CLARIDGE HEALTHCARE CENTER — Nursing Home in LAKE BLUFF, IL

700 JENKISSON, LAKE BLUFF, IL, 60044 | 8472953900

CMS Five-Star Rating

★☆☆☆☆ 1/5

Based on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures

Facility Overview

Medicare Medicaid
Certified Beds231
Average Residents/Day76.1
CMS Certification Number145434

Staffing Levels

Hours Per Resident Day (HPRD)

Total Nurse Staffing 2.60 HPRD
RN Staffing 0.92 HPRD

Health Inspection Findings & Deficiencies

Most Recent Inspection March 19, 2026
Total Deficiencies 1 1 Severe

CLARIDGE HEALTHCARE CENTER had 1 health inspection deficiency on its most recent inspection (March 19, 2026), including 1 classified as severe.

Inspection Findings — March 19, 2026

  • Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. (Level J)
    Corrected — April 10, 2026
CareQED Analysis

Claridge Healthcare Center is a 231-bed nursing home in Lake Bluff, Illinois. It holds a 1-star CMS overall rating. Total nurse staffing is 2.6 hours per resident day, below the Illinois average of 3.5. Its most recent inspection, in March 2026, cited 1 deficiency, one of them severe. It is on CMS's Special Focus Facility list, a designation for persistently poor-performing nursing homes.

Nothing in the fact sheet stands out as a clear strength. Given the Special Focus designation and repeated citations related to safety, supervision, and residents' rights/property, ask what concrete, recent measures the facility has implemented to correct those problems and prevent recurrence.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is CLARIDGE HEALTHCARE CENTER Medicare and Medicaid certified?

CLARIDGE HEALTHCARE CENTER is Medicare certified and Medicaid certified according to CMS data.

What is CLARIDGE HEALTHCARE CENTER's CMS star rating?

CLARIDGE HEALTHCARE CENTER has an overall CMS rating of 1 out of 5 stars.

How is staffing at CLARIDGE HEALTHCARE CENTER?

CLARIDGE HEALTHCARE CENTER reports 2.60303 total nurse hours per resident day.

Has CLARIDGE HEALTHCARE CENTER had health inspection deficiencies?

On its most recent inspection, CLARIDGE HEALTHCARE CENTER had 1 total deficiencies, including 1 classified as severe.

How many beds does CLARIDGE HEALTHCARE CENTER have?

CLARIDGE HEALTHCARE CENTER has 231 certified beds.

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Data Source

This information is sourced from official CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) public datasets.

CMS Provider Information updated May 1, 2026.

CMS Survey Summary updated May 1, 2026.

CMS Health Deficiencies updated May 1, 2026.

CareQED last updated June 21, 2026.

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