Nursing home
Sunset Rehabilitation and Health Care
129 South 1St Avenue, Canton, IL 61520 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Petersen Health Care (14 facilities) · 115 certified beds
Sunset Rehabilitation and Health Care is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Canton, Illinois. CMS rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (1/5 for staffing, 1/5 for health inspections). Its most recent inspection on Nov 21, 2024 cited 13 deficiencies.
- 3 fines totaling $518,295In 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 Sunset Rehabilitation and Health Care 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) | — | 3.49 | 3.89 | — |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | — | 0.73 | 0.68 | — |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | — | 2.13 | 2.34 | — |
| Nursing staff turnover | —% | 45.7% | 46.4% | — |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 13.0 | 12.1 | 9.5 | above 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 $518,295, 4 total penalties, 1 Medicare payment denial.
What inspectors found at Sunset Rehabilitation and Health Care
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to choose his or her attending physician.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Dec 6, 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 · Nov 4, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Oct 30, 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 · Aug 12, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · May 28, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Mar 19, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Mar 19, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Nov 21, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Nov 21, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Nov 21, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Nov 21, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Nov 21, 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
- 129 South 1St Avenue
Canton, IL 61520 - CMS certification #
- 146016
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 115
- Avg residents/day
- 77.3
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 2002-01-07
- Chain
- Petersen Health Care (14 facilities)
- Setting
- Rural
Part of Petersen Health Care
Petersen Health Care operates 14 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Petersen Health Care 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
- Staff pay 1 federal wage case with violations found, since 2002
- Workplace safety 2 OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2021, 10 violations cited
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 Nov 18, 2002 to Nov 17, 2004. Violations found: Overtime. Back wages: $574 owed to 9 employees. DOL marked the employer as a repeat violator. Employer as DOL recorded it: Sunset Manor (Petersen Health Care, Inc.). Case 1384571.
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.
OSHA workplace safety inspections
OSHA inspects workplaces for staff safety, such as lifting, needles, chemicals and workplace violence. It does not inspect resident care.
- Jun 7, 2022: follow-up inspection, partial (health). Case closed Sep 26, 2022. 6 violations cited (3 serious, 2 repeat, 1 other). Penalties: $29,005 proposed, $17,403 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Petersen Health Junction, LLC. Matched by street address; the name OSHA recorded differs from the community's.
Details
- Serious: Respiratory protection (respirators, N95 fit testing) (1910.134(g)(1)(i)(a)). Penalty $5,801 proposed, $3,481 now. To be fixed by Sep 7, 2022.
- Serious: Respiratory protection (respirators, N95 fit testing) (1910.134(k)(5)(ii)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Sep 7, 2022.
- Serious: Respiratory protection (respirators, N95 fit testing) (1910.134(m)(2)(i)(c)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Sep 7, 2022.
- Repeat: Respiratory protection (respirators, N95 fit testing) (1910.134(e)(1)). Penalty $11,602 proposed, $6,961 now. To be fixed by Sep 7, 2022.
- Repeat: Respiratory protection (respirators, N95 fit testing) (1910.134(f)(2)). Penalty $11,602 proposed, $6,961 now. To be fixed by Sep 7, 2022.
- Other than serious: COVID-19 rule for healthcare settings (1910.502(q)(2)(ii)(a)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Sep 7, 2022.
- May 24, 2021: fatality or catastrophe inspection, partial (health). Case closed Oct 7, 2021. 4 violations cited (4 serious). Penalties: $13,653 proposed, $13,653 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Petersen Health Junction, LLC. Matched by street address; the name OSHA recorded differs from the community's.
Details
- Serious: Respiratory protection (respirators, N95 fit testing) (1910.134(c)(1)). Penalty $13,653 proposed, $13,653 now. To be fixed by Aug 25, 2021.
- Serious: Respiratory protection (respirators, N95 fit testing) (1910.134(e)(1)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Sep 1, 2021.
- Serious: Respiratory protection (respirators, N95 fit testing) (1910.134(f)(2)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Sep 1, 2021.
- Serious: Respiratory protection (respirators, N95 fit testing) (1910.134(k)(3)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Sep 1, 2021.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, as of Oct 15, 2026, inspections since 2016. Penalties can change while a case is open or contested.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Graham Hospital Association, Canton. 0.3 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Graham Hospital, Canton. 0.3 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Spoon River Home Health Services, Farmington. 10.1 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 20.1 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 61520 as micropolitan (micropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fmc - Of Spoon River, Canton, 0.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
- Hospice
- 12 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 61520.
Serenity Point Hospice LLC, office in Canton, 0.6 miles away, straight line
Willow Ridge Hospice, LLC, office in Havana, 18.0 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- The Board Of Trustees Of The University Of Illinois, Peoria. 25.0 miles away, straight line. 2 geriatric medicine doctors 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 low. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding relatively low, tornado relatively moderate, heat wave relatively moderate, earthquake relatively low. 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 | See above |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: no FEMA wildfire rating of moderate or higher here |
| 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 | Could not read the site |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Sunset Rehabilitation and Health Care a good nursing home?
CMS gives Sunset Rehabilitation and Health Care an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars, including 1/5 for staffing and 1/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
Has Sunset Rehabilitation and Health Care had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 13 deficiencies.
How many beds does Sunset Rehabilitation and Health Care have?
Sunset Rehabilitation and Health Care is certified for 115 beds.