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The British Home

8700 WEST 31ST STREET, BROOKFIELD, IL, 60513

(708) 485-0135

72 licensed beds

★★★★★3/5CMS Five-Star overall2/5 health inspections5/5 staffing4/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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8700 West 31st Street

Brookfield, IL 60513

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Public record summary

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Bed capacity

CMS facility ID

145827

Care type

Nursing home

County

Cook

Facility name

The British Home

Street address

8700 WEST 31ST STREET

City / state / ZIP

Brookfield, IL 60513

Phone

(708) 485-0135

About this facility — The British Home

The British Home is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Brookfield, Illinois. It is licensed for 72 beds — below the median for skilled nursing facilities in Illinois (112 beds).

It is one of 1 senior care facility in Brookfield 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 The British Home 50 times across 7 inspections in the last three years, including 3 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 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

Ownership type

Non profit - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

British Home Life Services Corporation

Direct owner — 100% stake — since 2011

Bennett, Lorna

Director — since 1995

Blatz, Mary

Director — since 2019

Bond, Barbara

Director — since 1995

Cortopassi, Ellen

Director — since 2013

Garrison, Karen

Director — since 2013

Gomez, Isabel

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2023

Jablonski, Bruce

Director — since 2010

Larson, John

Officer · Operational control — since 1992

Mahajan, Dheeraj

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2020

Mcallister, Paul

Director — since 2013

Nowak, Slawomir

Operational control — since 2015

Robinson, Elisa

Director — since 2017

Regulatory standing

Licensed / certified since

1995-03-16

CMS overall rating

3 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

18 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

None on record

Last standard inspection

2026-05-14

Nurse staffing

4.5 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges

$560 per day (≈ $17,020/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.

Payer mix (resident days)

0% Medicaid · 39% Medicare · 62% private/other

Occupancy

42% (fiscal year 2023)

Vs. state median

64% above the IL median of $342/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds

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 2026-08-31. 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 3 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.

2026-05-14Health inspection18 citations

F-0558

E · No harm found

Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.

Corrected 2026-06-06

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 2026-06-06

F-0644

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2026-06-06

F-0677

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2026-06-06

F-0684

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2026-06-06

F-0686

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2026-06-06

F-0692

F · No harm found

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

Corrected 2026-06-06

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 2026-06-06

F-0695

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2026-06-06

F-0698

D · No harm found

Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.

Corrected 2026-06-06

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 2026-06-06

F-0760

D · No harm found

Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.

Corrected 2026-06-06

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 2026-06-06

F-0803

F · 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 2026-06-06

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 2026-06-06

F-0838

F · No harm found

Conduct and document a facility-wide assessment to determine what resources are necessary to care for residents competently during both day-to-day operations (including nights and weekends) and emergencies.

Corrected 2026-06-06

F-0908

D · No harm found

Keep all essential equipment working safely.

Corrected 2026-06-06

F-0923

F · No harm found

Have enough outside ventilation via a window or mechanical ventilation, or both.

Corrected 2026-06-06

2025-02-27Health inspection5 citations

F-0607

F · No harm found

Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.

Corrected 2025-02-27

F-0684

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2025-02-27

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 2025-03-14

F-0759

D · No harm found

Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.

Corrected 2025-03-14

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 2025-03-13

5 earlier / fire-safety inspections (27 citations)

2024-03-15Health inspection5 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 2024-04-05

F-0640

E · No harm found

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

Corrected 2024-04-05

F-0695

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2024-04-05

F-0761

F · No harm found

Corrected 2024-04-05

F-0880

D · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2024-04-05

2023-09-03Health 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 2023-10-06

2026-05-14Fire-safety inspection6 citations

K-0271

E · No harm found

Have exits that are accessible at all times.

Corrected 2026-06-05

K-0351

D · No harm found

Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.

Corrected 2026-06-10

K-0353

F · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2026-06-27

K-0363

E · No harm found

Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.

Corrected 2026-06-01

K-0711

F · No harm found

Provide a written emergency evacuation plan.

Corrected 2026-06-18

K-0712

C · No harm found

Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.

Corrected 2026-06-05

2025-02-27Fire-safety inspection3 citations

E-0037

F · No harm found

Establish staff and initial training requirements.

Corrected 2025-03-13

K-0293

E · No harm found

Have properly located and lighted "Exit" signs.

Corrected 2025-03-13

K-0712

F · No harm found

Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.

Corrected 2025-03-13

2024-03-15Fire-safety inspection12 citations

E-0015

F · No harm found

Address subsistence needs for staff and patients.

Corrected 2024-04-16

E-0036

F · No harm found

Establish emergency prep training and testing.

Corrected 2024-04-16

K-0223

E · No harm found

Provide exit doors that are held open by devices that will automatically close on the activation of a fire alarm or smoke detector.

Corrected 2024-04-16

K-0311

E · No harm found

Have an enclosure around a vertical opening shaft.

Corrected 2024-04-16

K-0353

F · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2024-04-25

K-0521

E · No harm found

Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.

Corrected 2024-04-10

K-0711

F · No harm found

Provide a written emergency evacuation plan.

Corrected 2024-04-16

K-0741

F · No harm found

Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed.

Corrected 2024-04-16

K-0761

F · No harm found

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

Corrected 2024-05-02

K-0915

F · No harm found

Have proper power supply for life support equipment.

Corrected 2024-05-07

K-0919

F · No harm found

Meet requirements for the use of electrical equipment.

Corrected 2024-04-16

K-0923

E · No harm found

Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.

Corrected 2024-04-16

Federal penalties

2023-09-03Medicare payment denial — 8 days

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 145827.

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Original records

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Source

CMS Nursing Home Compare

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Last verified 2026-08-31

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