Community First Medical Center
Nursing home in Chicago, Illinois, CMS certification number 145548
5645 West Addison Street, Chicago, IL 60634 · Cook County
- CMS overall rating
- 3 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 66
- Certified for
- Medicare
- Last standard inspection
- August 9, 2024
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 4
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Community First Medical Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Community First Medical Center is certified for Medicare only. Medicare can cover a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay, but Medicaid won't pay for a long stay here.
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 | 3 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 4 of 5 |
| Staffing | 1 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 4 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | Not rated |
| Short-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Community First Medical Center 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
- 2.77
- Registered nurse hours
- 1.94
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.00
- Nurse aide hours
- 0.83
- Weekend total hours
- 2.12
- Nursing staff turnover
- 37.9%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 36.8%
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on August 9, 2024 and cited 4 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on September 1, 2023, found 8.
The last standard inspection was more than two years ago.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Community First Medical Center in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 9.5 residents live here, about 14% of its 66 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 66
- Average residents per day
- 9.5
- Certified since
- November 12, 1985
- Inside a hospital
- Yes
Who owns Community First Medical Center
- Legal business name
- Community First Healthcare of Illinois Inc
- Ownership type
- For profit - Individual
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See also all nursing homes in Chicago.
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 77 in Chicago, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Community First Medical Center, 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 Community First Medical Center
What is the CMS star rating of Community First Medical Center?
3 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Community First Medical Center accept Medicaid?
No, it is not Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Community First Medical Center?
4 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Community First Medical Center?
Community First Healthcare of Illinois Inc, for profit - individual.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.