CCN 146021 · Jefferson County, Illinois
Nature Trail Health and Rehab
1001 South 34th Street, Mount Vernon, IL 62864
Nature Trail Health and Rehab is a 74-bed for-profit nursing home in Mount Vernon, Illinois, first certified for Medicare or Medicaid in 2002. CMS rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall in its September 2026 data, and it averaged 66.6 residents a day, about 90% of its certified beds. It has an active FHA-insured Section 232 loan: $5.4 million originally, at 5.79%, with $5.2 million outstanding as of September 30, 2026 and maturity in March 2054.
Facility facts
- Certified beds
- 74
- Average residents per day
- 66.6 (90.0% of beds)
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certification
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Legal business name
- Nature Trail Health and Rehab Center LLC
- Certified since
- Mar 1, 2002
- Chain or affiliated group
- Crest Healthcare Consulting (11 facilities, chain average 2.3 stars)
- Location
- Rural
Ratings and staffing
Star ratings run from 1 to 5. Staffing is nurse hours per resident per day from CMS Payroll Based Journal data; turnover is the CMS annual nursing staff turnover rate. Occupancy is CMS's average daily census divided by certified beds.
| Measure | This facility | Illinois median | US median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall rating | 4 of 5 | State spread: 245 at 1, 112 at 2, 103 at 3, 108 at 4, 93 at 5 | |
| Health inspections | 4 of 5 | ||
| Quality measures | 2 of 5 | ||
| Staffing | 2 of 5 | ||
| Total nurse hours per resident per day | 3.33 | 3.29 | 3.68 |
| RN hours per resident per day | 0.58 | 0.61 | 0.58 |
| Weekend nurse hours per resident per day | 2.78 | ||
| Nursing staff turnover | 49.2% | 43.4% | 44.9% |
| Occupancy (residents / beds) | 90.0% | 76.8% | 85.7% |
| Fines reported by CMS | 1 totaling $18,603 | ||
| Health deficiencies, latest standard survey | 8 (Dec 8, 2025) | ||
HUD 223(f) Express Lane: the CMS part
HUD gives 223(f) applications queue priority when the facility has CMS overall and health inspection ratings of at least 2 stars and no abuse icon, among other tests (ORCF criteria of March 31, 2026). Nature Trail Health and Rehab meets that part today: 4 stars overall, 4 on health inspections, no abuse icon. The loan-to-value, coverage and operator tests depend on the deal. All the criteria.
Who owns and operates it
These are the owners and operators the facility reported to CMS: anyone with a 5% or greater direct or indirect stake, and any organization with operational or managerial control.
| Name | Role | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crest Illinois Holdco II LLCOrganization | Direct Ownership Interest | 100% | 02/27/2024 |
| Crest II Tbd HoldcoOrganization | Indirect Ownership Interest | 100% | 02/27/2024 |
| Capital Finance LLCOrganization | Security Interest | n/a | 01/01/2022 |
| Capital Finance LLCOrganization | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 01/01/2022 |
| Light Man LLCOrganization | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 05/01/2021 |
| LTC Consulting Services LLCOrganization | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 05/01/2021 |
| Flick, JohnIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 12/06/2024 |
| Lichtman, ShalomIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 05/01/2021 |
| Robbins, SuzanneIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 03/31/2025 |
Changes of ownership
| Effective | Buyer | Seller |
|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2021 | Nature Trail Health and Rehab Center LLC | Ssc Mount Vernon Operating Company LLC |
HUD Section 232 loans
HUD's Office of Healthcare Programs lists these FHA-insured loans for a project we matched to this facility by name, city and bed count. Status, rate and balance come from HUD's insured-mortgage files as of September 30, 2026. Check the FHA number against the loan documents before relying on the match.
| Endorsed | Program | Original amount | Status | FHA number |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 27, 2024 | 223(f) refinance or purchaseHUD project name: Nature Trail Health and Rehab, 74 beds. Lender at endorsement: Capital Funding LLC | $5,416,200 | Active: 5.79%, $5,235,511 balanceMatures Mar 1, 2054. Servicer: Capital Funding LLC | 07222218 |
Sources and dates
Facility, rating, staffing and ownership data: CMS Provider Information and CMS Ownership, processing date September 2026. Private equity, REIT and mortgage-interest flags and changes of ownership: CMS Skilled Nursing Facility All Owners and Change of Ownership files (2026-10-01). FHA-insured loans: HUD Office of Healthcare Programs endorsement database, data run July 8, 2026. How we join them, and what the join can get wrong: methodology.
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