Country Health: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Country Health is a 89-bed nonprofit nursing home in Gifford, Illinois, part of Heritage Operations Group. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.00 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 4% below the Illinois average of 2.09, and 53.6% nursing staff turnover (Illinois average 44.5%).
Country Health
2304 C R 3000 NGifford, IL 61847
Champaign 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 Country Health, nurse aides logged 2.00 hours per resident per day, 4% below the Illinois average. With about 85 residents a day, that works out to roughly 170 aide hours a day, or about 21 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 9% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Illinois avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.00 | 2.09 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.32 | 0.64 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.76 | 0.72 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.08 | 3.45 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.81 | 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
53.6% of nursing staff at Country Health left over the year CMS measured, against a Illinois average of 44.5% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 60.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Sep 24, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 23 health deficiencies (Illinois average 12.5). CMS lists 2 fines totaling $150,053 and 3 payment denials in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 22, 2026 | Fine | $76,700 |
| Apr 22, 2026 | Payment Denial | 23 days from May 19, 2026 |
| Oct 23, 2024 | Fine | $73,353 |
| Oct 23, 2024 | Payment Denial | 42 days from Nov 21, 2024 |
| Sep 13, 2023 | Payment Denial | 15 days from Oct 10, 2023 |
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. Country Health holds 2 of 5 overall; the Illinois average is 2.5.
About Country Health
- Ownership: Non profit - Other
- Chain: Heritage Operations Group, 9 homes
- Legal name: Country Health, Inc.
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Mar 1, 1992
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Country Health
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Accolade Paxton Senior Living Paxton | 10.7 | 75 | 2.19 | 3.48 | 48.4% | 4 | None |
| Accolade HC of Paxton on Pells Paxton | 11.0 | 106 | 2.11 | 3.55 | 48.0% | 3 | $138,864 |
| Clark-Lindsey Village Urbana · abuse citation | 18.4 | 25 | 4.20 | 6.56 | — | 2 | $94,488 |
| Haven of Champaign Champaign · many days without an RN | 19.7 | 60 | 2.09 | 3.28 | 42.6% | 1 | $12,425 |
| Accolade Healthcare of Savoy Savoy | 20.4 | 213 | 2.10 | 3.30 | 55.2% | 1 | $161,852 |
| Heritage Health-Hoopeston Hoopeston | 20.8 | 75 | 2.01 | 2.97 | 29.5% | 4 | None |
| Goldwater Care Gibson City Gibson City · abuse citation | 21.0 | 60 | 2.26 | 3.37 | 51.7% | 1 | $59,827 |
| Gibson Community Hsp Annex Gibson City | 21.9 | 16 | 2.78 | 4.71 | 23.1% | 5 | $20,046 |
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.