PETERSON PARK HEALTH CARE CTR

Peterson Park Health Care Center is a Medicare and Medicaid certified skilled nursing facility located at 6141 North Pulaski Road in Chicago, Illinois, within Cook County. The facility operates with 196 certified beds and is owned by a for-profit limited liability company. It provides long-term care and post-acute services to residents in the northwest Chicago area. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) assigns star ratings to nursing facilities based on three primary domains: health inspections, staffing levels, and quality measures. Peterson Park Health Care Center holds an overall CMS star rating of 2 out of 5. This overall rating falls below the national average of 3.0 stars. The health inspection rating is 2 out of 5, and the staffing rating is also 2 out of 5, both of which are below the national average. The quality measure rating is 3 out of 5, which is at the national average. CMS star ratings are derived from standardized data submitted by facilities and collected during state inspection surveys. A 2-star rating in health inspections indicates that the facility received more citations or more severe citations than the average facility nationally. A 2-star staffing rating reflects staffing levels that fall below typical national benchmarks for nurse staffing hours per resident per day. Peterson Park Health Care Center is certified to accept both Medicare and Medicaid as payment sources. Medicare typically covers short-term skilled nursing care following a qualifying hospital stay, subject to eligibility requirements and coverage limits. Medicaid may cover longer-term nursing home care for individuals who meet financial and medical eligibility criteria in the state of Illinois. Individuals and families seeking care at this facility should verify current insurance acceptance, coverage terms, and any applicable costs directly with the facility administration. When compared to national averages, Peterson Park Health Care Center performs below average in two of three CMS rating domains. Its overall 2-star rating places it in the below-average category relative to the national benchmark of 3.0 stars. The quality measure domain, rated at 3 stars, is the one area where the facility meets the national average. These ratings represent a snapshot of performance based on inspection data, staffing reports, and clinical quality indicators at the time of the most recent CMS evaluation. Ratings are updated periodically as new data becomes available, and prospective residents or their representatives are encouraged to review the most current CMS data and conduct in-person visits when evaluating care options.