Helia Healthcare of Benton: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Helia Healthcare of Benton is a 83-bed for-profit nursing home in Benton, Illinois, part of Helia Healthcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.01 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 4% below the Illinois average of 2.09, and 47.8% nursing staff turnover (Illinois average 44.5%).
Helia Healthcare of Benton
1310 Mark Franklin Louis StreetBenton, IL 62812
Franklin County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Helia Healthcare of Benton, nurse aides logged 2.01 hours per resident per day, 4% below the Illinois average. With about 48 residents a day, that works out to roughly 97 aide hours a day, or about 12 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 6% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Illinois avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.01 | 2.09 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.62 | 0.64 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.40 | 0.72 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.04 | 3.45 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.86 | 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
47.8% of nursing staff at Helia Healthcare of Benton left over the year CMS measured, against a Illinois average of 44.5% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 75.0%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 22, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 5 health deficiencies (Illinois average 12.5). CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Helia Healthcare of Benton holds 4 of 5 overall; the Illinois average is 2.5.
About Helia Healthcare of Benton
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Helia Healthcare, 13 homes
- Legal name: Helia Healthcare of Benton, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Aug 12, 2005
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Helia Healthcare of Benton
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Benton Rehabilitation and Health Care Center Benton | 1.1 | 67 | 1.86 | 3.02 | — | 1 | $17,512 |
| Stonebridge Nursing & Rehab Benton | 1.9 | 80 | 2.21 | 3.40 | 54.0% | 3 | None |
| Axiom Healthcare of West Frankfort West Frankfort · SFF candidate | 6.9 | 96 | 1.84 | 2.83 | 38.5% | 1 | $171,658 |
| Shawnee Senior Living Herrin | 13.5 | 159 | 1.94 | 3.28 | 44.7% | 2 | $325,933 |
| Integrity HC of Herrin Herrin | 13.5 | 49 | 2.23 | 3.50 | 72.9% | 2 | None |
| Fairview Rehab & Healthcare Du Quoin · many days without an RN | 16.0 | 76 | 1.85 | 2.80 | 55.3% | 3 | $30,972 |
| Duquoin Nursing & Rehab Du Quoin | 16.1 | 72 | 2.13 | 3.39 | 41.3% | 3 | $17,069 |
| Helia Healthcare of Energy Energy · abuse citation | 16.5 | 98 | 1.97 | 2.88 | 61.3% | 1 | $294,132 |
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.