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Elevate Care Waukegan

2222 Audrey Nixon Boulevard, Waukegan, IL, 60085

Type
Nursing home
Medicare/Medicaid certified · CCN 145669

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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: Elevate Care
Certified beds
265 · avg 167 residents/day
Total nursing staff turnover
25.2%lower than most Illinois nursing homesIllinois avg: 45.0% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
RN turnover
31.8%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)
5 fines · $65,554 total

Medicare certification

CMS Certification Number
145669
Certified beds
265 beds · avg 167 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
Elevate Care Waukegan Llc
Chain affiliation
Elevate Care

CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026

Federal ownership record

For-profitLlc

Chain affiliation

Part of the Elevate Care chain — 12 facilities across 2 states. Chain-wide average overall rating 2.3 / 5.

Disclosed owners (48 on record)

  • Aaron Pancer

    Adp of The Snf · since 2025

  • ec Equities, Llc

    Adp of The Snf · since 2025

  • Elevate Care Inc

    Adp of The Snf · since 2025

  • Yerucham Winer

    Adp of The Snf · since 2025

  • 2222 14th St, Llc

    Adp of The Snf · since 2025

  • Adam Vales

    5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 5% · since 2019

+ 42 additional owners on the federal record.

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

Federal inspection record

51 health citations on file1 immediate-jeopardy finding18 from complaints5 federal fines totalling $66K

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Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 51)

  • D0770·Apr 22, 2026Complaint

    Administration Deficiencies

    Provide timely, quality laboratory services/tests to meet the needs of residents.

  • D0676·Apr 22, 2026Complaint

    Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

    Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.

  • G0921·Nov 19, 2025Complaint

    Environmental Deficiencies

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

  • D0600·Jul 19, 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.

  • D0609·Jun 23, 2025Complaint

    Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies

    Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.

  • D0677·Apr 8, 2025Complaint

    Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

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

  • D0883·Jan 15, 2025

    Infection Control Deficiencies

    Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.

  • D0880·Jan 15, 2025

    Infection Control Deficiencies

    Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

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Federal penalties

By year

  • 20252 fines · $34K
  • 20243 fines · $32K

Most recent events

  • Nov 19, 2025Fine · $19K
  • Jan 15, 2025Fine · $14K
  • Nov 15, 2024Fine · $12K
  • Oct 8, 2024Fine · $14K
  • Oct 8, 2024Fine · $5,340

Largest single fine on record: $19K.

Fire-safety citations

5 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Aug 6, 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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