Alden Estates of Skokie
Nursing home in Skokie, Illinois, CMS certification number 145869
4626 Old Orchard Road, Skokie, IL 60076 · Cook County
- CMS overall rating
- 5 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 56
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- September 18, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 0
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Alden Estates of Skokie take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Alden Estates of Skokie is certified for Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare can pay for a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay; Medicaid can pay for long-term care once you qualify.
Certification isn't a promise of an open bed. Ask how many Medicaid beds it has free and whether it keeps residents who move from Medicare to Medicaid. Our guide explains what Medicare pays for.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every certified nursing home from 1 to 5 stars. The overall rating starts from health inspections, then moves up or down for staffing and quality. These come from the CMS Provider Information, October 2026 release.
| Measure | CMS stars |
|---|---|
| Overall | 5 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 5 of 5 |
| Staffing | 5 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 4 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Alden Estates of Skokie reported to CMS, split across residents and days. More hours per resident usually means more hands at the bedside.
- Total nurse hours per resident per day
- 4.97
- Registered nurse hours
- 1.32
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.97
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.68
- Weekend total hours
- 4.47
- Nursing staff turnover
- 34.9%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 25%
- Administrators who left
- 1
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on September 18, 2025 and cited 0 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on October 24, 2024, found 1.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Alden Estates of Skokie in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 25.4 residents live here, about 45% of its 56 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 56
- Average residents per day
- 25.4
- Certified since
- February 1, 1996
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Alden Estates of Skokie
- Legal business name
- Alden Estates of Skokie Inc.
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- 27 homes nationally under The Alden Network, 2.9-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Alden Estates of Skokie
- The Citadel of Skokie9615 North Knox Avenue, Skokie 60076
- Warren Barr Lieberman9700 Gross Point Road, Skokie 60076
- Alden Estates of Evanston2520 Gross Point Road, Evanston 60201
- Westminster Place3200 Grant Street, Evanston 60201
- The Grove of Skokie9000 La Vergne Avenue, Skokie 60077
See also all nursing homes in Skokie.
Who inspects nursing homes in Illinois
Illinois's state survey agency licenses nursing homes and carries out the federal inspections for CMS. A home must keep its state licence and meet the federal rules to take Medicare or Medicaid.
Compare all nursing homes in Illinois, the 5 in Skokie, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Alden Estates of Skokie, email contact@assistedlivingaccess.com from your work address. We can add your own rates, photos and contact details next to the state record, or take the listing down.
Questions about Alden Estates of Skokie
What is the CMS star rating of Alden Estates of Skokie?
5 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Alden Estates of Skokie accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Alden Estates of Skokie?
0 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Alden Estates of Skokie?
Alden Estates of Skokie Inc., for profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.