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Franciscan Village

Nursing home in Lemont, IL

Medicare & Medicaid certified4★ overall (CMS)

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Public-record details

Address
1270 Franciscan Drive, Lemont, IL 60439
Phone
(630) 243-3500
Listed under
Nonprofit, 4–5 star overall rating, Part of a retirement community
Medicare CCN
146029
Overall star rating
4 of 5 ★★★★☆
Health inspection rating
3 of 5
Staffing rating
4 of 5
Quality measures rating
5 of 5
Certified beds
127
Average residents per day
98
Ownership
Nonprofit, corporation
Legal business name
Franciscan Communities, INC
Chain
Franciscan Communities (6 facilities)
Certified for
Medicare and Medicaid
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid
Apr 19, 1991
Changed ownership in last 12 months
No
Continuing care retirement community
Yes
Located inside a hospital
No
Resident or family council
Resident council
Sprinklers in all required areas
Yes

CMS certification number 146029. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-09-30.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: Aug 21, 2025. CMS lists 29 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Oct 19, 2023 to Apr 13, 2026): 2 from complaint inspections, 3 at the “actual harm” level or higher.

InspectionCitationSeverity
Apr 13, 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		G
Actual harm, isolated
Aug 21, 2025Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Quality of Life and Care		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Aug 21, 2025Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Quality of Life and Care		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Aug 21, 2025Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Pharmacy Service		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Aug 21, 2025Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Aug 21, 2025Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Pharmacy Service		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Aug 21, 2025Provide each resident with a nourishing, palatable, well-balanced diet that meets his or her daily nutritional and special dietary needs.
Nutrition and Dietary		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Aug 21, 2025Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.
Nutrition and Dietary		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Aug 21, 2025Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.
Nutrition and Dietary		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Aug 21, 2025Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary		F
Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread
Aug 21, 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
Aug 9, 2024Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Resident Rights		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated

Showing the 12 most recent of 29. 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 2 fines totalling $44,220 and 1 denial of Medicare payment for new admissions in the last three years.

Apr 13, 2026Fine: $21,960
Aug 21, 2025Fine: $22,260
Aug 9, 2024Payment denial for 20 days from Aug 30, 2024

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
4.16 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
1.41 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day
2.18 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends
3.64 hours
Nursing staff turnover (yearly)
48%
RN turnover (yearly)
29%
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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