Citadel At Saint Benedict is certified as a Medicare and Medicaid facility and has been approved to provide these services since 1992-08-01. Medicare covers short-term skilled nursing care (typically up to 100 days after a qualifying hospital stay). Medicaid covers long-term care for residents who meet financial eligibility requirements. Contact the facility at (847) 647-0003 or your local Medicaid office to verify current eligibility.

Citadel At Saint Benedict holds an overall CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) rating of 4 out of 5 stars. This is made up of three components: Health Inspection (4★), Staffing (2★), and Quality of Resident Care (3★). Our independent composite quality score — which uses the raw underlying CMS numbers to break ties between similarly-rated facilities — is 69.4/100, placing it #8574 of 14703 facilities nationally and #194 of 668 in Illinois. Star ratings are a useful starting point, but the composite score and individual sub-ratings give a more complete picture for families comparing facilities.

Each resident at Citadel At Saint Benedict receives a reported average of 3 hours 46 minutes of total nurse staffing per day. This breaks down as: Registered Nurse (RN) coverage — 1 hour 5 minutes; Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) — 22 minutes; Nurse Aide — 2 hours 20 minutes. On weekends, total nurse staffing is 3 hours 17 minutes per resident per day. The CMS Staffing Rating for this facility is 2 out of 5. The national average for total nursing hours is approximately 3.5 hrs/day. Total nursing staff turnover is 51.6%. Families are encouraged to ask about current staffing schedules during their facility visit.

In the current reporting period, the facility received 2 fine(s) totaling $64,531. 5 substantiated complaints were recorded across the 5-year period — families should request details from the facility or review CMS inspection findings. In the most recent CMS reporting period, the facility received 2 fine(s) totaling $64,531, and 0 Medicare payment denial(s). Total penalties: 2. The Total Weighted Health Survey Score is 47.0 (lower scores are better). Full inspection history and complaint details are available at medicare.gov/care-compare.

Nationally, Citadel At Saint Benedict ranks 8574th out of 14,703 facilities (composite score: 69.4/100), placing it in the below average nationwide. Within IL, it ranks 194th out of 668 nursing homes. In Niles, it ranks 4th out of 7 facilities. Among facilities sharing its ZIP code, it ranks 4th of 7. For 2026 staffing: total nurse hours rank #6,535 nationally and RN hours rank #1,582 nationally (#92 in IL). Our composite quality score of 69.4/100 weighs health inspections, quality of resident care, staffing hours, compliance record, and five-year performance trends — giving a more complete picture than CMS star ratings alone, which can place hundreds of facilities in the same 5-star bucket. To browse and compare all nursing homes in Niles, visit: https://nursinghomesnearme.org/illinois/niles/