Elevate Care Waukegan
Nursing home in Waukegan, Illinois, CMS certification number 145669
2222 Audrey Nixon Boulevard, Waukegan, IL 60085 · Lake County
- CMS overall rating
- 2 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 265
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- March 11, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 26
- Fines in 3 years
- $58,764 (5)
Does Elevate Care Waukegan take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Elevate Care 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 | 4 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 1 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Elevate Care 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
- 2.82
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.60
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.66
- Nurse aide hours
- 1.57
- Weekend total hours
- 2.41
- Nursing staff turnover
- 26.5%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 23.8%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on March 11, 2026 and cited 26 deficiencies, plus 4 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on January 15, 2025, found 10.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Elevate Care Waukegan 5 times in the past 3 years, for $58,764 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 180.2 residents live here, about 68% of its 265 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 265
- Average residents per day
- 180.2
- Certified since
- December 29, 1989
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Elevate Care Waukegan
- Legal business name
- Elevate Care Waukegan LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- 14 homes nationally under Elevate Care, 2.3-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 Elevate Care 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 Elevate Care Waukegan
What is the CMS star rating of Elevate Care Waukegan?
2 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Elevate Care Waukegan accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Elevate Care Waukegan?
26 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Elevate Care Waukegan?
Elevate Care Waukegan LLC, for profit - limited liability company.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.