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The Pearl of Fox River Valley

1950 LARKIN AVENUE, ELGIN, IL, 60123

(847) 742-7070

pearlfoxrivervalley.com

112 licensed beds

★★★★★3/5CMS Five-Star overall3/5 health inspections3/5 staffing4/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Address

1950 Larkin Avenue

Elgin, IL 60123

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Bed capacity

112

CMS facility ID

145699

Care type

Nursing home

County

Kane

Facility name

The Pearl of Fox River Valley

Street address

1950 LARKIN AVENUE

City / state / ZIP

Elgin, IL 60123

Phone

(847) 742-7070

Website

pearlfoxrivervalley.com

About this facility — The Pearl of Fox River Valley

The Pearl of Fox River Valley is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Elgin, Illinois. It is licensed for 112 beds — close to the median for skilled nursing facilities in Illinois (112 beds).

It is one of 8 senior care facilities in Elgin 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 Pearl of Fox River Valley 45 times across 11 inspections in the last three years, including 2 food-safety citations, and CMS has imposed $142,448 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

Pearl Healthcare

Ownership type

For profit - Limited Liability company

Registered owners & officers

Doros Generation Trust U/a/d 1/3/12

Direct owner · Additional disclosable party — 43% stake — since 2018

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

Direct owner · Additional disclosable party — 43% stake — since 2018

Oakway Operations Llc

Direct owner — 15% stake — since 2018

Avelino, Jessica

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2021

Cibc Bank Usa

Security-interest holder · Operational control — since 2018

Larkin Ave Property Holdings, Llc

Security-interest holder · Additional disclosable party — since 2018

Legacy Healthcare Financial Services Llc

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2018

Miller Cooper & Co, Ltd

Additional disclosable party — since 2024

Shabat, Menachem

Governing body · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2018

Shah, Asad

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2018

Regulatory standing

Federal court records

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

Licensed / certified since

1991-07-30

CMS overall rating

3 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

9 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

$142,448 total

Last standard inspection

2025-09-04

Nurse staffing

3.5 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges

$533 per day (≈ $16,200/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.

Payer mix (resident days)

71% Medicaid · 8% Medicare · 21% private/other

Occupancy

80% (fiscal year 2023)

Vs. state median

56% above the IL median of $342/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds

112

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.

2025-09-04Health 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 2025-09-05

F-0554

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2025-09-05

F-0684

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2025-09-05

F-0686

E · No harm found

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

Corrected 2025-09-05

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 2025-09-05

F-0690

E · No harm found

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 2025-09-05

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 2025-09-05

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 2025-09-05

F-0880

D · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2025-09-05

2024-11-21Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations

F-0756

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.

Corrected 2024-11-27

F-0760

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.

Corrected 2024-11-27

8 earlier / fire-safety inspections (34 citations)

2024-07-11Health inspectionComplaint-triggered6 citations

F-0585

E · No harm found

Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.

Corrected 2024-07-19

F-0684

E · No harm found

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

Corrected 2024-07-19

F-0686

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2024-07-19

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 2024-07-19

F-0690

D · No harm found

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 2024-07-19

F-0805

E · No harm foundFood safety

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

Corrected 2024-07-19

2023-12-16Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

F-0677

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

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

Corrected 2023-12-18

2023-11-30Health inspectionComplaint-triggered3 citations

F-0600

J · Immediate jeopardyFrom a complaint

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

Corrected 2023-12-01

F-0609

G · Actual harmFrom a complaint

Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.

Corrected 2023-12-01

F-0610

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.

Corrected 2023-12-01

2023-11-22Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

F-0887

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status.

Corrected 2023-11-23

2023-08-16Health inspection8 citations

F-0585

D · No harm found

Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.

Corrected 2023-08-17

F-0676

D · No harm found

Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.

Corrected 2023-08-17

F-0684

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2023-08-17

F-0686

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2023-08-17

F-0759

D · No harm found

Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.

Corrected 2023-08-17

F-0760

D · No harm found

Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.

Corrected 2023-08-17

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 2023-08-17

F-0880

D · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2023-08-17

2024-07-11Fire-safety inspection3 citations

K-0345

F · No harm found

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

Corrected 2024-08-08

K-0363

E · No harm found

Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.

Corrected 2024-07-22

K-0920

E · No harm found

Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.

Corrected 2024-07-22

2023-08-16Fire-safety inspection2 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 2023-08-29

K-0363

E · No harm found

Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.

Corrected 2023-10-16

2022-08-05Fire-safety inspection10 citations

E-0015

F · No harm found

Address subsistence needs for staff and patients.

Corrected 2022-09-02

E-0022

F · No harm found

Establish policies and procedures for sheltering.

Corrected 2022-09-02

E-0041

F · No harm found

Implement emergency and standby power systems.

Corrected 2022-09-02

K-0211

C · No harm found

Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.

Corrected 2022-09-02

K-0271

E · No harm found

Have exits that are accessible at all times.

Corrected 2022-09-02

K-0281

E · No harm found

Install proper backup exit lighting.

Corrected 2022-09-02

K-0353

F · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2023-04-10

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 2022-09-02

K-0920

E · No harm found

Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.

Corrected 2022-09-02

K-0923

E · No harm found

Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.

Corrected 2022-09-02

Federal penalties

2024-07-11Fine$10,033

2023-11-22Fine$132,415

Total fines$142,448

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 145699.

Visitor reviews

What people say on Google.

4.0181 ratings on Google

★★★★★Sheila Heinzinger · 2026-06-25 · via Google
“The staff consistently shows genuine compassion, patience, and professionalism. Love one is treated with dignity every single day, and the communication with families is outstanding. The facility is clean, welcoming, and truly feels like a second home. I’m grateful for the peace of mind they provide and highly recommend this community to anyone seeking great quality service.”

★★★★★mel montelo · 2026-05-06 · via Google
“I came to the Pearl for post-surgical rehab and was not sure how it would be since I am relatively younger than most the patients in there. I was given a warm welcome by all the staff and patients. I had great nursing staff who advocated for me, physical therapy who worked with me to get back up and moving and the activity aides that got me involved and really helped pass the time. It was an overa…”

★★★★★Maggie Adams · 2026-07-28 · via Google
“The best Therapy group! So encouraging!! We are so fortunate to have an amazing Activities team! They keep us active and engaged with so many different types of programs and activities!”

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

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CMS Nursing Home Compare

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Last verified 2026-08-31

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