Quick answers
- Where is Elevate Care North Branch?
- 6840 West Touhy Avenue, Niles, IL 60714, in Cook County, Illinois.
- What is the phone number of Elevate Care North Branch?
- (847) 647-6400, as listed by Medicare (CMS).
- What is the Medicare star rating of Elevate Care North Branch?
- Medicare overall rating: 3 out of 5 stars (CMS data updated 2026-10-01).
- Has Elevate Care North Branch been fined?
- Medicare lists 3 fines totaling $175,040.
- What did inspectors find at Elevate Care North Branch?
- In its last three inspection cycles (December 1, 2022 to July 24, 2026), Medicare lists 39 health citations; the most serious was level J. 4 were level G or higher (actual harm or immediate jeopardy). See the list below (CMS data updated 2026-10-01).
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Inspections, fines and staffing
In its last three inspection cycles (December 1, 2022 to July 24, 2026), Elevate Care North Branch had 39 health citations; the most serious was level J (immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety). 4 of them were level G or higher (actual harm or immediate jeopardy). It was fined $175,040 in total (3 fines, the latest on October 11, 2024). Nurse staffing is 3.23 hours per resident per day; the Illinois average is 3.47 and the national average is 3.90.
Source: Medicare (CMS) Provider Data Catalog, data updated October 1, 2026, retrieved November 13, 2026.
Inspection history: last three cycles
State inspectors visit about once a year and also investigate complaints. Each citation (deficiency) has a tag number and a letter, A to L. The letter shows how serious the problem was and how many residents it affected.
What the letters A to L mean
| Seriousness | Isolated (a few residents) | Pattern (some) | Widespread (many) |
|---|---|---|---|
| No actual harm, potential for minimal harm | A | B | C |
| No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm | D | E | F |
| Actual harm to residents | G | H | I |
| Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety | J | K | L |
Source: the scope and severity grid Medicare (CMS) uses for nursing home citations.
Most recent cycle: April 18, 2025 — 13 health citations
Inspections in this cycle: April 18, 2025 (standard health inspection); October 14, 2025 (complaint investigation); January 8, 2026 (complaint investigation); July 24, 2026 (complaint investigation).
Show 13 citations (levels A to F, no actual harm)
F0600 Level D
“Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.”
F0600 Level D
“Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.”
F0689 Level D
“Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.”
F0550 Level D
“Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.”
F0558 Level D
“Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.”
F0677 Level D
“Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.”
F0684 Level D
“Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.”
F0693 Level D
“Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.”
F0755 Level D
“Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.”
F0757 Level D
“Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.”
F0761 Level D
“Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.”
F0812 Level D
“Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.”
F0880 Level D
“Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.”
Previous cycle: April 23, 2024 — 9 health citations
Inspections in this cycle: April 23, 2024 (standard health inspection); October 11, 2024 (complaint investigation); February 13, 2025 (complaint investigation); March 2, 2025 (complaint investigation); September 23, 2025 (complaint investigation).
F0552 Level G
“Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.”
actual harm to residents; isolated (a few residents) · Resident Rights Deficiencies
F0760 Level G
“Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.”
actual harm to residents; isolated (a few residents) · Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Show 7 less serious citations (levels A to F)
F0686 Level E
“Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.”
F0880 Level E
“Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.”
F0677 Level D
“Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.”
F0583 Level D
“Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.”
F0550 Level D
“Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.”
F0554 Level D
“Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.”
F0761 Level D
“Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.”
Earlier cycle: December 1, 2022 — 17 health citations
Inspections in this cycle: December 1, 2022 (standard health inspection); December 7, 2023 (complaint investigation); March 3, 2024 (complaint investigation); July 11, 2024 (complaint investigation); August 5, 2024 (complaint investigation).
F0684 Level J
“Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.”
immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety; isolated (a few residents) · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
F0689 Level G
“Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.”
actual harm to residents; isolated (a few residents) · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Show 15 less serious citations (levels A to F)
F0732 Level F
“Post nurse staffing information every day.”
F0812 Level F
“Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.”
F0814 Level F
“Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.”
F0725 Level E
“Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.”
F0760 Level E
“Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.”
F0679 Level E
“Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.”
F0761 Level E
“Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.”
F0689 Level D
“Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.”
F0580 Level D
“Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.”
F0580 Level D
“Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.”
F0558 Level D
“Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.”
F0584 Level D
“Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.”
F0742 Level D
“Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with mental disorder or psychosocial adjustment difficulty, or who has a history of trauma and/or post-traumatic stress disorder.”
F0759 Level D
“Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.”
F0813 Level D
“Have a policy regarding use and storage of foods brought to residents by family and other visitors.”
Citation descriptions are Medicare’s official wording. “From a complaint” means the citation came from a complaint investigation instead of the regular yearly inspection.
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Fire safety citations (25)
K0222 Level F
“Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements.”
K0341 Level F
“Install a fire alarm system that can be heard throughout the facility.”
K0353 Level F
“Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.”
K0531 Level F
“Have elevators that firefighters can control in the event of a fire.”
K0712 Level F
“Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.”
K0918 Level F
“Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.”
K0271 Level E
“Have exits that are accessible at all times.”
K0372 Level E
“Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.”
K0271 Level E
“Have exits that are accessible at all times.”
K0311 Level E
“Have an enclosure around a vertical opening shaft.”
K0324 Level E
“Provide properly protected cooking facilities.”
K0363 Level E
“Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.”
K0372 Level E
“Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.”
K0374 Level E
“Install smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes.”
K0923 Level E
“Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.”
K0712 Level F
“Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.”
K0915 Level F
“Have proper power supply for life support equipment.”
K0918 Level F
“Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.”
K0362 Level E
“Ensure that corridors are separated from use areas by walls constructed to limit the passage of smoke.”
K0363 Level E
“Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.”
K0374 Level E
“Install smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes.”
K0923 Level E
“Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.”
K0920 Level D
“Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.”
K0521 Level C
“Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.”
K0914 Level C
“Ensure receptacles at patient bed locations and where general anesthesia is administered, are tested after initial installation, replacement or servicing.”
Fines and payment denials
Total fines over about the last three years: $175,040 (3 fines). A payment denial means Medicare stopped paying for new admissions for a time.
| Date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| October 11, 2024 | Fine | $12,220 |
| July 11, 2024 | Fine | $150,301 |
| March 3, 2024 | Fine | $12,519 |
Source: Medicare (CMS) Penalties file, data updated October 1, 2026.
Staffing
Hours of nursing care per resident per day, from the payroll records nursing homes send to Medicare, next to the state and national averages.
| Measure | This home | Illinois | National |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered nurse (RN) hours per resident per day | 0.57 | 0.71 | 0.69 |
| Licensed practical nurse (LPN) hours per resident per day | 0.89 | 0.64 | 0.86 |
| Nurse aide hours per resident per day | 1.77 | 2.12 | 2.35 |
| Total nurse staff hours per resident per day | 3.23 | 3.47 | 3.90 |
| Total nurse staff hours per resident per day on the weekend | 2.86 | 3.08 | 3.43 |
| RN hours per resident per day on the weekend | 0.37 | 0.55 | 0.48 |
| Nursing staff turnover (per year) | 44.1% | 43.7% | 45.3% |
| RN turnover (per year) | 21.1% | 41.5% | 42.5% |
| Administrators who left in the last year | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
Source: Medicare (CMS) Provider Information and State US Averages, data updated October 1, 2026.
Owners and operator
Part of a group of 14 nursing homes: Elevate Care.
Legal business name: Elevate Care North Branch LLC.
Owners and managers Medicare lists (7)
| Name | Role | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aperion Care Exec Holdings LLC | Direct owner | NOT APPLICABLE | October 1, 2020 |
| Frederick S Frankel Trust | Direct owner | NOT APPLICABLE | October 1, 2020 |
| Andrews, Amanda | Direct owner | NOT APPLICABLE | October 1, 2020 |
| Meystel, Moshe | Direct owner | NOT APPLICABLE | October 1, 2020 |
| Pancer, Aaron | Direct owner | NOT APPLICABLE | October 1, 2020 |
| Thengil, Jimmy | Direct owner | NOT APPLICABLE | October 1, 2020 |
| Elevate Care Inc | Management company (operational or managerial control) | NOT APPLICABLE | October 1, 2020 |
Source: Medicare (CMS) Ownership file, data updated October 1, 2026. Only owners with an ownership interest and management companies are shown.
Compare with other nursing homes
Key facts
| Type | Nursing home |
|---|---|
| Certified beds | 212 |
| Average residents per day | 148.8 |
| Takes part in | Medicare and Medicaid |
| Ownership | For profit – corporation |
| Group or chain (affiliated entity) | Elevate Care |
| Legal business name | Elevate Care North Branch LLC |
| First approved by Medicare/Medicaid | 1989-08-01 |
| Resident and family councils | Resident council |
| Sprinklers in all required areas | Yes |
| Changed ownership in the last 12 months | No |
| Address | 6840 West Touhy Avenue, Niles, IL 60714 |
| County | Cook County |
| State | Illinois |
| Phone | (847) 647‑6400 |
| CMS Certification Number | 145630 |
| Name in Medicare records | ELEVATE CARE NORTH BRANCH |
| Corrections | Report an error or suggest an update → |
What to ask when you call or visit
A general checklist for any nursing home, not advice about this one. Medicare also publishes guides on medicare.gov.
- Is the home certified by Medicare and/or Medicaid, and does it have a bed for the care you need (short-term rehab or long-term care)?
- Can you see the latest state inspection report? Ask how any problems found were fixed.
- How many nurses and aides work on each shift, at night and on weekends? Is there a registered nurse on site at all times?
- Which doctors see residents, and how often? What happens in a medical emergency, and which hospital is used?
- What therapy (physical, occupational, speech) is offered, and how many days a week?
- Are residents clean, dressed and taking part in activities? Do staff speak to them kindly and answer call lights quickly?
- What do the daily rate and extra services cost, and what do Medicare, Medicaid or your insurance pay? Ask for it in writing.
- Is there a resident council and a family council? How are complaints handled? Ask for the long-term care ombudsman’s contact.
- Are meals appetizing, and can the home meet special diets, language needs and religious or cultural preferences?
- Visit more than once, including at a mealtime or in the evening, without an appointment.
Other nursing homes nearby
By straight-line distance (not driving distance).
- Citadel at Saint Benedict0.2 mi · Niles, IL · 4 of 5 stars
- Aperion Care Niles0.3 mi · Niles, IL · 5 of 5 stars
- Celebrate Senior Living Niles0.4 mi · Niles, IL · 4 of 5 stars
- Elevate Care Regency0.7 mi · Niles, IL · 2 of 5 stars
- Bella Terra Morton Grove1.5 mi · Morton Grove, IL · 2 of 5 stars
Nearest hospital emergency rooms
- AMITA Health Resurrection Medical Center1.8 mi · Chicago, IL · Acute Care Hospital
- Advocate Lutheran General Hospital2.4 mi · Park Ridge, IL · Acute Care Hospital
- Community First Medical Center4.8 mi · Chicago, IL · Acute Care Hospital
Sources
- Provider Information — Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), data updated 2026-10-01, retrieved 2026-11-13
- Medicare Care Compare — official Medicare profile of this provider
- Health Deficiencies — CMS, data updated 2026-10-01, retrieved 2026-11-13
- Fire Safety Deficiencies — CMS, data updated 2026-10-01, retrieved 2026-11-13
- Penalties — CMS, data updated 2026-10-01, retrieved 2026-11-13
- Ownership — CMS, data updated 2026-10-01, retrieved 2026-11-13
- State US Averages — CMS, data updated 2026-10-01, retrieved 2026-11-13
- Survey Summary — CMS, data updated 2026-10-01, retrieved 2026-11-13
- Citation Code Look-up — CMS, data updated 2026-10-01, retrieved 2026-11-13
- Inspection Dates — CMS, data updated 2026-10-01, retrieved 2026-11-13