Elevate Care Regency: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Elevate Care Regency is a 254-bed for-profit nursing home in Niles, Illinois, part of Elevate Care. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.05 nurse aide hours per resident per day, about the same as the Illinois average of 2.09, and 25.2% nursing staff turnover (Illinois average 44.5%).
Elevate Care Regency
6631 Milwaukee 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 Regency, nurse aides logged 2.05 hours per resident per day, about the same as the Illinois average. With about 171 residents a day, that works out to roughly 350 aide hours a day, or about 44 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 11% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Illinois avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.05 | 2.09 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.96 | 0.64 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.69 | 0.72 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.70 | 3.45 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.30 | 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
25.2% of nursing staff at Elevate Care Regency left over the year CMS measured, against a Illinois average of 44.5% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 30.8%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Apr 11, 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 4 fines totaling $344,195 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 5, 2026 | Fine | $16,435 |
| Dec 18, 2025 | Fine | $276,125 |
| Apr 11, 2025 | Fine | $25,625 |
| Oct 26, 2023 | Fine | $26,010 |
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 Regency holds 3 of 5 overall; the Illinois average is 2.5.
About Elevate Care Regency
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Elevate Care, 14 homes
- Legal name: Generations at Regency, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Feb 5, 1972
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Elevate Care Regency
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Citadel at Saint Benedict Niles | 0.6 | 99 | 2.09 | 3.53 | 41.0% | 4 | $64,531 |
| Elevate Care North Branch Niles | 0.7 | 212 | 1.87 | 3.41 | 41.4% | 2 | $234,006 |
| Celebrate Senior Living Niles Niles | 0.9 | 55 | 3.08 | 4.80 | 38.6% | 4 | $29,754 |
| Aperion Care Niles Niles | 1.0 | 99 | 1.84 | 2.80 | 29.8% | 5 | $12,425 |
| Bella Terra Morton Grove Morton Grove · abuse citation | 1.2 | 211 | 2.04 | 3.69 | 49.7% | 2 | $47,223 |
| Harmony Park Ridge Park Ridge · abuse citation | 1.8 | 298 | 1.68 | 3.19 | — | 1 | $223,481 |
| Park Ridge Healthcare Center Park Ridge · abuse citation | 2.0 | 46 | 1.75 | 2.94 | 14.3% | 2 | None |
| Norwood Crossing Chicago | 2.0 | 131 | 2.51 | 4.16 | 56.7% | 3 | $40,474 |
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.