Elevate Care

Elevate Care Inc is a for-profit nursing-home chain identified in Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) data as having operational or managerial control over 13 skilled-nursing facilities across Illinois and Florida ([projects.propublica.org](https://projects.propublica.org/nursing-homes/affiliate/a-197?utm_source=openai)).

According to NursingHomeDatabase’s chain analysis as of June 1, 2026, Elevate Care operates 13 facilities in those two states, with an average overall CMS rating of 2.3 stars, and none rated 5-star; approximately 23% of its homes are rated 1-star ([nursinghomedatabase.com](https://www.nursinghomedatabase.com/analysis/chain/197?utm_source=openai)). The CMS-derived data shows average staffing hours per resident are about 3.31 hours/day ([nursinghomedatabase.com](https://www.nursinghomedatabase.com/analysis/chain/197?utm_source=openai)).

Ownership structure of its facilities is exclusively for-profit. Most are structured as limited liability companies (9 facilities, approx. 69.2%), with a few as corporations (2 facilities, 15.4%) or partnerships and individuals (one each, approx. 7.7%) ([nursinghomedatabase.com](https://www.nursinghomedatabase.com/analysis/chain/197?utm_source=openai)).

Per NursingHomeDatabase’s owner-level data (as of February 1, 2026), Elevate Care Inc is involved in six currently associated skilled-nursing homes—five in Illinois (Country Club Hills, Niles, North Branch, South Holland, Windsor Park) and one in Florida (Terrace of Hialeah) ([nursinghomedatabase.com](https://www.nursinghomedatabase.com/owner/elevate-care-inc?utm_source=openai)).

ProPublica’s Nursing Home Inspect shows the full list of 13 affiliated homes, providing inspection and deficiency details—including recent serious deficiencies (e.g., in Northbrook, Waukegan, South Holland), nurse staffing and turnover rates, and fines per home ([projects.propublica.org](https://projects.propublica.org/nursing-homes/affiliate/a-197?utm_source=openai)). For example, nurse staffing averages 3.3 hours/resident/day (below national 3.9 average), with average fines per home at about $143,373 (versus $31,238 national average) ([projects.propublica.org](https://projects.propublica.org/nursing-homes/affiliate/a-197?utm_source=openai)).

LegalClarity reports (June 28, 2026) that Elevate Care, a for-profit chain operating roughly 14 facilities across Illinois and one in Florida, faces multiple regulatory penalties, enforcement actions tied to resident harm and fines, and a federal wage-and-hour class action regarding worker pay practices ([legalclarity.org](https://legalclarity.org/elevate-care-lawsuit-deaths-fines-and-wage-claims/?utm_source=openai)). Ownership appears organized at facility-level LLCs, sharing overlapping management and ownership common to the chain ([legalclarity.org](https://legalclarity.org/elevate-care-lawsuit-deaths-fines-and-wage-claims/?utm_source=openai)).