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.75 | 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
36.6% of nursing staff at Avantara Park 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 13.6%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Apr 18, 2024. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 3 health deficiencies (Illinois average 12.5). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $24,515 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 2, 2023 | Fine | $24,515 |
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 Park Ridge holds 4 of 5 overall; the Illinois average is 2.5.
About Avantara Park Ridge
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Legacy Healthcare, 89 homes
- Legal name: Avantara Park Ridge, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Oct 31, 1989
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
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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.