Elevate Care Waukegan
2222 Audrey Nixon Boulevard, Waukegan, IL, 60085
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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 - 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 departed — near 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
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
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 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.
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.
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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