CCN 145869 · Cook County, Illinois
Alden Estates of Skokie
4626 Old Orchard Road, Skokie, IL 60076
Alden Estates of Skokie is a 56-bed for-profit nursing home in Skokie, Illinois, first certified for Medicare or Medicaid in 1996. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall in its September 2026 data, and it averaged 26.7 residents a day, about 48% of its certified beds. It has an active FHA-insured Section 232 loan: $9 million originally, at 4.95%, with $7.5 million outstanding as of September 30, 2026 and maturity in July 2051.
Facility facts
- Certified beds
- 56
- Average residents per day
- 26.7 (47.7% of beds)
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Certification
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Legal business name
- Alden Estates of Skokie Inc.
- Certified since
- Feb 1, 1996
- Chain or affiliated group
- The Alden Network (27 facilities, chain average 2.8 stars)
- Location
- Urban
Ratings and staffing
Star ratings run from 1 to 5. Staffing is nurse hours per resident per day from CMS Payroll Based Journal data; turnover is the CMS annual nursing staff turnover rate. Occupancy is CMS's average daily census divided by certified beds.
| Measure | This facility | Illinois median | US median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall rating | 5 of 5 | State spread: 245 at 1, 112 at 2, 103 at 3, 108 at 4, 93 at 5 | |
| Health inspections | 5 of 5 | ||
| Quality measures | 5 of 5 | ||
| Staffing | 4 of 5 | ||
| Total nurse hours per resident per day | 4.62 | 3.29 | 3.68 |
| RN hours per resident per day | 1.30 | 0.61 | 0.58 |
| Weekend nurse hours per resident per day | 4.09 | ||
| Nursing staff turnover | 41.0% | 43.4% | 44.9% |
| Occupancy (residents / beds) | 47.7% | 76.8% | 85.7% |
| Fines reported by CMS | None | ||
| Health deficiencies, latest standard survey | 0 (Sep 18, 2025) | ||
HUD 223(f) Express Lane: the CMS part
HUD gives 223(f) applications queue priority when the facility has CMS overall and health inspection ratings of at least 2 stars and no abuse icon, among other tests (ORCF criteria of March 31, 2026). Alden Estates of Skokie meets that part today: 5 stars overall, 5 on health inspections, no abuse icon. The loan-to-value, coverage and operator tests depend on the deal. All the criteria.
Who owns and operates it
These are the owners and operators the facility reported to CMS: anyone with a 5% or greater direct or indirect stake, and any organization with operational or managerial control.
| Name | Role | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Alden Group, Ltd.Organization | Direct Ownership Interest | 100% | 02/09/1995 |
| Audra Elisco Grantor Tr Dated 11/02/2004Organization | Indirect Ownership Interest | 21% | 02/28/2018 |
| Lauren Magnusson Grantor Tr Dated 11/02/2004Organization | Indirect Ownership Interest | 21% | 02/28/2018 |
| Randi Schullo Grantor Tr Dated 11/02/2004Organization | Indirect Ownership Interest | 21% | 02/28/2018 |
| Elisco, ArinIndividual | Indirect Ownership Interest | 6% | 07/01/2013 |
| Elisco, CharlesIndividual | Indirect Ownership Interest | 6% | 07/01/2013 |
| Magnusson, GarrettIndividual | Indirect Ownership Interest | 6% | 07/01/2013 |
| Magnusson, PaigeIndividual | Indirect Ownership Interest | 6% | 07/01/2013 |
| Schullo, JosephIndividual | Indirect Ownership Interest | 6% | 07/01/2013 |
| Schullo, NicoleIndividual | Indirect Ownership Interest | 6% | 07/01/2013 |
| Alden Management Services, Inc.Organization | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 02/09/1995 |
| Molitor, RobertIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 06/16/2008 |
| Smart, DerekIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 07/01/2019 |
Changes of ownership
No change of ownership for this facility appears in the CMS change-of-ownership file, which starts in January 2016.
HUD Section 232 loans
HUD's Office of Healthcare Programs lists these FHA-insured loans for a project we matched to this facility by name, city and bed count. Status, rate and balance come from HUD's insured-mortgage files as of September 30, 2026. Check the FHA number against the loan documents before relying on the match.
| Endorsed | Program | Original amount | Status | FHA number |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29, 2013 | 223(a)(7) refinance of a construction loanHUD project name: Alden Estates of Skokie, 56 beds. Lender at endorsement: Cambridge Realty Capital Il | $9,024,300 | Active: 4.95%, $7,541,508 balanceMatures Jul 1, 2051. Servicer: Cambridge Realty Capital Il | 07143269 |
| Jun 9, 2010 | 232 new construction or substantial rehabHUD project name: Alden Estates of Skokie, 56 beds. Lender at endorsement: Cambridge Realty Capital Il | $8,460,000 | Ended Aug 29, 2013Prepayment | 07143219 |
Sources and dates
Facility, rating, staffing and ownership data: CMS Provider Information and CMS Ownership, processing date September 2026. Private equity, REIT and mortgage-interest flags and changes of ownership: CMS Skilled Nursing Facility All Owners and Change of Ownership files (2026-10-01). FHA-insured loans: HUD Office of Healthcare Programs endorsement database, data run July 8, 2026. How we join them, and what the join can get wrong: methodology.
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