Evercare At Stearns
3900 Stearns Avenue, Granite City, IL, 62040
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CMS Abuse Flag
CMS has flagged this facility for a substantiated finding of resident abuse, neglect, or exploitation in its current or recent inspection cycle. Ask the facility for the specific citation and corrective-action plan during your visit, and consider contacting your state's long-term care ombudsman for context.
Source: CMS Care Compare.
CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company · Chain: Evercare Skilled Nursing
- Certified beds
- 109 · avg 101 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 67% — higher than most Illinois nursing homesIllinois avg: 45.0% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 50% — higher than most Illinois nursing homesIllinois avg: 42.3% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 0 departed — near the Illinois averageIllinois avg: 0.5 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Enforcement & Citations
- Fines (past 3 years)
- 4 fines · $279,894 total
- Payment denials
- 2 denials
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 145847
- Certified beds
- 109 beds · avg 101 residents/day
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Stearns Nursing And Rehabilitation Center Llc
- Chain affiliation
- Evercare Skilled Nursing
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the Evercare Skilled Nursing chain — 11 facilities. Chain-wide average overall rating 1.4 / 5.
Disclosed owners (9 on record)
- Christine Warcup
W-2 Managing Employee · 100% · since 2022
- Renee Klawon
Other · since 2020
- Donad t Denz Irrv tr
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 6% · since 2008
- Norbert a Bennett Irrv tr Fbo Children
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 18% · since 2008
- Norbert a Bennett Irrv tr Fbo Grandchildren
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 18% · since 2008
- d & n Llc
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 50% · since 2004
+ 3 additional owners on the federal record.
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Chain Performance Measures, as of May 2026.
Federal inspection record
Immediate-jeopardy citations (CMS scope/severity J–L) are the most serious category federal inspectors issue — meaning a deficiency placed residents in immediate risk of serious harm. Ask the facility for the corrective-action plan filed with CMS, and consider contacting your state long-term care ombudsman for context.
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 34)
- G0600·Jan 16, 2026Complaint
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
- D0610·Dec 16, 2025Complaint
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
- D0607·Dec 16, 2025Complaint
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
- G0600·Dec 16, 2025Complaint
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
- F0761·Nov 20, 2025Complaint
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
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.
- D0627·Nov 20, 2025Complaint
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Ensure the transfer/discharge meets the resident's needs/preferences and that the resident is prepared for a safe transfer/discharge.
- D0602·Nov 20, 2025Complaint
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.
- G0684·Apr 28, 2025Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20252 fines · $155K · 2 payment denials
- 20241 fine · $75K
- 20231 fine · $49K
Most recent events
- Dec 16, 2025Payment denial · 7 days · starting Jan 10, 2026
- Dec 16, 2025Fine · $97K
- Apr 28, 2025Payment denial · 7 days · starting May 22, 2025
- Apr 28, 2025Fine · $58K
- Dec 26, 2024Fine · $75K
- Oct 19, 2023Fine · $49K
Largest single fine on record: $97K.
Fire-safety citations
4 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Jun 18, 2024. Fire-safety inspections cover building-level Life Safety Code compliance, separate from the resident-care health survey.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Health Deficiencies, Fire Safety Deficiencies, and Penalties datasets, snapshot Jun 1, 2026.
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- Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.
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