Nature Trail Health Care Center
Nursing Home Facility
1001 South 34th Street, Mount Vernon, IL 62864
Nature Trail Health Care Center is a senior care community located in Mount Vernon, IL. It provides nursing home care and senior living for older adults in the Mount Vernon area. To learn more or schedule a tour, call (618) 242-5700.
Operated by Crest Healthcare Consulting, which runs 10 communities in our directory.
Nature Trail Health Care Center is licensed for 74 beds, about typical for the area, where senior care communities in Mount Vernon average about 84 beds.
Federal reporting puts occupancy at about 90% of its licensed beds, which is high; communities this full often maintain a waiting list, so it is worth calling well before you need a place.
Medicare rates this community 4 out of 5 stars overall, a score based on health inspections, staffing levels and quality measures. Communities in Mount Vernon average about 2.3 stars. The individual scores differ noticeably: 2 stars for staffing against 4 stars for health inspections, so it is worth reading both before deciding. Its most recent standard health inspection was in December 2025 and recorded 8 deficiencies.
Residents receive about 3.3 hours of nursing care per day on average, including 0.6 hours from a registered nurse. Nursing staff turnover over the past year was about 49%.
The community is located in Jefferson County, IL.
Nature Trail Health Care Center offers nursing home care and senior living.
Facility details
- Organization type for-profit corporation
- Beds / units 74
- Occupancy 90%
- Nursing hours per resident/day 3.3
- Annual staff turnover 49%
- Last health inspection December 2025
Resident & family reviews
The people here were rude. I was thinking about putting one of my family members in this home. The people were unprofessional and cared more about going to lunch than helping. The facility was dirty.
by Verified visitor, Apr 2009