This facility is participating in Medicare and Medicaid. The type of ownership for this nursing home is for profit - individual and it has 123 Medicare and Medicaid certified beds. Nursing homes can have any combination of Medicaid, Medicare and private pay beds. At the time of the last inspection this nursing home had 84 residents and the occupancy rate was 68 percent. This facility is not located in a hospital and it is not part of a nursing home chain. Hospital based nursing homes have faster access to the resources of the hospital. Southern Springs has both a resident and a family council to address issues and communicate with the administration and staff. Councils are a good source of information regarding how receptive the staff has been to the needs of the residents.

The following data was collected on 02-04-2005. The total number of resident care hours provided daily by licensed staff is 1.57. Registered nurses spend on average 0.45 hours with each patient daily. Licensed practical or licensed vocational nurses spend on average 1.12 hours with each resident every day. Certified nursing assistants spend on average 2.35 hours with every resident daily. This directory contains information about certified Medicaid and Medicare nursing homes. The information about nursing homes and skilled care facilities on this web site is for general informational and educational purposes only. This web site makes no representation that the information is accurate, reliable, complete or timely.