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Birchwood Plaza

1426 West Birchwood, Chicago, IL, 60626

Type
Nursing home
Medicare/Medicaid certified · CCN 145532

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Federal Quality Data

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.

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CMS Star Ratings

Overall4 / 5
Health inspections4 / 5
Staffing3 / 5
Quality measures4 / 5

Facility & Staffing

Ownership
For profit - Corporation · Chain: Marquis Health Services
Certified beds
200 · avg 142 residents/day
Total nursing staff turnover
28.6%lower than most Illinois nursing homesIllinois avg: 45.0% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
RN turnover
5.6%lower than most Illinois nursing homesIllinois avg: 42.3% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
Administrators who left
0 departednear the Illinois averageIllinois avg: 0.5 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare

Medicare certification

CMS Certification Number
145532
Certified beds
200 beds · avg 142 residents/day
Ownership type
For profit - Corporation
Continuing-care community
No

CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026

Ownership & operations

Legal business name
Birchwood Plaza Inc.
Chain affiliation
Marquis Health Services

CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026

Federal ownership record

For-profitCorporation

Chain affiliation

Part of the Marquis Health Services chain — 88 facilities across 9 states. Chain-wide average overall rating 3.0 / 5.

Parent entity

Kohn 2020 Family Trust

Disclosed owners (4 on record)

  • Charlotte Kohn

    Operational/managerial Control · since 2020

  • Kohn 2020 Descendants' TrustParent

    5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 49% · since 2020

  • Kohn 2020 Family Trust

    Adp of The Snf · since 2020

  • Wolf Dietrich Peddinghaus

    Operational/managerial Control · since 2020

Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Chain Performance Measures, as of May 2026.

Federal inspection record

28 health citations on file3 from complaints

Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 28)

  • B0912·Apr 3, 2025

    Environmental Deficiencies

    Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms.

  • D0880·Apr 3, 2025

    Infection Control Deficiencies

    Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

  • D0693·Apr 3, 2025

    Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

    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.

  • E0689·Apr 3, 2025

    Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

    Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

  • D0677·Apr 3, 2025

    Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

    Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.

  • D0645·Apr 3, 2025

    Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies

    PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities

  • D0644·Apr 3, 2025

    Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies

    Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.

  • E0550·Apr 3, 2025

    Resident Rights Deficiencies

    Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.

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Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Health Deficiencies, Fire Safety Deficiencies, and Penalties datasets, snapshot Jun 1, 2026.

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Where this information comes from

  • Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.

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