Scott County Nursing Center is certified as a Medicare and Medicaid facility and has been approved to provide these services since 2006-10-16. 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 (217) 742-3101 or your local Medicaid office to verify current eligibility.

Scott County Nursing Center 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 (4★), and Quality of Resident Care (1★). Our independent composite quality score — which uses the raw underlying CMS numbers to break ties between similarly-rated facilities — is 58.2/100, placing it #12558 of 14703 facilities nationally and #378 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 Scott County Nursing Center receives a reported average of 3 hours 34 minutes of total nurse staffing per day. This breaks down as: Registered Nurse (RN) coverage — 36 minutes; Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) — 49 minutes; Nurse Aide — 2 hours 9 minutes. On weekends, total nurse staffing is 3 hours per resident per day. The CMS Staffing Rating for this facility is 4 out of 5. The national average for total nursing hours is approximately 3.5 hrs/day. Total nursing staff turnover is 32.6%. Families are encouraged to ask about current staffing schedules during their facility visit.

The facility has received 9 fine(s) over the 5-year period, totaling $9,780. One substantiated complaint was recorded across the 5-year period. There were 2 Medicare payment denial(s) in the current period. In the most recent CMS reporting period, the facility received 0 fine(s) totaling $0, and 2 Medicare payment denial(s). Total penalties: 2. The Total Weighted Health Survey Score is 28.0 (lower scores are better). Full inspection history and complaint details are available at medicare.gov/care-compare.

Nationally, Scott County Nursing Center ranks 12558th out of 14,703 facilities (composite score: 58.2/100), placing it in the bottom 25% nationwide. Within IL, it ranks 378th out of 668 nursing homes. For 2026 staffing: total nurse hours rank #8,466 nationally and RN hours rank #6,715 nationally (#349 in IL). Our composite quality score of 58.2/100 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 Winchester, visit: https://nursinghomesnearme.org/illinois/winchester/