Nursing home
Southgate Health Care Center
900 East Ninth Street, Metropolis, IL 62960 · Map
For profit - Corporation · 140 certified beds
Southgate Health Care Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Metropolis, Illinois. CMS rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (2/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.12 hours per resident per day, below the Illinois average of 3.49. Its most recent inspection on Apr 18, 2025 cited 11 deficiencies.
- 3 fines totaling $98,590In CMS records: 4 total penalties, 1 Medicare payment denial.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Southgate Health Care Center 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) | 3.12 | 3.49 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.41 | 0.73 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.99 | 2.13 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 61.0% | 45.7% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 11.0 | 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: 3 fines totaling $98,590, 4 total penalties, 1 Medicare payment denial.
What inspectors found at Southgate Health Care Center
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Immediate jeopardy
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Mar 27, 2026 · 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 · Mar 27, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Employ staff that are licensed, certified, or registered in accordance with state laws.
Administration Deficiencies · Jan 27, 2026 · 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 · Jan 27, 2026 · 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 · Jan 27, 2026 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for 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 27, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.
Environmental Deficiencies · Nov 19, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide basic life support, including CPR, prior to the arrival of emergency medical personnel , subject to physician orders and the resident’s advance directives.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · May 30, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Apr 18, 2025 · 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 · Mar 6, 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 · Mar 6, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Mar 6, 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
- 900 East Ninth Street
Metropolis, IL 62960 - CMS certification #
- 145386
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 140
- Avg residents/day
- 90.0
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1979-08-01
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Staff pay 1 federal wage case with violations found, since 2003
Full public records, with dates and sources
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
Federal wage and hour cases
The Department of Labor checks that staff are paid minimum wage and overtime as the law requires.
- Findings for Feb 27, 2003 to Feb 24, 2005. Violations found: Overtime. Back wages: $2,400 owed to 5 employees. Employer as DOL recorded it: Southgate Health Care Center (Southgate Health Care, Inc.). Case 1395759.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division enforcement data, loaded Oct 15, 2026. Concluded cases only. The dates are the period in which DOL found violations, not when the case opened or closed. Back wages are what the employer agreed to pay; penalties are what DOL assessed. DOL does not publish a page for each case, so search the dataset by case number.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Massac Memorial Hospital, Metropolis. 1.6 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Metropolis Rehab & HCC, Metropolis. 1.4 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Mercy Health - Home Care, Paducah, Paducah. 7.9 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 62960 as small town (small town core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fmc - Of Metropolis, Metropolis, 1.6 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Fmc - Dialysis Of Paducah, Paducah, 7.8 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 1 of 5 stars)
Fresenius Kidney Care Willow Grove, Paducah, 8.3 miles away, straight line - Hospice
- 3 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 62960.
Mercy Health Hospice Metropolis, office in Metropolis, 0.3 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Sarah Lahud Cuadra, MD, Carbondale. 42.1 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 October 18, 1983), 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: very high. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding very high, wildfire very low, tornado very high, heat wave relatively high, earthquake very 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 | See above |
| 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 | No plain statements of services found |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Southgate Health Care Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Southgate Health Care Center 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 Southgate Health Care Center staffed?
Southgate Health Care Center reports 3.12 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Illinois average of 3.49.
Has Southgate Health Care Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 11 deficiencies.
How many beds does Southgate Health Care Center have?
Southgate Health Care Center is certified for 140 beds.