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Birchwood Plaza

1426 WEST BIRCHWOOD, CHICAGO, IL, 60626

(773) 274-4405

www.birchwoodplaza.com

200 licensed beds

CMS rates Birchwood Plaza 4 out of 5 overall. Federal inspectors issued 30 citations across 7 inspections in the last three years, with no federal fines. Listing last updated 2026-11-06.

★★★★★4/5CMS Five-Star overall4/5 health inspections2/5 staffing3/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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1426 West Birchwood

Chicago, IL 60626

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Bed capacity

200

CMS facility ID

145532

Care type

Nursing home

County

Cook

Facility name

Birchwood Plaza

Street address

1426 WEST BIRCHWOOD

City / state / ZIP

Chicago, IL 60626

Phone

(773) 274-4405

Website

www.birchwoodplaza.com

About this facility — Birchwood Plaza

Birchwood Plaza is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Chicago, Illinois. It is licensed for 200 beds — well above the median for skilled nursing facilities in Illinois (112 beds).

It is one of 145 senior care facilities in Chicago and 667 skilled nursing facilities across Illinois. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.

It is listed as part of Marquis Health Services, a group of 90 facilities on this site.

Federal inspectors have cited Birchwood Plaza 30 times across 7 inspections in the last three years, including 5 food-safety citations; no federal fines are on record. 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 November 6, 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

Marquis Health Services

Ownership type

For profit - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

Kohn 2020 Descendants' Trust

Direct owner · Additional disclosable party — 49% stake — since 2020

Kohn 2020 Family Trust

Direct owner · Additional disclosable party — 49% stake — since 2020

Kohn, Charlotte

Director · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2020

Peddinghaus, Wolf

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2020

Regulatory standing

Federal court records

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

Licensed / certified since

1985-12-01

CMS overall rating

4 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

11 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

None on record

Last standard inspection

2026-02-10

Nurse staffing

3.0 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges

$289 per day (≈ $8,790/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.

Payer mix (resident days)

94% Medicaid · 6% Medicare · 0% private/other

Occupancy

67% (fiscal year 2023)

Vs. state median

15% below the IL median of $342/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds

200

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 2026-11-06. 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 5 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.

2026-02-10Health inspection11 citations

F-0557

D · No harm found

Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions.

Corrected 2026-02-25

F-0558

D · No harm found

Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.

Corrected 2026-02-25

F-0578

D · No harm found

Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.

Corrected 2026-02-25

F-0583

D · No harm found

Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.

Corrected 2026-02-25

F-0640

D · No harm found

Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.

Corrected 2026-02-25

F-0645

D · No harm found

PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities

Corrected 2026-02-25

F-0656

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2026-02-25

F-0677

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2026-02-25

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 2026-02-25

F-0880

D · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2026-02-25

F-0912

B · No harm found

Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms.

2025-04-03Health inspection8 citations

F-0550

E · No harm found

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

Corrected 2025-05-13

F-0644

D · No harm found

Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.

Corrected 2025-05-13

F-0645

D · No harm found

PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities

Corrected 2025-05-13

F-0677

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2025-05-13

F-0689

E · No harm found

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

Corrected 2025-05-13

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 2025-05-13

F-0880

D · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2025-05-13

F-0912

B · No harm found

Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms.

Corrected 2025-05-13

2 earlier / fire-safety inspections (11 citations)

2024-12-26Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations

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 2025-01-23

F-0812

E · No harm foundFood safetyFrom a complaint

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

Corrected 2025-01-23

2024-03-08Health inspection9 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 2024-04-11

F-0644

D · No harm found

Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.

Corrected 2024-04-11

F-0695

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2024-04-11

F-0761

D · 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 2024-04-11

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 2024-04-11

F-0813

D · No harm foundFood safety

Have a policy regarding use and storage of foods brought to residents by family and other visitors.

Corrected 2024-04-11

F-0814

F · No harm foundFood safety

Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.

Corrected 2024-04-11

F-0880

D · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2024-04-11

F-0912

B · No harm found

Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms.

Corrected 2024-04-11

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 145532.

Quality of care & staffing

How it compares in Illinois.

Inspection citations, 3 years

More than 20% of nursing homes in the state

State median: 50

Federal fines, 3 years

No federal fines on record

State median: $45,080

Nurse staffing, hours per resident per day

3.0

Higher than 29% of nursing homes in the state

State median: 3.3

Nursing staff turnover, annual

25%

Higher than 7% of nursing homes in the state

State median: 44%

Resident outcomes

On 21 federal quality measures, this facility does better than the Illinois average on 8 and worse on 7. Differences within 10% of the average are shown as near average.

Long-stay residents	This facility	State	US	Compared with state
Need for help with daily activities has increased	17.2%	13.0%	13.5%	Worse than state
Lose too much weight	4.3%	6.1%	5.1%	Better than state
With a catheter inserted and left in their bladder	1.5%	0.8%	0.7%	Worse than state
With a urinary tract infection	4.3%	1.5%	1.5%	Worse than state
Have depressive symptoms	96.4%	55.9%	13.5%	Worse than state
Were physically restrained	0.0%	0.1%	0.1%	Better than state
Experiencing one or more falls with major injury	2.5%	3.0%	3.2%	Better than state
Assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine	99.3%	90.5%	93.7%	Near state average
Ability to walk independently worsened	12.3%	12.8%	12.7%	Near state average
Received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication	6.6%	18.4%	19.5%	Better than state
Assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine	98.6%	91.7%	95.3%	Near state average
With pressure ulcers	5.5%	4.8%	4.5%	Worse than state
With new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence	20.4%	19.8%	18.3%	Near state average
Received an antipsychotic medication	18.1%	21.7%	15.4%	Better than state
Hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days	2.56	1.96	1.81	Worse than state
Outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days	1.15	2.10	1.69	Better than state

Short-stay residents	This facility	State	US	Compared with state
Assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine	66.1%	70.0%	82.3%	Near state average
Newly received an antipsychotic medication	2.9%	2.2%	1.5%	Worse than state
Were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine	62.9%	63.2%	80.1%	Near state average
Were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission	16.5%	25.6%	23.4%	Better than state
Had an outpatient emergency department visit	10.7%	13.5%	11.8%	Better than state

Source: CMS MDS and Medicare claims quality measures, measure period 2025Q3-2026Q2. Averages are computed from all nursing homes reporting each measure.

Cited more than once

The same rule cited at separate inspections can point to a problem that wasn't fully fixed.

F-0812 3 inspections. Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
F-0880 3 inspections. Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
F-0912 3 inspections. Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms.
F-0645 2 inspections. PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
F-0677 2 inspections. Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
F-0550 2 inspections. Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.

Verify & compare

Where to check, and what's nearby.

Who to contact in Illinois

Licensing: Illinois Department of Public Health, Division of Assisted Living
File a complaint: 800-252-4343 · Online
Long-Term Care Ombudsman: 800-252-8966. A free advocate for residents and families.
Adult Protective Services: 866-800-1409. Some states send facility cases to licensing instead. In an emergency, call 911.
Eldercare Locator: 800-677-1116, a federal service for local aging help.

Nearest emergency hospitals

Saint Francis Hospital-evanston, about 1.0 miles. CMS rating 2 of 5.
Methodist Hospital of Chicago, about 3.1 miles.
Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston Hospital, about 3.4 miles. CMS rating 5 of 5.

Source: CMS Hospital General Information. Straight-line distance.

Nearby facilities with inspection records

Fargo Health Care Center, Chicago, less than 0.1 miles. CMS rating 2 of 5.
The Waterford Care Center, Chicago, about 0.1 miles. CMS rating 3 of 5.
Lakefront Nursing & Rehab Ctr, Chicago, about 0.1 miles. CMS rating 4 of 5.
Chalet Living & Rehab, Chicago, about 0.2 miles. CMS rating 2 of 5.
Clark Manor, Chicago, about 0.4 miles. CMS rating 3 of 5.

Visitor reviews

What people say on Google.

3.619 ratings on Google

★★Patricia Cooper · 2026-06-19 · via Google
“Do not answer call buttons sometimes have to wait 15 mins like the other day. I even screamed but no one came in. This happens on a regular basis and l am tired of it. Not getting any exercise in the dining room in the morning by Michelle. Lucia is fabulous does exercises right up to 11,00 am. she is wonderful. she also puts up decorations. I hope she’s appreciated. Give her an A. Michelle is no…”

★★★★★Leslie Ginsberg · 2025-07-16 · via Google
“My father-in-law received excellent care and attention from the nurses and aides, and he loved the food. It was his second stay in a nursing home and Birchwood was far superior.”

★★★★★Tracy Rinehart · 2022-07-28 · via Google
“My mother was recently a resident at Birchwood. I wanted to post this review as I know the hesitation most feel when we have to place a loved one in a nursing home. There are so many stories about bad nursing homes that we start to think that there aren't any good ones. Thank goodness I was referred to Birchwood which I found to be a very trustworthy facility. Trustworthy is a HUGE word when you'r…”

Ratings and reviews are from Google and reflect visitor opinions, not our verification. See all reviews on Google

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