Goldwater Care

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PBJ Takeaway: Goldwater Care

11 Facilities1 States82% For-ProfitAvg. Overall Rating: 1.5Avg. Staffing Rating: 1.2Staffing Rating: 1.2

Goldwater Care operates 11 nursing homes across 1 state, with 82% classified as for-profit. Its average CMS overall rating is 1.5 stars.

Across the portfolio, facilities report an average of 3.30 total nurse HPRD, including 0.60 RN hours, below the national ratio of 3.77 HPRD.

73% of Goldwater Care facilities meet PBJ320 high-riskPBJ320 assigns nursing homes as high-risk when CMS designates them as: Special Focus Facility (SFF), SFF candidate, 1-star overall rating, or with an abuse icon. criteria (e.g. special focus facility, one-star overall, abuse icon). CMS reports a total of 30 fines ($1.3 million) for the chain's nursing homes.

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Goldwater Care Key Metrics
Providers
11
States
1
Avg. Rating
1.5
Total Fines
$1.3 million
High-Risk FacilitiesPBJ320 assigns nursing homes as high-risk when CMS designates them as: Special Focus Facility (SFF), SFF candidate, 1-star overall rating, or with an abuse icon. – Goldwater Care
Special Focus Facilities (SFFs)
0
SFF Candidates
2
1-Star Overall
8
Cited for Abuse
2
Avg. CMS 5-Star Rating – Goldwater Care
Overall
1.5
Health Inspection
2.0
Staffing
1.2
Quality Measures
2.5
Goldwater Care Facilities

Nursing homes affiliated with this entity. Latest quarter staffing from CMS PBJ data. Click column headers to sort.

StateProviderCityTotal HPRDRN HPRDOverall RatingStaffing Rating
ILGoldwater Care Bloomington 1 star, SFF CandidateBloomington3.010.5811
ILGoldwater Care Danville Abuse, 1 star, SFF CandidateDanville3.400.8612
ILGoldwater Care Peoria Heights 1 starPeoria Heights3.390.3211
ILGoldwater Care Marseilles Abuse, 1 starMarseilles3.510.8411
ILGoldwater Care Toluca Abuse, 1 starToluca3.130.6111
ILGoldwater Care PrincetonPrinceton3.160.6031
ILGoldwater Care Spring ValleySpring Valley2.990.7132
ILGoldwater Care Gibson City Abuse, 1 starGibson City3.410.5511
ILGoldwater Pontiac Nursing HomePontiac3.130.3421
ILGoldwater Care Roseville 1 starRoseville3.820.7211
ILGoldwater Care Clinton Abuse, 1 starClinton3.550.3011
Methodology

This dashboard uses CMS Payroll-Based Journal (PBJ) data (2017–2025), along with other public datasets (Provider Information, Affiliated Entity). State staffing standards via MACPAC (2022).

Metrics

  • Hours Per Resident Day (HPRD): Total staff hours ÷ average residents. Example: 350 hours for 100 residents = 3.5 HPRD.
  • Direct Care (excl. Admin, DON): Hours per resident day for direct care staff only (RN, LPN, CNA, NAtrn, MedAide), excluding administrative and supervisory roles.
  • Contract Staff %: Share of hours provided by contract staff.
  • Census: Average number of residents during the period.

Note: Some states set minimums (e.g., NJ, CA, NY at 3.5 HPRD); a federal 3.48 minimum was recently overturned (2025). A 2001 federal study linked 4.1 HPRD to better outcomes in that study. Staffing needs vary by resident acuity (case-mix), day, and shift. Estimates on PBJ Takeaway assume roughly 60% of staff are CNAs.

Data transparency

The PBJ Dashboard pulls directly from CMS data and is carefully vetted for accuracy. Still, sometimes a bug sneaks into the jelly. That could mean: a systemic CMS data reporting issue (e.g., Q2 2017 contract staffing, missing data in 2020 due to COVID) or there could be a coding error on our part. If you spot something that looks off, please let me know via the contact form so I can set things right.

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