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Community First Medical Center
Chicago, IllinoisMedicare inspection record
About Community First Medical Center
COMMUNITY FIRST MEDICAL CENTER is a for profit - individual nursing home in CHICAGO, IL with 66 certified beds.
Community at a glance
Capacity
66 residents
Location
Chicago, IL
Status
Listed in a public registry
Care & services offered
Skilled Nursing
Contact & location
5645 WEST ADDISON STREET, Chicago, Illinois 60634
Medicare inspection record
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
- The most recent standard inspection is more than two years old, so these results may not reflect the home today.
At its most recent standard inspection, on August 9, 2024, state inspectors cited 4 health deficiencies (the Illinois average is 12.5).
Nurses and nurse aides spend 7 hours 37 minutes with each resident a day, above the Illinois average of 3 hours 27 minutes.
Medicare has not fined Community First Medical Center in the last three years.
Staffing
| Measure | This home |
|---|---|
| Nurse and aide time per resident, per day | 7 hours 37 minutesAbove the Illinois average |
| Registered nurse time per resident, per day | 5 hours 23 minutesAbove the Illinois average |
| Nursing staff who left in the past year | 31%Below the Illinois average |
Inspections
4 health citations in the last three years. Each one is a federal standard inspectors found the home was not meeting.
August 9, 2024 · Standard inspection · 4 citations
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, widespread (level F)Nutrition and DietaryCorrected Aug 16, 2024Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Infection ControlCorrected Aug 16, 2024Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Aug 16, 2024Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Aug 16, 2024
Fines and payment denials
No fines or Medicare payment denials in the last three years.
About the home, per Medicare
- Ownership
- For profit - Individual
- Legal business name
- Community First Healthcare of Illinois Inc
- Medicare-certified beds
- 66
- Average residents per day
- 9
- Accepts
- Medicare
- First certified
- November 12, 1985
- Inside a hospital
- Yes
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Resident or family council
- None
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes
- CMS Certification Number
- 145548
Location
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5645 WEST ADDISON STREETChicago, IL 60634
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Questions about Community First Medical Center
How did Community First Medical Center do on its last inspection?+
State inspectors visited on August 9, 2024 and cited 4 health deficiencies. The Illinois average is 12.5.
How much nursing care does each resident get at Community First Medical Center?+
Nurses and aides spend 7 hours 37 minutes with each resident per day, including 5 hours 23 minutes from registered nurses. 31% of nursing staff left over the past year.
Has Community First Medical Center been fined by Medicare?+
Medicare's records show no fines against Community First Medical Center in the last three years.
Does Medicare cover skilled nursing?+
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.
How much does a nursing home cost?+
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.
What is the CMS star rating?+
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.