Nursing home report
Registered name: Evercare at Stearns
GRANITE CITY, IL · Medicare-certified · 109 beds
Stearns Nursing & Rehab Center in Granite City, IL has a 1-star overall rating, with 1-star staffing and quality measures and 2-star health inspections. It also has a recent abuse citation, $230,422 in fines over the last 24 months, and reported nurse staffing of 3.07 hours per resident per day versus the 4.1-hour federal benchmark.
Health inspections
Staffing
3.0724 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.0724.
Hours per resident per day.
Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.
Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
Residents with a fall causing major injury
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
Residents with a urinary tract infection
Residents who lost too much weight
Residents who were physically restrained
Residents needing more help with daily activities
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
Residents with a long-term catheter
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
Residents with depressive symptoms
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
The nursing home failed to provide appropriate treatment and care according to residents' orders, preferences, and goals. Cited December 2024 — isolated incident, immediate jeopardy to residents.
F-Tag 684 — 42 CFR §483.25 — S/S: J
The nursing home failed to protect residents from abuse and neglect by others. Cited January 2026 — isolated incident, actual harm.
F-Tag 600 — 42 CFR §483.12 — S/S: G
The home failed to ensure residents were treated with dignity and could make their own choices and communicate freely. Cited April 2025 — isolated incident, actual harm.
F-Tag 550 — 42 CFR §483.10(a) — S/S: G
The nursing home failed to keep the area free of hazards and provide enough supervision to prevent accidents. Cited April 2025 — isolated incident, actual harm.
F-Tag 689 — 42 CFR §483.25(d) — S/S: G
The home failed to promptly tell the resident, doctor, and family about changes or problems affecting the resident. Cited December 2024 — isolated incident, actual harm.
F-Tag 580 — 42 CFR §483.10(g)(14) — S/S: G
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
A federal payment denial was recorded.
A federal fine of $97,240 was recorded.
Health inspection found 3 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 3 health deficiencies.
A federal payment denial was recorded.
A federal fine of $58,045 was recorded.
A federal fine of $75,137 was recorded.
On record with Medicare: 4 fines · $279,894 in total fines · 1 payment denial.
Federal fine
Dec 16, 2025
Medicare/Medicaid payment denial
Apr 28, 2025
Federal fine
Apr 28, 2025
Federal fine
Dec 26, 2024
Federal fine
Oct 19, 2023
Things at a nursing home change — inspections, staffing, ownership, news.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.
