CMS data snapshot: July 2026
Facility results compared with averages for CMS-certified nursing homes in Illinois. Ratings, staffing and turnover measure different parts of care and should be reviewed together.
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Cost data: Genworth/CareScout Cost of Care Survey (2024). Demographics: U.S. Census Bureau ACS (2022).
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Birchwood Plaza is a 4-star Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing home in Chicago, Illinois with 200 certified beds. It has been operating since 1985. Its overall CMS rating is 4 out of 5.
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
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.
Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
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.
Have a policy regarding use and storage of foods brought to residents by family and other visitors.
Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
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.
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.
Ensure therapeutic diets are prescribed by the attending physician and may be delegated to a registered or licensed dietitian, to the extent allowed by State law.
Provide special eating equipment and utensils for residents who need them and appropriate assistance.
Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms.
No penalties on record.
Staffing hours per resident per day. The black line shows the national average.
Quality measures as percentages of residents. Lower is better for all measures.
| Name | Role | Type | Ownership % | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOHN 2020 DESCENDANTS' TRUST | 5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | Organization | 49% | Dec 31, 2020 |
| KOHN 2020 FAMILY TRUST | 5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | Organization | 49% | Dec 31, 2020 |
| KOHN, CHARLOTTE | CORPORATE DIRECTOR | Individual | N/A | Jan 1, 2020 |
| KOHN, CHARLOTTE | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | Individual | N/A | Dec 31, 2020 |
| PEDDINGHAUS, WOLF | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | Individual | N/A | Jan 1, 2020 |
| KOHN 2020 DESCENDANTS' TRUST | ADP OF THE SNF | Organization | N/A | Dec 31, 2020 |
| KOHN 2020 FAMILY TRUST | ADP OF THE SNF | Organization | N/A | Dec 31, 2020 |
| KOHN, CHARLOTTE | ADP OF THE SNF | Individual | N/A | Dec 31, 2020 |
| PEDDINGHAUS, WOLF | ADP OF THE SNF | Individual | N/A | Jan 1, 2020 |
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