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C

65/100

Average

Avenues At Springfield

525 So Martin Luther King Dr, Springfield, IL 62703

CMS 2/5 stars #3 of 8 in Sangamon County (217) 789-1680
Certified beds
65
Occupancy
98%
Ownership
For-profit
Accepts
Medicaid

Our read on Avenues At Springfield

Avenues At Springfield runs 65 certified beds under for-profit limited liability ownership, and the staffing numbers are where the trouble sits. At 1.58 nurse hours per resident day, it's roughly 59% below the national average of 3.86, with weekends running about 13% lighter than weekdays already short of help. Annual turnover of 59.3% against a 45.8% national average means aides and nurses cycle through fast, which matters most for residents who need consistent hands. The inspection record shows 28 deficiencies, four at harm or jeopardy level and one abuse-related, though the most recent inspection was January 2026. Quality measures score well, but that's largely built from documentation, not from people in the building.

Written from the CMS figures for this home shown further down this page. Nothing here is paid for or supplied by the home.

How this grade was calculated

Every point is shown. Nothing is weighted behind the scenes, the full formula is on How we grade.

Inspection30/30Staffing8/30Stability5/15Outcomes12/15Enforcement10/10

A full pentagon is full marks. The shape shows what kind of good or bad a home is, two homes can share a score and look nothing alike.

Inspection safety

30/30

Citations from state health inspections over the last three surveys, weighted by how much harm CMS says they caused.

  • →No citations recorded in the last 3 years

Staffing

8/30

Nursing hours per resident per day, adjusted for how sick the residents are, plus RN cover and weekend consistency.

  • →1.3 total nurse hours per resident per day (national median 3.77)
  • →0.23 RN hours per resident per day
  • →Weekend staffing drops 13% against weekdays

Staff stability

5/15

How much of the nursing team leaves in a year. High turnover means a resident rarely sees the same face twice.

  • →59% of nursing staff left in the last year

Resident outcomes

12/15

The CMS quality-measure rating, built from resident outcomes like falls, pressure ulcers, infections and antipsychotic use.

  • →4 of 5 stars on the CMS quality-measure rating

Enforcement history

10/10

Fines and payment denials CMS has imposed. A denial of payment means CMS stopped paying for new admissions.

  • →No federal fines on record

Staffing, against the national average

Full detail

Hours of nursing care each resident receives per day. The marker on each bar is the national average.

Total nurse hours per resident per day1.58 hrs
National average 3.86 hrsBelow average
Registered nurse (RN) hours0.23 hrs
National average 0.69 hrsBelow average

RNs are the licence level most likely to catch a resident deteriorating.

Weekend nurse hours1.38 hrs
National average 3.42 hrsBelow average

The shift most families visit, and the one thinned first.

Nursing staff turnover59.30%
National average 45.80%Below average

The share of nursing staff who left over the last year.

Recent inspection findings

Last standard health inspection: January 29, 2026 (9 months ago). No citations were recorded.

No health-inspection citations on record for this facility in the current CMS release.

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Common questions about Avenues At Springfield

What is the ElderGrade for Avenues At Springfield? +

Avenues At Springfield holds an ElderGrade of C (65 out of 100), which we describe as "average". The grade combines its inspection citations, nurse staffing levels, staff turnover, resident outcomes and enforcement history from the federal CMS record.

How many nursing hours does each resident get at Avenues At Springfield? +

Residents receive an average of 1.58 nursing hours per day across all nursing staff, against a national average of 3.86 hours.

Has Avenues At Springfield been cited for harming residents? +

No. None of the 0 citations on record were scored at the levels CMS uses to indicate actual harm or immediate jeopardy.

Does Avenues At Springfield accept Medicaid? +

Yes, Avenues At Springfield is certified to accept Medicaid, which is the programme that pays for long-term custodial care once a resident meets their state's income and asset limits.