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Elevate Care Palos Heights

12550 South Ridgeland Avenue, Palos Heights, Illinois 60463

Overview

Elevate Care Palos Heights has a Medicare overall rating of 2 out of 5, below the Illinois average of 2.6. It ranks 2nd of 3 nursing homes in Palos Heights. Its strongest area is quality of care (4 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (2 of 5).

Residents receive about 3.5 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 61% of nursing homes in Illinois (the state average is 3.5 hours). Of that, 0.5 hours come from registered nurses.

Its most recent standard inspection, on January 24, 2025, found 5 health deficiencies, fewer than the Illinois average of 12.5. 3 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 2 fines totaling $48,832 in the past three years.

Elevate Care Palos Heights is a for-profit facility with 111 certified beds, caring for about 94 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1993.

Medicare ratings

Overall
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.

In Palos Heights2nd of 3 facilities

Top 67%

Within 100 miles323rd of 561 facilities

Top 58%

In Illinois334th of 659 facilities

Top 51%

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Inspections and penalties

Most recent standard inspection
January 24, 2025
Health deficiencies cited
5
Complaint-related deficiencies
3
Fines in the last 3 years
2 totaling $48,832
Payment denials
1
Total penalties
3

Staffing

Average hours of care each resident receives per day.

  • All nursing staff3.49 hrs
  • Registered nurses (RN)0.52 hrs
  • Licensed practical nurses (LPN)1.08 hrs
  • Nurse aides1.89 hrs
  • Physical therapists0.03 hrs

Facility details

Ownership
For profit - Limited Liability company
Certified beds
111
Average residents per day
94
Participates in
Medicare and Medicaid
Medicare/Medicaid since
August 26, 1993
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