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Avantara Palos Heights

7850 West College Drive, Palos Heights, IL, 60463

Type
Nursing home
Medicare/Medicaid certified · CCN 145607

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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

Overall2 / 5
Health inspections2 / 5
Staffing2 / 5
Quality measures3 / 5

Facility & Staffing

Ownership
For profit - Limited Liability company · Chain: Legacy Healthcare
Certified beds
184 · avg 130 residents/day
Total nursing staff turnover
52.1%higher than most Illinois nursing homesIllinois avg: 45.0% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
RN turnover
44.7%near the Illinois averageIllinois 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 · $22,645 total
Payment denials
1 denial

Medicare certification

CMS Certification Number
145607
Certified beds
184 beds · avg 130 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
Phe Skilled Nursing Facility Llc
Chain affiliation
Legacy Healthcare

CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026

Federal ownership record

For-profitLlc

Chain affiliation

Part of the Legacy Healthcare chain — 89 facilities across 3 states. Chain-wide average overall rating 2.9 / 5.

Disclosed owners (6 on record)

  • Chaim Rajchenbach Descendants tr ua 04282008

    5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 60% · since 2023

  • Doros Generation Trust U/a/d 1/3/12

    5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 26% · since 2023

  • Legacy Healthcare Financial Services Llc

    Operational/managerial Control · since 2023

  • Menachem Shabat

    Corporate Officer · since 2023

  • Oakway Operations Llc

    5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 15% · since 2023

  • Valerie Elizabeth Perkovic

    W-2 Managing Employee · since 2023

Recent change of ownership

February 2023 (3 years ago) · acquired from Promedica Skilled Nursing And Rehabilitation (palos Heights East)

Transaction type: Change of Ownership

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

Federal inspection record

43 health citations on file18 from complaints2 federal fines totalling $23K1 payment denial

Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 43)

  • D0684·Mar 15, 2026Complaint

    Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

    Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

  • D0656·Mar 15, 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.

  • D0678·Jan 9, 2026Complaint

    Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

    Provide basic life support, including CPR, prior to the arrival of emergency medical personnel , subject to physician orders and the resident’s advance directives.

  • E0880·Sep 18, 2025

    Infection Control Deficiencies

    Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

  • F0814·Sep 18, 2025

    Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies

    Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.

  • F0812·Sep 18, 2025

    Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies

    Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

  • F0761·Sep 18, 2025

    Pharmacy Service Deficiencies

    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.

  • D0760·Sep 18, 2025

    Pharmacy Service Deficiencies

    Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.

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Federal penalties

By year

  • 20251 fine · $12K
  • 20241 fine · $10K · 1 payment denial

Most recent events

  • Jul 3, 2025Fine · $12K
  • Oct 9, 2024Payment denial · 14 days · starting Nov 5, 2024
  • Oct 9, 2024Fine · $10K

Largest single fine on record: $12K.

Fire-safety citations

16 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Nov 1, 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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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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