Axiom Healthcare of Mount Vernon: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Axiom Healthcare of Mount Vernon is a 65-bed for-profit nursing home in Mount Vernon, Illinois, part of Axiom Healthcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.22 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 6% above the Illinois average of 2.09, and 60.4% nursing staff turnover (Illinois average 44.5%).
Axiom Healthcare of Mount Vernon
1700 White StreetMount Vernon, IL 62864
Jefferson County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
Cited for abuse or neglect. CMS marks this home with its abuse icon: it was cited for abuse or neglect that caused harm on its most recent inspection cycle, or for abuse or neglect with potential for harm on each of its last two cycles.
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Axiom Healthcare of Mount Vernon, nurse aides logged 2.22 hours per resident per day, 6% above the Illinois average. With about 47 residents a day, that works out to roughly 104 aide hours a day, or about 13 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 17% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Illinois avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.22 | 2.09 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.78 | 0.64 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.60 | 0.72 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.60 | 3.45 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.97 | 3.08 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
60.4% of nursing staff at Axiom Healthcare of Mount Vernon left over the year CMS measured, against a Illinois average of 44.5% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 40.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Dec 19, 2024. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 19 health deficiencies (Illinois average 12.5). CMS lists 7 fines totaling $355,763 and 4 payment denials in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 2026 | Fine | $15,520 |
| Dec 18, 2025 | Payment Denial | 21 days from Feb 26, 2026 |
| Dec 18, 2025 | Fine | $81,680 |
| Dec 19, 2024 | Payment Denial | 126 days from Jan 21, 2025 |
| Dec 19, 2024 | Fine | $226,026 |
| May 15, 2024 | Payment Denial | 13 days from Aug 15, 2024 |
| Jan 5, 2024 | Fine | $8,824 |
| Jan 5, 2024 | Fine | $8,824 |
| Nov 21, 2023 | Payment Denial | 10 days from Dec 19, 2023 |
| Nov 21, 2023 | Fine | $7,446 |
| Nov 21, 2023 | Fine | $7,443 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Axiom Healthcare of Mount Vernon holds 1 of 5 overall; the Illinois average is 2.5.
About Axiom Healthcare of Mount Vernon
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Axiom Healthcare, 8 homes
- Legal name: Axiom Healthcare of Mount Vernon LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Feb 21, 1985
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Axiom Healthcare of Mount Vernon
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Mount Vernon Countryside Manor Mount Vernon | 0.2 | 91 | 1.90 | 2.92 | 49.4% | 2 | $126,387 |
| Axiom Gardens of Mount Vernon Mount Vernon · abuse citation | 1.5 | 106 | — | — | — | — | $63,330 |
| Nature Trail Health and Rehab Mount Vernon | 1.6 | 74 | 2.14 | 3.33 | 49.2% | 4 | $28,620 |
| Centralia Manor Centralia · abuse citation | 19.1 | 120 | 3.05 | 4.48 | 26.4% | 1 | $200,263 |
| Fireside House of Centralia Centralia | 19.1 | 98 | 2.08 | 3.50 | 43.1% | 3 | $72,182 |
| Benton Rehabilitation and Health Care Center Benton | 21.4 | 67 | 1.86 | 3.02 | — | 1 | $17,512 |
| Doctors Nursing & Rehab Center Salem | 21.9 | 120 | 2.25 | 3.40 | 53.3% | 1 | $107,564 |
| Helia Healthcare of Benton Benton | 22.0 | 83 | 2.01 | 3.04 | 47.8% | 4 | None |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.