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RYZE AT THE RIDGE brings skilled nursing and rehabilitation expertise to Chicago's North Shore community. Our care team focuses on recovery-centered support, helping patients regain strength and independence through personalized treatment plans and evidence-based therapies.
Capacity
136 residents
Location
Chicago, IL
Status
Listed in a public registry
6450 NORTH RIDGE BLVD, Chicago, Illinois 60626
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 23, 2024, state inspectors cited 11 health deficiencies (the Illinois average is 12.5).
Nurses and nurse aides spend 2 hours 10 minutes with each resident a day, below the Illinois average of 3 hours 27 minutes.
Medicare fined Ryze at the Ridge 2 times in the last three years, $108,511 in total.
| Measure | This home |
|---|---|
| Nurse and aide time per resident, per day | 2 hours 10 minutesBelow the Illinois average |
| Registered nurse time per resident, per day | 25 minutesBelow the Illinois average |
| Nursing staff who left in the past year | 44% |
2 administrators have left the home in the past year.
27 health citations in the last three years. Each one is a federal standard inspectors found the home was not meeting.
March 19, 2026 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation
Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.
July 30, 2025 · Complaint investigation · 2 citations
Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
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.
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
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.
Provide sufficient support personnel to safely and effectively carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service.
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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.
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
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.
Assess the resident when there is a significant change in condition
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Honor the resident's right to manage his or her financial affairs.
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.
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
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.
Properly hold, secure, and manage each resident's personal money which is deposited with the nursing home.
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.
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.
2 fines totaling $108,511 and 1 Medicare payment denial in the last three years.
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State inspectors visited on August 23, 2024 and cited 11 health deficiencies, 1 of them from complaint investigations. The Illinois average is 12.5.
Nurses and aides spend 2 hours 10 minutes with each resident per day, including 25 minutes from registered nurses. 44% of nursing staff left over the past year.
Yes. Medicare fined Ryze at the Ridge 2 times in the last three years, totaling $108,511.
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.