Bria Of Chicago Heights is certified as a Medicare and Medicaid facility and has been approved to provide these services since 1996-08-14. 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 (708) 756-5200 or your local Medicaid office to verify current eligibility.

Bria Of Chicago Heights holds an overall CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) rating of 1 out of 5 stars. This is made up of three components: Health Inspection (2★), Staffing (1★), 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 54.5/100, placing it #13356 of 14703 facilities nationally and #435 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 Bria Of Chicago Heights receives a reported average of 2 hours 47 minutes of total nurse staffing per day. This breaks down as: Registered Nurse (RN) coverage — 35 minutes; Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) — 26 minutes; Nurse Aide — 1 hour 46 minutes. On weekends, total nurse staffing is 2 hours 16 minutes per resident per day. The CMS Staffing Rating for this facility is 1 out of 5. The national average for total nursing hours is approximately 3.5 hrs/day. Total nursing staff turnover is 39.2%. Families are encouraged to ask about current staffing schedules during their facility visit.

⚠️ CMS has flagged Bria Of Chicago Heights with an abuse icon, indicating a history of reported abuse or neglect incidents. Families should review the detailed inspection reports on Medicare.gov before considering this facility. In the current reporting period, the facility received 3 fine(s) totaling $169,684. 60 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 3 fine(s) totaling $169,684, and 0 Medicare payment denial(s). Total penalties: 3. The Total Weighted Health Survey Score is 158.75 (lower scores are better). IMPORTANT: CMS has flagged this facility with an abuse icon — indicating a reported history of abuse or neglect. Families should review the full inspection report on medicare.gov/care-compare before deciding. Full inspection history and complaint details are available at medicare.gov/care-compare.

Nationally, Bria Of Chicago Heights ranks 13356th out of 14,703 facilities (composite score: 54.5/100), placing it in the bottom 25% nationwide. Within IL, it ranks 435th out of 668 nursing homes. Among facilities sharing its ZIP code, it ranks 3rd of 3. For 2026 staffing: total nurse hours rank #13,710 nationally and RN hours rank #6,882 nationally (#355 in IL). Our composite quality score of 54.5/100 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 South Chicago Height, visit: https://nursinghomesnearme.org/illinois/south-chicago-height/