The Terrace
1615 Sunset Avenue, Waukegan, IL, 60087
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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 Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 115 · avg 78 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 30% — lower than most Illinois nursing homesIllinois avg: 45.0% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 18.2% — lower than most Illinois nursing homesIllinois avg: 42.3% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
Enforcement & Citations
- Fines (past 3 years)
- 1 fine · $108,886 total
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 146159
- Certified beds
- 115 beds · avg 78 residents/day
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Laureate Terrace Operations Llc
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Disclosed owners (4 on record)
- Rpfg Holdings Inc
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 100% · since 2019
- Kathleen Marie Dempsey
W-2 Managing Employee · 100% · since 2019
- Laureate Chicagoland Holdings Llc
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 99% · since 2019
- Shaun Ahmad
Corporate Officer · 100% · since 2019
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners, 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 34)
- J0689·Apr 13, 2026Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D0755·Dec 31, 2025Complaint
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- F0812·Jun 23, 2025Complaint
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- D0880·Jan 10, 2025Complaint
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- F0812·Jan 10, 2025Complaint
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- D0690·Jan 10, 2025Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
- D0808·Jan 10, 2025
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Ensure therapeutic diets are prescribed by the attending physician and may be delegated to a registered or licensed dietitian, to the extent allowed by State law.
- E0761·Jan 10, 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.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20231 fine · $109K
Most recent events
- Sep 26, 2023Fine · $109K
Fire-safety citations
14 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Feb 28, 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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