What Are The Best Nursing Homes On The North Shore?

EVANSTON, IL — Two of the top-rated nursing homes in Illinois are located on the North Shore, according to new ratings from U.S. News and World Report.

The "Best Nursing Homes" ratings spotlight nursing homes that demonstrate excellence in short-term rehabilitation or long-term care, said Zach Adams, senior health data engineer at U.S. News, in a release.

"This year, newly available data on weekend staffing and infection rates that led to hospitalizations provides even more information about how nursing homes rate when it comes to the safety of their residents," Adams said.

The 2022-23 ratings are the 13th published by U.S. News. This year, 51 Illinois nursing homes were rated high performing in the short-term category, with 35 getting the top rating for the longer-term.

Nursing homes in Evanston and Lake Forest were among the 10 nursing homes in Illinois that received top scores in both categories of the rankings.

Another similarity: both nursing homes — The Mather in Evanston and Lake Forest Place — have nonprofit ownership models. Observational studies have indicated that for-profit ownership leads to inferior care.

According to U.S. News, its rankings are drawn from the same data used to produce the five-star quality rating system published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, or CMS.

But while the federal agency ranked 37 percent of home as above average, U.S. News considered only 16 percent to score above three on a five-point scale, according to the rating's methodology.

Nursing homes were excluded from being considered high performing if they had a staff COVID-19 vaccination rate below 75 percent, had unreported or low-quality coronavirus data, received an abuse icon from CMS or was on the agency's special focus list.

Nursing homes could call be restricted from a high performing rating if they exceeded appropriate rates of antipsychotic drugging of residents, emergency room visits or rehospitalization rates.

Find ratings below for nursing homes located on Chicago's North Shore and in Niles Township:

The Mather - Evanston, 425 Davis St., Evanston

• Nonprofit, corporate
• 37 beds
• Short-term Rehabilitation: High Performing
• Long-term Care: High Performing

Aperion Care Evanston, 1300 Oak Ave., Evanston

• For-profit, LLC
• 57 beds
• Short-term Rehabilitation: n/a
• Long-term Care: Average

Alden Estates of Evanston, 2520 Gross Point Road, Evanston,

• For-profit, corporate
• 99 beds
• Short-term Rehabilitation: High Performing
• Long-term Care: n/a

The Grove of Evanston Living & Rehabilitation Center, 500 Asbury St., Evanston

• For-profit, corporate
• 124 beds
• Short-term Rehabilitation: Average
• Long-term Care: Average

Dobson Plaza, 120 Dodge Ave., Evanston

• For-profit, corporate
• 97 beds
• Short-term Rehabilitation: Average
• Long-term Care: Average

Symphony Evanston Healthcare, 820 Foster St., Evanston

• For-profit, corporate
• 158 beds
• Short-term Rehabilitation: Average
• Long-term Care: Average

Westminster Place, 3200 Grant St., Evanston

• Nonprofit, other
• 105 beds
• Short-term Rehabilitation: High Performing
• Long-term Care: Average

Alden North Shore Rehabilitation & Health Care Center, 5050 W. Touhy Ave., Skokie

• For-profit, corporate
• 93 beds
• Short-term Rehabilitation: Average
• Long-term Care: n/a

The Citadel of Skokie, 9615 N. Knox Ave., Skokie

• For-profit, corporate
• 113 beds
• Short-term Rehabilitation: Below Average
• Long-term Care: Average

The Grove of Skokie, 9000 LaVergne Ave., Skokie

• For-profit, LLC
• 149 beds
• Short-term Rehabilitation: Below Average
• Long-term Care: Average

Lieberman Center for Health & Rehabilitation, 9700 Gross Point Road, Skokie

• Nonprofit, corporate
• 240 beds
• Short-term Rehabilitation: Average
• Long-term Care: Average

Alden Estates of Skokie, 4626 Old Orchard Road, Skokie

• For-profit, corporate
• 56 beds
• Short-term Rehabilitation: High Performing
• Long-term Care: n/a

Lincolnwood Place, 7000 N. McCormick Blvd., Lincolnwood

• For-profit, corporate
• 40 beds
• Short-term Rehabilitation: Average
• Long-term Care: n/a

Niles Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 9777 N. Greenwood Ave., Niles

• For-profit, corporate
• 304 beds
• Short-term Rehabilitation: Below Average
• Long-term Care: Average

Generations at Regency, 6631 Milwaukee Ave., Niles

• For-profit, LLC
• 300 beds
• Short-term Rehabilitation: Average
• Long-term Care: Average

Elevate Care-North Branch, 6840 W. Touhy Ave., Niles

• For-profit, LLC
• 212 beds
• Short-term Rehabilitation: Below Average
• Long-term Care: High Performing

Ascension Saint Benedict, Nursing Home Community, 6930 W. Touhy Ave., Niles

• Nonprofit, church
• 99 beds
• Short-term Rehabilitation: Average
• Long-term Care: Average

Celebrate Senior Living Niles, 7000 N. Newark Ave., Niles

• Nonprofit, corporate
• 55 beds
• Short-term Rehabilitation: Average
• Long-term Care: Average

Citadel Care Center-Wilmette, 432 Poplar Drive, Wilmette

• For-profit, LLC
• 80 beds
• Short-term Rehabilitation: Average
• Long-term Care: Average

Warren Barr North Shore, 2773 Skokie Valley Road, Highland Park

• For-profit, corporate
• 215 beds
• Short-term Rehabilitation: Below Average
• Long-term Care: Average

Aperion Care Highwood, 50 Pleasant Ave., Highwood

• For-profit, corporate
• 104 beds
• Short-term Rehabilitation: Average
• Long-term Care: Average

Lake Forest Place, 1100 Pembridge Drive, Lake Forest

• Nonprofit, corporate
• 50 beds
• Short-term Rehabilitation: High Performing
• Long-term Care: High Performing

Claridge Healthcare Center, 700 Jenisson Ave., Lake Bluff

• For-profit, corporate
• 113 beds
• Short-term Rehabilitation: Below Average
• Long-term Care: Average

Elevate Care Waukegan, 2222 Audrey Nixon Blvd., Waukegan

• For-profit, corporate
• 265 beds
• Short-term Rehabilitation: Below Average
• Long-term Care: Average

The Terrace Waukegan, 1615 Sunset Ave., Waukegan

• For-profit, corporate
• 115 beds
• Short-term Rehabilitation: Below Average
• Long-term Care: Average

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