Overview
Dobson Plaza has a Medicare overall rating of 5 out of 5, above the Illinois average of 2.6. It ranks 5th of 8 nursing homes in Evanston. It scores best on health inspections (5 of 5) and lowest on quality of care (3 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.0 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 71% of nursing homes in Illinois (the state average is 3.5 hours). Of that, 0.9 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on August 7, 2025, found no health deficiencies. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 69% of Illinois nursing homes have been fined.
Dobson Plaza is a for-profit facility with 97 certified beds, caring for about 81 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1967.
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.
Top 63%
Top 15%
Top 12%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- August 7, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 0
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 0
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 0
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.00 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.87 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.10 hrs
- Nurse aides2.03 hrs
- Physical therapists0.12 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 97
- Average residents per day
- 81
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- February 9, 1967
- 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