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Buckingham Pavilion

2625 WEST TOUHY AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL, 60645

(773) 973-5333

www.buckinghampavilion.com

235 licensed beds

CMS rates Buckingham Pavilion 4 out of 5 overall. Federal inspectors issued 23 citations across 6 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 staffing4/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Address

2625 West Touhy Avenue

Chicago, IL 60645

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Bed capacity

235

CMS facility ID

145285

Care type

Nursing home

County

Cook

Facility name

Buckingham Pavilion

Street address

2625 WEST TOUHY AVENUE

City / state / ZIP

Chicago, IL 60645

Phone

(773) 973-5333

Website

www.buckinghampavilion.com

About this facility — Buckingham Pavilion

Buckingham Pavilion is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Chicago, Illinois. It is licensed for 235 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.

Federal inspectors have cited Buckingham Pavilion 23 times across 6 inspections in the last three years, including 4 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

Ownership type

For profit - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

Kazlow, Leah

Direct owner · Director · Officer · Additional disclosable party — 30% stake — since 1973

Slatus, Rita

Direct owner · Director · Officer · Additional disclosable party — 30% stake — since 1973

Stern, Sheldon

Direct owner · Managing employee · Director · Officer · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 1973

Regulatory standing

Licensed / certified since

1975-04-14

CMS overall rating

4 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

6 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

None on record

Last standard inspection

2025-12-05

Nurse staffing

2.9 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges

$334 per day (≈ $10,150/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.

Payer mix (resident days)

16% Medicaid · 11% Medicare · 73% private/other

Occupancy

35% (fiscal year 2023)

Vs. state median

2% below the IL median of $342/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds

235

Medicare

Accepted

Medicaid

Accepted

Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset; cost & occupancy from the facility's own CMS cost report · 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 4 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.

2025-12-05Health 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 2025-12-19

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 2025-12-19

F-0645

D · No harm found

PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities

Corrected 2025-12-19

F-0761

E · 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 2025-12-19

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 2025-12-19

F-0880

E · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2025-12-19

2024-11-15Health 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 2024-12-09

F-0558

D · No harm found

Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.

Corrected 2024-12-09

F-0583

D · No harm found

Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.

Corrected 2024-12-09

F-0644

E · No harm found

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

Corrected 2024-12-09

F-0677

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2024-12-09

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 2024-12-09

F-0790

D · No harm found

Provide routine and 24-hour emergency dental care for each resident.

Corrected 2024-12-09

F-0842

C · No harm found

Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.

Corrected 2024-12-09

F-0883

D · No harm found

Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.

Corrected 2024-12-09

1 earlier / fire-safety inspection (8 citations)

2023-12-08Health inspection8 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 2024-01-10

F-0684

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2024-01-10

F-0692

D · No harm found

Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.

Corrected 2024-01-10

F-0695

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2024-01-10

F-0761

D · No harm found

Corrected 2024-01-10

F-0803

E · No harm foundFood safety

Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.

Corrected 2024-01-10

F-0805

D · No harm foundFood safety

Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.

Corrected 2024-01-10

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 2024-01-10

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 145285.

Quality of care & staffing

How it compares in Illinois.

Inspection citations, 3 years

More than 11% 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

2.9

Higher than 19% of nursing homes in the state

State median: 3.3

Nursing staff turnover, annual

56%

Higher than 81% 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 13 and worse on 5. 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	17.7%	13.0%	13.5%	Worse than state
Lose too much weight	3.2%	6.1%	5.1%	Better than state
With a catheter inserted and left in their bladder	0.2%	0.8%	0.7%	Better than state
With a urinary tract infection	0.5%	1.5%	1.5%	Better than state
Have depressive symptoms	47.3%	55.9%	13.5%	Better than state
Were physically restrained	0.0%	0.1%	0.1%	Better than state
Experiencing one or more falls with major injury	0.7%	3.0%	3.2%	Better than state
Assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine	94.3%	90.5%	93.7%	Near state average
Ability to walk independently worsened	4.7%	12.8%	12.7%	Better than state
Received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication	6.5%	18.4%	19.5%	Better than state
Assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine	95.5%	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	3.8%	19.8%	18.3%	Better than state
Received an antipsychotic medication	19.0%	21.7%	15.4%	Better than state
Hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days	2.49	1.96	1.81	Worse than state
Outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days	0.87	2.10	1.69	Better than state

Short-stay residents	This facility	State	US	Compared with state
Assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine	58.5%	70.0%	82.3%	Worse than state
Newly received an antipsychotic medication	2.9%	2.2%	1.5%	Worse than state
Were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine	66.2%	63.2%	80.1%	Near state average
Were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission	20.1%	25.6%	23.4%	Better than state
Had an outpatient emergency department visit	6.6%	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-0550 3 inspections. Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
F-0761 2 inspections. 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.
F-0812 2 inspections. Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

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 3.0 miles.
Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston Hospital, about 3.8 miles. CMS rating 5 of 5.

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

Nearby facilities with inspection records

Westwood Vlge Nrsg and Rhb Ctr, Chicago, about 0.2 miles. CMS rating 1 of 5.
Elevate Care Chicago North, Chicago, about 0.3 miles. CMS rating 1 of 5.
Dobson Plaza, Evanston, about 0.6 miles. CMS rating 5 of 5.
Warren Park Health & Living Ctr, Chicago, about 1.0 miles. CMS rating 3 of 5.
Alpine Care of Evanston, Evanston, about 1.0 miles. CMS rating 3 of 5.

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Inspection citations — last 5 years

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CMS Nursing Home Compare

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Last verified 2026-11-06

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