Aspyre of Waukegan
Nursing home in Waukegan, Illinois, CMS certification number 146159
1615 Sunset Avenue, Waukegan, IL 60087 · Lake County
- CMS overall rating
- 2 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 115
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- February 25, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 14
- Fines in 3 years
- $26,720 (1)
Does Aspyre of Waukegan take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Aspyre of Waukegan 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 | 2 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 2 of 5 |
| Staffing | 2 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 2 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 3 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 2 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Aspyre of Waukegan 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
- 2.78
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.80
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.48
- Nurse aide hours
- 1.50
- Weekend total hours
- 2.35
- Nursing staff turnover
- 22.2%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 17.6%
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on February 25, 2026 and cited 14 deficiencies, plus 2 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on January 10, 2025, found 8.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Aspyre of Waukegan 1 time in the past 3 years, for $26,720 in total.
It also had 1 payment denial, when Medicare stopped paying for new admissions for a time.
Beds and residents
On an average day 76 residents live here, about 66% of its 115 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 115
- Average residents per day
- 76
- Certified since
- April 15, 2013
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Aspyre of Waukegan
- Legal business name
- Laureate Terrace Operations LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- 14 homes nationally under Aliya Healthcare, 2.2-star chain average
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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, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Aspyre of Waukegan, 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 Aspyre of Waukegan
What is the CMS star rating of Aspyre of Waukegan?
2 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Aspyre of Waukegan accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Aspyre of Waukegan?
14 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Aspyre of Waukegan?
Laureate Terrace Operations LLC, for profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.