Nexus at Alton
Nursing home in Alton, Illinois, CMS certification number 145427
3523 Wickenhauser, Alton, IL 62002 · Madison County
- CMS overall rating
- 1 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 181
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- May 10, 2024
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 32
- Fines in 3 years
- $277,040 (4)
Does Nexus at Alton take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Nexus at Alton is certified for Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare can pay for a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay; Medicaid can pay for long-term care once you qualify.
Certification isn't a promise of an open bed. Ask how many Medicaid beds it has free and whether it keeps residents who move from Medicare to Medicaid. Our guide explains what Medicare pays for.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every certified nursing home from 1 to 5 stars. The overall rating starts from health inspections, then moves up or down for staffing and quality. These come from the CMS Provider Information, October 2026 release.
| Measure | CMS stars |
|---|---|
| Overall | 1 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 1 of 5 |
| Staffing | 1 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 2 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 1 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Nexus at Alton reported to CMS, split across residents and days. More hours per resident usually means more hands at the bedside.
- Total nurse hours per resident per day
- 3.90
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.54
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.99
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.38
- Weekend total hours
- 2.98
- Nursing staff turnover
- 82.1%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 76.9%
- Administrators who left
- 1
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on May 10, 2024 and cited 32 deficiencies, plus 27 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on April 6, 2023, found 6.
The last standard inspection was more than two years ago.
CMS shows an abuse icon for Nexus at Alton. That means inspectors cited it for abuse, neglect or exploitation in the past year or two.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Nexus at Alton 4 times in the past 3 years, for $277,040 in total.
It also had 2 payment denials, when Medicare stopped paying for new admissions for a time.
Beds and residents
On an average day 76.5 residents live here, about 42% of its 181 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 181
- Average residents per day
- 76.5
- Certified since
- August 28, 1981
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Nexus at Alton
- Legal business name
- Legal Business Name Not Available
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
Other nursing homes near Nexus at Alton
- Alton Memorial Rehab & Therapy1251 College Avenue, Alton 62002
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- La Bella of Alton3490 Humbert Road, Alton 62002
- Bria of Godfrey1623 29 West Delmar, Godfrey 62035
- Evercare at University1095 University Drive, Edwardsville 62025
Who inspects nursing homes in Illinois
Illinois's state survey agency licenses nursing homes and carries out the federal inspections for CMS. A home must keep its state licence and meet the federal rules to take Medicare or Medicaid.
Compare all nursing homes in Illinois, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Nexus at Alton, email contact@assistedlivingaccess.com from your work address. We can add your own rates, photos and contact details next to the state record, or take the listing down.
Questions about Nexus at Alton
What is the CMS star rating of Nexus at Alton?
1 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Nexus at Alton accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Nexus at Alton?
32 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Nexus at Alton?
Legal Business Name Not Available, for profit - limited liability company.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.