Axiom Gardens of Mount Vernon
#5 DOCTORS PARK, Mount Vernon, IL 62864
Mount Vernon, Illinois · CMS verdict
CMS rates Axiom Gardens of Mount Vernon at 1 of 5 stars overall - below-average on the federal scale, and below the Illinois average of 2.5.
The rating and the PlainElderCare Index below summarize federal inspection, staffing, and outcome data, they measure specific, documented dimensions of this facility, not a holistic verdict on the care your family member would receive. Visit in person, talk with staff and current residents' families, and weigh your family member's specific needs before choosing.
Axiom Gardens of Mount Vernon in Mount Vernon, Illinois holds a CMS overall rating of 1 of 5 stars and a PlainElderCare Quality & Compliance Index of 18 of 100 (grade F). The 106-bed facility operates where a semi-private nursing-home room in Illinois runs a median of $8,304 per month. Figures are from CMS Nursing Home Compare.
Quality & Compliance Index (lower star tercile)
This facility's 1/5 CMS overall rating sits in the lower U.S. star tercile (≤2/5). A transparent composite of this facility's CMS Care Compare sub-ratings and its federal inspection record. It complements, and does not replace, the official CMS overall rating of 1 of 5 stars. How this is calculated.
How the 18 is built
Each segment is a dimension's weighted points toward the score, summing to 18.
Weights: health inspections 30%, staffing 25%, quality measures 25%, inspection record 20%; any dimension CMS has not published drops out and its weight redistributes (no silent deflation). Inspection record is benchmarked against all rated US nursing homes. Source: CMS Nursing Home Compare.
Axiom Gardens of Mount Vernon's lower-tercile CMS stars
Quality ratings
On Care Compare (data as of April 2026), Axiom Gardens of Mount Vernon carries an overall CMS quality rating of 1 out of 5 stars. That figure rolls up three sub-ratings tracked separately: health inspection (2/5), staffing (2/5), and quality measures (1/5).
What each sub-rating measures
The health inspection rating reflects on-site surveyor findings from the last three cycles. The staffing rating compares case-mix-adjusted nurse hours per resident day to national benchmarks, and quality measures aggregate 15 clinical indicators including pressure ulcers, falls with injury, and long-stay antipsychotic use.
Size and setting
Located in Mount Vernon, Illinois, this facility operates 106 certified beds with an average daily census of roughly 57 residents - an occupancy rate of about 54%. The facility is classified under for profit - corporation ownership, a designation that can influence staffing patterns, reinvestment decisions, and admissions policy. At roughly 54% occupancy, this facility has meaningful open capacity relative to its certified bed count.
Same-ownership peers
Within Illinois, Axiom Gardens of Mount Vernon is one of 234 for profit - corporation nursing homes CMS rates. Its 1-star overall rating sits below the for profit - corporation-segment average of 2.3 stars, ahead of roughly 0% of same-ownership peers in the state. Peer comparisons within the same ownership type are more apples-to-apples than a state-wide average, since for-profit, non-profit, and government operators tend to differ systematically in staffing and reinvestment.
Inspection record
On the regulatory side, federal and state surveyors have documented multiple deficiencies at this facility (43 total). CMS has levied 3 enforcement penalties - civil money penalties or denials of payment, during the same window. This is a high deficiency count relative to most facilities; requesting the full survey report directly is the only way to see whether these are concentrated in one area or spread across the facility's operations.
Where these figures come from
Figures above come from CMS Nursing Home Compare (Care Compare, data as of April 2026) with state cost medians from the CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey. See our methodology for vintage.
How Axiom Gardens of Mount Vernon's lower-tercile stars compare to Illinois
CMS five-star sub-ratings (0–5) for this facility against the Illinois facility-weighted average. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Bar = this facility's rating · vertical marker = Illinois state average. Higher is better on all four CMS measures.
Where Axiom Gardens of Mount Vernon ranks in Illinois
Among the 665 CMS-rated nursing homes in Illinois, Axiom Gardens of Mount Vernon’s 1-star overall rating is higher than 0% of them. The bars show how all Illinois homes spread across the CMS 1-to-5 scale; this facility’s band is highlighted.
243 Illinois homes share this 1-star rating. Source: CMS Nursing Home Compare.
Facility details
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Beds | 106 |
| Residents | 57 |
| Ownership | For profit - Corporation |
| County | Jefferson |
| Penalties | 3 |
| Deficiencies | 43 |
Source: CMS Care Compare Nursing Homes (data as of April 2026)
What do families ask most?
What is the quality rating for Axiom Gardens of Mount Vernon? ▾
1 out of 5 stars is Axiom Gardens of Mount Vernon's current CMS overall rating, built from a health inspection rating of 2/5, a staffing rating of 2/5, and a quality measures rating of 1/5.
How much does a nursing home cost per month in Illinois? ▾
CareScout's 2025 survey puts Illinois's median semi-private nursing home rate at $8,304 per month ($99,645 per year), with private rooms averaging $9,216 per month.
What services does Axiom Gardens of Mount Vernon offer? ▾
With 106 beds with approximately 57 current residents, Axiom Gardens of Mount Vernon is a skilled nursing facility. It operates under for profit - corporation ownership, and CMS's inspection record shows 43 deficiencies and 3 penalties.
Does Axiom Gardens of Mount Vernon have any deficiencies or penalties? ▾
Axiom Gardens of Mount Vernon has multiple deficiencies (43 total) and 3 penalties recorded by CMS. A count this high is above what most facilities post; ask the facility directly for its plan of correction on the largest findings.
What are the alternatives to a nursing home in Illinois? ▾
In Illinois, alternatives include assisted living ($6,219/mo), home health aides ($6,864/mo), and adult day care ($1,977/mo).
Keep reading
Also see the Illinois elder-care overview and highest-rated states. Provider ID: 14E812.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.