Ahva Care of Stickney
3900 South Oak Park Avenue, Stickney, IL 60402 · Cook County · (708) 484-7543
51 certified beds, about 37 residents a day · For profit - Corporation · Medicare and Medicaid since 2005
Last standard inspection more than 2 years ago Certified for Medicaid Certified for Medicare
Overall
3 of 5
Health inspections
4 of 5
Staffing
1 of 5
Quality measures
3 of 5
CMS Care Compare ratings, data as of September 1, 2026 · CCN 146078 · See it on Medicare.gov · Compare with other homes
The record in brief
At its most recent standard inspection, on May 23, 2024, inspectors cited 1 health deficiency (the Illinois average is 12.6, the national average 9.2).
Of 8 health citations since February 2022, 2 were rated as actual harm or immediate jeopardy to residents.
CMS lists 1 fine totaling $26,813 in the last three years; the largest was $26,813, and the latest is dated March 25, 2026.
Nurses and nurse aides worked 3.76 hours per resident per day, against 3.45 across Illinois and 3.86 nationally. Registered nurses accounted for 1.09 of those hours.
Health inspections
Federal rules call for a standard inspection at least every 15 months, plus a visit whenever a complaint is filed. Each mark below is one citation, colored by how serious inspectors rated it. How to read a citation.
Under each citation, the quoted text is the inspector's own summary from the federal statement of deficiencies (CMS form 2567), word for word apart from a privacy scrub; CMS removes residents' and staff names before it publishes the text. The full notes are on Medicare.gov.
102/22
103/23
111/23
105/24
109/24
109/24
101/25
103/26
Potential for minimal harm Potential for more than minimal harm Actual harm Immediate jeopardy Found on a complaint visit
Where its citations fall on CMS's grid
CMS rates every citation by how much harm it caused (rows) and how many residents it touched (columns). The count in each box is this home's, across all 8 health citations on file.
Severity
Isolated
Pattern
Widespread
Immediate jeopardy
0J
0K
0L
Actual harm
2G
0H
0I
Potential for more than minimal harm
2D
1E
3F
Potential for minimal harm
0A
0B
0C
March 25, 2026Complaint inspection · 1 citation
- G Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Inspectors wroteBased on interviews and record review, the facility failed to ensure physician and/or nurse practitioner orders were accurately transcribed and timely implemented for a resident experiencing altered mental status. Specifically, the facility failed to hold prescribed pain medications as ordered and failed to initiate increased monitoring for a resident exhibiting signs and symptoms of central nervous system (CNS) depression. This affected one of three residents (R44) reviewed for change in condition. This failure resulted in (R44) being found lethargic and slow to respond to verbal stimuli which progressed to (R44) was unresponsive to verbal/tactile stimuli, (R44) was transferred to the local hospital and presented to the emergency room with oxygen saturation levels in the 80s on room air and worsening neurological status. [...]
January 16, 2025Complaint inspection · 1 citation
- G Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Inspectors wroteBased on interviews and record reviews, the facility failed to follow the plan of care intervention to ensure that the resident's environment was free of clutter, which is necessary to promote a safe environment. This deficiency affected one of three residents (R4). As a result, R4 rolled from the bed and struck her head on the garbage can, causing facial lacerations that required 8 sutures.
September 23, 2024Complaint inspection · 1 citation
- E Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to provide a clean environment in good repair for two of three units in the facility. This failure has the potential to affect all 16 residents residing on the first floor and all 43 residents residing in the facility.
September 14, 2024Complaint inspection · 1 citation
- D Provide basic life support, including CPR, prior to the arrival of emergency medical personnel , subject to physician orders and the resident’s advance directives.
Inspectors wroteBased on interview and record review, the facility failed to honor resident's advance directives for DNR (Do Not Resuscitate) for 1 resident (R1) of 3 residents reviewed for CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation)/Advanced Directives in the sample.
May 23, 2024Standard inspection · 1 citation
- F Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician.
Inspectors wroteBased on observations, interviews, and record review the facility failed to maintain current Food Protection Manager Certification for Director of Food and Nutrition Services and provide services of a person-in-charge (PIC) with the required Food Protection Manager Certification. These failures have the potential to affect all 44 residents residing in the facility.
November 17, 2023Complaint inspection · 1 citation
- D Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Inspectors wroteBased on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure two residents (R1 and R2) were free from theft from their personal trust fund accounts by staff. This failure applied to two of two (R1, R2) residents reviewed for abuse.
March 16, 2023Standard inspection · 1 citation
- F Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Inspectors wroteBased on interview and record review, the facility failed to initiate a water treatment plan to prevent the growth of Legionnaire's and other opportunistic waterborne pathogens; failed to provide evidence to ensure the water treatment plan was consistently being implemented to minimize the risk of Legionella and other opportunistic pathogens in building water systems; failed to follow their water management program policy and procedures that demonstrate its documented program measures. This failure has the potential to affect all 41 residents who currently reside in the facility.
February 4, 2022Standard inspection · 1 citation
- F 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.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview and record review, the facility failed to discard stock medication, used for all residents, and failed to discard expired medication for 1 of 1 resident (R32). This failure has the potential to affect 22 of 39 residents.
Fire safety inspections
10 fire safety citations on file: 4 on May 23, 2024, 4 on March 16, 2023, 2 on February 4, 2022.
Every fire safety citation10 citations
- F Address subsistence needs for staff and patients.
- F Establish policies and procedures for medical documentation.
- F Establish policies and procedures for volunteers.
- F Conduct testing and exercise requirements.
- F Address subsistence needs for staff and patients.
- F Establish staff and initial training requirements.
- F Conduct testing and exercise requirements.
- F Implement emergency and standby power systems.
- F Establish staff and initial training requirements.
- F Implement emergency and standby power systems.
Fines and payment denials
| Date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| March 25, 2026 | Fine | $26,813 |
A payment denial means Medicare and Medicaid stopped paying for new admissions for that period.
Staffing
Hours of care per resident per day, from the payroll records every home sends CMS. Higher means more staff time with each resident.
| Measure | This home | Illinois | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| All nursing staff (RN, LPN and aides) | 3.76 | 3.45 | 3.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.09 | 0.72 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff on weekends | 3.58 | 3.07 | 3.42 |
| Nurse aides | 2.13 | ||
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.54 | ||
| Nursing staff turnover (share who left in a year) | not reported | 44.5% | 45.8% |
| Registered nurse turnover | not reported | 41.8% | 42.9% |
| Administrators who left | 1 |
CMS expects 4.98 hours a day for residents as sick as this home's (its case-mix figure). The staffing star compares the two.
Staffing by quarter, from daily payroll records
Every nursing home sends CMS its staff hours for each day (the Payroll Based Journal). Here they are added up by quarter. The latest quarter is the one behind the figures above. In January to March 2026, nursing staff hours per resident were 3.84 on weekdays and 3.58 on weekends, 7% lower on weekends (nationally, weekends ran 15% lower). Contract or agency staff worked 2.6% of nursing hours, against 5.3% nationally. Total nursing hours per resident went from 3.65 in April to June 2025 to 3.76 in January to March 2026.
| Quarter | All nursing staff | Registered nurses | Weekdays | Weekends | Contract staff share | Days with no RN hours | Residents a day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan to Mar 2026 | 3.76 | 1.09 | 3.84 | 3.58 | 2.6% | 0 of 90 | 37 |
| Oct to Dec 2025 | 4.00 | 1.07 | 4.13 | 3.69 | 0.0% | 0 of 92 | 38 |
| Jul to Sep 2025 | 3.94 | 0.93 | 4.08 | 3.57 | 0.1% | 0 of 92 | 42 |
| Apr to Jun 2025 | 3.65 | 0.92 | 3.76 | 3.36 | 0.1% | 0 of 91 | 46 |
| United States, Jan to Mar 2026 | 3.75 | 0.62 | 3.92 | 3.33 | 5.3% | 0.5% of days | |
| Illinois, Jan to Mar 2026 | 3.26 | 0.65 | 3.40 | 2.92 | 5.4% | 0.6% of days |
Hours per resident per day: staff hours in the quarter divided by resident days (the daily census CMS derives from resident assessments). Registered nurses include the director of nursing and RNs with administrative duties; aides include nurse aides in training and medication aides, as in CMS's own staffing measure. How these are calculated.
Quality measures
The measures CMS uses for the quality star. Lower is better for every one of them.
| Measure | This home | Illinois | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 6.4 | 13.4 | 13.9 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 3.2 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication Short Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 6.3 | 2.2 | 1.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 5.5 | 4.8 | 4.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 9.1 | 21.7 | 15.4 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 37.1 | 26.1 | 23.8 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 7.6 | 13.8 | 12.0 |
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.9 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 1.8 |
Owners and operators
Legal business name: AHVA CARE OF STICKNEY LLC.
| Name | Role | Type | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahva Southwest Holdco, LLC | 5% or greater direct ownership interest | Organization | 100% | 12/02/2020 |
| Baver, Elana | 5% or greater indirect ownership interest | Individual | 80% | 12/02/2020 |
| Baver, Elana | Corporate officer | Individual | 06/17/2021 | |
| Baver, Elana | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 11/18/2024 |
As listed in the CMS ownership file, which names owners with a 5% or greater stake and the people and companies with operational or managerial control.
Questions to ask on a visit
Chosen from this home's own inspection record.
- How do you prevent falls and pressure injuries, and how are families told when one happens?Inspectors cited 3 problems in this area, most recently on March 25, 2026: "Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals."
- How do residents and families raise a complaint or grievance, and how fast is it answered?Inspectors cited 1 problem in this area, most recently on September 23, 2024: "Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely."
- Can we see a week of menus and the kitchen, and how are special diets handled?Inspectors cited 1 problem in this area, most recently on May 23, 2024: "Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician."
- How are allegations of abuse or neglect reported and investigated, and who tells the family?Inspectors cited 1 problem in this area, most recently on November 17, 2023: "Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody."
- How long has the current administrator been here?CMS counts 1 administrator who left in the period it measured.
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Illinois contacts for a concern about a nursing home
These are the official offices in Illinois. NursingHomeClear cannot take or act on complaints.
- Inspections and complaints: Illinois Department of Public Health, Nursing Homes, the state agency that inspects nursing homes for CMS and takes complaints about care.
- Resident advocate: Illinois Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program, Illinois Department on Aging, 1-800-252-8966. The long-term care ombudsman is a free, confidential advocate for residents and families, set up under the federal Older Americans Act.
- State inspection reports: IDPH Quarterly Reports of Nursing Home Violators, where Illinois publishes its own records on licensed homes.
Common questions
- What is Ahva Care of Stickney's Medicare star rating?
- CMS rates Ahva Care of Stickney 3 out of 5 stars overall, with 4 for health inspections, 1 for staffing and 3 for quality measures (CMS data as of September 1, 2026).
- How many deficiencies did Ahva Care of Stickney get at its last inspection?
- 1 health deficiency at the standard inspection on May 23, 2024. The Illinois average is 12.6.
- Has Ahva Care of Stickney been fined?
- Yes. CMS lists 1 fine totaling $26,813 in the last three years.
- Does Ahva Care of Stickney accept Medicaid?
- It is certified to take Medicaid (CMS lists it as "Medicare and Medicaid"). Certification does not mean a Medicaid bed is open: ask the admissions office.
- Who owns Ahva Care of Stickney?
- CMS lists 4 owners and managers. Legal business name: AHVA CARE OF STICKNEY LLC.
Sources
- Ratings, staffing and fines: CMS Provider Information, released September 30, 2026, data as of September 1, 2026.
- Citations: CMS Health Deficiencies and Fire Safety Deficiencies.
- Owners: CMS Ownership. Penalties: CMS Penalties.
- Staffing by quarter: CMS Payroll Based Journal Daily Nurse Staffing, April 2025 to March 2026, summed by NursingHomeClear.
- Inspector summaries: CMS Full Statement of Deficiencies (CMS-2567 text), data as of September 1, 2026. Each quote is the part of the statement before the detailed findings.
- Inspection reports with the inspectors' full notes are on this home's Medicare.gov page.
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