Southgate Health Care Center

Southgate Health Care Center is a nursing care facility located at 900 East Ninth Street in Metropolis, Illinois, within Massac County. The facility operates with 140 certified beds and is classified as a for-profit corporate ownership entity. Southgate Health Care Center is certified to accept both Medicare and Medicaid residents, making it a dual-certified facility under federal guidelines. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) assigns star ratings to nursing facilities on a scale of 1 to 5, with higher ratings indicating better performance relative to other facilities. Southgate Health Care Center holds an overall CMS rating of 3 stars, which aligns with the national average of 3.0 stars. The health inspection rating stands at 3 stars, reflecting the outcomes of state and federal inspections conducted on-site. The staffing rating is also 3 stars, which represents the levels of nursing staff, including registered nurses and certified nursing assistants, relative to resident census and acuity. The quality measure rating is 2 stars, which falls below the national average and reflects clinical data on resident outcomes across several standardized health indicators. Southgate Health Care Center accepts both Medicare and Medicaid as payment sources. Medicare covers short-term skilled nursing care for qualifying individuals following a hospital stay, subject to specific eligibility criteria and coverage limits. Medicaid provides coverage for long-term care for individuals who meet financial and clinical eligibility requirements as determined by the state of Illinois. Prospective residents and their representatives are advised to verify current payment acceptance and coverage details directly with the facility, as these may be subject to change. When assessed against national benchmarks, Southgate Health Care Center presents a mixed profile. The overall, health inspection, and staffing ratings each sit at 3 stars, consistent with the national average of 3.0 stars. However, the quality measure rating of 2 stars indicates performance below the national average in that specific domain. Quality measures are drawn from clinical data reported by the facility and encompass areas such as the prevalence of pressure ulcers, falls with injury, the use of antipsychotic medications, and other resident health outcomes. A rating of 2 stars in this category suggests that the facility's performance on these measures ranks in the lower tier compared to other nursing homes nationally. This reference information is drawn from publicly available CMS data and is intended to assist individuals in understanding how the facility performs across standardized federal metrics.