Fireside House of Centralia
1030 Martin Luther King Blvd, Centralia, IL 62801 · Marion County · 98 certified beds · avg 62 residents/day · certified since May 1, 1994
What health inspectors found (on-site government inspections — the most independent evidence available)
Health inspection rating: ★★★☆☆3/5 · CMS overall rating: 3/5
The health inspection star above is graded on a curve within each state — a set share of each state's facilities gets each star level — so a facility can have few citations and still rate 2–3 stars if others in its state did even better. The overall rating combines that inspection score with staffing and self-reported quality measures.
Most serious findings (actual harm or immediate jeopardy)
▲ Immediate jeopardy, one-off · May 28, 2025 · F-0689 · triggered by a complaint
The facility did not keep the environment free of accident hazards, or did not provide enough supervision to prevent accidents like falls.
Why it matters: This is one of the most common citations and directly relates to falls and injuries, which can be devastating for older adults.
Severity (J): Inspectors found a situation that put a resident's life or safety in immediate danger, affecting one or a few residents. The facility must fix it immediately — these citations often come with large fines.
Corrected: Jun 6, 2025 (Deficient, Provider has date of correction)
▲ Immediate jeopardy, one-off · Oct 23, 2023 · F-0600 · triggered by a complaint
The facility did not protect residents from abuse or neglect. This covers physical, mental, and sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect, by anyone — staff, other residents, or visitors.
Why it matters: Abuse and neglect cause direct physical and emotional harm and are among the most serious failures a nursing home can have.
Severity (J): Inspectors found a situation that put a resident's life or safety in immediate danger, affecting one or a few residents. The facility must fix it immediately — these citations often come with large fines.
Corrected: Nov 7, 2023 (Deficient, Provider has date of correction)
▲ Immediate jeopardy, one-off · Oct 23, 2023 · F-0684 · triggered by a complaint
The facility did not provide treatment and care that follows the doctor's orders and matches the resident's own preferences and goals.
Why it matters: Care that strays from doctor's orders or ignores the resident's wishes can lead to declining health and avoidable harm.
Severity (J): Inspectors found a situation that put a resident's life or safety in immediate danger, affecting one or a few residents. The facility must fix it immediately — these citations often come with large fines.
Corrected: Nov 7, 2023 (Deficient, Provider has date of correction)
▲ Actual harm, one-off · Feb 29, 2024 · F-0689 · triggered by a complaint
The facility did not keep the environment free of accident hazards, or did not provide enough supervision to prevent accidents like falls.
Why it matters: This is one of the most common citations and directly relates to falls and injuries, which can be devastating for older adults.
Severity (G): One or a few residents were actually harmed — physically or emotionally — though not put in immediate danger of serious injury or death.
Corrected: Mar 21, 2024 (Deficient, Provider has date of correction)
All citations in the current public record (22)
CMS publishes roughly the last three inspection cycles plus recent complaint investigations. Older surveys drop out of the record as new ones are completed.
| Date | Severity | What the facility was cited for |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 20, 2026 | F · Potential for harm, facility-wide | The facility did not get its food from approved, safe sources, or did not store, prepare, and serve food according to professional food safety standards. |
| Feb 20, 2026 | E · Potential for harm, repeated | The facility did not make sure special medical diets — like low-sodium or diabetic diets — were properly ordered by the resident's doctor or managed by a qualified dietitian as state law allows. |
| Feb 20, 2026 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not provide a safe, clean, comfortable, and homelike environment, including safe support for residents' daily living needs. |
| Feb 20, 2026 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not reassess a resident after a significant change in their condition, such as a sudden decline in health. A full new assessment is required when a resident's condition changes in a major way. |
| Feb 20, 2026 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not update each resident's care assessment at least once every 3 months. These regular check-ins keep the resident's care plan matched to their current condition. |
| Feb 20, 2026 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not enter each resident's assessment information into the required format and send it to the state within 7 days of completing the assessment, as the rules require. |
| Feb 20, 2026 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not provide special eating equipment and utensils — like adaptive cups or easy-grip silverware — for residents who need them, along with appropriate help at meals. |
| Feb 20, 2026 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not have or follow an effective program to prevent and control infections — such as proper hand washing, cleaning, and isolation practices. This is the most commonly cited deficiency nationwide. |
| Feb 20, 2026 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not have a working call system — the button or cord residents use to summon help — in each resident's bathroom and bathing area. |
| Jul 10, 2025 | F · Potential for harm, facility-wide | The facility did not have enough nursing staff each day to meet every resident's needs, or did not have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift. Adequate staffing is one of the strongest predictors of good care. · from a complaint |
| Jul 10, 2025 | E · Potential for harm, repeated | The facility did not provide enough food and fluids to keep residents healthy, such as preventing unplanned weight loss or dehydration. · from a complaint |
| Jul 10, 2025 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not keep the environment free of accident hazards, or did not provide enough supervision to prevent accidents like falls. · from a complaint |
| May 28, 2025 | ▲ J · Immediate jeopardy, one-off | The facility did not keep the environment free of accident hazards, or did not provide enough supervision to prevent accidents like falls. · from a complaint |
| Mar 6, 2025 | F · Potential for harm, facility-wide | The facility did not have enough nursing staff each day to meet every resident's needs, or did not have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift. Adequate staffing is one of the strongest predictors of good care. · from a complaint |
| Dec 12, 2024 | E · Potential for harm, repeated | The facility's menus did not meet residents' nutritional needs, or were not prepared in advance, followed as written, kept up to date, or reviewed by a dietician. |
| Dec 12, 2024 | E · Potential for harm, repeated | The facility did not make sure special medical diets — like low-sodium or diabetic diets — were properly ordered by the resident's doctor or managed by a qualified dietitian as state law allows. |
| Dec 12, 2024 | E · Potential for harm, repeated | The facility did not have or follow an effective program to prevent and control infections — such as proper hand washing, cleaning, and isolation practices. This is the most commonly cited deficiency nationwide. |
| Dec 12, 2024 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not treat residents with dignity and respect, or did not honor their rights to make their own decisions and communicate freely. This is one of the most fundamental resident rights. |
| Dec 12, 2024 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not coordinate resident assessments with the state's pre-admission screening program for mental illness and intellectual disabilities, or failed to refer residents for the special services they need. |
| Feb 29, 2024 | ▲ G · Actual harm, one-off | The facility did not keep the environment free of accident hazards, or did not provide enough supervision to prevent accidents like falls. · from a complaint |
| Oct 23, 2023 | ▲ J · Immediate jeopardy, one-off | The facility did not protect residents from abuse or neglect. This covers physical, mental, and sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect, by anyone — staff, other residents, or visitors. · from a complaint |
| Oct 23, 2023 | ▲ J · Immediate jeopardy, one-off | The facility did not provide treatment and care that follows the doctor's orders and matches the resident's own preferences and goals. · from a complaint |
Inspection trend by year
Citations from standard inspections increased between the last two inspection cycles (5 → 9).
| Year | Citations | Serious (G–L) | Worst severity that year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 | 2 | J ▲ |
| 2024 | 6 | 1 | G ▲ |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | J ▲ |
| 2026 | 9 | 0 | F |
Counts reflect the current CMS public record (~3 inspection cycles plus complaint investigations); years with no surveys show no row. Inspection frequency varies, so compare severity as well as counts.
Fines and enforcement (last 3 years)
3 fines totaling $72,182.
| Date | Type | Amount / length |
|---|---|---|
| May 28, 2025 | Fine | $10,564 |
| Feb 29, 2024 | Fine | $18,238 |
| Oct 23, 2023 | Fine | $43,380 |
Nurse staffing (from payroll records, adjusted for how much care residents need)
| Measure | This facility | Illinois avg | U.S. avg | Where it stands |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hours per resident per day) | 3.61 | 2.99 | 3.95 | top 22% in Illinois; bottom 42% in the U.S. |
| Registered Nurse hours | 0.59 | 0.63 | 0.69 | top 39% in Illinois; top 50% in the U.S. |
| Weekend total nurse staffing | 3.14 | 2.67 | 3.50 | top 22% in Illinois; bottom 38% in the U.S. |
| Weekend RN hours (not acuity-adjusted) | 0.40 | 0.56 | 0.48 | bottom 39% in Illinois; top 47% in the U.S. |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 43.1 | 44.5 | 45.8 | top 48% in Illinois; top 45% in the U.S. |
| RN turnover (%) | 30.0 | 41.8 | 42.9 | top 31% in Illinois; top 29% in the U.S. |
Hours are per resident per day, case-mix adjusted by CMS so facilities caring for sicker residents can be compared fairly (same basis as the CMS staffing star). "Top X%" means better than most facilities: more staffing hours, or lower turnover. Raw (unadjusted) reported hours: total 3.50, RN 0.57, weekend 3.04. Staffing rating: 3/5.
Self-reported quality measures
Note: these ratings are based on data the facility reports about itself to CMS. They are not independently verified by inspectors, and can look better than inspection findings. Give more weight to the inspection results above.
Quality measures rating: 2/5 · long-stay residents: 1/5 · short-stay residents: 3/5
Who owns this facility
For profit - Individual
| Owner / manager | Type | Role | Stake | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sentry Healthcare Acquirors INC | Organization | 5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest | 100% | 04/11/2018 |
| Berck, Kathy | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 11/01/2018 |
| Berck, Kathy | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 02/06/2026 |
| Franklin Healthcare INC | Organization | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 11/01/2018 |
| Franklin Healthcare INC | Organization | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/14/2026 |
| Mittleider, Doug | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2000 |
Questions to ask on your visit
Generated from this facility's actual citation record — bring them to a tour and ask the administrator directly.
- "What is your falls rate, and what specific steps do you take to prevent falls and supervise residents at risk?"
- "Tell me about this abuse or neglect citation — what happened, and what specific changes did you make afterward?"
- "How do you make sure each resident's care follows the doctor's orders, and what changed after this citation?"
- "What did your most recent kitchen inspection find, and can I see how food is stored and prepared?"
- "Who oversees residents' therapeutic diets, and how do the doctor and dietitian work together on them?"
- "Can we tour the resident rooms, bathrooms, and common areas today, including areas not on the usual tour route?"
- "If my family member's health suddenly changes, how quickly do you reassess them and update their care?"
- "How do you track that every resident's quarterly assessment happens on time?"
- "What is your current ratio of nursing staff to residents on day, evening, and weekend shifts?"
- "Can I see the results and plan of correction from your most recent state inspection?"
Nearby facilities (within 20 miles)
| Facility | Distance | City | Overall | Inspection | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centralia Manor | 0.0 mi | Centralia, IL | ★☆☆☆☆ | 1/5 | abuse |
| Odin Health and Rehab Center | 7.7 mi | Odin, IL | ★☆☆☆☆ | 1/5 | |
| Doctors Nursing & Rehab Center | 12.0 mi | Salem, IL | ★☆☆☆☆ | 1/5 | |
| Twin Willows Nursing Center | 12.9 mi | Salem, IL | ★★★☆☆ | 3/5 | |
| Carlyle Healthcare & Sr Living | 13.5 mi | Carlyle, IL | ★☆☆☆☆ | 2/5 | abuse |
| Axiom Gardens of Mount Vernon | 18.7 mi | Mount Vernon, IL | —/5 | abuse | |
| Axiom Healthcare of Mount Vernon | 19.1 mi | Mount Vernon, IL | ★☆☆☆☆ | 1/5 | abuse |
| Nature Trail Health and Rehab | 19.1 mi | Mount Vernon, IL | ★★★★☆ | 4/5 | |
| Axiom Gardens of Nashville | 19.2 mi | Nashville, IL | ★☆☆☆☆ | 1/5 | abuseSFF |
| Mount Vernon Countryside Manor | 19.3 mi | Mount Vernon, IL | ★★☆☆☆ | 3/5 |
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Facility data as of CMS processing date 2026-08-01. CCN 145791.