H & J Vonderlieth LVG Ctr, the
1120 North Topper Drive, Mount Pulaski, IL 62548 · Logan County · 90 certified beds · avg 56 residents/day · certified since Feb 14, 2003
Part of chain: HERITAGE OPERATIONS GROUP (9 facilities, chain avg rating 2.0★)
What health inspectors found (on-site government inspections — the most independent evidence available)
Health inspection rating: ★★★★★5/5 · CMS overall rating: 5/5
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.
All citations in the current public record (5)
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 11, 2025 | F · Potential for harm, facility-wide | The facility did not label drugs according to professional standards or did not store them in locked compartments, with controlled drugs (medications with a high risk of misuse) kept under a separate lock. |
| Dec 11, 2025 | 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 11, 2025 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility gave residents unnecessary mind-altering (psychotropic) medications, or used drugs in a way that restrained residents by dulling their ability to think, move, or function. |
| Dec 11, 2025 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility's medication error rate was 5 percent or higher — meaning too many doses were given incorrectly, such as the wrong drug, dose, or time. |
| Aug 3, 2023 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not try to gradually reduce doses of mood- and mind-altering medications or use non-drug approaches first, as required, or used 'as needed' psychiatric drugs without proper limits. |
Inspection trend by year
| Year | Citations | Serious (G–L) | Worst severity that year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | D |
| 2025 | 4 | 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)
No fines or payment denials in the published 3-year window.
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) | 3.60 | 2.99 | 3.95 | top 22% in Illinois; bottom 42% in the U.S. |
| Registered Nurse hours | 0.60 | 0.63 | 0.69 | top 37% in Illinois; top 48% in the U.S. |
| Weekend total nurse staffing | 3.18 | 2.67 | 3.50 | top 22% in Illinois; bottom 41% in the U.S. |
| Weekend RN hours (not acuity-adjusted) | 0.53 | 0.56 | 0.48 | top 40% in Illinois; top 29% in the U.S. |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 36.2 | 44.5 | 45.8 | top 28% in Illinois; top 27% in the U.S. |
| RN turnover (%) | 37.5 | 41.8 | 42.9 | top 45% in Illinois; top 42% 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 3.45, RN 0.57, weekend 3.05. 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: 3/5 · short-stay residents: 2/5
Who owns this facility
Non profit - Corporation
| Owner / manager | Type | Role | Stake | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry & Jane Vonderlieth Living Center INC | Organization | 5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest | 100% | 05/09/2017 |
| Aylesworth, Richard | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 05/09/2017 |
| Cox, Melissa | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2022 |
| Cox, Melissa | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 02/04/2025 |
| Cross, Thomas | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 11/02/2007 |
| Curry, Daniel | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 06/07/2022 |
| Freer, Lynn | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 10/01/2012 |
| Hart, Benjamin | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 07/21/2011 |
| Hart, Steven | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 07/01/2023 |
| Heritage Operations Group, LLC | Organization | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 05/09/2017 |
| Heritage Operations Group, LLC | Organization | Trustee of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 05/09/2017 |
| Heritage Operations Group, LLC | Organization | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/02/2025 |
| Hild, James | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 10/01/2012 |
| Kincade, Donna | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 06/25/2018 |
| Kincade, Donna | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 02/04/2025 |
| Martin, Derek | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2025 |
| Martin, Jeff | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 09/15/2011 |
| McDowell, Catherine | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 04/01/2022 |
| Przykopanski, Pat | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 05/09/2017 |
| Volle, Richard | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2016 |
Questions to ask on your visit
Generated from this facility's actual citation record — bring them to a tour and ask the administrator directly.
- "Can you show me how medications are stored and secured on the units, including controlled drugs?"
- "Who leads your infection prevention program, and how do you make sure staff follow practices like hand hygiene every day?"
- "What percentage of your residents are on antipsychotic or sedating medications, and how do you work to reduce that?"
- "What is your current medication error rate, and what have you changed to bring errors down?"
- "What is your approach to psychiatric medications — how do you try non-drug options first and work to reduce doses over 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?"
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Facility data as of CMS processing date 2026-08-01. CCN 146042.