Illinois Ranks Third in CMS Suspended Payments

According to data gathered by the independent investigative group ProPublica, Illinois ranks third among states (behind just Texas and Michigan) in the number of times federal officials have suspended payments to a nursing home over serious deficiencies. This measure is taken when deficiencies at a facility are so serious that regulators push for immediate improvements.

Over the past three years, CMS has suspended payments 91 times to 78 Illinois long-term care facilities.

Illinois also ranked third in the number of total serious deficiencies and fourth in the number of total deficiencies, but was in the middle of the pack for both amount of average fine and number of serious deficiencies per home.

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