Central Nursing Home
2450 North Central Avenue, Chicago, IL, 60639
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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
- Certified beds
- 245 · avg 194 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 45.5% — near the Illinois averageIllinois avg: 45.0% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 38.5% — near the Illinois averageIllinois 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)
- 2 fines · $43,100 total
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 145648
- Certified beds
- 245 beds · avg 194 residents/day
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Central Nursing Home Llc
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Disclosed owners (6 on record)
- Joseph Mermelstein Family Trust
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 45% · since 2018
- Marvin Mermelstein Family Trust
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 45% · since 2018
- Phillip l Morgenstern
W-2 Managing Employee · 5% · since 2018
- Ten Chicago Llc
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 5% · since 2018
- Yonathan m Stern
Corporate Officer · 5% · since 2018
- Joseph Mermelstein
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 5% · since 2015
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners, as of May 2026.
Federal inspection record
Immediate-jeopardy citations (CMS scope/severity J–L) are the most serious category federal inspectors issue — meaning a deficiency placed residents in immediate risk of serious harm. Ask the facility for the corrective-action plan filed with CMS, and consider contacting your state long-term care ombudsman for context.
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 41)
- D0684·Jan 2, 2026Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- D0610·Jan 2, 2026Complaint
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
- D0609·Jan 2, 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·Jan 2, 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.
- E0584·Jan 2, 2026Complaint
Resident Rights Deficiencies
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.
- D0557·Sep 24, 2025Complaint
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions.
- E0600·May 30, 2025Complaint
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.
- D0684·Apr 25, 2025Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20251 fine · $26K
- 20241 fine · $17K
Most recent events
- Aug 1, 2025Fine · $26K
- Sep 20, 2024Fine · $17K
Largest single fine on record: $26K.
Fire-safety citations
2 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Aug 9, 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.
Facility background report
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- Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.
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