Overview
California Terrace has a Medicare overall rating of 1 out of 5, below the Illinois average of 2.6. It ranks 49th of 77 nursing homes in Chicago. Its strongest area is quality of care (4 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 2.3 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 97% of nursing homes in Illinois (the state average is 3.5 hours). Of that, 0.4 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on August 14, 2025, found 29 health deficiencies, more than the Illinois average of 12.5. 13 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 4 fines totaling $348,830 in the past three years.
California Terrace is a for-profit facility with 297 certified beds, caring for about 245 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1989.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
Top 64%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- August 14, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 29
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 13
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 4 totaling $348,830
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 4
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff2.29 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.42 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.53 hrs
- Nurse aides1.34 hrs
- Physical therapists0.01 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 297
- Average residents per day
- 245
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- June 9, 1989
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes