Overview
Southgate Health Care Center has a Medicare overall rating of 1 out of 5, below the Illinois average of 2.6. Among the 2 nursing homes in Metropolis, it ranks first. Its strongest area is health inspections (2 of 5), and its weakest is quality of care (1 of 5).
Its most recent standard inspection, on April 18, 2025, found 10 health deficiencies, fewer than the Illinois average of 12.5. 9 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 2 fines totaling $20,170 in the past three years.
Southgate Health Care Center is a for-profit facility with 140 certified beds. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1979.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- April 18, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 10
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 9
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 2 totaling $20,170
- Payment denials
- 1
- Total penalties
- 3
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 140
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- August 1, 1979
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes