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Aperion Care Chicago Heights presents a highly polarized experience, with recent reviews from 2025-2026 praising significant improvements in cleanliness, food quality, and staff attentiveness. However, long-term concerns persist regarding administrative responsiveness, communication barriers, and reports of theft or neglect that have historically plagued the facility. Families should be aware that while some residents report a supportive, family-like environment, others describe a restrictive atmosphere with significant issues regarding basic amenities and professional conduct.
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Key Review Excerpts
“It’s improved drastically since my arrival in November of ‘24 and its now July ‘25. It’s kept clean now, the food has improved! It’s hot and it’s good tasting.”
“The facility was clean, organized, and well-maintained, which gave me peace of mind knowing that my loved one was in good hands.”
“The building has truly improved in the last year and a half I’ve been here. The staff is showing pride in the building and it is truly showing.”
Both RN and total nursing hours are below the EveryPlace reference benchmarks. Ask the facility how it staffs each shift for current resident needs.
Reference benchmarks (0.75 RN and 4.1 total nursing hours per resident/day) are comparison targets, not current federal minimum requirements.
Resident outcomes compared with national, state, and local averages · 16 measures
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Residents with depression symptoms
Highly dependent on how each facility screens and codes depressive symptoms, so it varies widely between facilities.
Residents on antipsychotic medication
Residents whose bladder or bowel control got worse
Residents whose walking got worse
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Short-stay residents vaccinated for pneumonia
Short-stay residents vaccinated for the flu
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Detailed Medicare record · up to 3-year lookback
Families have filed numerous complaints triggering 33 of 53 deficiencies, raising serious concerns about resident protection from abuse and neglect, safety supervision, and resident rights communication. The most persistent problems involve inadequate protection from abuse/neglect (appearing across multiple years), poor accident prevention and safety supervision, and failures in care planning and resident notifications. While the facility reports correcting each violation, the recurring pattern of complaint-driven deficiencies in critical safety areas warrants careful consideration before placement.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Environmental Deficiencies
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Environmental Deficiencies
Put firmly secured handrails on each side of hallways.
Resident Rights Deficiencies
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.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Federal Penalties
Fine
Jul 28, 2023
$21,934
Aperion Care Chicago Heights
for profit
Aperion Care
33 facilities nationwide
Chain avg rating: 2.0/5 · Rank 14 of 32
Owners
417a Limited Partnership
Owner · Organization
Bider Family Trust
Owner · Organization
Dennis Riben Trust Dtd 12/7/87
Owner · Organization
Isadore Meystel Revocable Trust
Owner · Organization
Jay Meystel Trust
Owner · Organization
Joyce L. Ruben Trust Dtd 11/16/94
Owner · Organization
Chavin, Rachel
Owner
Inofre, Christina
Owner
Lafer, Rebecca
Owner
Stein, Zalmen
Owner
Weinstock, David
Owner
Wrotslovskty, Sheldon
Owner
Berkowitz, David
Individual is an Owner, Partner or Trustee of Any Adp of the Snf
Meystel, Yosef
Individual is an Owner, Partner or Trustee of Any Adp of the Snf
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