Helia Healthcare Of Benton is certified as a Medicare and Medicaid facility and has been approved to provide these services since 2005-08-12. Medicare covers short-term skilled nursing care (typically up to 100 days after a qualifying hospital stay). Medicaid covers long-term care for residents who meet financial eligibility requirements. Contact the facility at (618) 439-3500 or your local Medicaid office to verify current eligibility.

Helia Healthcare Of Benton holds an overall CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) rating of 4 out of 5 stars. This is made up of three components: Health Inspection (5★), Staffing (1★), and Quality of Resident Care (3★). Our independent composite quality score — which uses the raw underlying CMS numbers to break ties between similarly-rated facilities — is 63.1/100, placing it #11073 of 14703 facilities nationally and #285 of 668 in Illinois. Star ratings are a useful starting point, but the composite score and individual sub-ratings give a more complete picture for families comparing facilities.

Each resident at Helia Healthcare Of Benton receives a reported average of 2 hours 52 minutes of total nurse staffing per day. This breaks down as: Registered Nurse (RN) coverage — 21 minutes; Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) — 39 minutes; Nurse Aide — 1 hour 52 minutes. On weekends, total nurse staffing is 2 hours 42 minutes per resident per day. The CMS Staffing Rating for this facility is 1 out of 5. The national average for total nursing hours is approximately 3.5 hrs/day. Total nursing staff turnover is 53.5%. Families are encouraged to ask about current staffing schedules during their facility visit.

Helia Healthcare Of Benton has received zero fines across all five years of available data (2022–2026), reflecting a strong regulatory compliance record. One substantiated complaint was recorded across the 5-year period. In the most recent CMS reporting period, the facility received 0 fine(s) totaling $0, and 0 Medicare payment denial(s). Total penalties: 0. The Total Weighted Health Survey Score is 10.0 (lower scores are better). Full inspection history and complaint details are available at medicare.gov/care-compare.

Nationally, Helia Healthcare Of Benton ranks 11073rd out of 14,703 facilities (composite score: 63.1/100), placing it in the bottom 25% nationwide. Within IL, it ranks 285th out of 668 nursing homes. In Benton, it ranks 1st out of 3 facilities. Among facilities sharing its ZIP code, it ranks 1st of 3. For 2026 staffing: total nurse hours rank #13,554 nationally and RN hours rank #12,005 nationally (#560 in IL). Our composite quality score of 63.1/100 weighs health inspections, quality of resident care, staffing hours, compliance record, and five-year performance trends — giving a more complete picture than CMS star ratings alone, which can place hundreds of facilities in the same 5-star bucket. To browse and compare all nursing homes in Benton, visit: https://nursinghomesnearme.org/illinois/benton/