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California Terrace brings skilled nursing and rehabilitation care to Chicago's South Side, where experienced nurses and therapists focus on helping patients regain strength and independence. Our Chicago facility combines medical expertise with compassionate support for families navigating recovery in Illinois.
Capacity
297 residents
Location
Chicago, IL
Status
Listed in a public registry
2829 SOUTH CALIFORNIA BLVD, Chicago, Illinois 60608
From CMS Care Compare, the federal record every Medicare-certified nursing home is held to. Data as of September 1, 2026. Check it on Medicare.gov
At its most recent standard inspection, on August 14, 2025, state inspectors cited 28 health deficiencies (the Illinois average is 12.5).
Nurses and nurse aides spend 2 hours 12 minutes with each resident a day, below the Illinois average of 3 hours 27 minutes.
Medicare fined California Terrace 5 times in the last three years, $414,950 in total.
| Measure | This home |
|---|---|
| Nurse and aide time per resident, per day | 2 hours 12 minutesBelow the Illinois average |
| Registered nurse time per resident, per day | 24 minutesBelow the Illinois average |
| Nursing staff who left in the past year | 41%Below the Illinois average |
79 health citations in the last three years. Each one is a federal standard inspectors found the home was not meeting.
July 24, 2026 · Complaint investigation · 2 citations
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Provide specialized rehabilitative services by qualified personnel, when ordered for a resident by a doctor.
June 22, 2026 · Complaint investigation · 2 citations
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.
Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
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.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
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.
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
Provide bedrooms that don't allow residents to see each other when privacy is needed.
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Have a policy regarding use and storage of foods brought to residents by family and other visitors.
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Post nurse staffing information every day.
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Have a policy regarding use and storage of foods brought to residents by family and other visitors.
Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
Showing the 60 most recent. The full list is on Medicare.gov.
5 fines totaling $414,950 in the last three years.
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State inspectors visited on August 14, 2025 and cited 28 health deficiencies, 12 of them from complaint investigations. The Illinois average is 12.5.
Nurses and aides spend 2 hours 12 minutes with each resident per day, including 24 minutes from registered nurses. 41% of nursing staff left over the past year.
Yes. Medicare fined California Terrace 5 times in the last three years, totaling $414,950.
Medicare covers up to 100 days of skilled nursing per benefit period after a qualifying 3-day hospital stay — fully for the first 20 days, then with a daily copay. Long-term custodial stays are generally not covered.
A semi-private room averages about $7,900 per month nationally; private rooms cost more. Medicaid is the largest payer for long-term nursing home care.
Medicare rates nursing homes 1 to 5 stars on its Care Compare site. We don't repeat those stars here. Each nursing home page shows Medicare's underlying record instead: inspections, staffing and fines, with a link to check it on Medicare.gov.