Elevate Care Waukegan: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Elevate Care Waukegan is a 265-bed for-profit nursing home in Waukegan, Illinois, part of Elevate Care. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.58 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 24% below the Illinois average of 2.09, and 24.6% nursing staff turnover (Illinois average 44.5%).
Elevate Care Waukegan
2222 Audrey Nixon BoulevardWaukegan, IL 60085
Lake 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 Waukegan, nurse aides logged 1.58 hours per resident per day, 24% below the Illinois average. With about 170 residents a day, that works out to roughly 270 aide hours a day, or about 34 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) | 1.58 | 2.09 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.75 | 0.64 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.62 | 0.72 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 2.96 | 3.45 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.52 | 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
24.6% of nursing staff at Elevate Care Waukegan left over the year CMS measured, against a Illinois average of 44.5% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 29.2%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Mar 11, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 25 health deficiencies (Illinois average 12.5). CMS lists 5 fines totaling $65,554 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 19, 2025 | Fine | $19,400 |
| Jan 15, 2025 | Fine | $14,333 |
| Nov 15, 2024 | Fine | $12,048 |
| Oct 8, 2024 | Fine | $5,340 |
| Oct 8, 2024 | Fine | $14,433 |
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 Waukegan holds 2 of 5 overall; the Illinois average is 2.5.
About Elevate Care Waukegan
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Elevate Care, 14 homes
- Legal name: Elevate Care Waukegan LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Dec 29, 1989
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Elevate Care Waukegan
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Waukegan Health and Rehab Waukegan | 0.1 | 112 | 1.86 | 3.07 | 40.8% | 4 | $8,328 |
| Aspyre of Waukegan Waukegan | 2.2 | 115 | 1.84 | 3.15 | 26.4% | 1 | $135,606 |
| Claridge Healthcare Center Lake Bluff · SFF candidate · abuse citation · staffing data not validated | 5.2 | 231 | — | — | — | 1 | $241,617 |
| Alpine Care of Zion Zion | 6.4 | 244 | 1.71 | 2.86 | 48.2% | 2 | $72,588 |
| Lake Forest Place Lake Forest | 6.9 | 50 | 2.91 | 5.55 | 33.3% | 5 | None |
| Allure Of Zion Zion · abuse citation | 7.2 | 115 | 3.39 | 5.03 | 53.5% | 1 | $255,454 |
| Avantara Libertyville Libertyville | 8.3 | 150 | 2.23 | 4.05 | 34.5% | 3 | $26,130 |
| The Village at Victory Lakes Lindenhurst | 9.4 | 120 | 2.16 | 4.13 | 34.8% | 4 | $93,506 |
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.