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Mercy Harvard Hospital Care Center

901 South Grant, Harvard, IL 60033 · Mc Henry County · (815) 943-2967

34 certified beds, about 16 residents a day · Non profit - Corporation · Medicare and Medicaid since 2001

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Overall
5 of 5
Health inspections
5 of 5
Staffing
5 of 5
Quality measures
4 of 5

CMS Care Compare ratings, data as of September 1, 2026 · CCN 146014 · See it on Medicare.gov · Compare with other homes

The record in brief

At its most recent standard inspection, on February 18, 2026, inspectors cited 3 health deficiencies (the Illinois average is 12.6, the national average 9.2).

None of its 9 health citations since June 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 6.76 hours per resident per day, against 3.45 across Illinois and 3.86 nationally. Registered nurses accounted for 2.36 of those hours.

35.5% of nursing staff left within the year CMS measured (Illinois average 44.5%).

CMS links it to Mercyhealth System, an affiliated group of 3 nursing homes.

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.

Potential for minimal harm Potential for more than minimal harm Actual harm Immediate jeopardy Found on a complaint visit

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.

Severity
Isolated
Pattern
Widespread
Immediate jeopardy
0J
0K
0L
Actual harm
0G
0H
0I
Potential for more than minimal harm
8D
0E
1F
Potential for minimal harm
0A
0B
0C
February 18, 2026Standard inspection · 3 citations
  1. D
    Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
    F689 · Quality of Life and Care · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) March 5, 2026
    Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to transfer a resident (R1) with a gait belt. This applies to 1 of 3 residents reviewed for safety and supervision in the sample of 14.
  2. D
    Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
    F755 · Pharmacy Service · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) March 5, 2026
    Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and record review the facility failed to check expiration dates of insulin prior to administering expired insulin to a resident (R3). This applies to 1 of 1 resident reviewed for medications in the sample of 14.
  3. D
    Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
    F880 · Infection Control · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) March 5, 2026
    Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to perform hand hygiene and glove changes while providing incontinence care and colostomy care to a resident (R1). This applies to 1 of 2 residents reviewed for incontinence care in the sample of 14.
April 9, 2024Standard inspection · 3 citations
  1. F
    Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
    F880 · Infection Control · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespread · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) April 26, 2024
    Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview and record review the facility failed to ensure the water system was flushed to prevent Legionnaire disease in the water. This applies to all 16 resident residing in the facility.
  2. D
    Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
    F689 · Quality of Life and Care · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) April 17, 2024
    Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview and record review the facility failed to ensure a resident with a history of dysphagia was supervised and failed to ensure the recommended swallowing strategies were implemented. This applies to 1 of 8 residents (R11) reviewed for safety.
  3. D
    Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
    F760 · Pharmacy Service · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) April 17, 2024
    Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview and record review the facility failed to ensure resident's received significant medications as ordered by the physician. This applies to 1 of 6 residents (R5) reviewed for medication administration in the sample of 8.
October 30, 2023Complaint inspection · 1 citation
  1. D
    Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
    F600 · Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · found on a complaint visit · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) November 3, 2023
    Inspectors wroteBased on interview and record review the facility failed to ensure a resident was free of abuse which applies to 1 of 5 residents (R1) reviewed for abuse in a sample of 5.
June 7, 2023Standard inspection · 2 citations
  1. D
    Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
    F686 · Quality of Life and Care · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) June 26, 2023
    Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure pressure related skin changes were reported and assessed, and interventions were implemented for 1 of 3 residents (R5) in the sample of 11 reviewed for pressure injuries.
  2. D
    Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
    F695 · Quality of Life and Care · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) June 22, 2023
    Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview and record review the facility failed to ensure oxygen equipment was changed weekly for 1 of 2 residents (R7) reviewed for oxygen administration in the sample of 11.

Fire safety inspections

6 fire safety citations on file: 2 on April 9, 2024, 2 on June 7, 2023, 2 on April 13, 2022.

Every fire safety citation6 citations
  1. F
    Have elevators that firefighters can control in the event of a fire.
    K 531 · April 9, 2024 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  2. E
    Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.
    K 923 · April 9, 2024 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  3. E
    Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.
    K 355 · June 7, 2023 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  4. F
    Address subsistence needs for staff and patients.
    E 15 · June 7, 2023 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  5. F
    Establish policies and procedures for sheltering.
    E 22 · April 13, 2022 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  6. F
    Implement emergency and standby power systems.
    E 41 · April 13, 2022 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)

Fines and payment denials

CMS lists no fines or payment denials against this home in the last three years. The national average is 0.9 fines per home.

Staffing

Hours of care per resident per day, from the payroll records every home sends CMS. Higher means more staff time with each resident.

MeasureThis homeIllinoisUnited States
All nursing staff (RN, LPN and aides)6.763.453.86
Registered nurses2.360.720.69
All nursing staff on weekends6.243.073.42
Nurse aides4.40
Licensed practical nurses0.00
Nursing staff turnover (share who left in a year)35.5%44.5%45.8%
Registered nurse turnover50.0%41.8%42.9%
Administrators who left0

CMS expects 3.35 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 6.98 on weekdays and 6.24 on weekends, 11% lower on weekends (nationally, weekends ran 15% lower). Contract or agency staff worked 2.7% of nursing hours, against 5.3% nationally. Total nursing hours per resident went from 5.59 in April to June 2025 to 6.76 in January to March 2026.

QuarterAll nursing staffRegistered nursesWeekdaysWeekendsContract staff shareDays with no RN hoursResidents a day
Jan to Mar 20266.762.366.986.24 2.7%0 of 9016
Oct to Dec 20256.032.326.265.44 1.6%0 of 9219
Jul to Sep 20256.002.426.245.38 5.5%0 of 9219
Apr to Jun 20255.592.325.864.93 7.9%0 of 9121
United States, Jan to Mar 20263.750.623.923.335.3%0.5% of days
Illinois, Jan to Mar 20263.260.653.402.925.4%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.

Staff pay reports

Staff pay at this home

No staff pay figure for this home has passed review yet. A figure appears only after at least 5 reports from at least 3 different people, sent over at least 60 days, have passed review.

Official wage estimates for Illinois

JobMedianMiddle halfEmployed
Illinois, all employers
CNAs (nursing assistants)$22.10$18.95 to $23.2668,640
LPNs and LVNs$36.06$30.57 to $38.2517,440
Registered nurses$46.15$38.47 to $50.94138,910
United States, nursing care facilities
CNAs (nursing assistants)$20.67$17.91 to $22.55534,270
LPNs and LVNs$33.86$30.05 to $37.40188,210
Registered nurses$41.11$37.85 to $47.68142,270

Hourly wages; the middle half runs from the 25th to the 75th percentile. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. BLS has no separate estimate for medication aides. These are survey estimates for whole occupations, not figures for any one home.

How staff pay reports work · CNA pay by state

Quality measures

The measures CMS uses for the quality star. Lower is better for every one of them.

MeasureThis homeIllinoisUS
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
17.913.413.9
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
0.00.90.8
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
3.11.51.6
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
3.13.13.2
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication
Short Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
3.02.21.6
Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
12.914.314.1
Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
9.94.84.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
6.021.715.4
Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission
Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231
21.426.123.8
Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit
Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231
7.713.812.0

Short-term rehab results

For a stay to recover after a hospital visit, these are the results CMS publishes for Mercy Harvard Hospital Care Center's Medicare short-stay residents. On returning residents home or to the community, CMS rates it no different from the national rate (58.3% of residents, after adjusting for how sick they were). How to read these, and what Medicare pays for.

Went home or back to the community

58.3% this home

No different from the national rate

US median of homes 51.5% · Illinois: 106 better, 85 worse

Rate of successful return to home or community from a SNF (risk-standardized discharge to community rate). Higher is better. October 2022 to September 2024. 32 eligible stays.

Potentially preventable readmissions

10.2% this home

No different from the national rate

US median of homes 10.7% · Illinois: 2 better, 14 worse

Rate of potentially preventable hospital readmissions 30 days after discharge from a SNF (risk-standardized rate). Lower is better. October 2022 to September 2024. 37 eligible stays.

Infections that led to a hospital stay

Not reported

CMS note: The number of residents or resident stays is too small to report. Call the facility to discuss this quality measure.

US median of homes 7.1% · Illinois: 3 better, 10 worse

Percentage of infections residents got during their SNF stay that resulted in hospitalization (risk-standardized rate). Lower is better. October 2023 to September 2024. 14 eligible stays.

Self-care and mobility at discharge

58.3% this home

Median of homes: Illinois50.0% · US 56.6%

Percentage of residents who are at or above an expected ability to care for themselves and move around at discharge. Higher is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 24 residents counted.

Falls with major injury

0.0% this home

Median of homes: Illinois0.3% · US 0.0%

Percentage of SNF residents who experience one or more falls with major injury during their SNF stay. Lower is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 27 residents counted.

New or worsened pressure ulcers

4.3% this home

Median of homes: Illinois1.5% · US 1.7%

Percentage of residents with pressure ulcers or pressure injuries that are new or worsened (adjusted rate). Lower is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 27 residents counted.

Medication list given at discharge

Not reported

CMS note: The number of residents or resident stays is too small to report. Call the facility to discuss this quality measure.

Median of homes: Illinois100.0% · US 98.7%

Percentage of residents where the SNF provided a current medication list to the resident, family, and/or caregiver at final discharge. Higher is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 10 residents counted.

Source: CMS Skilled Nursing Facility Quality Reporting Program - Provider Data, released 2026-09-30. Better, no different and worse are CMS's own comparisons with the national rate, after adjusting for how sick residents were. Medians of homes and the state counts are worked out by us from the same file.

Owners and operators

Legal business name: MERCY HARVARD HOSPITAL INC. CMS links this home to Mercyhealth System, a group of 3 nursing homes averaging 4.7 stars overall.

NameRoleTypeShareSince
Mercy Health Corporation5% or greater direct ownership interestOrganization100%01/01/2016
Arevalo, CarlosCorporate directorIndividual10/16/2024
Bea, JavonCorporate directorIndividual01/01/2016
Budd, ThomasCorporate directorIndividual01/01/2016
Goelzer, MarkCorporate directorIndividual01/01/2016
Jost, WesleyCorporate directorIndividual05/18/2017
Pool, ThomasCorporate directorIndividual01/01/2016
Schack, KatherineCorporate directorIndividual03/22/2017
Syverson, DaveCorporate directorIndividual01/01/2016
Bea, JavonCorporate officerIndividual07/27/1989
Benning, JoannaCorporate officerIndividual03/15/2015
Brinkerhoff, RobertCorporate officerIndividual02/19/2024
Cranley, EdwardCorporate officerIndividual11/30/2014
Dorsey, JohnCorporate officerIndividual08/20/2012
Dunphy-Alexander, ShannonCorporate officerIndividual12/01/2024
Goelzer, MarkCorporate officerIndividual01/01/2016
Hallatt, JenniferCorporate officerIndividual01/01/2012
Killpack, TylerCorporate officerIndividual08/01/2023
Olia, AliCorporate officerIndividual11/01/2021
Olson, BradleyCorporate officerIndividual09/25/2023
Sankey, KaraCorporate officerIndividual04/01/2021
Scaccia, KimberlyCorporate officerIndividual03/23/2020
Udy, LaddCorporate officerIndividual11/10/2018
Whitaker, AmyCorporate officerIndividual08/01/2022
Dorsey, JohnOperational/managerial controlIndividual12/01/2024
Dunphy-Alexander, ShannonOperational/managerial controlIndividual12/01/2024
Kus, KatherineOperational/managerial controlIndividual04/01/2011
Dorsey, JohnAdp of the SNFIndividual04/29/2025
Kus, KatherineAdp of the SNFIndividual04/29/2025
Palches, KathiAdp of the SNFIndividual11/08/1999

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.

  1. 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 February 18, 2026: "Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents."
  2. How are medications reviewed, and how often are antipsychotic or sedating drugs used?Inspectors cited 2 problems in this area, most recently on February 18, 2026: "Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist."
  3. What changed in infection control since the last inspection, and who on staff is the infection preventionist?Inspectors cited 2 problems in this area, most recently on February 18, 2026: "Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program."
  4. How are allegations of abuse or neglect reported and investigated, and who tells the family?Inspectors cited 1 problem in this area, most recently on October 30, 2023: "Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody."

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Common questions

What is Mercy Harvard Hospital Care Center's Medicare star rating?
CMS rates Mercy Harvard Hospital Care Center 5 out of 5 stars overall, with 5 for health inspections, 5 for staffing and 4 for quality measures (CMS data as of September 1, 2026).
How many deficiencies did Mercy Harvard Hospital Care Center get at its last inspection?
3 health deficiencies at the standard inspection on February 18, 2026. The Illinois average is 12.6.
Has Mercy Harvard Hospital Care Center been fined?
CMS lists no fines in the last three years.
Does Mercy Harvard Hospital Care Center 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 Mercy Harvard Hospital Care Center?
CMS lists 30 owners and managers, and links the home to Mercyhealth System. Legal business name: MERCY HARVARD HOSPITAL INC.

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