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Avantara Palos Heights

7850 WEST COLLEGE DRIVE, PALOS HEIGHTS, IL, 60463

(708) 361-6990

www.avantarapalosheights.com

184 licensed beds

★★★★★2/5CMS Five-Star overall2/5 health inspections2/5 staffing3/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Address

7850 West College Drive

Palos Heights, IL 60463

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Bed capacity

184

CMS facility ID

145607

Care type

Nursing home

County

Cook

Facility name

Avantara Palos Heights

Street address

7850 WEST COLLEGE DRIVE

City / state / ZIP

Palos Heights, IL 60463

Phone

(708) 361-6990

Website

www.avantarapalosheights.com

About this facility — Avantara Palos Heights

Avantara Palos Heights is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Palos Heights, Illinois. It is licensed for 184 beds — well above the median for skilled nursing facilities in Illinois (112 beds).

It is one of 5 senior care facilities in Palos Heights and 667 skilled nursing facilities across Illinois. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.

Federal inspectors have cited Avantara Palos Heights 58 times across 16 inspections in the last three years, including 2 food-safety citations, and CMS has imposed $22,645 in fines. Every citation is listed, dated, and graded in the inspection record below.

This listing draws on federal CMS Nursing Home Compare records, and was last updated on August 31, 2026. Background reports are compiled from primary sources — state inspection files, federal CMS data, corporate registrations, and court records — at the time of order.

Facility background

What the public record shows.

Ownership & operator

Parent company

Legacy Healthcare

Ownership type

For profit - Limited Liability company

Registered owners & officers

Gpn Family Trust U/a/d 4/28/08

Direct owner — 60% stake — since 2023

Legacy Healthcare Financial Services Llc

Operational control — since 2023

Perkovic, Valerie

Managing employee — since 2023

Shabat, Menachem

Officer — since 2023

Regulatory standing

Federal court records

20 naming its parent company — view the cases (a listed case is not a finding of wrongdoing)

Licensed / certified since

1989-03-15

CMS overall rating

2 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

17 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

$22,645 total

Last standard inspection

2025-09-18

Nurse staffing

3.7 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges

$695 per day (≈ $21,130/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.

Payer mix (resident days)

17% Medicaid · 21% Medicare · 62% private/other

Occupancy

72% (fiscal year 2023)

Vs. state median

103% above the IL median of $342/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds

184

Medicare

Accepted

Medicaid

Accepted

Wheelchair accessible

entrance and parking

Visiting hours

Daily Open 24 hours

Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset; cost & occupancy from the facility's own CMS cost report; hours/accessibility via Google · last verified 2026-08-31. Facilities can submit a correction.

Inspection record

Every citation, dated and graded.

Kitchen & food safety

Federal surveyors inspect the kitchen at every standard visit. This facility has 2 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.

2026-03-15Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations

F-0656

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

Corrected 2026-03-23

F-0684

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

Corrected 2026-03-23

2026-01-09Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

F-0678

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Provide basic life support, including CPR, prior to the arrival of emergency medical personnel , subject to physician orders and the resident’s advance directives.

Corrected 2026-01-19

13 earlier / fire-safety inspections (55 citations)

2025-09-18Health inspection14 citations

F-0657

D · No harm found

Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.

Corrected 2025-10-10

F-0684

E · No harm found

Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

Corrected 2025-10-10

F-0686

E · No harm found

Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.

Corrected 2025-10-10

F-0688

D · No harm found

Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.

Corrected 2025-10-10

F-0689

D · No harm found

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

Corrected 2025-10-10

F-0693

D · No harm found

Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.

Corrected 2025-10-10

F-0695

E · No harm found

Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.

Corrected 2025-10-10

F-0755

D · No harm found

Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.

Corrected 2025-10-10

F-0759

D · No harm found

Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.

Corrected 2025-10-10

F-0760

D · No harm found

Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.

Corrected 2025-10-10

F-0761

F · No harm found

Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.

Corrected 2025-10-10

F-0812

F · No harm foundFood safety

Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

Corrected 2025-10-10

F-0814

F · No harm foundFood safety

Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.

Corrected 2025-10-10

F-0880

E · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2025-10-10

2025-07-03Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations

F-0689

G · Actual harmFrom a complaint

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

Corrected 2025-07-18

F-0690

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.

Corrected 2025-07-18

2024-11-01Health inspectionComplaint-triggered6 citations

F-0550

D · No harm found

Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.

Corrected 2024-11-19

F-0684

D · No harm found

Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

Corrected 2024-11-19

F-0689

E · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

Corrected 2024-11-19

F-0697

D · No harm found

Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.

Corrected 2024-11-19

F-0732

C · No harm found

Post nurse staffing information every day.

Corrected 2024-11-19

F-0880

D · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2024-11-19

2024-10-09Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations

F-0684

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

Corrected 2024-10-28

F-0689

G · Actual harmFrom a complaint

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

Corrected 2024-10-28

2024-09-13Health inspectionComplaint-triggered3 citations

F-0677

E · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.

Corrected 2024-09-23

F-0684

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

Corrected 2024-09-23

F-0686

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.

Corrected 2024-09-23

2024-08-08Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

F-0689

E · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

Corrected 2024-08-26

2024-06-25Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations

F-0550

E · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.

Corrected 2024-07-05

F-0600

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.

Corrected 2024-07-05

2024-01-29Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

F-0689

G · Actual harmFrom a complaint

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

Corrected 2024-02-14

2023-12-29Health inspection6 citations

F-0550

D · No harm found

Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.

Corrected 2024-01-12

F-0554

D · No harm found

Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.

Corrected 2024-01-12

F-0686

D · No harm found

Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.

Corrected 2024-01-12

F-0688

D · No harm found

Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.

Corrected 2024-01-12

F-0689

D · No harm found

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

Corrected 2024-01-12

F-0849

D · No harm found

Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services.

Corrected 2024-01-12

2023-09-01Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations

F-0684

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

Corrected 2023-09-08

F-0686

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.

Corrected 2023-09-08

2024-11-01Fire-safety inspection5 citations

E-0022

F · No harm found

Establish policies and procedures for sheltering.

Corrected 2024-11-18

K-0133

F · No harm found

Install a two-hour-resistant firewall separation.

Corrected 2024-11-18

K-0353

E · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2024-11-18

K-0355

E · No harm found

Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.

Corrected 2024-11-18

K-0761

F · No harm found

To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.

Corrected 2024-11-18

2023-12-29Fire-safety inspection3 citations

K-0345

F · No harm found

Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.

Corrected 2024-01-16

K-0353

F · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2024-01-19

K-0920

E · No harm found

Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.

Corrected 2024-01-16

2023-03-02Fire-safety inspection8 citations

K-0321

E · No harm found

Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.

Corrected 2023-03-17

K-0324

E · No harm found

Provide properly protected cooking facilities.

Corrected 2023-03-17

K-0345

F · No harm found

Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.

Corrected 2023-03-17

K-0353

F · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2023-03-17

K-0355

E · No harm found

Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.

Corrected 2023-03-17

K-0374

E · No harm found

Install smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes.

Corrected 2023-03-17

K-0920

E · No harm found

Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.

Corrected 2023-03-17

K-0930

E · No harm found

Ensure proper storage of liquid oxygen.

Corrected 2023-03-17

Federal penalties

2025-07-03Fine$12,438

2024-10-09Fine$10,207

2024-10-09Medicare payment denial — 14 days

Total fines$22,645

Citations and penalties from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (three-year survey window, refreshed monthly). Severity codes follow the federal scope/severity grid; “Immediate jeopardy” is the most serious grade CMS issues. CCN 145607.

Visitor reviews

What people say on Google.

3.7199 ratings on Google

★★★★★Laura Miller · 2026-05-14 · via Google
“My mother stayed at Avantara Palos Heights for short-term rehab after hip surgery, and we had a very positive experience. The therapy team did a great job helping her regain strength and confidence, and we could really see the progress she made during her stay. Big thank you to Kris and Terri! Everyone we encountered was kind, caring, and supportive. The staff treated her with respect and made a …”

★★★★Beth Lisauskas · 2026-07-15 · via Google
“We had a good experience at Avantara Palos Heights when our uncle needed medical rehab after a hospital stay. They were kind, compassionate, and helpful. Tamara the social worker was extremely helpful with resources, and navigating new and uncharted waters in regard to next steps and Medicare logistics . Thank you all!”

★★★★Jolly Pop · 2026-06-29 · via Google
“My mom is currently here for rehab and wound care. They are doing a great job on both. Rainey the social worker is amazing!! I have worked with 5 other social workers just this year alone for mom at various places. Rainey is the ONLY one who really guided us through the whole Medicare and appeal process. She’s easy to work with, actually answers her phone and checks in with my mom regularly. …”

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