The Carlton, in Chicago, IL, takes in skilled nursing, nursing home care, hospice care, palliative care, and respite care. Under the skilled nursing designation, licensed nurses carry out the clinical work of care. Hospice care looks after someone at the close of life. Palliative care goes to work on symptoms while an illness is grave but still being treated.
For the relative who does the caregiving and needs to get away or get well, respite provides a stay. Someone needing ongoing nursing, end-of-life or symptom-focused support, or a break for the family caregiver fits the mix here.
At 244 beds, The Carlton is a large-scale home, the kind that may offer a wide range of amenities and structured programs. Each resident’s share of nursing time is 2 hours and 26 minutes daily.
Three routes pay for care here. Medicare handles eligible short-term skilled stays, Medicaid can carry a longer one, and otherwise the resident or family pays privately.









