Federal inspection record · CMS data as of October 1, 2026
Avenues At Springfield
525 So Martin Luther King Dr, Springfield, IL · (217) 789-1680
- Certified beds
- 65
- Residents per day
- 63
- Ownership
- For-Profit
- Chain
- No chain reported
- Medicare / Medicaid
- Medicaid
- Certified since
- August 21, 1986
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How this home got 2 stars
The overall rating isn't an average. CMS starts from the inspection rating and nudges it at most two steps. Here is the arithmetic for this home, using CMS's own rules.
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Health inspections
★★★★★starting point
Everything starts from what state inspectors found on site. This is a ranking against other homes in Illinois.
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Staffing
★★★★★−1 star
Only a 5-star staffing rating adds a star, and only a 1-star rating removes one. Ratings of 2 to 4 change nothing.
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Quality measures
★★★★★no change
Same rule: 5 stars adds one, 1 star takes one away. These measures are mostly reported by the home itself.
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Overall
★★★★★2 of 5
Matches the rating CMS publishes on Care Compare.
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Where it sits among Illinois homes
Avenues At Springfield carries 99 inspection points. That is fewer than 52% of Illinois's 659 rated homes.
Inspectors' citations earn points by how serious and how widespread they were (the grid below). CMS then ranks every home in Illinois: the 10% with the fewest points get 5 stars, the 20% with the most get 1 star, and the middle 70% split evenly into 2, 3 and 4.
- 5★ 0–31 pts
- 4★ 31–73 pts
- 3★ 73–120.25 pts
- 2★ 120.25–219 pts
- 1★ over 219 pts
Bars show every rated home in Illinois by its weighted inspection score. CMS recalibrates the cut points monthly but holds a home's rating until its own score changes, so a home can sit just outside today's band.
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What inspectors found
26 health citations on record since 2023. Each one gets a letter: the row says how badly residents were affected, the column how many.
Immediate jeopardyResidents at risk of serious injury or death
Actual harmA resident was hurt
Potential for harmNo one was hurt, but could have been
Minimal harmPaperwork-level problems
Read the rows, not the total. Most citations nationwide are a D: one problem, nobody hurt. Rows G–I mean a resident was harmed; J–L mean inspectors found residents in immediate danger of serious injury or death.
Small numbers in each cell are the inspection points CMS assigns per citation. Those points are what the state curve above ranks.
Harm and immediate-jeopardy citations (3)
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J
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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G
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
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G
Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.
Everything else, by area of care
Environmental4F
- F
Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.
- F
Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms.
- C
Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms.
- C
Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms.
Resident Rights4E
- D
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
- E
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
- E
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
- D
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Nutrition and Dietary4F
- F
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- F
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- F
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- F
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Infection Control3F
- F
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- F
Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home.
- E
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Nursing and Physician Services3F
- F
Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.
- F
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
- F
Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation2D
- D
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
- D
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Quality of Life and Care2D
- D
Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
- D
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Pharmacy Service1E
- E
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Inspection history
2026-01-29
7 health deficiencies · 9 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Environmental (2 deficiencies)
2024-08-01
7 health deficiencies · 6 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Nutrition and Dietary (2 deficiencies)
2023-06-15
12 health deficiencies · 10 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (3 deficiencies)
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Nursing time per resident, per day
Each resident here gets about 1 h 30 min of nursing staff time a day, 10 min of it from a registered nurse.
This home
1 h 30 min
Illinois average
3 h 28 min
U.S. average
3 h 54 min
- Registered nurse
- Licensed practical nurse
- Nurse aide
Turnover: 60% of nursing staff and 71% of registered nurses left in the past year.
Reported hours from payroll data the home submits to CMS, divided by its daily resident count. Not adjusted for how sick residents are.
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Resident outcomes
Quality measures compared with state and national averages. Most come from assessments the home itself reports.
| Measure | This home | State | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days0.5 pts worse | 2.5 | 2.0 | 1.8 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days1.2 pts worse | 3.3 | 2.1 | 1.7 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine3.2 pts worse | 87.3% | 90.5% | 93.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine8.3 pts better | 100.0% | 91.7% | 95.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury1 pts better | 2.0% | 3.0% | 3.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms41.5 pts worse | 97.4% | 55.9% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight11.1 pts worse | 17.2% | 6.1% | 5.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication19.4 pts worse | 37.8% | 18.4% | 19.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication24.1 pts worse | 45.8% | 21.7% | 15.4% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained0.1 pts better | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened10.7 pts better | 2.1% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased6.1 pts better | 6.9% | 13.0% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder0.8 pts better | 0.0% | 0.8% | 0.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection1.1 pts better | 0.4% | 1.5% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence6.5 pts better | 13.3% | 19.8% | 18.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers4.8 pts better | 0.0% | 4.8% | 4.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine38.2 pts worse | 31.8% | 70.0% | 82.3% |
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Fire safety
25 life-safety citations (sprinklers, exits, alarms). These don't count toward the star rating.
Smoke11F
- F
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
- F
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- E
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
- E
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
- E
Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.
- F
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
- F
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- F
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
- F
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- E
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
- E
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
Egress5F
- F
Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.
- E
Install proper backup exit lighting.
- F
Have exits that are accessible at all times.
- F
Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.
- F
Have exits that are accessible at all times.
Emergency Preparedness3F
- F
Establish staff and initial training requirements.
- F
Establish staff and initial training requirements.
- F
Conduct testing and exercise requirements.
Miscellaneous3F
- F
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
- F
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
- F
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems2F
- F
Ensure receptacles at patient bed locations and where general anesthesia is administered, are tested after initial installation, replacement or servicing.
- E
Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.
Services1E
- E
Have an externally vented heating system.
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