Avantara Palos Heights
Nursing home in Palos Heights, Illinois, CMS certification number 145607
7850 West College Drive, Palos Heights, IL 60463 · Cook County
- CMS overall rating
- 2 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 184
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- September 18, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 17
- Fines in 3 years
- $22,645 (2)
Does Avantara Palos Heights take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Avantara Palos Heights 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 | 4 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Avantara Palos Heights 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
- 3.82
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.89
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.81
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.12
- Weekend total hours
- 3.72
- Nursing staff turnover
- 49.1%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 53.8%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on September 18, 2025 and cited 17 deficiencies, plus 3 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on November 1, 2024, found 6.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Avantara Palos Heights 2 times in the past 3 years, for $22,645 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 136.2 residents live here, about 74% of its 184 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 184
- Average residents per day
- 136.2
- Certified since
- March 15, 1989
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Avantara Palos Heights
- Legal business name
- Phe Skilled Nursing Facility LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- 96 homes nationally under Legacy Healthcare, 3-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Avantara Palos Heights
- Harmony Palos11860 Southwest Highway, Palos Heights 60463
- Nexus at Palos10426 South Roberts, Palos Hills 60465
- Chicago Ridge SNF10602 Southwest Highway, Chicago Ridge 60415
- Elevate Care Palos Heights12550 South Ridgeland Avenue, Palos Heights 60463
- Avantara Chicago Ridge10300 Southwest Highway, Chicago Ridge 60415
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 Avantara Palos Heights, 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 Avantara Palos Heights
What is the CMS star rating of Avantara Palos Heights?
2 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Avantara Palos Heights accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Avantara Palos Heights?
17 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Avantara Palos Heights?
Phe Skilled Nursing Facility LLC, for profit - limited liability company.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.