Nursing home report
Registered name: Nexus at Columbia
COLUMBIA, IL · Medicare-certified · 119 beds
Bria of Columbia in Columbia, IL has an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars, with 1-star staffing and 2-star health inspection and quality ratings. It reports 3.44 nurse staffing hours per resident per day versus the 4.1 federal benchmark, and it has had $305,086 in fines in the last 24 months plus a recent federal penalty.
Health inspections
Staffing
3.4364 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.4364.
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 home failed to ensure staff provided basic life support, including CPR, before emergency medical personnel arrived. Cited April 2026 — isolated incident, immediate jeopardy to residents.
F-Tag 678 — 42 CFR §483.24(a)(3) — S/S: J
The nursing home failed to protect residents from abuse and neglect by others. Cited January 2025 — isolated incident, immediate jeopardy to residents.
F-Tag 600 — 42 CFR §483.12 — S/S: J
The nursing home failed to keep the area free of hazards and provide enough supervision to prevent accidents. Cited November 2022 — isolated incident, immediate jeopardy to residents.
F-Tag 689 — 42 CFR §483.25(d) — S/S: J
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 home failed to make sure each resident got a nourishing, balanced diet that met daily nutrition and special dietary needs. Cited October 2024 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
F-Tag 800 — 42 CFR §483.60 — S/S: F
A federal fine of $38,715 was recorded.
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
Health inspection found 3 health deficiencies.
A federal fine of $24,421 was recorded.
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
A federal fine of $37,570 was recorded.
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
A federal fine of $21,255 was recorded.
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
Health inspection found 4 health deficiencies.
A federal payment denial was recorded.
A federal fine of $220,695 was recorded.
A federal fine of $32,220 was recorded.
A federal fine of $22,588 was recorded.
On record with Medicare: 6 fines · $338,854 in total fines · 1 payment denial.
Federal fine
Apr 30, 2026
Federal fine
Jul 8, 2025
Federal fine
Apr 24, 2025
Medicare/Medicaid payment denial
Dec 18, 2024
Federal fine
Dec 18, 2024
Federal fine
Aug 14, 2024
Federal fine
Dec 14, 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.
