Elevate Care Riverwoods
3705 Deerfield Road, Riverwoods, IL 60015 · Lake County · 240 certified beds · avg 148 residents/day · certified since Sep 1, 1978
Part of chain: ELEVATE CARE (14 facilities, chain avg rating 2.4★)
What health inspectors found (on-site government inspections — the most independent evidence available)
Health inspection rating: ★★★☆☆3/5 · CMS overall rating: 3/5
The health inspection star above is graded on a curve within each state — a set share of each state's facilities gets each star level — so a facility can have few citations and still rate 2–3 stars if others in its state did even better. The overall rating combines that inspection score with staffing and self-reported quality measures.
Most serious findings (actual harm or immediate jeopardy)
▲ Immediate jeopardy, repeated · Sep 5, 2023 · F-0692
The facility did not provide enough food and fluids to keep residents healthy, such as preventing unplanned weight loss or dehydration.
Why it matters: Malnutrition and dehydration can quickly weaken a resident and lead to serious complications.
Severity (K): A life-threatening or extremely dangerous situation affected several residents. Among the most serious findings an inspection can produce.
Corrected: Sep 11, 2023 (Deficient, Provider has date of correction)
▲ Immediate jeopardy, one-off · Sep 5, 2023 · F-0760
The facility did not keep residents free from significant medication errors — such as giving the wrong drug, the wrong dose, or missing a critical medication.
Why it matters: A serious medication error can cause real harm, hospitalization, or worse.
Severity (J): Inspectors found a situation that put a resident's life or safety in immediate danger, affecting one or a few residents. The facility must fix it immediately — these citations often come with large fines.
Corrected: Sep 11, 2023 (Deficient, Provider has date of correction)
▲ Actual harm, one-off · Aug 6, 2025 · F-0790
The facility did not provide routine dental care and 24-hour emergency dental care for residents.
Why it matters: Untreated dental problems cause pain, make eating difficult, and can lead to infections and weight loss.
Severity (G): One or a few residents were actually harmed — physically or emotionally — though not put in immediate danger of serious injury or death.
Corrected: Aug 19, 2025 (Deficient, Provider has date of correction)
▲ Actual harm, one-off · Apr 30, 2025 · F-0689 · triggered by a complaint
The facility did not keep the environment free of accident hazards, or did not provide enough supervision to prevent accidents like falls.
Why it matters: This is one of the most common citations and directly relates to falls and injuries, which can be devastating for older adults.
Severity (G): One or a few residents were actually harmed — physically or emotionally — though not put in immediate danger of serious injury or death.
Corrected: May 7, 2025 (Deficient, Provider has date of correction)
▲ Actual harm, one-off · Jul 25, 2024 · F-0686
The facility did not provide proper care for pressure ulcers (bedsores) or did not do enough to prevent new ones from forming. Bedsores develop when residents stay in one position too long without help moving.
Why it matters: Bedsores are painful, can become deeply infected, and in serious cases can be life-threatening.
Severity (G): One or a few residents were actually harmed — physically or emotionally — though not put in immediate danger of serious injury or death.
Corrected: Aug 2, 2024 (Deficient, Provider has date of correction)
▲ Actual harm, one-off · Jan 22, 2024 · F-0689 · triggered by a complaint
The facility did not keep the environment free of accident hazards, or did not provide enough supervision to prevent accidents like falls.
Why it matters: This is one of the most common citations and directly relates to falls and injuries, which can be devastating for older adults.
Severity (G): One or a few residents were actually harmed — physically or emotionally — though not put in immediate danger of serious injury or death.
Corrected: Jan 23, 2024 (Deficient, Provider has date of correction)
▲ Actual harm, one-off · Sep 5, 2023 · F-0689
The facility did not keep the environment free of accident hazards, or did not provide enough supervision to prevent accidents like falls.
Why it matters: This is one of the most common citations and directly relates to falls and injuries, which can be devastating for older adults.
Severity (G): One or a few residents were actually harmed — physically or emotionally — though not put in immediate danger of serious injury or death.
Corrected: Sep 11, 2023 (Deficient, Provider has date of correction)
All citations in the current public record (32)
CMS publishes roughly the last three inspection cycles plus recent complaint investigations. Older surveys drop out of the record as new ones are completed.
| Date | Severity | What the facility was cited for |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 24, 2026 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not keep the environment free of accident hazards, or did not provide enough supervision to prevent accidents like falls. · from a complaint |
| Jun 24, 2026 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not provide appropriate care related to bladder and bowel needs — including care for residents who use catheters and steps to prevent urinary tract infections. · from a complaint |
| May 4, 2026 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not provide timely, quality laboratory tests to meet residents' needs. · from a complaint |
| Aug 6, 2025 | ▲ G · Actual harm, one-off | The facility did not provide routine dental care and 24-hour emergency dental care for residents. |
| Aug 6, 2025 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not protect residents from abuse or neglect. This covers physical, mental, and sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect, by anyone — staff, other residents, or visitors. |
| Aug 6, 2025 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility gave residents unnecessary mind-altering (psychotropic) medications, or used drugs in a way that restrained residents by dulling their ability to think, move, or function. |
| Aug 6, 2025 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft to the proper authorities quickly enough, or did not report the results of its investigation. |
| Aug 6, 2025 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not provide treatment and care that follows the doctor's orders and matches the resident's own preferences and goals. |
| Aug 6, 2025 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not provide proper care for pressure ulcers (bedsores) or did not do enough to prevent new ones from forming. Bedsores develop when residents stay in one position too long without help moving. |
| Aug 6, 2025 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not have or follow an effective program to prevent and control infections — such as proper hand washing, cleaning, and isolation practices. This is the most commonly cited deficiency nationwide. |
| Apr 30, 2025 | ▲ G · Actual harm, one-off | The facility did not keep the environment free of accident hazards, or did not provide enough supervision to prevent accidents like falls. · from a complaint |
| Jul 25, 2024 | ▲ G · Actual harm, one-off | The facility did not provide proper care for pressure ulcers (bedsores) or did not do enough to prevent new ones from forming. Bedsores develop when residents stay in one position too long without help moving. |
| Jul 25, 2024 | F · Potential for harm, facility-wide | The facility did not get its food from approved, safe sources, or did not store, prepare, and serve food according to professional food safety standards. |
| Jul 25, 2024 | E · Potential for harm, repeated | The facility did not serve meals and snacks at times that fit residents' needs, preferences, and requests, or did not offer nourishing alternatives for residents who want to eat outside scheduled meal times. |
| Jul 25, 2024 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not develop a resident's complete plan of care within 7 days of the full assessment, or the plan wasn't prepared, reviewed, and updated by a team of health professionals as required. |
| Jul 25, 2024 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not provide treatment and care that follows the doctor's orders and matches the resident's own preferences and goals. |
| Jul 25, 2024 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility used feeding tubes without a valid medical reason or the resident's agreement, or did not provide proper care to residents who have feeding tubes. |
| Jul 25, 2024 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not provide pharmacy services that meet each resident's needs, or did not employ or contract with a licensed pharmacist. |
| Jul 1, 2024 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not provide pharmacy services that meet each resident's needs, or did not employ or contract with a licensed pharmacist. · from a complaint |
| Jan 22, 2024 | ▲ G · Actual harm, one-off | The facility did not keep the environment free of accident hazards, or did not provide enough supervision to prevent accidents like falls. · from a complaint |
| Sep 5, 2023 | ▲ K · Immediate jeopardy, repeated | The facility did not provide enough food and fluids to keep residents healthy, such as preventing unplanned weight loss or dehydration. |
| Sep 5, 2023 | ▲ J · Immediate jeopardy, one-off | The facility did not keep residents free from significant medication errors — such as giving the wrong drug, the wrong dose, or missing a critical medication. |
| Sep 5, 2023 | ▲ G · Actual harm, one-off | The facility did not keep the environment free of accident hazards, or did not provide enough supervision to prevent accidents like falls. |
| Sep 5, 2023 | E · Potential for harm, repeated | The facility did not prepare and serve food in a form that meets each resident's individual needs — for example, chopped, pureed, or softened food for residents with chewing or swallowing problems. |
| Sep 5, 2023 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft to the proper authorities quickly enough, or did not report the results of its investigation. |
| Sep 5, 2023 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not respond appropriately to alleged violations, such as reports of abuse, neglect, or mistreatment. Facilities must investigate every allegation and protect residents while they do. |
| Sep 5, 2023 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not provide treatment and care that follows the doctor's orders and matches the resident's own preferences and goals. |
| Sep 5, 2023 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not provide appropriate care related to bladder and bowel needs — including care for residents who use catheters and steps to prevent urinary tract infections. |
| Sep 5, 2023 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility used feeding tubes without a valid medical reason or the resident's agreement, or did not provide proper care to residents who have feeding tubes. |
| Sep 5, 2023 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not provide safe and appropriate respiratory care — such as oxygen, breathing treatments, or care for residents on breathing equipment — for residents who needed it. |
| Sep 5, 2023 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not provide pharmacy services that meet each resident's needs, or did not employ or contract with a licensed pharmacist. |
| Sep 5, 2023 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not employ enough qualified food and nutrition staff, including a qualified dietician, to properly run its food service. |
Inspection trend by year
Citations from standard inspections stayed about the same across the last two inspection cycles (7 → 7).
| Year | Citations | Serious (G–L) | Worst severity that year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 12 | 3 | K ▲ |
| 2024 | 9 | 2 | G ▲ |
| 2025 | 8 | 2 | G ▲ |
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | D |
Counts reflect the current CMS public record (~3 inspection cycles plus complaint investigations); years with no surveys show no row. Inspection frequency varies, so compare severity as well as counts.
Fines and enforcement (last 3 years)
5 fines totaling $152,893, plus 1 Medicare payment denial period.
| Date | Type | Amount / length |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 2025 | Fine | $48,028 |
| Aug 6, 2025 | Payment Denial | 6 days from Sep 2, 2025 |
| Apr 30, 2025 | Fine | $12,438 |
| Jul 25, 2024 | Fine | $9,452 |
| Jan 22, 2024 | Fine | $16,801 |
| Sep 5, 2023 | Fine | $66,174 |
Nurse staffing (from payroll records, adjusted for how much care residents need)
| Measure | This facility | Illinois avg | U.S. avg | Where it stands |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hours per resident per day) | 2.40 | 2.99 | 3.95 | bottom 29% in Illinois; bottom 3% in the U.S. |
| Registered Nurse hours | 0.58 | 0.63 | 0.69 | top 39% in Illinois; bottom 50% in the U.S. |
| Weekend total nurse staffing | 2.18 | 2.67 | 3.50 | bottom 32% in Illinois; bottom 3% in the U.S. |
| Weekend RN hours (not acuity-adjusted) | 0.64 | 0.56 | 0.48 | top 29% in Illinois; top 20% in the U.S. |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 33.6 | 44.5 | 45.8 | top 22% in Illinois; top 21% in the U.S. |
| RN turnover (%) | 13.8 | 41.8 | 42.9 | top 8% in Illinois; top 7% in the U.S. |
Hours are per resident per day, case-mix adjusted by CMS so facilities caring for sicker residents can be compared fairly (same basis as the CMS staffing star). "Top X%" means better than most facilities: more staffing hours, or lower turnover. Raw (unadjusted) reported hours: total 3.27, RN 0.80, weekend 2.97. Staffing rating: 2/5.
Self-reported quality measures
Note: these ratings are based on data the facility reports about itself to CMS. They are not independently verified by inspectors, and can look better than inspection findings. Give more weight to the inspection results above.
Quality measures rating: 4/5 · long-stay residents: 4/5 · short-stay residents: 4/5
Who owns this facility
For profit - Limited Liability company
| Owner / manager | Type | Role | Stake | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atied Associates LLC | Organization | Indirect Ownership Interest | NOT APPLICABLE | 08/01/2025 |
| David a Berkowitz Delta Trust | Organization | Indirect Ownership Interest | NOT APPLICABLE | 08/01/2019 |
| Ec Equities, LLC | Organization | Indirect Ownership Interest | NOT APPLICABLE | 08/01/2019 |
| Elevate Holdco Op, LLC | Organization | Direct Ownership Interest | NOT APPLICABLE | 08/01/2019 |
| Keystone Holding Group II LLC | Organization | Indirect Ownership Interest | NOT APPLICABLE | 08/01/2019 |
| Meir Meystel Revocable Trust | Organization | Indirect Ownership Interest | NOT APPLICABLE | 08/01/2019 |
| Meystel, Moshe | Individual | Indirect Ownership Interest | NOT APPLICABLE | 08/01/2019 |
| Pancer, Aaron | Individual | Indirect Ownership Interest | NOT APPLICABLE | 08/01/2019 |
| Yosef Meystel Delta Trust | Organization | Indirect Ownership Interest | NOT APPLICABLE | 08/01/2019 |
| 3705 Deerfield Rd, LLC | Organization | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 03/24/2025 |
| Andrews, Amanda | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 08/01/2019 |
| Andrews, Amanda | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 08/01/2019 |
| Atied Associates LLC | Organization | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 08/01/2019 |
| Berkowitz, David | Individual | Individual Is an Owner, Partner or Trustee of Any ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 03/24/2025 |
| Chuang, Eric | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 08/01/2019 |
| Chuang, Eric | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 08/01/2019 |
| Curis Services LLC | Organization | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 08/01/2019 |
| David a Berkowitz Delta Trust | Organization | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 08/01/2019 |
| Ec Equities, LLC | Organization | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 02/04/2025 |
| Elevate Care Consulting LLC | Organization | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 08/01/2019 |
Questions to ask on your visit
Generated from this facility's actual citation record — bring them to a tour and ask the administrator directly.
- "How do you monitor residents' weight and eating, and what happens when someone starts losing weight?"
- "What systems do you use to prevent medication errors, and what happens when one occurs?"
- "How do residents get routine dental care, and what happens if someone has a dental emergency at night?"
- "What is your falls rate, and what specific steps do you take to prevent falls and supervise residents at risk?"
- "How do you prevent bedsores for residents who can't move themselves, and how often are at-risk residents repositioned?"
- "How do you care for residents with incontinence or catheters, and what do you do to prevent urinary tract infections?"
- "How quickly are lab tests done and results acted on when a resident's doctor orders them?"
- "Tell me about this abuse or neglect citation — what happened, and what specific changes did you make afterward?"
- "What is your current ratio of nursing staff to residents on day, evening, and weekend shifts?"
- "Can I see the results and plan of correction from your most recent state inspection?"
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Facility data as of CMS processing date 2026-08-01. CCN 145304.