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Arc at Kankakee

901 North Entrance Avenue, Kankakee, IL 60901 · Kankakee County · (815) 939-4506

51 certified beds, about 26 residents a day · For profit - Limited Liability company · Medicare and Medicaid since 2003

Certified for Medicaid Certified for Medicare
Overall
3 of 5
Health inspections
3 of 5
Staffing
2 of 5
Quality measures
3 of 5

CMS Care Compare ratings, data as of September 1, 2026 · CCN 146056 · See it on Medicare.gov · Compare with other homes

The record in brief

At its most recent standard inspection, on May 9, 2025, inspectors cited 5 health deficiencies (the Illinois average is 12.6, the national average 9.2).

Of 16 health citations since March 2023, 4 were rated as actual harm or immediate jeopardy to residents (1 immediate jeopardy).

CMS lists 1 fine totaling $86,813 in the last three years; the largest was $86,813, and the latest is dated November 20, 2023.

Nurses and nurse aides worked 4.32 hours per resident per day, against 3.45 across Illinois and 3.86 nationally. Registered nurses accounted for 0.79 of those hours.

CMS links it to Arcadia Care, an affiliated group of 25 nursing homes.

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.

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 16 health citations on file.

Severity
Isolated
Pattern
Widespread
Immediate jeopardy
0J
0K
1L
Actual harm
3G
0H
0I
Potential for more than minimal harm
9D
0E
3F
Potential for minimal harm
0A
0B
0C
July 8, 2026Complaint inspection · 3 citations
  1. G
    Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
    F684 · Quality of Life and Care · Actual harm, isolated · found on a complaint visit · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) July 9, 2026
    Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to provide professional standards of care for an arm injury/laceration. The facility failed to adequately assess the degree of the injury/laceration, thoroughly document the injury/laceration, and provide necessary wound care. R1 was sent to the emergency room for a large laceration with bone and tendon exposed to R1's left arm. This failure applies to 1 of 3 residents (R1) reviewed for quality of care.
  2. D
    Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
    F609 · Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · found on a complaint visit · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) July 9, 2026
    Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to timely report an injury of unknown origin to the state surveying agency. This failure applies to 1 of 3 residents (R1) reviewed for reporting alleged violations.
  3. D
    Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
    F610 · Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · found on a complaint visit · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) July 9, 2026
    Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to immediately investigate an injury of unknown origin after it was identified. This failure applies to 1 of 3 residents (R1) reviewed for investigating alleged violations.
May 9, 2025Standard inspection · 5 citations
  1. F
    Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
    F812 · Nutrition and Dietary · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespread · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) May 19, 2025
    Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and record review the facility failed to maintain the kitchen facility in a manner to prevent foodborne illness. This applies to 22 residents in the facility receiving dietary services.
  2. D
    Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
    F628 · Resident Rights · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) May 20, 2025
    Inspectors wroteBased on interview and record review, the facility failed to provide residents and/or their representatives written notification of the reason for transfer to the hospital and failed to notify the ombudsman of the hospital transfer. This applies to 2 of 2 residents (R15 and R21) reviewed for discharge in a sample of 14.
  3. D
    Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
    F692 · Quality of Life and Care · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) May 19, 2025
    Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to implement dietician-recommended interventions for resident with significant weight loss. This applies to 1 resident (R13) reviewed for weight loss in a sample of 14 residents.
  4. D
    Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed.
    F694 · Quality of Life and Care · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) May 15, 2025
    Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and record review the facility failed to follow the physician order to administer intravenous (IV) antibiotics. This applies to 1 of 1 resident reviewed (R225) for IV antibiotics in a sample of 14.
  5. D
    Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
    F880 · Infection Control · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) May 15, 2025
    Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to follow Enhanced Barrier Precautions (EBP) during high contact resident care activities and failed to perform hand hygiene during incontinent care. This applies to 3 of 3 residents (R6, R13, and R225) in a sample of 14.
January 7, 2025Complaint inspection · 1 citation
  1. D
    Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
    F610 · Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · found on a complaint visit · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) January 20, 2025
    Inspectors wroteBased on interview and record review, the facility failed to investigate an allegation of potential abuse and report it the State Agency within the timeframes. This applies to 1 of 1 resident (R1) reviewed for abuse.
May 21, 2024Complaint inspection · 1 citation
  1. D
    Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
    F580 · Resident Rights · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · found on a complaint visit · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) May 24, 2024
    Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and record review the facility failed to notify the physician of the inability to complete ordered testing timely. This applies to 1 of 4 residents (R1) reviewed for physician ordered testing in a sample of 4.
April 26, 2024Standard inspection · 1 citation
  1. F
    Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
    F812 · Nutrition and Dietary · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespread · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) May 6, 2024
    Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to properly label and date refrigerated items and remove expired food items in the kitchen. This applies to all 16 residents that receive oral nutrition and foods prepared in the facility kitchen.
November 20, 2023Complaint inspection · 3 citations
  1. L
    Provide basic life support, including CPR, prior to the arrival of emergency medical personnel , subject to physician orders and the resident’s advance directives.
    F678 · Quality of Life and Care · Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety, widespread · found on a complaint visit · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) December 9, 2023
    Inspectors wroteBased on interview and record review the facility failed to initiate CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation) for a resident (R2) with full code status. The facility also failed to have a system in place to ensure that Advance Directives were accurate and complete (R1, R5, R11, R12). These failures resulted in R2 not receiving CPR as desired; and R1 being sent to the hospital, intubated, and later compassionately extubated at the hospital. These failures have the potential to affect all 22 residents residing in the facility.
  2. G
    Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
    F580 · Resident Rights · Actual harm, isolated · found on a complaint visit · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) December 9, 2023
    Inspectors wroteBased on interview and record review the facility failed to notify the physician of a resident's change of condition. This applies to 1 of 12 residents (R2) reviewed for advanced directives in a sample of 14. This failure resulted in a potentially avoidable death when R2's change in condition was not addressed and R2 expired unexpectedly.
  3. G
    Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
    F600 · Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation · Actual harm, isolated · found on a complaint visit · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) December 9, 2023
    Inspectors wroteBased on interview and record review the facility failed to keep a resident free from neglect when they failed to notify the physician of a change in condition, provide medications as ordered, and initiate cardiopulmonary resuscitation. This applies to 1 of 12 residents (R2) reviewed for advanced directives in a sample of 14. This failure resulted in a potentially avoidable death when R2's change in condition was not addressed. R2 was later observed unresponsive and resuscitation and/or emergency interventions were not initiated.
March 31, 2023Standard inspection · 2 citations
  1. F
    Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
    F812 · Nutrition and Dietary · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespread · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) April 26, 2023
    Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to store food items in a sanitary condition. This affects all 22 residents consuming food from the kitchen.
  2. D
    Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
    F690 · Quality of Life and Care · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) April 26, 2023
    Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to provide catheter care to prevent potential urinary tract infection (UTI) by having the catheter bag touching the floor, not maintaining the catheter bag below bladder level, and not maintaining a closed system of the indwelling catheter. This applies to 1 of 2 residents (R18) reviewed for indwelling catheter care in a sample of 14.

Fire safety inspections

10 fire safety citations on file: 4 on May 9, 2025, 3 on April 26, 2024, 3 on March 31, 2023.

Every fire safety citation10 citations
  1. E
    Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements.
    K 222 · May 9, 2025 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  2. E
    Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
    K 372 · May 9, 2025 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  3. E
    Provide properly sized and located linen or trash receptacles.
    K 754 · May 9, 2025 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  4. E
    Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
    K 920 · May 9, 2025 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  5. E
    Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
    K 321 · April 26, 2024 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  6. E
    Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
    K 324 · April 26, 2024 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  7. E
    Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.
    K 351 · April 26, 2024 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  8. F
    Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
    K 353 · March 31, 2023 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  9. E
    Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
    K 345 · March 31, 2023 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  10. E
    Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
    K 363 · March 31, 2023 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)

Fines and payment denials

DatePenaltyAmount or length
November 20, 2023Fine $86,813

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.

MeasureThis homeIllinoisUnited States
All nursing staff (RN, LPN and aides)4.323.453.86
Registered nurses0.790.720.69
All nursing staff on weekends4.193.073.42
Nurse aides2.64
Licensed practical nurses0.89
Nursing staff turnover (share who left in a year)not reported44.5%45.8%
Registered nurse turnovernot reported41.8%42.9%
Administrators who leftnot reported

CMS expects 4.22 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 4.36 on weekdays and 4.19 on weekends, 4% lower on weekends (nationally, weekends ran 15% lower). Contract or agency staff worked 15.7% of nursing hours, against 5.3% nationally. Total nursing hours per resident went from 3.59 in July to September 2025 to 4.32 in January to March 2026.

QuarterAll nursing staffRegistered nursesWeekdaysWeekendsContract staff shareDays with no RN hoursResidents a day
Jan to Mar 20264.320.794.364.19 15.7%2 of 9026
Oct to Dec 20254.610.574.684.43 35.1%9 of 9225
Jul to Sep 20253.590.843.743.19 19.1%3 of 9223
United States, Jan to Mar 20263.750.623.923.335.3%0.5% of days
Illinois, Jan to Mar 20263.260.653.402.925.4%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.

Staff pay reports

Staff pay at this home

No staff pay figure for this home has passed review yet. A figure appears only after at least 5 reports from at least 3 different people, sent over at least 60 days, have passed review. If you work here, your report helps start one.

Official wage estimates for Illinois

JobMedianMiddle halfEmployed
Illinois, all employers
CNAs (nursing assistants)$22.10$18.95 to $23.2668,640
LPNs and LVNs$36.06$30.57 to $38.2517,440
Registered nurses$46.15$38.47 to $50.94138,910
United States, nursing care facilities
CNAs (nursing assistants)$20.67$17.91 to $22.55534,270
LPNs and LVNs$33.86$30.05 to $37.40188,210
Registered nurses$41.11$37.85 to $47.68142,270

Hourly wages; the middle half runs from the 25th to the 75th percentile. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. BLS has no separate estimate for medication aides. These are survey estimates for whole occupations, not figures for any one home.

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Quality measures

The measures CMS uses for the quality star. Lower is better for every one of them.

MeasureThis homeIllinoisUS
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
30.013.413.9
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
1.40.90.8
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
2.41.51.6
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
0.03.13.2
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication
Short Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
1.52.21.6
Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
4.84.84.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
4.321.715.4
Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission
Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231
30.826.123.8
Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit
Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231
10.813.812.0

Short-term rehab results

For a stay to recover after a hospital visit, these are the results CMS publishes for Arc at Kankakee's Medicare short-stay residents. On returning residents home or to the community, CMS rates it no different from the national rate (54.4% of residents, after adjusting for how sick they were). How to read these, and what Medicare pays for.

Went home or back to the community

54.4% this home

No different from the national rate

US median of homes 51.5% · Illinois: 106 better, 85 worse

Rate of successful return to home or community from a SNF (risk-standardized discharge to community rate). Higher is better. October 2022 to September 2024. 129 eligible stays.

Potentially preventable readmissions

13.5% this home

No different from the national rate

US median of homes 10.7% · Illinois: 2 better, 14 worse

Rate of potentially preventable hospital readmissions 30 days after discharge from a SNF (risk-standardized rate). Lower is better. October 2022 to September 2024. 136 eligible stays.

Infections that led to a hospital stay

5.5% this home

No different from the national rate

US median of homes 7.1% · Illinois: 3 better, 10 worse

Percentage of infections residents got during their SNF stay that resulted in hospitalization (risk-standardized rate). Lower is better. October 2023 to September 2024. 108 eligible stays.

Self-care and mobility at discharge

49.5% this home

Median of homes: Illinois50.0% · US 56.6%

Percentage of residents who are at or above an expected ability to care for themselves and move around at discharge. Higher is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 105 residents counted.

Falls with major injury

0.7% this home

Median of homes: Illinois0.3% · US 0.0%

Percentage of SNF residents who experience one or more falls with major injury during their SNF stay. Lower is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 139 residents counted.

New or worsened pressure ulcers

0.8% this home

Median of homes: Illinois1.5% · US 1.7%

Percentage of residents with pressure ulcers or pressure injuries that are new or worsened (adjusted rate). Lower is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 139 residents counted.

Medication list given at discharge

97.8% this home

Median of homes: Illinois100.0% · US 98.7%

Percentage of residents where the SNF provided a current medication list to the resident, family, and/or caregiver at final discharge. Higher is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 46 residents counted.

Source: CMS Skilled Nursing Facility Quality Reporting Program - Provider Data, released 2026-09-30. Better, no different and worse are CMS's own comparisons with the national rate, after adjusting for how sick residents were. Medians of homes and the state counts are worked out by us from the same file.

Owners and operators

Legal business name: ARC AT KANKAKEE LLC. CMS links this home to Arcadia Care, a group of 25 nursing homes averaging 1.4 stars overall.

NameRoleTypeShareSince
Leah Braun Trust5% or greater direct ownership interestOrganization10%10/01/2025
Goldfarb, BrianDirect ownership interestIndividual10/01/2025
Gronsky, AmandaManaging control - governing bodyIndividual10/01/2025
Arcadia Care Management LLCOperational/managerial controlOrganization10/01/2025
Didwania, SureshOperational/managerial controlIndividual10/01/2025
McClure, MichelleOperational/managerial controlIndividual10/01/2025
Seitler, DovidOperational/managerial controlIndividual10/01/2025
Spector, JenniferOperational/managerial controlIndividual10/01/2025
Thompson, PatriciaOperational/managerial controlIndividual10/01/2025
Turofsky, StevenOperational/managerial controlIndividual10/01/2025
Berkowitz, DavidIndividual is an owner, partner or trustee of any ADP of the SNFIndividual11/10/2025
Braun, LeahIndividual is an owner, partner or trustee of any ADP of the SNFIndividual11/10/2025
Meystel, YosefIndividual is an owner, partner or trustee of any ADP of the SNFIndividual02/16/2026
901 N. Entrance Avenue, LLCAdp of the SNFOrganization11/10/2025
Arcadia Care Management LLCAdp of the SNFOrganization11/10/2025
Curis Services LLCAdp of the SNFOrganization10/01/2025
David a Berkowitz Delta TrustAdp of the SNFOrganization10/01/2025
Leah Braun TrustAdp of the SNFOrganization10/01/2025
Yosef Meystel Delta TrustAdp of the SNFOrganization10/01/2025
Didwania, SureshAdp of the SNFIndividual10/01/2025
Gronsky, AmandaAdp of the SNFIndividual10/01/2025
McClure, MichelleAdp of the SNFIndividual10/01/2025
Seitler, DovidAdp of the SNFIndividual10/01/2025
Spector, JenniferAdp of the SNFIndividual10/01/2025
Thompson, PatriciaAdp of the SNFIndividual10/01/2025
Turofsky, StevenAdp of the SNFIndividual10/01/2025
Wilhelm, NaftaliAdp of the SNFIndividual10/01/2025

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.

  1. How do you prevent falls and pressure injuries, and how are families told when one happens?Inspectors cited 5 problems in this area, most recently on July 8, 2026: "Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals."
  2. How are allegations of abuse or neglect reported and investigated, and who tells the family?Inspectors cited 4 problems in this area, most recently on July 8, 2026: "Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities."
  3. Can we see a week of menus and the kitchen, and how are special diets handled?Inspectors cited 3 problems in this area, most recently on May 9, 2025: "Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards."
  4. How do residents and families raise a complaint or grievance, and how fast is it answered?Inspectors cited 3 problems in this area, most recently on May 9, 2025: "Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies."

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Common questions

What is Arc at Kankakee's Medicare star rating?
CMS rates Arc at Kankakee 3 out of 5 stars overall, with 3 for health inspections, 2 for staffing and 3 for quality measures (CMS data as of September 1, 2026).
How many deficiencies did Arc at Kankakee get at its last inspection?
5 health deficiencies at the standard inspection on May 9, 2025. The Illinois average is 12.6.
Has Arc at Kankakee been fined?
Yes. CMS lists 1 fine totaling $86,813 in the last three years.
Does Arc at Kankakee 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 Arc at Kankakee?
CMS lists 27 owners and managers, and links the home to Arcadia Care. Legal business name: ARC AT KANKAKEE LLC.

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