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Florence Nursing Home

Strong Medicare quality ratings; families often praise loving and attentive nursing staff. Still worth an in-person visit.

546 East Grant Highway, Marengo, IL 6015256 bedsLicensed & Active
5/5
Medicare
Inspection
Quality
Staffing
Google rating
3.5/5

based on 13 Google reviews

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What this means for your family

While some families report a warm and homelike environment, the facility has a history of inconsistent care and staffing concerns. When touring, we strongly recommend observing staff-to-resident interaction and asking specifically about the facility's plan for daily resident activities beyond television viewing.

Google Reviews

Google Reviews

13 reviews on Google
Florence Nursing Home receives polarized feedback, with some families praising the staff's loving and attentive care, while others report significant concerns regarding cleanliness and staffing levels. While long-term residents' families often describe a homelike environment, critics frequently point to a lack of responsiveness, poor facility maintenance, and insufficient engagement for residents.

Quality Themes

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FoodN/AStaff5.0Clean2.0Activities2.0MedsN/AMemoryN/AComms4.0ValueN/A

Strengths

  • Loving and attentive nursing staff
  • Homelike atmosphere
  • Supportive administrative communication

Concerns

  • Chronic understaffing and slow response times (mentioned by 4 reviewers)
  • Poor facility cleanliness and maintenance (mentioned by 2 reviewers)
  • Lack of resident engagement and physical activity (mentioned by 2 reviewers)

Rating Trends

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2342.02018(4)5.02019(1)5.02020(1)1.32021(3)5.02022(2)5.02023(3)5.02024(1)

Distribution · 15 analyzed

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4
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3
0
2
1
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5

How They Respond to Reviews

0%response rate

Questions for Your Tour

  • 1Given the current staffing levels, how does your team ensure that residents receive timely assistance when they press their call buttons?
  • 2I noticed some feedback regarding the facility's upkeep; could you walk me through your current schedule for housekeeping and routine maintenance?
  • 3With a smaller resident capacity of 56, how do you tailor your daily activity calendar to ensure residents stay physically and socially engaged?
  • 4Could you explain your protocol for medical emergencies and how you coordinate care with local hospitals when a resident’s needs change?
  • 5I appreciate the positive feedback regarding your administrative communication; how do you keep families updated on their loved one's daily well-being and any changes in their health status?
  • 6What steps are you taking to improve the variety and frequency of resident activities to ensure everyone has meaningful ways to spend their day?

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Key Review Excerpts

This Nursing Home is not shiny/new but has the absolute best

Long-term resident's family · 2019★★★★★

The staff is so awesome!!! Kathy & Katie always keep you posted & staff they make you feel so welcome

Family member · 2023★★★★★

In the case of my family member, he received very little actual care, other than help back and forth to meals. His physical therapy was quickly discontinued, once he made some progress, and no organized physical activity replaced it.

Family member · 2021★★☆☆☆
Source: 13 Google reviews

Staffing

Staffing Hours

per resident/day · Medicare 2026
RN Hours
0.73hrs
97%
Registered nurses for medical care
Total Nursing
3.16hrs
77%
All nurses + aides combined
Staff Turnover
56%
Lower is better (< 30% = good)
RN Turnover
50%
Lower is better (< 30% = good)

Both RN and total nursing hours are below national benchmarks. This can mean less clinical attention per resident, so ask about their staffing plan.

Quality Measures

Quality Measures

Resident outcomes compared with national, state, and local averages · 15 measures

Medicare Rating
3/ 5
Better Than Avg

7

measures

Worse Than Avg

6

measures

Mixed Results

2

measures

Long-Stay Residents
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Residents with depression symptoms

↓ Lower is better
This Facility32.4%
Mixed vs Avgs
Here
32.4%
US
12.1%
IL
52.5%
Mc henry
31.5%

Highly dependent on how each facility screens and codes depressive symptoms, so it varies widely between facilities.

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Residents on antipsychotic medication

↓ Lower is better
This Facility34.4%
Worse than Avg
Here
34.4%
US
15.4%
IL
21.8%
Mc henry
14.3%
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Residents vaccinated for pneumonia

↑ Higher is better
This Facility100.0%
Better than Avg
Here
100.0%
US
93.4%
IL
90.0%
Mc henry
95.8%
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Residents on anti-anxiety or sleep medication

↓ Lower is better
This Facility23.9%
Worse than Avg
Here
23.9%
US
19.5%
IL
18.3%
Mc henry
14.9%
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Residents who lost too much weight

↓ Lower is better
This Facility13.8%
Worse than Avg
Here
13.8%
US
5.3%
IL
6.6%
Mc henry
7.8%
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Residents vaccinated for the flu

↑ Higher is better
This Facility100.0%
Better than Avg
Here
100.0%
US
95.5%
IL
91.8%
Mc henry
96.4%
Short-Stay Residents (Rehab / Post-Acute)
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Short-stay residents vaccinated for pneumonia

↑ Higher is better
This Facility95.0%
Better than Avg
Here
95.0%
US
81.8%
IL
69.0%
Mc henry
82.3%
Source: Medicare quality measures

US average from Medicare published data

Inspection History

Medicare Inspection History

3-year lookback · Medicare 2026

2deficiencies
1penalties
Well below state avg (12.0)
1 complaint-triggered

Florence Nursing Home has recurring issues with emergency preparedness and infection control across multiple surveys, with deficiencies appearing in 2023, 2024, and 2025, suggesting these problems persist despite corrections. The facility also shows repeated safety concerns regarding accident prevention and has had issues with resident care assistance and wound care. One family filed a complaint in 2024 regarding notification of resident situations, though all deficiencies show correction dates from the facility.

May 8, 2025Routine
4
0007Potential for harm · WidespreadCorrected

Emergency Preparedness Deficiencies

Address patient/client population and determine types of services needed.

0036Potential for harm · WidespreadCorrected

Emergency Preparedness Deficiencies

Establish emergency prep training and testing.

0689Potential for harm · IsolatedCorrected

Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

0880Potential for harm · IsolatedCorrected

Infection Control Deficiencies

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Apr 3, 2024Routine
7
0880Potential for harm · WidespreadCorrected

Infection Control Deficiencies

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

0015Potential for harm · WidespreadCorrected

Emergency Preparedness Deficiencies

Address subsistence needs for staff and patients.

0022Potential for harm · WidespreadCorrected

Emergency Preparedness Deficiencies

Establish policies and procedures for sheltering.

0035Potential for harm · WidespreadCorrected

Emergency Preparedness Deficiencies

Provide family notifications of emergency plan.

0041Potential for harm · WidespreadCorrected

Emergency Preparedness Deficiencies

Implement emergency and standby power systems.

0686Potential for harm · IsolatedCorrected

Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.

0689Potential for harm · IsolatedCorrected

Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

Jan 2, 2024Complaint
1
0580Potential for harm · IsolatedCorrected

Resident Rights Deficiencies

Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.

May 17, 2023Routine
3
0677Potential for harm · IsolatedCorrected

Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.

0812Potential for harm · IsolatedCorrected

Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies

Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

0883Potential for harm · IsolatedCorrected

Infection Control Deficiencies

Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.

Federal Penalties

Payment Denial

May 8, 2025

20-day denial

Ownership & Operations

Who Operates This Facility

Owner / Operator

Florence Nursing Home

Organization Type

for profit

Ownership & Management

Owners

613 Club, LLC

Owner · Organization

12%

Brandman, Gittel

Owner

30%

Brandman, Moshe

Owner

8%

Goldberg, Yehudit

Owner

5%

Key personnel

Abell, DavidW-2 Managing EmployeeBrandman, JosephOfficer / DirectorBrandman, JosephOfficer / Director
Source: Medicare provider data

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