Aperion Care Chicago Heights
490 West 16Th Place, Chicago Heights, IL, 60411
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Official records from CMS Care Compare — reported by the facility and audited by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. We present them unmodified. Refreshed June 2026.
CMS Abuse Flag
CMS has flagged this facility for a substantiated finding of resident abuse, neglect, or exploitation in its current or recent inspection cycle. Ask the facility for the specific citation and corrective-action plan during your visit, and consider contacting your state's long-term care ombudsman for context.
Source: CMS Care Compare.
CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation · Chain: Aperion Care
- Certified beds
- 200 · avg 149 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 52.3% — higher than most Illinois nursing homesIllinois avg: 45.0% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 60% — higher than most Illinois nursing homesIllinois avg: 42.3% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 1 departed — near the Illinois averageIllinois avg: 0.5 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Enforcement & Citations
- Fines (past 3 years)
- 1 fine · $21,934 total
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 145180
- Certified beds
- 200 beds · avg 149 residents/day
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Riviera Care Center, Llc
- Chain affiliation
- Aperion Care
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the Aperion Care chain — 33 facilities across 2 states. Chain-wide average overall rating 2.1 / 5.
Disclosed owners (29 on record)
- Aperion Care Inc
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Riviera Realty, Llc
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- David a Berkowitz Revoc tr David Berkowitz Ttee
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 21% · since 2013
- Declaration of Trust of Yosef Meystel
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 33% · since 2012
- 257, lp
Adp of The Snf · since 2010
- 417a Limited Partnership
Direct Ownership Interest · 4% · since 2008
+ 23 additional owners on the federal record.
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Chain Performance Measures, as of May 2026.
Federal inspection record
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 30)
- D0609·Mar 13, 2026Complaint
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- D0600·Mar 13, 2026Complaint
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
- D0656·Jan 29, 2026Complaint
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- F0924·Jan 29, 2026
Environmental Deficiencies
Put firmly secured handrails on each side of hallways.
- F0921·Jan 29, 2026
Environmental Deficiencies
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
- F0880·Jan 29, 2026
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- F0814·Jan 29, 2026
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
- F0812·Jan 29, 2026
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20231 fine · $22K
Most recent events
- Jul 28, 2023Fine · $22K
Fire-safety citations
8 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Jul 19, 2024. Fire-safety inspections cover building-level Life Safety Code compliance, separate from the resident-care health survey.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Health Deficiencies, Fire Safety Deficiencies, and Penalties datasets, snapshot Jun 1, 2026.
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- Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.
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