Fargo Health Care Center is certified as a Medicare and Medicaid facility and has been approved to provide these services since 2014-06-13. 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 (773) 465-7751 or your local Medicaid office to verify current eligibility.

Fargo Health Care Center holds an overall CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) rating of 2 out of 5 stars. This is made up of three components: Health Inspection (2★), Staffing (2★), and Quality of Resident Care (4★). Our independent composite quality score — which uses the raw underlying CMS numbers to break ties between similarly-rated facilities — is 65.6/100, placing it #10115 of 14703 facilities nationally and #244 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 Fargo Health Care Center receives a reported average of 2 hours 44 minutes of total nurse staffing per day. This breaks down as: Registered Nurse (RN) coverage — 31 minutes; Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) — 33 minutes; Nurse Aide — 1 hour 40 minutes. On weekends, total nurse staffing is 2 hours 27 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 28.8%. Families are encouraged to ask about current staffing schedules during their facility visit.

⚠️ CMS has flagged Fargo Health Care Center 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 $133,353. 19 substantiated complaints were recorded across the 5-year period — families should request details from the facility or review CMS inspection findings. There were 2 Medicare payment denial(s) in the current period. In the most recent CMS reporting period, the facility received 3 fine(s) totaling $133,353, and 2 Medicare payment denial(s). Total penalties: 5. The Total Weighted Health Survey Score is 141.0 (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, Fargo Health Care Center ranks 10115th out of 14,703 facilities (composite score: 65.6/100), placing it in the below average nationwide. Within IL, it ranks 244th out of 668 nursing homes. In Chicago, it ranks 20th out of 77 facilities. Among facilities sharing its ZIP code, it ranks 3rd of 9. For 2026 staffing: total nurse hours rank #13,788 nationally and RN hours rank #8,339 nationally (#414 in IL). Our composite quality score of 65.6/100 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 Chicago, visit: https://nursinghomesnearme.org/illinois/chicago/