Elevate Care North Branch: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Elevate Care North Branch is a 212-bed for-profit nursing home in Niles, Illinois, part of Elevate Care. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.87 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 11% below the Illinois average of 2.09, and 41.4% nursing staff turnover (Illinois average 44.5%).
Elevate Care North Branch
6840 West Touhy AvenueNiles, IL 60714
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 Elevate Care North Branch, nurse aides logged 1.87 hours per resident per day, 11% below the Illinois average. With about 151 residents a day, that works out to roughly 283 aide hours a day, or about 35 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 15% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Illinois avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.87 | 2.09 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.95 | 0.64 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.59 | 0.72 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.41 | 3.45 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.90 | 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
41.4% of nursing staff at Elevate Care North Branch left over the year CMS measured, against a Illinois average of 44.5% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 27.3%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Apr 18, 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 4 fines totaling $234,006 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 11, 2024 | Fine | $12,220 |
| Jul 11, 2024 | Fine | $150,301 |
| Mar 3, 2024 | Fine | $12,519 |
| Sep 6, 2023 | Fine | $58,966 |
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. Elevate Care North Branch holds 2 of 5 overall; the Illinois average is 2.5.
About Elevate Care North Branch
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Elevate Care, 14 homes
- Legal name: Elevate Care North Branch LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Aug 1, 1989
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Elevate Care North Branch
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Citadel at Saint Benedict Niles | 0.2 | 99 | 2.09 | 3.53 | 41.0% | 4 | $64,531 |
| Aperion Care Niles Niles | 0.3 | 99 | 1.84 | 2.80 | 29.8% | 5 | $12,425 |
| Celebrate Senior Living Niles Niles | 0.4 | 55 | 3.08 | 4.80 | 38.6% | 4 | $29,754 |
| Elevate Care Regency Niles | 0.7 | 254 | 2.05 | 3.70 | 25.2% | 3 | $344,195 |
| Bella Terra Morton Grove Morton Grove · abuse citation | 1.5 | 211 | 2.04 | 3.69 | 49.7% | 2 | $47,223 |
| Norwood Crossing Chicago | 1.5 | 131 | 2.51 | 4.16 | 56.7% | 3 | $40,474 |
| Alden Estates of Northmoor Chicago | 1.8 | 198 | 2.11 | 3.23 | 34.6% | 4 | None |
| Ascension Resurrection Life Chicago | 1.8 | 162 | 2.65 | 4.78 | 53.6% | 3 | None |
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.