Claridge Healthcare Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Claridge Healthcare Center is a 231-bed for-profit nursing home in Lake Bluff, Illinois. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported no usable nurse aide staffing figure.
Claridge Healthcare Center
700 JenkissonLake Bluff, IL 60044
Lake County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
Special Focus Facility candidate. CMS lists this home as a candidate for its Special Focus Facility program, which is for nursing homes with a history of serious quality issues.
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. Claridge Healthcare Center has no usable nurse aide figure in this release.
CMS note: CMS could not validate the accuracy of the staffing data. CMS could not validate the accuracy of the staffing data.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Illinois avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | — | 2.09 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | — | 0.64 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | — | 0.72 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | — | 3.45 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | — | 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
CMS publishes no nursing staff turnover figure for Claridge Healthcare Center in this release. No administrators left over the same period.
CMS note: Staffing data not submitted or not valid for calculating turnover.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jun 6, 2024. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 38 health deficiencies (Illinois average 12.5). CMS lists 3 fines totaling $241,617 and 3 payment denials in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 19, 2026 | Fine | $84,730 |
| Jun 24, 2025 | Fine | $16,575 |
| Jun 24, 2025 | Payment Denial | 21 days from Sep 24, 2025 |
| Jun 20, 2024 | Payment Denial | 83 days from Sep 20, 2024 |
| Apr 2, 2024 | Fine | $140,312 |
| Apr 2, 2024 | Payment Denial | 66 days from Jul 2, 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. Claridge Healthcare Center holds 1 of 5 overall; the Illinois average is 2.5.
About Claridge Healthcare Center
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Claridge Operations LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Aug 20, 1981
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Claridge Healthcare Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Lake Forest Place Lake Forest | 1.8 | 50 | 2.91 | 5.55 | 33.3% | 5 | None |
| Avantara Libertyville Libertyville | 4.1 | 150 | 2.23 | 4.05 | 34.5% | 3 | $26,130 |
| Waukegan Health and Rehab Waukegan | 5.1 | 112 | 1.86 | 3.07 | 40.8% | 4 | $8,328 |
| Elevate Care Waukegan Waukegan | 5.2 | 265 | 1.58 | 2.96 | 24.6% | 2 | $65,554 |
| Warren Barr North Shore Highland Park | 5.8 | 215 | 1.77 | 3.22 | 27.0% | 4 | $47,317 |
| Serenity Estates of Lincolnshire Lincolnshire | 6.2 | 144 | 1.65 | 2.97 | 99.0% | 1 | $370,046 |
| Aliya of Highwood Highwood | 6.9 | 104 | 1.86 | 3.05 | 24.6% | 4 | None |
| Thrive of Lake County Mundelein | 6.9 | 185 | 1.48 | 2.81 | 26.8% | 3 | $29,734 |
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.