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Terraces At the Clare

55 EAST PEARSON, CHICAGO, IL, 60611

(312) 784-8100

50 licensed beds

CMS rates Terraces At the Clare 5 out of 5 overall. Federal inspectors issued 29 citations across 11 inspections in the last three years, with no federal fines. Listing last updated 2026-11-06.

★★★★★5/5CMS Five-Star overall4/5 health inspections5/5 staffing5/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Chicago, IL 60611

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Public record summary

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Bed capacity

State license

5104044

CMS facility ID

146141

Care type

Nursing home

Facility name

Terraces At the Clare

Street address

55 EAST PEARSON

City / state / ZIP

Chicago, IL 60611

Phone

(312) 784-8100

State license #

5104044

About this facility — Terraces At the Clare

Terraces At the Clare is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Chicago, Illinois. It is licensed for 50 beds — well below 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 Life Care Services, a group of 43 facilities on this site.

Federal inspectors have cited Terraces At the Clare 29 times across 11 inspections in the last three years, including 1 food-safety citation; 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

Life Care Services

Ownership type

For profit - Individual

Registered owners & officers

The Clare Partners Llc

Direct owner — 100% stake — since 2019

Bird, John

Governing body — since 2024

Lahey, Daniel

Governing body — since 2019

Lcs Management Holding Company Llc

Indirect owner — since 2019

Lcs the Clare Llc

Indirect owner — since 2019

Life Care Services Llc

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2019

Lindquist, Lee

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2024

Mccarthy Group Llc

Indirect owner — since 2021

Pearson Street Partners Llc

Indirect owner — since 2019

Rusboldt, Monica

Officer · Operational control — since 2019

Shaw, Gelynna

Governing body — since 2024

Steinfeld, Liza

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2022

Uhlemann, Bridgette

Governing body — since 2024

Victor, Jason

Governing body · Operational control — since 2019

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

2010-08-31

License expires

2020-02-24

CMS overall rating

5 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

7 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

None on record

Last standard inspection

2025-05-02

Nurse staffing

5.2 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges

$581 per day (≈ $17,660/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.

Payer mix (resident days)

0% Medicaid · 21% Medicare · 79% private/other

Occupancy

92% (fiscal year 2023)

Vs. state median

70% above the IL median of $342/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds

Licensed as

Assisted Living / Shared Housing

Memory care

Yes — dedicated memory care

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 1 food-safety citation on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.

2026-08-09Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

F-0604

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.

2026-05-31Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

F-0604

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.

Corrected 2026-06-05

7 earlier / fire-safety inspections (27 citations)

2025-05-02Health inspection5 citations

F-0695

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2025-05-16

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 2025-05-15

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 2025-05-15

F-0880

F · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2025-05-23

F-0908

F · No harm found

Keep all essential equipment working safely.

Corrected 2025-05-05

2025-03-13Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations

F-0610

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.

Corrected 2025-03-28

F-0842

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

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

Corrected 2025-03-28

2024-04-11Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

F-0755

E · No harm foundFrom a complaint

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

Corrected 2024-05-03

2023-10-14Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

F-0684

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

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

Corrected 2023-10-31

2025-05-02Fire-safety inspection5 citations

E-0004

F · No harm found

Develop and maintain an Emergency Preparedness Program (EP).

Corrected 2025-06-27

E-0006

F · No harm found

Conduct risk assessment and an All-Hazards approach.

Corrected 2025-05-28

K-0293

E · No harm found

Have properly located and lighted "Exit" signs.

Corrected 2025-06-10

K-0351

F · No harm found

Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.

Corrected 2026-01-15

K-0712

F · No harm found

Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.

Corrected 2025-06-05

2024-04-11Fire-safety inspection5 citations

K-0222

E · No harm found

Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements.

Corrected 2024-04-22

K-0345

F · No harm found

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

Corrected 2024-05-25

K-0351

F · No harm found

Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.

Corrected 2024-04-11

K-0355

F · No harm found

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

Corrected 2024-05-20

K-0918

F · No harm found

Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.

Corrected 2024-04-12

2023-05-25Fire-safety inspection8 citations

K-0225

E · No harm found

Have stairways and smokeproof enclosures used as exits that meet safety requirements.

Corrected 2023-06-01

K-0291

F · No harm found

Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.

Corrected 2023-06-21

K-0345

F · No harm found

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

Corrected 2023-06-16

K-0353

D · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2023-05-31

K-0355

F · No harm found

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

Corrected 2023-06-01

K-0511

F · No harm found

Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.

Corrected 2023-05-31

K-0914

D · No harm found

Ensure receptacles at patient bed locations and where general anesthesia is administered, are tested after initial installation, replacement or servicing.

Corrected 2023-05-31

K-0920

E · No harm found

Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.

Corrected 2023-05-25

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 146141.

Quality of care & staffing

How it compares in Illinois.

Inspection citations, 3 years

More than 18% 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

5.2

Higher than 97% of nursing homes in the state

State median: 3.3

Nursing staff turnover, annual

31%

Higher than 19% of nursing homes in the state

State median: 44%

Resident outcomes

On 20 federal quality measures, this facility does better than the Illinois average on 11 and worse on 4. 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	1.7%	13.0%	13.5%	Better than state
Lose too much weight	6.3%	6.1%	5.1%	Near state average
With a catheter inserted and left in their bladder	4.4%	0.8%	0.7%	Worse than state
With a urinary tract infection	0.0%	1.5%	1.5%	Better than state
Have depressive symptoms	10.4%	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	3.8%	3.0%	3.2%	Worse than state
Assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine	100.0%	90.5%	93.7%	Better than state
Received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication	3.1%	18.4%	19.5%	Better than state
Assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine	100.0%	91.7%	95.3%	Near state average
With pressure ulcers	15.5%	4.8%	4.5%	Worse than state
With new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence	17.9%	19.8%	18.3%	Near state average
Received an antipsychotic medication	22.4%	21.7%	15.4%	Near state average
Hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days	2.97	1.96	1.81	Worse than state
Outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days	0.71	2.10	1.69	Better than state

Short-stay residents	This facility	State	US	Compared with state
Assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine	96.5%	70.0%	82.3%	Better than state
Newly received an antipsychotic medication	0.7%	2.2%	1.5%	Better than state
Were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine	96.1%	63.2%	80.1%	Better than state
Were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission	28.0%	25.6%	23.4%	Near state average
Had an outpatient emergency department visit	4.7%	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-0604 2 inspections. Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
F-0755 2 inspections. Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
K-0351 2 inspections. Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.
K-0345 2 inspections. Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
K-0355 2 inspections. Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.

What its owners also hold

Lcs Management Holding Company Llc has an ownership stake on file at 12 nursing homes, averaging 4.5 of 5 on CMS's overall rating.
Mccarthy Group Llc has an ownership stake on file at 11 nursing homes, averaging 4.5 of 5 on CMS's overall rating.

Source: CMS ownership filings. Shows organizations with an ownership stake; people are left out.

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

Ann & Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago, about 0.2 miles.
Northwestern Memorial Hospital, about 0.3 miles. CMS rating 5 of 5.
Presence Saint Joseph Hospital - Chicago, about 2.6 miles. CMS rating 4 of 5.

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

Nearby facilities with inspection records

Warren Barr Gold Coast, Chicago, about 0.3 miles. CMS rating 4 of 5.
Warren Barr Lincoln Park, Chicago, about 2.5 miles. CMS rating 3 of 5.
Little Sisters of the Poor, Chicago, about 2.5 miles. CMS rating 5 of 5.
Landmark of Lincoln Park Rehabilitation and Nursin, Chicago, about 2.7 miles. CMS rating 2 of 5.
Avantara Lincoln Park, Chicago, about 2.7 miles. CMS rating 2 of 5.

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CMS Nursing Home Compare

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Last verified 2026-11-06

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