Florence Nursing Home
546 East Grant Highway, Marengo, IL 60152 · Mc Henry County · (815) 568-8322
56 certified beds, about 33 residents a day · For profit - Limited Liability company · Medicare and Medicaid since 2008
CMS Care Compare ratings, data as of September 1, 2026 · CCN 146127 · See it on Medicare.gov · Compare with other homes
The record in brief
At its most recent standard inspection, on May 8, 2025, inspectors cited 2 health deficiencies (the Illinois average is 12.6, the national average 9.2).
None of its 9 health citations since May 2023 was rated as actual harm or immediate jeopardy.
CMS lists no fines against this home in the last three years.
Nurses and nurse aides worked 3.25 hours per resident per day, against 3.45 across Illinois and 3.86 nationally. Registered nurses accounted for 0.84 of those hours.
61.3% of nursing staff left within the year CMS measured (Illinois average 44.5%).
Health inspections
Federal rules call for a standard inspection at least every 15 months, plus a visit whenever a complaint is filed. Each mark below is one citation, colored by how serious inspectors rated it. How to read a citation.
Under each citation, the quoted text is the inspector's own summary from the federal statement of deficiencies (CMS form 2567), word for word apart from a privacy scrub; CMS removes residents' and staff names before it publishes the text. The full notes are on Medicare.gov.
Where its citations fall on CMS's grid
CMS rates every citation by how much harm it caused (rows) and how many residents it touched (columns). The count in each box is this home's, across all 9 health citations on file.
May 8, 2025Standard inspection · 2 citations
- D Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and record review the facility failed to transfer a resident in a safe manner. This applies to one of two residents (R13) reviewed for safety in the sample of 23.
- D Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and record review the facility failed to provide incontinence care in a manner to prevent cross-contamination for 2 of 3 residents (R1, R23) reviewed for infection control in the sample of 23.
April 3, 2024Standard inspection · 3 citations
- F Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and record review the facility failed to implement an Enhanced Barrier Precautions Procedure which applies to all 30 residents in the facility.
- D Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to have pressure relieving devices in place for one of one resident (R3) with high risk of pressure injuries in the sample of 12.
- D Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Inspectors wroteBased on interview and record review, the facility failed to safely perform ADL (Activities of Daily Living) assistance for one of 12 residents (R21) reviewed for safety in the sample of 12.
January 2, 2024Complaint inspection · 1 citation
- D Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Inspectors wroteBased on interview and record review, the facility failed to notify a resident's legal representative of a change in condition for 1 of 3 residents (R1) reviewed for notification in the sample of 6.
May 17, 2023Standard inspection · 3 citations
- D Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and record review the facility failed to ensure a resident's oral appliance was applied correctly for a resident who requires extensive assist with personal hygiene/oral care. This applies to 1 of 12 (R29) residents reviewed for activities of daily living in the sample 12.
- D Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and record review the facility failed to handle ready to eat foods according to professional food safety standards. This applies to 2 (R12 and R13) of 12 residents reviewed for food safety in the sample of 12.
- D Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Inspectors wroteBased on interview and record review the facility failed to offer and administer pneumonia vaccines (pneumococcal conjugate vaccine [PCV15] and Pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine [PPSV23]) for 2 of 5 residents (R6 and R29) reviewed for vaccines in the sample of 12.
Fire safety inspections
6 fire safety citations on file: 2 on May 8, 2025, 4 on April 3, 2024.
Every fire safety citation6 citations
- F Address patient/client population and determine types of services needed.
- F Establish emergency prep training and testing.
- F Address subsistence needs for staff and patients.
- F Establish policies and procedures for sheltering.
- F Provide family notifications of emergency plan.
- F Implement emergency and standby power systems.
Fines and payment denials
| Date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| May 8, 2025 | Payment Denial | 20 days from August 8, 2025 |
A payment denial means Medicare and Medicaid stopped paying for new admissions for that period.
Staffing
Hours of care per resident per day, from the payroll records every home sends CMS. Higher means more staff time with each resident.
| Measure | This home | Illinois | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| All nursing staff (RN, LPN and aides) | 3.25 | 3.45 | 3.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.84 | 0.72 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff on weekends | 3.15 | 3.07 | 3.42 |
| Nurse aides | 2.00 | ||
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.41 | ||
| Nursing staff turnover (share who left in a year) | 61.3% | 44.5% | 45.8% |
| Registered nurse turnover | 71.4% | 41.8% | 42.9% |
| Administrators who left | 0 |
CMS expects 4.06 hours a day for residents as sick as this home's (its case-mix figure). The staffing star compares the two.
Staffing by quarter, from daily payroll records
Every nursing home sends CMS its staff hours for each day (the Payroll Based Journal). Here they are added up by quarter. The latest quarter is the one behind the figures above. In January to March 2026, nursing staff hours per resident were 3.29 on weekdays and 3.15 on weekends, 4% lower on weekends (nationally, weekends ran 15% lower). Contract or agency staff worked 1.1% of nursing hours, against 5.3% nationally. Total nursing hours per resident went from 3.36 in April to June 2025 to 3.25 in January to March 2026.
| Quarter | All nursing staff | Registered nurses | Weekdays | Weekends | Contract staff share | Days with no RN hours | Residents a day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan to Mar 2026 | 3.25 | 0.84 | 3.29 | 3.15 | 1.1% | 0 of 90 | 33 |
| Oct to Dec 2025 | 3.16 | 0.73 | 3.21 | 3.03 | 0.1% | 0 of 92 | 36 |
| Jul to Sep 2025 | 3.36 | 0.82 | 3.45 | 3.15 | 0.4% | 0 of 92 | 34 |
| Apr to Jun 2025 | 3.36 | 0.86 | 3.46 | 3.11 | 0.3% | 0 of 91 | 31 |
| United States, Jan to Mar 2026 | 3.75 | 0.62 | 3.92 | 3.33 | 5.3% | 0.5% of days | |
| Illinois, Jan to Mar 2026 | 3.26 | 0.65 | 3.40 | 2.92 | 5.4% | 0.6% of days |
Hours per resident per day: staff hours in the quarter divided by resident days (the daily census CMS derives from resident assessments). Registered nurses include the director of nursing and RNs with administrative duties; aides include nurse aides in training and medication aides, as in CMS's own staffing measure. How these are calculated.
Quality measures
The measures CMS uses for the quality star. Lower is better for every one of them.
| Measure | This home | Illinois | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 13.3 | 13.4 | 13.9 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 0.8 | 3.1 | 3.2 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 17.8 | 14.3 | 14.1 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 0.8 | 4.8 | 4.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 30.1 | 21.7 | 15.4 |
Owners and operators
Legal business name: WILLOW OF MARENGO, INC.
| Name | Role | Type | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 613 Club, LLC | 5% or greater direct ownership interest | Organization | 12% | 05/01/2003 |
| Brandman, Gittel | 5% or greater direct ownership interest | Individual | 30% | 09/01/2006 |
| Brandman, Moshe | 5% or greater direct ownership interest | Individual | 8% | 09/01/2006 |
| Goldberg, Yehudit | 5% or greater direct ownership interest | Individual | 5% | 09/01/2006 |
| Abell, David | W-2 managing employee | Individual | 09/01/2006 | |
| Brandman, Joseph | Corporate director | Individual | 03/11/2015 | |
| Brandman, Joseph | Corporate officer | Individual | 03/11/2015 |
As listed in the CMS ownership file, which names owners with a 5% or greater stake and the people and companies with operational or managerial control.
Questions to ask on a visit
Chosen from this home's own inspection record.
- How do you prevent falls and pressure injuries, and how are families told when one happens?Inspectors cited 4 problems in this area, most recently on May 8, 2025: "Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents."
- What changed in infection control since the last inspection, and who on staff is the infection preventionist?Inspectors cited 3 problems in this area, most recently on May 8, 2025: "Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program."
- How do residents and families raise a complaint or grievance, and how fast is it answered?Inspectors cited 1 problem in this area, most recently on January 2, 2024: "Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident."
- Can we see a week of menus and the kitchen, and how are special diets handled?Inspectors cited 1 problem in this area, most recently on May 17, 2023: "Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards."
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Illinois contacts for a concern about a nursing home
These are the official offices in Illinois. NursingHomeClear cannot take or act on complaints.
- Inspections and complaints: Illinois Department of Public Health, Nursing Homes, the state agency that inspects nursing homes for CMS and takes complaints about care.
- Resident advocate: Illinois Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program, Illinois Department on Aging, 1-800-252-8966. The long-term care ombudsman is a free, confidential advocate for residents and families, set up under the federal Older Americans Act.
- State inspection reports: IDPH Quarterly Reports of Nursing Home Violators, where Illinois publishes its own records on licensed homes.
Common questions
- What is Florence Nursing Home's Medicare star rating?
- CMS rates Florence Nursing Home 5 out of 5 stars overall, with 5 for health inspections, 2 for staffing and 3 for quality measures (CMS data as of September 1, 2026).
- How many deficiencies did Florence Nursing Home get at its last inspection?
- 2 health deficiencies at the standard inspection on May 8, 2025. The Illinois average is 12.6.
- Has Florence Nursing Home been fined?
- CMS lists no fines in the last three years.
- Does Florence Nursing Home accept Medicaid?
- It is certified to take Medicaid (CMS lists it as "Medicare and Medicaid"). Certification does not mean a Medicaid bed is open: ask the admissions office.
- Who owns Florence Nursing Home?
- CMS lists 7 owners and managers. Legal business name: WILLOW OF MARENGO, INC.
Sources
- Ratings, staffing and fines: CMS Provider Information, released September 30, 2026, data as of September 1, 2026.
- Citations: CMS Health Deficiencies and Fire Safety Deficiencies.
- Owners: CMS Ownership. Penalties: CMS Penalties.
- Staffing by quarter: CMS Payroll Based Journal Daily Nurse Staffing, April 2025 to March 2026, summed by NursingHomeClear.
- Inspector summaries: CMS Full Statement of Deficiencies (CMS-2567 text), data as of September 1, 2026. Each quote is the part of the statement before the detailed findings.
- Inspection reports with the inspectors' full notes are on this home's Medicare.gov page.
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