Landmark of Itasca Rehabilitation and Nursing Cent
A nursing home in Itasca, Illinois 60143
535 South Elm, Itasca, Illinois 60143. (630) 773-9416.
- A candidate for CMS’s special focus list
- Cited for abuse (CMS flag)
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The short answer
Record last released by CMS on Oct 28, 2026.
- 1of 5 CMS’s overall rating
- 42 health citations at the latest inspection cycle Illinois average: 12.7
- 3.01 nurse hours per resident per day Illinois average: 3.47
- 7 fines in the last three years (needs attention)
Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.
What these words mean8
- Star ratings
- CMS rates some kinds of place from 1 to 5 stars, more stars meaning better on CMS’s own measures for that kind: for a nursing home, its health inspections, staffing and quality measures. A rating is CMS’s summary of those measures; it doesn’t promise good care. Source: CMS, Care Compare and the Five-Star Quality Rating System.
- Inspection (survey)
- A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
- Deficiency, citation, violation
- What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.
- Scope and severity (A to L)
- CMS grades each nursing home deficiency with a letter. A to C: no actual harm, with potential for minimal harm. D to F: no actual harm, but potential for more. G to I: actual harm. J to L: immediate jeopardy. Within each band, the letter rises as more residents were affected or could be: one or a few, a pattern, or widespread. Source: CMS, nursing home scope and severity grid (State Operations Manual, chapter 7).
- Nurse staffing hours
- The hours registered nurses, licensed practical nurses and nurse aides worked, per resident per day, from the payroll records each home sends CMS. Source: CMS, Payroll-Based Journal.
- Fines and payment denials
- A fine (civil money penalty) is money CMS makes a nursing home pay when it falls short of federal rules. A payment denial means Medicare and Medicaid stop paying for new admissions until the home meets the rules again. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.430 and 488.417.
- Immediate jeopardy
- CMS’s most serious finding: the place’s failure to meet a rule caused, or was likely to cause, serious injury, harm, impairment or death to someone in its care. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 489.3.
- Capacity
- The most people the licence or certification lets the place care for at once: residents, children, beds or apartments, as the state counts them. It isn’t how many are there now. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
What did inspectors find?
42 health citations at the latest inspection cycle
The Illinois average is 12.7.
Last standard inspection May 1, 2025.
Most serious in three years: immediate jeopardy to health or safety (L), at a complaint inspection on Jun 1, 2026
CMS, Provider Information, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
When those citations happened
74 citations in 20 months of the last 36. Last cited Jun 2026. Most serious: immediate jeopardy to health or safety (L). The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
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Hover or focus a month to read it.
Hearth Record drew this from the dates and levels in the source’s own records.
All 74 citations in the last three years
Grouped by inspection, newest first. Each carries CMS grades each nursing home deficiency with a letter. A to C: no actual harm, with potential for minimal harm. D to F: no actual harm, but potential for more. G to I: actual harm. J to L: immediate jeopardy. Within each band, the letter rises as more residents were affected or could be: one or a few, a pattern, or widespread. Source: CMS, nursing home scope and severity grid (State Operations Manual, chapter 7)., from A, the least serious, to L, the most. 56 came from complaint inspections.
CMS, Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
Jun 1, 2026: complaint inspection3 citations
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Provide each resident with a nourishing, palatable, well-balanced diet that meets his or her daily nutritional and special dietary needs.
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Provide activities to meet all resident’s needs.
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Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.
Apr 29, 2026: complaint inspection4 citations
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Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
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Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
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Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
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Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Apr 10, 2026: complaint inspection2 citations
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Honor the resident’s right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
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Provide activities to meet all resident’s needs.
Feb 9, 2026: complaint inspection1 citation
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Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life.
Jan 16, 2026: complaint inspection3 citations
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Honor the resident’s right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
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Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
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Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Jan 12, 2026: complaint inspection2 citations
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Keep residents’ personal and medical records private and confidential.
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Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food that accommodates resident allergies, intolerances, and preferences, as well as appealing options.
Dec 7, 2025: complaint inspection1 citation
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Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Nov 24, 2025: complaint inspection8 citations
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Honor the resident’s right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
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Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
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Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.
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Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
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Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food that accommodates resident allergies, intolerances, and preferences, as well as appealing options.
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Ensure therapeutic diets are prescribed by the attending physician and may be delegated to a registered or licensed dietitian, to the extent allowed by State law.
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Ensure meals and snacks are served at times in accordance with resident’s needs, preferences, and requests. Suitable and nourishing alternative meals and snacks must be provided for residents who want to eat at non-traditional times or outside of scheduled meal times.
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Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.
Nov 17, 2025: complaint inspection2 citations
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Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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Hire a qualified full-time social worker in a facility with more than 120 beds.
Nov 4, 2025: complaint inspection3 citations
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Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.
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Hire a qualified full-time social worker in a facility with more than 120 beds.
Sep 17, 2025: complaint inspection2 citations
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Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.
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Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
Jul 28, 2025: complaint inspection6 citations
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Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
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Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with dementia.
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Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.
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Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
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Ensure meals and snacks are served at times in accordance with resident’s needs, preferences, and requests. Suitable and nourishing alternative meals and snacks must be provided for residents who want to eat at non-traditional times or outside of scheduled meal times.
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Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Jul 1, 2025: complaint inspection1 citation
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Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
May 1, 2025: standard inspection13 citations
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Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident’s health.
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Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
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Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
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Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
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Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent.
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Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
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Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
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Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
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Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.
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Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
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Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.
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Have the Quality Assessment and Assurance group have the required members and meet at least quarterly
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Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Mar 26, 2025: complaint inspection1 citation
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Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Nov 15, 2024: complaint inspection2 citations
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Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
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Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Oct 25, 2024: complaint inspection1 citation
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Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Oct 18, 2024: complaint inspection1 citation
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Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Sep 23, 2024: complaint inspection4 citations
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Keep residents’ personal and medical records private and confidential.
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Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
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Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
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Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Aug 22, 2024: complaint inspection1 citation
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Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Jun 16, 2024: complaint inspection1 citation
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Immediately tell the resident, the resident’s doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
May 22, 2024: complaint inspection1 citation
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Keep residents’ personal and medical records private and confidential.
Apr 12, 2024: standard inspection5 citations
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Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
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Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
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Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
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Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Mar 26, 2024: complaint inspection2 citations
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Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
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Keep all essential equipment working safely.
Jan 26, 2024: complaint inspection2 citations
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Honor the resident’s right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
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Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Jan 4, 2024: complaint inspection1 citation
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Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Dec 6, 2023: complaint inspection1 citation
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Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Is it certified, and in good standing?
- Certified for Medicare and Medicaid since May 7, 1993.
- A candidate for CMS’s special focus list, which CMS keeps for homes with a history of serious problems.
- CMS marks it with its abuse icon: cited for abuse or neglect that harmed a resident.
- No change of ownership in the last 12 months.
- CMS lists its ownership as for profit, partnership.
- 144 certified beds.
CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
Has it been fined or penalized?
- 7 fines in the last three years, $517,018 in all.
- 2 Medicare payment denials in the last three years.
- 56 citations in the last three years came from complaint inspections.
CMS, Penalties and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Date | Kind | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 9, 2026 | Fine | $50,065 |
| Jun 1, 2026 | Fine | $141,475 |
| Nov 4, 2025 | Medicare payment denial | Not given |
| Nov 4, 2025 | Fine | $179,598 |
| May 1, 2025 | Medicare payment denial | Not given |
| May 1, 2025 | Fine | $52,712 |
| Mar 26, 2025 | Fine | $14,505 |
| Mar 26, 2024 | Fine | $12,263 |
| Dec 6, 2023 | Fine | $66,400 |
Who does the caring?
3.01 nurse hours per resident per day
The Illinois average is 3.47.
CMS publishes staffing about four months after the fact.
CMS, Provider Information and State and US Averages. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Measure | This home | Illinois average |
|---|---|---|
| Nurse hours per resident per day | 3.01 | 3.47 |
| Of which registered nurses | 0.63 | 0.71 |
| At weekends | 2.60 | 3.08 |
| Nursing staff turnover | 29.2% | 43.7% |
| Registered nurse turnover | 12.5% | 41.5% |
| Administrators who left | 0 | Not given |
Who owns it?
- Gubin Enterprises Limited Partnership owns 50% directly since Jan 1, 2019.
- 2 owners or officers are people: Michael Blisko (owns 5% or more directly, 50%); Rebecca Granrath (managing employee (on the payroll), 0%).
- Part of Infinity Healthcare Consulting (70 homes in CMS’s data).
- No private-equity firm among the owners CMS lists.
- No real-estate investment trust among the owners CMS lists.
CMS, All Owners. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly.
CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Organisation | Role | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gubin Enterprises Limited Partnership | Owns 5% or more directly | 50% | Jan 1, 2019 |
How do residents fare?
- CMS rates its quality measures 3 of 5 (Illinois average 3.1).
CMS, Provider Information and State and US Averages. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Measure | Rating |
|---|---|
| Overall rating | 1 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 1 of 5 |
| Staffing | 2 of 5 |
| Quality measures | 3 of 5 |
How does it compare nearby?
- Among the 12 nearest homes, within 6.0 miles, this one had the 1st most health citations at the latest inspection cycle (42; the middle value was 7.5).
CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Place | Miles away | Citations, latest cycle |
|---|---|---|
| Landmark of Itasca Rehabilitation and Nursing Cent This nursing home | 42 | |
| The Pearl of Elk Grove | 3.0 | 8 |
| West Suburban Nursing & Rehab Center | 3.1 | 17 |
| Alden Valley Ridge Rehab & HCC | 3.2 | 7 |
| Bella Terra Bloomingdale | 3.6 | 5 |
| Abbington Vlge Nrsg & Rhb Ctr | 3.9 | 6 |
| Bridgeway Senior Living | 3.9 | 20 |
| The Grove of Elmhurst | 4.4 | 17 |
| Bella Terra Schaumburg | 5.1 | 7 |
| Avenora Elmhurst | 5.2 | 8 |
| The Pearl of Des Plaines | 5.6 | 7 |
| Encore Village | 6.0 | 2 |
What the record doesn’t say
- Complaints that didn’t lead to a citation aren’t published.
- Inspections reach CMS’s data about six weeks after they happen, and staffing about four months after.
- CMS publishes the inspectors’ full written findings in a separate monthly file, which isn’t loaded yet.
- Fines and Medicare payment denials are the only enforcement CMS publishes; state licence actions aren’t included.
Sources
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Provider Information (4pq5-n9py).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Health Deficiencies (r5ix-sfxw).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Penalties (g6vv-u9sr).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, All Owners (afe44b85-cc6d-40d7-b5df-00ae8910d1d2).
Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, State and US Averages (xcdc-v8bm).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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