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Claridge Healthcare Center
⌖ Lake Bluff, IL · Lake County
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Medicare overall rating 1 of 5 stars
Certified beds231
Medicare / MedicaidMedicare & Medicaid
OwnershipFor-profit (corporation)
About Claridge Healthcare Center
Claridge Healthcare Center is a 231-bed for-profit nursing home in Lake Bluff, IL. Medicare rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (much below average); the average in Illinois is 2.5. Medicare lists it as a candidate for its Special Focus program because of a history of serious problems. At its last full inspection (Jun 2024), inspectors found 34 problems, more than the Illinois average of 12.6. 5 citations in its recent inspections were for residents being harmed or put in immediate danger. Medicare fined it $212,251 in the last three years.
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Key details
Facility nameClaridge Healthcare Center
LocationLake County, Illinois
Phone(847) 295-3900
Address700 Jenkisson, Lake Bluff, IL 60044 · Lake County
CMS provider number145434
Ownership typeFor-profit (corporation)
Official inspection reportsRead them on Medicare.gov ↗
Medicare enrolled sinceAugust 20, 1981 (45 years)
✓ Medicare✓ Medicaid
Certified for Medicaid; ask whether a Medicaid bed is available.
Quality & inspections
Explore this facility's official CMS inspection history, staffing levels and quality measures below — sourced directly from Medicare's public records.
Ratings and inspection data on this page come directly from CMS's public records and are never altered for any paid listing. Medicare data as of September 2026.
What Medicare found
5 things to ask about in Medicare's inspection, fine and staffing records for this home. 3 care-quality measures are worse than the state average in the rehab and long-term care section below.
Things to ask about
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- Special Focus Facility candidateYesMedicare lists this home as a candidate for its Special Focus program, which follows homes with a history of quality problems more closely.Ask about this
- Abuse citationOn recordMedicare shows this icon when a home was cited for abuse, neglect or exploitation in recent inspections. Ask what happened and what changed.Ask about this
- Serious health citations4 for immediate jeopardy and 1 for actual harmCitations where inspectors found residents were harmed or put in immediate danger, most recently in Mar 2026 (within the past year). All 5 were later corrected.Ask about this
- Fines and penalties3 fines totaling $212,251; 3 Medicare payment denialsFederal penalties from the last three years, most recently in Mar 2026 (within the past year). The national average is $30,972 per home.Ask about this
- Health citations at last inspection34 (Jun 2024)Illinois average: 12.6. Most citations are minor and corrected within weeks.Worse than state average
Source: Medicare (CMS) inspection, penalty and staffing records, compared with the Illinois average. Problems may have been corrected since; ask the home about anything listed here. How we choose these
Short-term rehab or long-term care?
Medicare rates these separately, and many homes are better at one than the other.
Long-term care
For residents who live at the home for months or years.
- Falls with a major injury8.3%State average: 3.1%Worse than average
- Pressure sores (bedsores)0.9%State average: 4.8%Better than average
- Given antipsychotic drugs41.7%State average: 21.7%Worse than average
- Hospital stays per 1,000 resident days3.1State average: 2.0Worse than average
Source: Medicare (CMS) quality measures, compared with the Illinois average. Lower is better for every rate shown.
Ratings over time
Its overall Medicare rating is 1 star now, down from 4 stars in January 2019. It has ranged from 1 to 4 stars and changed 6 times.
Overall rating1★
Health inspections1★
Staffing1★
Quality of care2★
Nurse hours per resident per day2.5
20192020202120222023202420252026
Show the values by year
| Month | Overall | Inspections | Staffing | Quality | Nurse hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2019 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2.3 |
| Jan 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2.2 |
| Jan 2021 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2.2 |
| Jan 2022 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2.0 |
| Jan 2023 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2.1 |
| Jan 2024 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.1 |
| Feb 2025 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2.3 |
| Feb 2026 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2.6 |
| Sep 2026 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – |
Source: Medicare (CMS) monthly Care Compare releases since 2019. Medicare has changed how some ratings are calculated over the years and paused most inspections in 2020, so some jumps reflect rule changes rather than changes at the home. Our methodology
See the full inspection reportEvery citation, fine, staffing figure and quality measure Medicare publishes for this home
From Medicare’s September 2026 data. Each inspection is dated below; staffing comes from payroll records for a recent quarter, and resident outcomes cover the latest period Medicare reports.
Inspection summary
How this facility compares to state and national averages on CMS-reported problems.
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Three-survey history
Citation counts across this facility's three most recent inspection cycles, so you can see whether problems are trending up, down, or holding steady.
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