Nursing home
Alton Memorial Rehab & Therapy
1251 College Avenue, Alton, IL 62002 · Map
Non profit - Corporation · Part of Bjc Healthcare (3 facilities) · 64 certified beds
Alton Memorial Rehab & Therapy is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Alton, Illinois. CMS rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.64 hours per resident per day, above the Illinois average of 3.49. Its most recent inspection on Oct 10, 2024 cited 8 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $15,360In CMS records: 1 total penalty.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Alton Memorial Rehab & Therapy compares
This facility vs. the Illinois and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | Illinois avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 4.64 | 3.49 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.93 | 0.73 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.50 | 2.13 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 46.8% | 45.7% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 8.0 | 12.1 | 9.5 | below avg |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
Staff turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.
Recent health inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
Penalties in CMS records: 1 fine totaling $15,360, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at Alton Memorial Rehab & Therapy
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Actual harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jan 6, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jan 6, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide sufficient support personnel to safely and effectively carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Jan 10, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Jan 8, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Jan 8, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Actual harm
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Oct 10, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Actual harm
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Oct 10, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Oct 10, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Oct 10, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Oct 10, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Oct 10, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Actual harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · May 10, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.
About this facility
- Address
- 1251 College Avenue
Alton, IL 62002 - CMS certification #
- 145121
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 64
- Avg residents/day
- 44.3
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1967-01-24
- Chain
- Bjc Healthcare (3 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Bjc Healthcare
Bjc Healthcare operates 3 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Bjc Healthcare facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Website says Respite stays
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Alton Memorial Rehab & Therapy says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Alton Memorial Hospital, Alton. 0.4 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- La Bella of Alton, Alton. 1.6 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Osf Saint Anthony'S Home Health, Alton. 1.8 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- The Medicine Shoppe. 4.9 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 62002 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Alton Dialysis, Alton, 1.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Fmc - Southwest Illinois, Alton, 1.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Quality Care Dialysis Centers - North County, Florissant, 8.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 13 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 62002.
Osf Saint Anthony'S Hospice, office in Alton, 1.8 miles away, straight line
Bjc Hospice, office in Glen Carbon, 12.7 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Unity Hospice Of Greater St Louis, office in Collinsville, 16.6 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Mercy Clinic East Communities, Hazelwood. 14.0 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard risk
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- FEMA has a flood map for this community (effective May 1, 1984), but it is not in FEMA's digital flood map data, so the zone at this address could not be read. FEMA's Map Service Center has the map. (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively moderate. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding relatively low, wildfire very low, tornado relatively high, heat wave relatively high, earthquake relatively moderate. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
What we checked
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here very low |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Alton Memorial Rehab & Therapy a good nursing home?
CMS gives Alton Memorial Rehab & Therapy an overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars, including 4/5 for staffing and 3/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Alton Memorial Rehab & Therapy staffed?
Alton Memorial Rehab & Therapy reports 4.64 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Illinois average of 3.49.
Has Alton Memorial Rehab & Therapy had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 8 deficiencies.
How many beds does Alton Memorial Rehab & Therapy have?
Alton Memorial Rehab & Therapy is certified for 64 beds.