Thrive of Lake County: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Thrive of Lake County is a 185-bed for-profit nursing home in Mundelein, Illinois. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.48 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 29% below the Illinois average of 2.09, and 26.8% nursing staff turnover (Illinois average 44.5%).
Thrive of Lake County
850 E Us Highway 45Mundelein, IL 60060
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 Thrive of Lake County, nurse aides logged 1.48 hours per resident per day, 29% below the Illinois average. With about 153 residents a day, that works out to roughly 226 aide hours a day, or about 28 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) | 1.48 | 2.09 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.50 | 0.64 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.83 | 0.72 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 2.81 | 3.45 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.40 | 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
26.8% of nursing staff at Thrive of Lake County left over the year CMS measured, against a Illinois average of 44.5% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 24.2%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jun 10, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 16 health deficiencies (Illinois average 12.5). CMS lists 2 fines totaling $29,734 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 13, 2025 | Fine | $19,487 |
| Jan 29, 2024 | Fine | $10,247 |
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. Thrive of Lake County holds 3 of 5 overall; the Illinois average is 2.5.
About Thrive of Lake County
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Transitional Care of Lake County LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Oct 21, 1982
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Thrive of Lake County
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Avantara Libertyville Libertyville | 2.8 | 150 | 2.23 | 4.05 | 34.5% | 3 | $26,130 |
| Avantara Lake Zurich Lake Zurich | 3.7 | 203 | 2.02 | 3.53 | 36.5% | 4 | $15,124 |
| Serenity Estates of Lincolnshire Lincolnshire | 3.8 | 144 | 1.65 | 2.97 | 99.0% | 1 | $370,046 |
| Alden Long Grove Rehab &HC Ctr Long Grove · abuse citation | 4.7 | 248 | 1.53 | 2.74 | 41.0% | 1 | $199,483 |
| Radford Green Lincolnshire | 5.1 | 84 | 3.02 | 5.41 | 35.7% | 5 | $206,689 |
| Avantara Long Grove Long Grove | 5.2 | 195 | 1.76 | 3.11 | 34.6% | 4 | None |
| Warren Barr Buffalo Grove Buffalo Grove | 5.8 | 200 | 1.81 | 3.27 | 40.9% | 3 | $9,311 |
| Elevate Care Riverwoods Riverwoods | 6.1 | 240 | 1.89 | 3.27 | 33.6% | 3 | $152,893 |
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.