ARA - Crystal Lake Dialysis Center
✓ In-center✓ PD
98/ 100
Home Dialysis Services - Elgin
Dialysis center · 442 N Il Rte 31, Crystal Lake, IL 60012
Not rated CMS star rating
34/ 100
Below average
Better than 34% of US centers
At a glance
- Operator
- Independent · For-profit
- Dialysis options
- ✗ In-center hemodialysis✓ Peritoneal dialysis (PD)✓ Home hemodialysis training
- Evening shift
- No shift starting after 5 pm reported
- Stations
- 0 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2013-09-30 · CCN 142760
- Rank in Crystal Lake, IL
- #3 of 3 dialysis centers
- Rank in Illinois
- #208 of 321 scored centers
- County
- McHenry
- ESRD Network
- Network 10 (for grievances and help changing centers)
Patient outcomes and quality of care
CMS quality measures: better than the national average on 5 of 11 reported measures, worse on 5.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 13.6 | 19.9 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 158.6 | 153 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 9.4% | 27.3% | 27.2% | Better |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 23.6 | 24.8 | 32.5 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.36 | 0.94 | 0.99 | Worse |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.9 | 0.98 | 1.04 | Worse |
| Peritoneal dialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.7) | 69% | 89.8% | 92% | Worse |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 2% | 2% | 1% | About the same |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 22% | 16.8% | 18% | Worse |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 1.42 | 1.08 | 1 | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 18.1% | 17.7% | 16.5% | Better |
Rates for deaths, hospital admissions and transfusions are risk-adjusted per 100 patient-years; ratios compare the center to what CMS expects for its patients (1.00 = as expected). State figures are the average of centers in the state. 'CMS:' notes show CMS's own verdict after accounting for statistical uncertainty.
What patients say (ICH-CAHPS survey)
CMS has not published these measures for this center (usually because too few patients were treated in the reporting period, or the center is new).
Location
Other dialysis centers in Crystal Lake
DaVita Crystal Springs Dialysis
✓ In-center
34/ 100
Dialysis centers nearby
ARA - McHenry Dialysis Center
✓ In-center✓ PD
91/ 100
Dialysis Care Center - McHenry
✓ In-center
31/ 100
FMC - of McHenry
✓ In-center✓ PD
90/ 100
Frequently asked questions
Is Home Dialysis Services - Elgin Medicare-certified?
Yes. Home Dialysis Services - Elgin (CMS Certification Number 142760) has been Medicare-certified since 2013-09-30, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does Home Dialysis Services - Elgin offer?
Home Dialysis Services - Elgin reports offering peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 0 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does Home Dialysis Services - Elgin compare to other dialysis centers?
Home Dialysis Services - Elgin scores 34/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (below average), better than 34% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #208 of 321 scored centers in Illinois.
Who owns Home Dialysis Services - Elgin?
Home Dialysis Services - Elgin is independently owned, not part of a dialysis chain and is a for-profit facility.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, Dialysis Facility Compare and ICH-CAHPS (2026-09-29). Dialysis Scorecard is not affiliated with Home Dialysis Services - Elgin. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.