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Rivaya Care of Des Plaines

Nursing home in Des Plaines, IL

Medicare & Medicaid certified1★ overall (CMS)

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Public-record details

Address
9300 Ballard Road, Des Plaines, IL 60016
Phone
(847) 294-2300
Listed under
For-profit
Medicare CCN
145334
Overall star rating
1 of 5 ★☆☆☆☆
Health inspection rating
2 of 5
Staffing rating
1 of 5
Quality measures rating
2 of 5
Certified beds
231
Average residents per day
106
Ownership
For-profit, limited Liability company
Legal business name
Rivaya Care of Des Plaines LLC
Certified for
Medicare and Medicaid
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid
Jan 1, 1977
Changed ownership in last 12 months
No
Continuing care retirement community
No
Located inside a hospital
No
Resident or family council
Resident council
Sprinklers in all required areas
Yes

CMS certification number 145334. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-09-30.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: Dec 18, 2025. CMS lists 48 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Oct 18, 2023 to Apr 17, 2026): 36 from complaint inspections, 12 at the “actual harm” level or higher, including 4 at “immediate jeopardy”.

InspectionCitationSeverity
Apr 17, 2026Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Apr 17, 2026Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
Nursing and Physician Services · complaint inspection
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Apr 17, 2026Post nurse staffing information every day.
Nursing and Physician Services · complaint inspection
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Apr 17, 2026Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Pharmacy Service · complaint inspection
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Mar 5, 2026Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Resident Rights · complaint inspection
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Mar 5, 2026Ensure 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…
Pharmacy Service · complaint inspection
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Dec 18, 2025Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control
E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Nov 25, 2025Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Environmental · complaint inspection
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Sep 29, 2025Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection
G
Actual harm, isolated
Jun 22, 2025Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
Resident Rights · complaint inspection
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jun 4, 2025Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation · complaint inspection
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Apr 9, 2025Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection
E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern

Showing the 12 most recent of 48. Full inspection reports are on Medicare Care Compare.

Severity letters follow CMS's scope-and-severity grid: A–C potential for minimal harm, D–F potential for more than minimal harm, G–I actual harm, J–L immediate jeopardy. Most citations are corrected; a citation is what inspectors found on that date. Source: CMS Health Deficiencies file, processed Aug 1, 2026.

Fines and payment denials

CMS records 6 fines totalling $289,496 and 3 denials of Medicare payment for new admissions in the last three years.

Sep 29, 2025Fine: $14,505
Sep 26, 2024Fine: $52,466
Sep 26, 2024Payment denial for 6 days from Oct 24, 2024
Aug 1, 2024Fine: $23,647
Feb 23, 2024Fine: $76,780
Feb 23, 2024Payment denial for 45 days from Mar 20, 2024
Feb 6, 2024Fine: $4,558
Oct 18, 2023Fine: $117,540
Oct 18, 2023Payment denial for 81 days from Nov 14, 2023

Source: CMS Penalties file, processed Aug 1, 2026. Amounts are as CMS reports them and may reflect later reductions or appeals.

Staffing

Total nurse staffing per resident per day
3.34 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
0.86 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day
1.81 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends
2.86 hours
Nursing staff turnover (yearly)
62%
RN turnover (yearly)
48%
Administrators who left in the past year
1

From payroll-based staffing data the facility submits to CMS. Hours are per resident per day.

A citation is what inspectors found on one date; most are corrected within weeks. Look for patterns — the same problem cited in several inspections — and for anything at the G–L level (actual harm or immediate jeopardy). The full inspection narrative (Form CMS-2567) is linked from Medicare Care Compare, and your state long-term care ombudsman can tell you about complaints.

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