Overview
Claridge Healthcare Center has a Medicare overall rating of 1 out of 5, below the Illinois average of 2.6. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in Lake Bluff. Its strongest area is quality of care (2 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 2.3 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 98% of nursing homes in Illinois (the state average is 3.5 hours). Of that, 0.8 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on June 6, 2024, found 34 health deficiencies, more than the Illinois average of 12.5. 9 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 3 fines totaling $212,251 in the past three years.
Claridge Healthcare Center is a for-profit facility with 231 certified beds, caring for about 78 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1981.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- June 6, 2024
- Health deficiencies cited
- 34
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 9
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 3 totaling $212,251
- Payment denials
- 3
- Total penalties
- 6
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff2.28 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.83 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.05 hrs
- Nurse aides1.40 hrs
- Physical therapists0.07 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 231
- Average residents per day
- 78
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- August 20, 1981
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes