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South Elgin Living & Rehab Center

746 West Spring Street, South Elgin, IL, 60177

Type
Nursing home
Medicare/Medicaid certified · CCN 145825

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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

Overall1 / 5
Health inspections1 / 5
Staffing2 / 5
Quality measures2 / 5

Facility & Staffing

Ownership
For profit - Corporation · Chain: Lineage Healthcare
Certified beds
90 · avg 58 residents/day
Total nursing staff turnover
33.3%lower than most Illinois nursing homesIllinois avg: 45.0% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
RN turnover
50%higher than most Illinois nursing homesIllinois avg: 42.3% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
Administrators who left
1 departednear the Illinois averageIllinois avg: 0.5 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare

Enforcement & Citations

Fines (past 3 years)
2 fines · $230,403 total
Payment denials
2 denials

Medicare certification

CMS Certification Number
145825
Certified beds
90 beds · avg 58 residents/day
Ownership type
For profit - Corporation
Continuing-care community
No

CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026

Ownership & operations

Legal business name
South Elgin Living & Rehab Center Llc
Chain affiliation
Lineage Healthcare

CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026

Federal ownership record

For-profitLlcReal-estate trust in ownership

Chain affiliation

Part of the Lineage Healthcare chain — 5 facilities. Chain-wide average overall rating 1.8 / 5.

Disclosed owners (19 on record)

  • (unnamed Owner)Holding

    Adp of The Snf · since 2025

  • Aharon Diena

    Operational/managerial Control · since 2024

  • Dommft ii LlcHolding

    5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 50% · since 2024

  • Ephraim Braunstein

    Operational/managerial Control · since 2024

  • Jayne Maher

    Operational/managerial Control · since 2024

  • Marvin Mermelstein 2020 Family Trust

    5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 50% · since 2024

+ 13 additional owners on the federal record.

Recent change of ownership

December 2024 (1 year ago) · acquired from South Elgin Rehabilitation & Health Care Center

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

58 health citations on file1 immediate-jeopardy finding19 from complaints2 federal fines totalling $230K2 payment denials

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 58)

  • G0600·Jul 8, 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.

  • D0921·Sep 13, 2024Complaint

    Environmental Deficiencies

    Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.

  • F0880·Sep 13, 2024Complaint

    Infection Control Deficiencies

    Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

  • E0726·Aug 14, 2024Complaint

    Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies

    Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.

  • F0727·Jun 13, 2024Complaint

    Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies

    Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.

  • E0679·Jun 13, 2024Complaint

    Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

    Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.

  • E0881·May 31, 2024

    Infection Control Deficiencies

    Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.

  • E0880·May 31, 2024

    Infection Control Deficiencies

    Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

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Federal penalties

By year

  • 20251 fine · $82K · 1 payment denial
  • 20241 fine · $148K · 1 payment denial

Most recent events

  • Jul 8, 2025Payment denial · 36 days · starting Aug 6, 2025
  • Jul 8, 2025Fine · $82K
  • Feb 1, 2024Payment denial · 152 days · starting Mar 1, 2024
  • Feb 1, 2024Fine · $148K

Largest single fine on record: $148K.

Fire-safety citations

30 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: May 31, 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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