Harmony Palos
Nursing home in Palos Heights, Illinois, CMS certification number 145893
11860 Southwest Highway, Palos Heights, IL 60463 · Cook County
- CMS overall rating
- 3 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 130
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- November 21, 2024
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 16
- Fines in 3 years
- $25,874 (2)
Does Harmony Palos take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Harmony Palos 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 | 3 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 3 of 5 |
| Staffing | 2 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 4 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 3 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Harmony Palos 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
- 3.16
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.91
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.37
- Nurse aide hours
- 1.88
- Weekend total hours
- 3.05
- Nursing staff turnover
- 59%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 40.9%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on November 21, 2024 and cited 16 deficiencies, plus 9 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on September 8, 2023, found 6.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Harmony Palos 2 times in the past 3 years, for $25,874 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 97 residents live here, about 75% of its 130 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 130
- Average residents per day
- 97
- Certified since
- June 12, 1996
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Harmony Palos
- Legal business name
- PHW 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 Harmony Palos
- Avantara Palos Heights7850 West College Drive, 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 Harmony Palos, 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 Harmony Palos
What is the CMS star rating of Harmony Palos?
3 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Harmony Palos accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Harmony Palos?
16 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Harmony Palos?
PHW 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.