Home / Illinois / Morton Grove
8425 Waukegan Road, Morton Grove, IL 60053 · Cook County · (847) 965-8100
211 certified beds, about 141 residents a day · For profit - Corporation · Medicare and Medicaid since 1969
CMS Care Compare ratings, data as of September 1, 2026 · CCN 145198 · See it on Medicare.gov · Compare with other homes
At its most recent standard inspection, on April 17, 2025, inspectors cited 6 health deficiencies (the Illinois average is 12.6, the national average 9.2).
Of 45 health citations since March 2023, 9 were rated as actual harm or immediate jeopardy to residents.
CMS lists 3 fines totaling $47,223 in the last three years; the largest was $20,748, and the latest is dated February 26, 2026.
Nurses and nurse aides worked 3.69 hours per resident per day, against 3.45 across Illinois and 3.86 nationally. Registered nurses accounted for 0.73 of those hours.
49.7% of nursing staff left within the year CMS measured (Illinois average 44.5%).
CMS links it to Legacy Healthcare, an affiliated group of 95 nursing homes.
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.
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 45 health citations on file.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and record review the facility failed to ensure that a resident was free from physical abuse by staff for one of three residents (R2) reviewed for abuse when a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) thrust an unused folded incontinence brief into R2's face and mouth while he was lying in bed, resulting in a distressing moment for the resident, who was made to feel humiliated and afraid for his safety.
Inspectors wroteBased on interviews and record review, the facility failed to not follow their Facilities Physician Orders Policy to ensure all resident/patient medications, treatment and plan of care must be in accordance to the licensed physician's order and failed to ensure to follow physician orders as it is written in the POS (physician order summary). This failure affected 1 resident (R8) out of 3 residents (R4 and R9) reviewed for Quality of Care/Treatment. Based on interviews and record review, the facility failed to not follow their Facilities Physician Orders Policy to ensure all resident/patient medications, treatment and plan of care must be in accordance to the licensed physician's order and failed to ensure to follow physician orders as it is written in the POS (physician order summary). [...]
Inspectors wroteBased on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure monitoring and supervision of a bedbound, high fall-risk resident on strict COVID isolation, and failed to consistently implement required fall prevention interventions. This failure affected one (R1) of four residents reviewed for safety and supervision and resulted in R1 not being visually observed or assessed for a period of over two hours and culminated in R1 being found unresponsive on the floor and pronounced deceased in the facility.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interviews and record review, the facility failed to ensure that a cognitively and visually impaired resident (R1) of 3 residents reviewed in the sample of 3, was treated with respect and dignity during the provision of care. This failure resulted in physical harm when two Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) were observed on video being physically rough with R1, including forcefully pushing the resident's head and torso down on the bed while resident was actively resisting and crying out, threatening the resident to stop screaming, and slapping the resident's face during care.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interviews and record review, the facility failed to train/monitor staff on behavior de-escalation, failed to protect a cognitively and visually impaired resident from abuse for 1 (R1) of 3 residents reviewed for abuse in the sample of 3. This failure resulted in physical and emotional harm inflicted on a vulnerable resident when two Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) were observed on video footage being physically rough with R1, including forceably pinning the resident's head and torso down on the bed while resident was actively resisting and crying out, threatening the resident to stop screaming, and slapping the resident's face during care.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to implement the care plan interventions related to behavioral management for one (R1) of 3 residents reviewed for care plans in the sample of 3 cognitively impaired residents. Two Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) did not follow the care-planned strategies for managing care-resistant behavior, resulting in a care interaction that placed the resident at risk for emotional distress and escalation.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interviews, and record review, the facility failed to ensure that services provided to one (R1) of 3 residents in the sample of 3 with cognitively impairment met professional standards of quality; specifically two Certified Nursing Aides (CNAs) did not follow the established plan of care for managing care-resistant behavior, engaged in physically rough handling of the resident during care, and failed to utilize person-centered behavior interventions resulting in care interaction that did not meet accepted clinical practice standards.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interviews and record reviews, the facility failed to ensure that two Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA's) demonstrated the necessary competency in dementia care and behavior management techniques for one (R1) of 3 residents reviewed in the sample of 3, who exhibited care-resistant behaviors, did not apply de-escalation strategies as directed in the resident's care plan, placing the resident at risk for increased agitation and emotional distress.
Inspectors wroteBased on interviews and record review, the facility failed to provide a sufficient number of nursing staff to ensure call lights were answered in a timely manner to assist with activities of daily living care, toileting, and overall care. This failure has the potential to affect all 154 residents currently residing at the facility.
Inspectors wroteBased on interview and record review, the facility failed to follow their visitation policy allowing residents to receive 24-hour visitation privileges. This failure has the potential to affect all 154 residents currently residing in the facility.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure that staff provide scheduled shower and grooming for residents who are dependent on staff for Activities of Daily Living (ADL). This failure affected four (R41, R70, R108 and R129) of eight residents reviewed for ADL care.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure a resident was free from threats and mental abuse. This failure applied to one of one (R113) residents reviewed for abuse and resulted in psychosocial and emotional harm to R113 as evidenced by emotional distress and physical anxiety.
Inspectors wroteBased on interview and record review, the facility failed to properly investigate an allegation of abuse. This failure applied to one of one (R113) resident reviewed for abuse.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure that staff provide ordered service to a resident with decreased range of motion by failing to apply ordered splints to resident's hands. This failure affected one (R129) of one resident reviewed for rehabilitation services.
Inspectors wroteBased on interview and record review the facility failed to notify resident's family member of discontinuation of medication after holding the hypertensive medication. The facility also failed to notify the physician of increase in resident's blood pressure. This deficiency affects one (R1) of three residents reviewed for Notification for change in condition.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and record review the facility failed to provide necessary treatment and care in a timely manner to resident with language barrier who has been refusing to get up for Restorative walking program, scheduled shower, and complaint of severe pain (during therapy evaluation) after a fall incident to identify fracture of sacrum. This deficiency affects one (R1) of three residents reviewed for Quality of care.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and record review the facility failed to ensure appropriate infection control practices after providing shower to a resident in the shower room. This deficiency affects one of three common shower rooms in resident's unit reviewed for resident clean environment.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to provide appropriate staffing for Certified Nursing Assistants in two units within the facility. This failure applied to three of three (R1, R2, R3) residents reviewed for staffing and has the potential to affect 29 residents currently residing in the two units (Suites North and Suites South).
Inspectors wrote- Based on interviews and records reviewed, the facility failed to ensure fall prevention interventions were utilized to include nonskid footwear and other appropriate interventions for 1 resident (R3) and provide assistance to one resident (R2) during transfer from wheelchair to bed. R3 has a cognitive communication disorder, poor safety awareness, and impaired cognition. R2 has a history of alcohol abuse, gait disorder, and neuropathy. These failures affected two of three (R2, R3) residents reviewed for falls. These failures resulted in harm, with R2 sustaining a laceration requiring two sutures to the left eyebrow region, and R3 was admitted to the hospital for Subdural Hematoma and received 7 staples to the left occipital region.
Inspectors wroteBased on observations, interviews, and records reviewed the facility failed to provide effective resident centered interventions for residents identified to be at high risk for falls. This affected two of three residents (R1, R3) reviewed for fall prevention.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview and record review the facility failed to implement intervention to prevent skin impairment to residents who is at high risk for developing pressure ulcer. This deficiency affects two (R64 and R107) of three residents in the sample of 30 reviewed for Pressure Ulcer Prevention Program.
Inspectors wroteBased in observation, interview and record review the facility failed to follow physician order and implement care plan intervention to apply hand splint and palm protector to a totally dependent resident who has contractures on affected hands. The facility also failed to accurately complete resident restorative assessment reflecting resident's condition. This deficiency affects two (R10 and R107) of three residents in the sample of 30 reviewed for Restorative program.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview and record review the facility failed to ensure safe keeping of resident's smoking materials when not being used. This deficiency affects one (R84) of two residents in the sample of 30 reviewed for Safe Smoking policy.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview and record review the facility failed to position resident in fowler's position at all times while infusing enteral feeding and failed to hold enteral feeding administration during incontinence care. This deficiency affects one (R107) of three residents in the sample of 30 reviewed for Enteral Tube Feeding Care.
Inspectors wroteBased on interviews and records reviewed the facility failed to document the reason why the dose reduction is contraindicated for one resident (R126) of an antidepressant medication. This failure affected one resident of two reviewed for psychotropic medications on the sample of 30.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview and record review the facility failed to ensure daily refrigerator temperature checks were completed. This deficiency affects two (R10 and R64) of three residents in the sample of 30 reviewed for Resident safe food storage.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview and record review the facility failed to perform hand hygiene during incontinence care. This deficiency affects one (R107) of three residents in the sample of 30 reviewed for Infection control protocol.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interviews and record reviews, the facility failed to follow a resident care plan related to use of helmet for one (R3) of five residents reviewed for falls and injuries. This failure resulted in R3 sustaining a right subdural hematoma after a fall incident.
Inspectors wroteBased on interview and record review the facility failed to notify the physician of an opened surgical wound for treatment orders. This affected one of three residents (R1) reviewed for quality of care of a surgical site. This failure resulted in R1's wound becoming infected with live insect larva and being sent to the local hospital for evaluation and treatment.
Inspectors wroteBased on interview and record review the facility failed to follow their change in condition policy and notify the physician for a change in condition of a surgical wound that opened. This affected one of three (R1) residents reviewed for physician notification of an acute change in condition.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure 2 of 3 residents (R1 and R2) were free of resident to resident physical and verbal abuse in the sample of 3 reviewed for abuse.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview and record review the facility failed to follow its policy in using restraints and failed to prevent a physical restraint from being used for staff convenience for one resident (R140) in the sample of 31 residents reviewed for restraints. These failures resulted in psychosocial harm in that, a reasonable person would react to such physical restraint with feelings of agitation, anxiety, frustration, fearfulness, humiliation, and punishment.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview and record review the facility failed to provide adequate supervision to residents who are at high risk for fall and has history of falls. This failure caused one resident ( R117) to be hospitalized for surgery due to a fracture. The facility also failed to implement fall preventive intervention care plan. This deficiency affects 2 (R48, R117) residents in a sample of 31 reviewed for Fall prevent management.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview and resident review, the facility failed to label and date food items in the refrigerators, maintain freezer temperature in the kitchen, maintain refrigerator temperature in resident's refrigerator on the units and also failed to provide a clean scoop holder for the ice bucket located on the south unit. This failure has the potential to affect all 145 residents receiving food from the facilities' kitchen and all 27 residents from the north and south units receiving ice.
Inspectors wroteBased on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure that the controlled medication sheet was reconciled for four residents (R51, R54, R97, and R133) out of 36 residents reviewed for controlled medication reconciliation in the sample of 36.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure that the call light was within reach for one resident (R110) out of eight residents reviewed for accommodation of needs in the sample of 31. Findings Include: On 03/28/2023 at 11:20 am, surveyor observed R110 lying in bed with her call light on the floor. Surveyor asked R110 if she is able to use her call light and she said yes if she can reach the call light. On 03/28/2023 at 11:25 am, V2 (Assistant Administrator) confirmed that R110's call light was on the floor and not within easy reach of R110. V2 picked up the call light and gave it to R110. V2 said that the call light should be within easy reach to R110. On 03/27/2023 at 2:00 pm, V3 (DON) said that her expectation is for staff to place residents call light within easy reach of the residents. [...]
Inspectors wroteBased on interview and record review the facility failed to keep residents free from being physically abused by another resident. This failure applied to two of two (R18 and R20) residents reviewed for abuse.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview and record review the facility failed to follow its pacemaker policy to ensure necessary follow up is done to ensure that resident pacemaker is in good working condition. The facility failed to implement care plan interventions. This deficiency affects one (R27) of one resident in the sample of 31 reviewed for Pacemaker management.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview and record review the facility failed to change the Gastrostomy tube dressing daily as ordered. This deficiency affects one (R126) of four residents in the sample of 31 reviewed for Enteral tube feeding management.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview and record review the facility failed to follow its policy in skin care treatment regimen by failure to obtain appropriate topical treatment for identified skin impairment and updating care plan. The facility also failed to follow manufacturing recommendation for usage of low air loss mattress. This deficiency affects two (R48 and R140) of three residents in the sample of 31 reviewed for Pressure Ulcer/Wound care management.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview and record review, the facility failed to apply hand splint to prevent further contractures for 1 resident (R115) reviewed for splint application in a sample of 31 residents.
Inspectors wroteBased on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure that expired medications for (R6, and R62) were removed from one cart out of four carts reviewed for expired medications. Also, the facility failed to date when an inhaler was opened for (R6).
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview and record review the facility failed to provide, collaborate and coordinate hospice care services. This deficiency affects one (R48) of three residents in the sample of 31 reviewed for hospice services.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview and record review, the facility failed to perform hand hygiene during wound care for one of two residents (R69) observed for wound care in a sample of 31.
Inspectors wroteBased on interview and record review the facility failed to offer required pneumococcal immunizations to one resident (R60) of five residents reviewed for immunizations in the sample of 31.
26 fire safety citations on file: 7 on April 17, 2025, 8 on April 19, 2024, 11 on March 31, 2023.
| Date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| February 26, 2026 | Fine | $12,425 |
| March 7, 2024 | Fine | $14,050 |
| October 31, 2023 | Fine | $20,748 |
A payment denial means Medicare and Medicaid stopped paying for new admissions for that period.
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) | 3.69 | 3.45 | 3.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.73 | 0.72 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff on weekends | 3.52 | 3.07 | 3.42 |
| Nurse aides | 2.04 | ||
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.92 | ||
| Nursing staff turnover (share who left in a year) | 49.7% | 44.5% | 45.8% |
| Registered nurse turnover | 30.4% | 41.8% | 42.9% |
| Administrators who left | 0 |
CMS expects 5.03 hours a day for residents as sick as this home's (its case-mix figure). The staffing star compares the two.
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 3.76 on weekdays and 3.52 on weekends, 6% lower on weekends (nationally, weekends ran 15% lower). Contract or agency staff worked 18.9% of nursing hours, against 5.3% nationally. Total nursing hours per resident went from 3.58 in April to June 2025 to 3.69 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 | 3.69 | 0.73 | 3.76 | 3.52 | 18.9% | 0 of 90 | 141 |
| Oct to Dec 2025 | 3.79 | 0.75 | 3.86 | 3.61 | 23.2% | 0 of 92 | 146 |
| Jul to Sep 2025 | 3.60 | 0.76 | 3.68 | 3.39 | 25.1% | 0 of 92 | 157 |
| Apr to Jun 2025 | 3.58 | 0.66 | 3.63 | 3.46 | 22.8% | 0 of 91 | 156 |
| 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.
Staff pay reports
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.
| Job | Median | Middle half | Employed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois, all employers | |||
| CNAs (nursing assistants) | $22.10 | $18.95 to $23.26 | 68,640 |
| LPNs and LVNs | $36.06 | $30.57 to $38.25 | 17,440 |
| Registered nurses | $46.15 | $38.47 to $50.94 | 138,910 |
| United States, nursing care facilities | |||
| CNAs (nursing assistants) | $20.67 | $17.91 to $22.55 | 534,270 |
| LPNs and LVNs | $33.86 | $30.05 to $37.40 | 188,210 |
| Registered nurses | $41.11 | $37.85 to $47.68 | 142,270 |
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.
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 | 5.1 | 13.4 | 13.9 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 1.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.2 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication Short Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 1.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 4.8 | 14.3 | 14.1 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 19.7 | 21.7 | 15.4 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 26.5 | 26.1 | 23.8 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 10.2 | 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 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 1.8 |
For a stay to recover after a hospital visit, these are the results CMS publishes for Bella Terra Morton Grove's Medicare short-stay residents. On returning residents home or to the community, CMS rates it no different from the national rate (43.1% of residents, after adjusting for how sick they were). How to read these, and what Medicare pays for.
43.1% 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. 192 eligible stays.
11.1% 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. 186 eligible stays.
12.4% this home
Worse than 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. 135 eligible stays.
22.9% 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. 70 residents counted.
0.0% 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. 101 residents counted.
0.0% 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. 101 residents counted.
100.0% 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. 31 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.
Legal business name: MORTON GROVE LIVING & REHAB CENTER, LLC. CMS links this home to Legacy Healthcare, a group of 95 nursing homes averaging 2.9 stars overall.
| Name | Role | Type | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rajchenbach, Chaim | 5% or greater direct ownership interest | Individual | 50% | 10/01/2014 |
| Shabat, Menachem | 5% or greater direct ownership interest | Individual | 50% | 10/01/2014 |
| Mg Property Holdings LLC | 5% or greater indirect ownership interest | Organization | 100% | 10/01/2014 |
| Daugherty, Laurie | W-2 managing employee | Individual | 04/12/2021 | |
| Rajchenbach, Chaim | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 10/01/2014 | |
| Shabat, Menachem | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 10/01/2014 |
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.
Chosen from this home's own inspection record.
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