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Citadel Of Northbrook, The

3300 Milwaukee Ave., Northbrook, IL, 60062

Type
Nursing home
Medicare/Medicaid certified · CCN 145982

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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
Staffing2 / 5
Quality measures3 / 5

Facility & Staffing

Ownership
For profit - Limited Liability company · Chain: Citadel Healthcare
Certified beds
158 · avg 136 residents/day
Total nursing staff turnover
33.1%lower than most Illinois nursing homesIllinois avg: 45.0% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
RN turnover
30.8%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

Enforcement & Citations

Fines (past 3 years)
2 fines · $25,126 total

Medicare certification

CMS Certification Number
145982
Certified beds
158 beds · avg 136 residents/day
Ownership type
For profit - Limited Liability company
Continuing-care community
No

CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026

Ownership & operations

Legal business name
Citadel Of Northbrook Llc
Chain affiliation
Citadel Healthcare

CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026

Federal ownership record

For-profitLlc

Chain affiliation

Part of the Citadel Healthcare chain — 13 facilities. Chain-wide average overall rating 3.5 / 5.

Disclosed owners (3 on record)

  • Jonathan Aaron

    5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 30% · since 2018

  • Kenneth Ripstein

    5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 30% · since 2018

  • Marcella Graf

    W-2 Managing Employee · since 2018

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

Federal inspection record

26 health citations on file3 from complaints2 federal fines totalling $25K

Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 26)

  • D0880·Feb 21, 2025

    Infection Control Deficiencies

    Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

  • D0688·Feb 21, 2025

    Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

    Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.

  • D0686·Feb 21, 2025

    Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

    Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.

  • B0575·Feb 21, 2025

    Resident Rights Deficiencies

    Post a list of names, addresses, and telephone numbers of all pertinent State agencies and advocacy groups and a statement that the resident may file a complaint with the State Survey Agency.

  • D0550·Feb 21, 2025

    Resident Rights Deficiencies

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

  • D0554·Feb 21, 2025

    Resident Rights Deficiencies

    Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.

  • G0689·May 17, 2024Complaint

    Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

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

  • D0880·Apr 11, 2024

    Infection Control Deficiencies

    Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

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Federal penalties

By year

  • 20241 fine · $10K
  • 20231 fine · $15K

Most recent events

  • Jan 27, 2024Fine · $10K
  • Aug 21, 2023Fine · $15K

Largest single fine on record: $15K.

Fire-safety citations

20 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Feb 21, 2025. 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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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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