Sterling, IL

Allure Of Sterling

1-star overall rating with 2-star inspections with abuse icon flag with 17 recent health deficiencies with 3 fire-safety deficiencies in the latest cycle

612 West St Mary's Street, Sterling, IL

(815) 626-9020

Compare this facility

Overall

1 / 5

CMS overall stars

Health inspections

2 / 5

Survey and complaint cycles

Staffing

1 / 5

RN + nurse staffing

Quality measures

1 / 5

Resident outcomes and process measures

Quick facts

Facility snapshot

Beds

130

Certified beds

Average residents

Average occupied residents

Ownership

For-Profit

Publicly displayed owner type

Chain

Allure Healthcare Services

Operator or chain grouping

Approved since

1989-05-22

CMS approved date

Coverage

Medicare + Medicaid

Participation flags

Chain footprint

15 facilities

Chain averages 3 overall / 3 health / 2 staffing / 3 quality stars

Changed ownership

Within the last 12 months

Family council

Yes

Resident and family council reported

Sprinklers

Yes

Automatic sprinklers in all required areas

Staffing

Hours and turnover

RN hours / resident day

0.41

Registered nurse staffing · state 0.73 · national 0.68

LPN hours / resident day

0.84

Licensed practical nurse staffing · state 0.64 · national 0.87

Aide hours / resident day

2.39

Nurse aide staffing · state 2.13 · national 2.35

Total nurse hours

3.64

All reported nurse hours · state 3.49 · national 3.89

Licensed hours

1.25

RN + LPN hours · state 1.36 · national 1.54

Weekend hours

3.43

Weekend nurse staffing · state 3.09 · national 3.43

Weekend RN hours

0.43

Weekend registered nurse coverage · state 0.56 · national 0.47

Physical therapist

0.02

Reported PT staffing · state 0.05 · national 0.07

Adjusted RN hours

0.33

CMS adjusted RN staffing hours

Adjusted total hours

2.95

CMS adjusted total nurse staffing hours

Case-mix index

1.69

Higher values indicate more complex resident acuity

RN turnover

63%

Annual RN turnover · state 44% · national 45%

Total nurse turnover

48%

Annual nurse turnover · state 46% · national 46%

SNF VBP

Value-based purchasing

Program rank

6,521

Lower is better among SNFs in the FY 2026 VBP program.

Performance score

32.59

Composite VBP score used to determine payment impact.

Payment multiplier

0.9872

Above 1.000 increases Medicare payment; below 1.000 reduces it.

Program components

How the VBP score is built

Readmission

Baseline 20.09% · Performance 21.95% · Measure score 0 · Achievement 0 · Improvement 0

Healthcare-associated infections

4.28

Baseline 5.99% · Performance 6.56% · Measure score 4.28 · Achievement 4.28 · Improvement 0

Total nurse turnover

8.07

Baseline 74.17% · Performance 31.88% · Measure score 8.07 · Achievement 7.78 · Improvement 8.07

Adjusted total nurse staffing

0.69

Baseline 2.66 hours · Performance 3.03 hours · Measure score 0.69 · Achievement 0 · Improvement 0.69

SNF QRP

Medicare quality reporting measures

Measure	Facility	National	Note
Potentially preventable 30-day readmission	12.61%	10.72% 1.9 pts worse	No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 155 · Observed rate 14.19% · Lower 95% interval 9.62%
Discharge to community	46.5%	50.57% 4.1 pts worse	No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 124 · Observed rate 42.74% · Lower 95% interval 38.94%
Medicare spending per beneficiary	1.01	1.02 About the same
Drug regimen review with follow-up	93.94%	95.27% 1.3 pts worse	Numerator 62 · Denominator 66
Falls with major injury	0%	0.77% 0.8 pts better	Numerator 0 · Denominator 66
Discharge self-care score	20.75%	53.69% 32.9 pts worse	Numerator 11 · Denominator 53
Discharge mobility score	7.55%	50.94% 43.4 pts worse	Numerator 4 · Denominator 53
Pressure ulcers or injuries, new or worsened	4.55%	2.29% 2.3 pts worse	Numerator 3 · Denominator 66 · Adjusted rate 4.21%
Healthcare-associated infections requiring hospitalization	6.56%	7.12% 0.6 pts better	No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 70 · Observed rate 4.29% · Lower 95% interval 3.39%
Staff COVID-19 vaccination coverage	1.2%	8.2% 7 pts worse	Numerator 1 · Denominator 83
Staff flu vaccination coverage	8.76%	42% 33.2 pts worse	Numerator 12 · Denominator 137
Discharge function score	20.75%	56.45% 35.7 pts worse	Numerator 11 · Denominator 53
Transfer of health information to provider	Not Available	95.95%	Numerator Not Available · Denominator 13 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly.
Transfer of health information to patient	100%	96.28% 3.7 pts better	Numerator 32 · Denominator 32
Resident COVID-19 vaccinations up to date	12.9%	25.2% 12.3 pts worse	Numerator 4 · Denominator 31

Quality measures

Resident outcomes and process scores

Measure	Facility	State	National	Note
Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days	2.6	2.0 0.6 pts worse	1.9 0.7 pts worse	Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 2.6 · Observed 2.4 · Expected 1.7 · Used in QM five-star
Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days	4.0	2.3 1.7 pts worse	1.8 2.2 pts worse	Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 4.0 · Observed 3.7 · Expected 1.6 · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine	100.0%	89.6% 10.4 pts better	93.4% 6.6 pts better	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 100.0% · Q2 100.0% · Q3 100.0% · Q4 100.0% · 4Q avg 100.0%
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine	95.5%	91.6% 3.9 pts better	95.5% About the same	Long Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 95.5%
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury	4.3%	3.3% 1 pts worse	3.3% 1 pts worse	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 3.5% · Q2 3.7% · Q3 6.5% · Q4 3.8% · 4Q avg 4.3% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms	57.4%	50.3% 7.1 pts worse	11.4% 46 pts worse	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 61.2% · Q2 63.0% · Q3 52.6% · Q4 51.9% · 4Q avg 57.4%
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight	2.8%	6.5% 3.7 pts better	5.4% 2.6 pts better	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 3.2% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 1.5% · Q4 6.3% · 4Q avg 2.8%
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication	19.6%	18.5% 1.1 pts worse	19.6% About the same	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 20.6% · Q2 19.0% · Q3 17.6% · Q4 21.2% · 4Q avg 19.6%
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication	13.0%	22.8% 9.8 pts better	16.7% 3.7 pts better	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 15.7% · Q2 10.2% · Q3 11.1% · Q4 14.8% · 4Q avg 13.0% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained	0.0%	0.1% 0.1 pts better	0.1% 0.1 pts better	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.0%
Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened	31.4%	17.2% 14.2 pts worse	16.3% 15.1 pts worse	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 31.2% · Q2 32.3% · Q3 26.0% · Q4 36.2% · 4Q avg 31.4% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased	24.5%	15.0% 9.5 pts worse	14.9% 9.6 pts worse	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 22.2% · Q2 28.6% · Q3 26.6% · Q4 21.0% · 4Q avg 24.5% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder	0.2%	1.1% 0.9 pts better	1.0% 0.8 pts better	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.9% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.2% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection	1.3%	1.7% 0.4 pts better	1.7% 0.4 pts better	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 2.5% · Q2 1.3% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 1.3% · 4Q avg 1.3% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence	28.4%	21.3% 7.1 pts worse	19.8% 8.6 pts worse	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 33.7% · Q2 31.5% · Q3 29.3% · Q4 19.0% · 4Q avg 28.4%
Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers	8.5%	5.2% 3.3 pts worse	5.1% 3.4 pts worse	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 9.2% · Q2 6.9% · Q3 9.3% · Q4 8.6% · 4Q avg 8.5% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine	99.1%	68.8% 30.3 pts better	81.7% 17.4 pts better	Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 97.2% · Q2 98.8% · Q3 100.0% · Q4 100.0% · 4Q avg 99.1%
Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit	35.0%	14.0% 21 pts worse	12.0% 23 pts worse	Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 35.0% · Observed 31.9% · Expected 10.2% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication	0.0%	2.3% 2.3 pts better	1.6% 1.6 pts better	Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.0% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine	74.7%	63.0% 11.7 pts better	79.7% 5 pts worse	Short Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 74.7%
Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission	27.6%	26.2% 1.4 pts worse	23.9% 3.7 pts worse	Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 27.6% · Observed 27.8% · Expected 24.0% · Used in QM five-star

Survey summary

Recent inspection cycles

Cycle 1 Health 2024-09-26 · Fire 2024-09-26

17 health deficiencies

Top issue: Freedom from Abuse and Neglect and Exploitation (6 deficiencies)

3 fire-safety deficiencies

Top issue: Smoke (2 deficiencies)

Cycle 2 Health 2023-10-19 · Fire 2023-10-19

8 health deficiencies

Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (5 deficiencies)

3 fire-safety deficiencies

Top issue: Smoke (3 deficiencies)

Cycle 3 Health 2022-08-31 · Fire 2022-08-31

13 health deficiencies

Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (7 deficiencies)

9 fire-safety deficiencies

Top issue: Smoke (5 deficiencies)

Fire safety

Fire-safety citations

F · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-09-26

K341 · Smoke Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Install a fire alarm system that can be heard throughout the facility.

Corrected 2024-10-15

F · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-09-26

K712 · Miscellaneous Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.

Corrected 2024-10-15

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-09-26

K351 · Smoke Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.

Corrected 2024-10-15

F · Potential for more than minimal harm 2023-10-19

K353 · Smoke Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2023-11-27

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2023-10-19

K351 · Smoke Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.

Corrected 2023-11-09

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2023-10-19

K372 · Smoke Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.

Corrected 2023-11-09

F · Potential for more than minimal harm 2022-08-31

K347 · Smoke Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Properly provide smoke detection systems in areas open to corridors.

Corrected 2022-09-13

F · Potential for more than minimal harm 2022-08-31

K712 · Miscellaneous Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.

Corrected 2022-09-13

F · Potential for more than minimal harm 2022-08-31

K741 · Miscellaneous Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed.

Corrected 2022-09-13

F · Potential for more than minimal harm 2022-08-31

K761 · Miscellaneous Deficiencies

Fire Safety

To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.

Corrected 2022-09-13

F · Potential for more than minimal harm 2022-08-31

K918 · Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.

Corrected 2022-09-13

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2022-08-31

K321 · Smoke Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.

Corrected 2022-09-13

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2022-08-31

K324 · Smoke Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Provide properly protected cooking facilities.

Corrected 2022-09-13

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2022-08-31

K351 · Smoke Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.

Corrected 2022-09-13

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2022-08-31

K353 · Smoke Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2022-09-13

Inspection history

Recent health citations

G · Actual harm 2026-01-07

F689 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Health

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

Corrected 2026-01-02

J · Immediate jeopardy 2025-12-03

F600 · Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies

Health

Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.

Corrected 2025-12-04

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2025-12-03

F609 · Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies

Health

Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.

Corrected 2025-12-04

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2025-12-03

F610 · Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies

Health

Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.

Corrected 2025-12-04

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2025-12-03

F842 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies

Health

Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.

Corrected 2025-12-04

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2025-08-09

F689 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Health

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

Corrected 2025-08-11

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2025-06-11

F600 · Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies

Health

Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.

Corrected 2025-06-12

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2025-06-11

F609 · Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies

Health

Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.

Corrected 2025-06-12

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2025-06-11

F610 · Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies

Health

Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.

Corrected 2025-06-12

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2025-05-14

F580 · Resident Rights Deficiencies

Health

Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.

Corrected 2025-05-15

G · Actual harm 2024-09-26

F686 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Health

Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.

Corrected 2024-09-27

F · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-09-26

F812 · Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies

Health

Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

Corrected 2024-09-27

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-09-26

F689 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Health

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

Corrected 2024-09-27

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-09-26

F583 · Resident Rights Deficiencies

Health

Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.

Corrected 2024-09-27

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-09-26

F695 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Health

Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.

Corrected 2024-09-27

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-09-26

F755 · Pharmacy Service Deficiencies

Health

Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.

Corrected 2024-09-27

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-09-26

F880 · Infection Control Deficiencies

Health

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2024-09-27

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2023-12-12

F684 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Health

Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

Corrected 2023-12-13

F · Potential for more than minimal harm 2023-10-19

F761 · Pharmacy Service Deficiencies

Health

Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.

Corrected 2023-11-02