Evercare at Stearns
3900 Stearns Avenue, Granite City, IL 62040 · 109 beds · For profit - Limited Liability company
The records flag: Medicare's abuse flag is set; 1 citation at the most serious level; $279,894 in fines over three years.
These are drawn straight from Medicare's records. We report what the record says — we don't rate facilities or judge the care given in them.
Who's actually on the floor
Staffing is the thing most closely tied to day-to-day quality of care, and it's the number families most often never see. This is registered nurses only — a smaller figure than the all-staff total above, because it counts the most highly qualified staff on their own — per resident, per day, comparing an average weekday against an average weekend.
Registered nurses only — hours per resident per day. Longer is better.
Nurse coverage is actually about 14% higher at weekends.
Staff turnover: 76%
High turnover matters because continuity does — a nurse who knows your mother notices when something is different about her. Someone on their second shift doesn't have that baseline.
What inspectors found
State inspectors visit at least once a year and after complaints. Over the last three years this facility received 34 citations. Raw counts mislead, though — a paperwork slip and a resident being harmed both count as one. Here they are by how serious inspectors judged them.
| Severity | Citations |
|---|---|
| Immediate jeopardy | 1 |
| Actual harm | 12 |
| Potential for harm | 21 |
| No harm | 0 |
17 of these came from someone filing a complaint rather than a routine visit — worth weighing differently, because it means a person picked up the phone. All findings are recorded as corrected.
Medicare has issued $279,894 in fines here over the past three years.
Disclosed affiliations
Medicare has not published ownership or affiliation information for this facility. That is a gap in the federal record, not a finding about the facility — the great majority of facilities do have entries, so it is a reasonable thing to ask about on a visit.
Other options nearby
Most families are choosing between whatever is close enough to visit often — and visiting often is itself one of the better protections a resident has. These are the closest 8 facilities.
| Facility | Miles | Rating | Nurse hrs | Weekend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evercare of Granite City | 1.8 | 3 | 0.29 | +11% |
| Estates of Spanish Lake, The | 5.5 | 1 | 0.04 | — |
| Meridian Village Care Center | 6.8 | 5 | 0.95 | −23% |
| Evercare of Collinsville | 6.9 | 1 | 0.18 | −14% |
| Hillside Health Care Center | 7.4 | — | 0.08 | −16% |
| La Bella of Caseyville | 7.5 | 1 | 0.23 | −8% |
| Hidden Lake Health Care Center | 7.7 | 1 | 0.20 | +23% |
| La Bella of Edwardsville | 8.0 | 1 | 0.15 | −1% |
Worth asking on a visit
Records only tell you so much. These are the questions this facility's particular numbers suggest you ask — go on a weekend if you possibly can.
- Turnover here is about 76%. How long has the director of nursing been in post?
- Medicare's records show a citation at the most serious level. What happened, and what changed afterwards?
- Who will actually be caring for my relative at 3am on a Saturday — an agency nurse or someone on staff?