The home failed to provide enough nursing staff each day and ensure a licensed nurse was in charge on every shift. Cited June 2023 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 725 — 42 CFR §483.35 — S/S: F
Nursing home report
KNOX COUNTY NURSING HOME
KNOXVILLE, IL · Medicare-certified · 169 beds
In good standing
Government-run
5 of 5 overall
KNOX COUNTY NURSING HOME (KNOXVILLE, IL) has an overall 5-star rating, with 5 stars for health inspections, 4 stars for staffing, and 3 stars for quality measures. It reported 3.69 nurse staffing hours per resident per day versus the 4.1 federal benchmark, with $0 in fines over the last 24 months.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
3.6874 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: August 1, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.6874.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.42
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.88
- Nurse aides
- 2.39
- Weekend nursing
- 3.54
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 35%
Registered nurse turnover: 25%
Resident outcomes
Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.
Negative outcomes
Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
0%0%No change
Residents with a fall causing major injury
1%2.2%Worsening
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
6.1%1%Improving
Residents with a urinary tract infection
1%4.4%Worsening
Residents who lost too much weight
8.3%5.1%Improving
Residents who were physically restrained
0%0%No change
Residents needing more help with daily activities
3.8%8.1%Worsening
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
8%26.2%Worsening
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
12.9%12.5%No change
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
0%1.9%Worsening
Residents with a long-term catheter
0.8%1.8%Worsening
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
22.5%18.7%Improving
Residents with depressive symptoms
0%0%No change
Positive outcomes
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—98.2%—
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
100%100%No change
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—96.3%—
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
100%100%No change
What the inspectors found
The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited April 2022 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: F
The home failed to ensure residents were treated with dignity and could make their own choices and communicate freely. Cited August 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 550 — 42 CFR §483.10(a) — S/S: E
The nursing home failed to provide and carry out an infection prevention and control program to help keep residents from getting or spreading infections. Cited August 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 880 — 42 CFR §483.80(a) — S/S: E
The home failed to provide proper bladder and bowel care, including catheter care and steps to prevent urinary tract infections. Cited August 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 690 — 42 CFR §483.25(e) — S/S: D
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 3 health deficiencies.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- Government - County
- Occupancy
- 107.2 residents on an average day (63% of 169 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 34 years
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.