Birchwood Plaza: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Birchwood Plaza is a 200-bed for-profit nursing home in Chicago, Illinois, part of Marquis Health Services. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.13 nurse aide hours per resident per day, about the same as the Illinois average of 2.09, and 25.7% nursing staff turnover (Illinois average 44.5%).
Birchwood Plaza
1426 West BirchwoodChicago, IL 60626
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 Birchwood Plaza, nurse aides logged 2.13 hours per resident per day, about the same as the Illinois average. With about 138 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 4% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Illinois avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.13 | 2.09 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.23 | 0.64 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.75 | 0.72 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.11 | 3.45 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.98 | 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
25.7% of nursing staff at Birchwood Plaza left over the year CMS measured, against a Illinois average of 44.5% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 5.3%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Apr 3, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 8 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. Birchwood Plaza holds 4 of 5 overall; the Illinois average is 2.5.
About Birchwood Plaza
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Marquis Health Services, 87 homes
- Legal name: Birchwood Plaza Inc.
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Dec 1, 1985
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Birchwood Plaza
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| The Waterford Care Center Chicago | 0.1 | 141 | 1.94 | 2.96 | 25.3% | 3 | None |
| Lakefront Nursing & Rehab Ctr Chicago | 0.1 | 99 | 1.38 | 2.45 | 7.7% | 4 | $13,729 |
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| Clark Manor Chicago | 0.4 | 267 | 1.46 | 2.53 | 14.8% | 3 | None |
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| Atrium Health Care Center Chicago · abuse citation | 0.5 | 160 | 1.60 | 2.54 | 25.3% | 1 | $163,637 |
| Warren Park Health & Living Ctr Chicago | 1.3 | 127 | 1.70 | 2.56 | 24.4% | 3 | $37,668 |
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.