Nursing home
Nature Trail Health and Rehab
1001 South 34Th Street, Mount Vernon, IL 62864 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Crest Healthcare Consulting (13 facilities) · 74 certified beds
Nature Trail Health and Rehab is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Mount Vernon, Illinois. CMS rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (2/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.17 hours per resident per day, below the Illinois average of 3.49. Its most recent inspection on Dec 8, 2025 cited 9 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Nature Trail Health and Rehab 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) | 3.17 | 3.49 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.59 | 0.73 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.97 | 2.13 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 40.4% | 45.7% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 9.0 | 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.
- Every deficiency from the December 8, 2025 inspection was corrected by December 28, 2025
Penalties in CMS records: 1 total penalty, 1 Medicare payment denial.
What inspectors found at Nature Trail Health and Rehab
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Actual harm
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Dec 8, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.
Environmental Deficiencies · Dec 8, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Dec 8, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Dec 8, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Dec 8, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Dec 8, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Dec 8, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Dec 8, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · May 30, 2025 · 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 · Feb 4, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 4, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Minimal
Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms.
Environmental Deficiencies · Feb 4, 2025 · 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
- 1001 South 34Th Street
Mount Vernon, IL 62864 - CMS certification #
- 146021
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 74
- Avg residents/day
- 65.9
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 2002-03-01
- Chain
- Crest Healthcare Consulting (13 facilities)
- Setting
- Rural
Part of Crest Healthcare Consulting
Crest Healthcare Consulting operates 13 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Crest Healthcare Consulting facilities →
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
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Care and services
From the community’s website
What Nature Trail Health and Rehab says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Apartment types named: private room, semi-private room.
Beautiful semi-private suites
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Deaconess Illinois Crossroads, Mount Vernon. 0.4 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Axiom Gardens of Mount Vernon, Mount Vernon. 0.4 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Mederi Caretenders, Mount Vernon. 0.3 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 0.6 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 62864 as micropolitan (micropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Mount Vernon Dialysis, Mount Vernon, 0.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
- Hospice
- 4 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 62864.
Ssm Hospice Of Illinois, office in Mount Vernon, 1.7 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Sarah Lahud Cuadra, MD, Carbondale. 44.8 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
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (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 moderate, earthquake relatively high. 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 Nature Trail Health and Rehab a good nursing home?
CMS gives Nature Trail Health and Rehab an overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars, including 2/5 for staffing and 3/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Nature Trail Health and Rehab staffed?
Nature Trail Health and Rehab reports 3.17 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Illinois average of 3.49.
Has Nature Trail Health and Rehab had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 9 deficiencies.
How many beds does Nature Trail Health and Rehab have?
Nature Trail Health and Rehab is certified for 74 beds.