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Nursing Homes · Medicare certified

Carlton at the Lake, The

725 West Montrose Avenue · Chicago, IL 60613 · 244 certified beds

7739291700

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NPI 1598136632. Look this up in the CMS NPPES registry (opens in a new tab)

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About Carlton at the Lake, The

Carlton at the Lake, The is a nursing home in Chicago, Illinois. Its reported capacity is 244 beds. It is recorded as a for-profit operator, part of Legacy Healthcare. Federal records list it as Medicare certified. Our copy of the inspection record holds 62 citations, the newest dated 28 May 2026. Federal enforcement records add 6 fine or payment denial actions. Staffing reports put it at 3.28 nurse hours per resident per day. Every fact above comes from the public records listed in the sources section on this page. The newest source file we hold for this listing is dated August 2026.

Public record

CMS Care Compare · Source data August 2026

Certification

  • Medicare-certified (CMS Certification Number on file)

Ratings

2.0(CMS Care Compare)Source: CMS Care Compare · Updated 2026-07-01.GOV

Staffing rating

2.0

Quality-measure rating

3.0

Inspections on record

2

Cited deficiencies

54

2.0(CMS Care Compare)Source: CMS Care Compare · Updated 2026-08-01.GOV

Staffing rating

2.0

Quality-measure rating

3.0

Inspections on record

2

Cited deficiencies

50

Not yet ratedSource: CMS Care Compare · Updated 2026Q1.GOV

Staffing rating

Not published

Quality-measure rating

Not published

Inspections on record

Not published

Cited deficiencies

Not published

Not yet ratedSource: CMS Care Compare · Updated 2025Q4.GOV

Staffing rating

Not published

Quality-measure rating

Not published

Inspections on record

Not published

Cited deficiencies

Not published

2.0(CMS Care Compare)Source: CMS Care Compare · Updated 2026-06-01.GOV

Staffing rating

2.0

Quality-measure rating

3.0

Inspections on record

2

Cited deficiencies

53

Inspection history (62)

Records from February 2023 to May 2026.

  • February 3, 2023 · E

    Citation F0888

    Federal surveyors cited this nursing home on 2023-02-03 under CMS tag F0888 (CMS scope/severity E: pattern, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm) for Ensure staff are vaccinated for COVID-19. The deficiency was recorded as corrected on 2023-02-04. Source: CMS Care Compare Health Deficiencies (as of 2026-06-01).

    View original record (opens in a new tab)Source: CMS Care Compare · Updated 2023-02-03.GOV

  • February 3, 2023 · D

    Citation F0725

    Federal surveyors cited this nursing home on 2023-02-03 under CMS tag F0725 (CMS scope/severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm) for Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift. The deficiency was recorded as corrected on 2023-02-04. Source: CMS Care Compare Health Deficiencies (as of 2026-06-01).

    View original record (opens in a new tab)Source: CMS Care Compare · Updated 2023-02-03.GOV

Penalties (6)

Total fines on file: $241,131

  • August 25, 2025 · Fine

    Citation FINE-137587

    CMS recorded a civil money penalty of $12,425 against this nursing home on 2025-08-25 (Fine ID: 137587). Source: CMS Care Compare Penalties (as of 2026-08-01).

    View original record (opens in a new tab)Source: CMS Care Compare · Updated 2025-08-25.GOV

  • March 15, 2024 · Fine

    Citation FINE-69928

    CMS recorded a civil money penalty of $16,822 against this nursing home on 2024-03-15 (Fine ID: 69928). Source: CMS Care Compare Penalties (as of 2026-07-01).

    View original record (opens in a new tab)Source: CMS Care Compare · Updated 2024-03-15.GOV

  • January 19, 2024 · Fine

    Citation FINE-69768

    CMS recorded a civil money penalty of $16,052 against this nursing home on 2024-01-19 (Fine ID: 69768). Source: CMS Care Compare Penalties (as of 2026-07-01).

    View original record (opens in a new tab)Source: CMS Care Compare · Updated 2024-01-19.GOV

  • November 2, 2023 · Payment Denial

    Citation PAYDEN-2023-11-25

    CMS recorded a Medicare/Medicaid payment denial for new admissions starting 2023-11-25, lasting 25 days (triggered by inspection on 2023-11-02). Source: CMS Care Compare Penalties (as of 2026-07-01).

    View original record (opens in a new tab)Source: CMS Care Compare · Updated 2023-11-02.GOV

  • November 2, 2023 · Fine

    Citation FINE-69476

    CMS recorded a civil money penalty of $11,180 against this nursing home on 2023-11-02 (Fine ID: 69476). Source: CMS Care Compare Penalties (as of 2026-07-01).

    View original record (opens in a new tab)Source: CMS Care Compare · Updated 2023-11-02.GOV

  • October 4, 2023 · Fine

    Citation FINE-68836

    CMS recorded a civil money penalty of $197,077 against this nursing home on 2023-10-04 (Fine ID: 68836). Source: CMS Care Compare Penalties (as of 2026-07-01).

    View original record (opens in a new tab)Source: CMS Care Compare · Updated 2023-10-04.GOV

Staffing

Latest: 3.28 nurse staffing hours per resident per day (2026Q1)

Staffing trend (5 periods)

  1. 2025Q43.15 hrs/resident/day
  2. 2026-06-013.15 hrs/resident/day
  3. 2026-07-013.28 hrs/resident/day
  4. 2026-08-013.28 hrs/resident/day
  5. 2026Q13.28 hrs/resident/day

Most recent period is higher than 2025Q4 (+0.12 hrs/resident/day). Figures are CMS-reported nurse staffing hours, not our estimate.

Ownership

For profit

CMS Care Compare chain: Legacy Healthcare

Chain ID 306 · 89 facilities in chain (CMS)

  • Chain average overall rating: 2.9
  • Chain average health inspection rating: 2.8
  • Chain average staffing rating: 2.5
  • Chain average quality measure rating: 3.3

Chain averages are CMS-published figures for facilities sharing this Chain ID (formerly Affiliated Entity). They are not ElderCareCosts scores.

  1. Parent organization: Legacy Healthcare Financial Services LLC

    parent · PAC 5799046132

Recent changes to this listing

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  1. Sep 1, 2026Ownership changed

    The source now records ownership as "For profit".

    Reported by CMS nursing homes (ownership)

  2. Sep 1, 2026Ownership changed

    The source now records ownership as "For profit - Limited Liability company".

    Reported by CMS nursing homes (provider info)

  3. Aug 6, 2026Ownership changed

    The source now records ownership as "For profit".

    Reported by CMS nursing homes (ownership)

  4. Jul 24, 2026Ownership changed

    The source now records ownership as "For profit - Limited Liability company".

    Reported by CMS nursing homes (provider info)

  5. Jul 24, 2026Ownership changed

    The source now records ownership as "For profit".

    Reported by CMS nursing homes (ownership)

Ratings, inspections, and penalties are public records, reproduced in plain English without edits to their substance. View source records · What these measures mean.

Typical cost

Genworth CareScout Cost of Care Survey · 2025

This provider doesn't publish a specific price to us. Below is the typical IL range for the care type(s) it offers. Use it as context, not a quote.

Nursing Homes

Median · IL$8,304/mo
See full IL cost breakdownSource: Genworth CareScout Cost of Care Survey · Updated 2025

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Where this information came from

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NPI
CMS nursing homes (payroll-based journal staffing)as of June 2026
Staffing hours per resident day

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