Evercare At University
Public record summary
About this facility — Evercare At University
Evercare At University is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Edwardsville, Illinois. It is licensed for 118 beds — close to the median for skilled nursing facilities in Illinois (112 beds).
It is one of 4 senior care facilities in Edwardsville and 667 skilled nursing facilities across Illinois. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.
Federal inspectors have cited Evercare At University 83 times across 27 inspections in the last three years, including 2 food-safety citations, and CMS has imposed $399,548 in fines. Every citation is listed, dated, and graded in the inspection record below.
This listing draws on federal CMS Nursing Home Compare records, and was last updated on August 31, 2026. Background reports are compiled from primary sources — state inspection files, federal CMS data, corporate registrations, and court records — at the time of order.
Facility background
Ownership & operator
Registered owners & officers
Regulatory standing
Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)
Services & coverage
Inspection record
Kitchen & food safety
24 earlier / fire-safety inspections (75 citations)
Federal penalties
Visitor reviews
★★★★★Elizabeth Shueman · 2026-05-31 · via Google“I would like to give a shout out to the new management and dietitian at this facility they're doing the best job they could possibly do given the situation that the facility was in before. The dietary crew is all warm and carrying and intuitive to my mother's as well as all of the other patients needs and wants. Thank you sincerely to the kitchen staff and the dietitian you guys get five stars fro…”
★Lisa Kreider · 2026-06-06 · via Google“This place is everything a nursing home should not be!!! It's fifthy , they are rude,argumentative, I have kidney disease was in hospital for it I'm on a kidney friendly diet which they do not honor at all. All the food is poor quality, not seasoned at all.. inedible the hot foods arrive cold when you sit in dining area. Nothing like cold french fries, cold cheeseburgers & corn dogs!! When I asked…”
★Seth Whitworth · 2026-03-01 · via Google“My father has been here for two days and is supposed to be on IV antibiotics and has yet to receive anything. The staff didn’t even know he was there until that same staff member found his chart. He has noted that the food is unpalatable and that staff have told him to wait when he needed something small like water. This is unacceptable. I understand that these facilities are understaffed but you…”
