Goldwater Care Peoria Heights
5533 North Galena Road, Peoria Heights, IL 616143096825428Ownership: For profit - CorporationCertified beds: 94Avg. daily residents: 56Chain: Goldwater Care (11 facilities)County: Peoria
Special Focus Facility candidate — CMS has identified this facility as one of the most poorly performing in the state and it is eligible for the Special Focus program, which brings inspections twice as often as normal.
The complete public record on Goldwater Care Peoria Heights, a Medicare & Medicaid–certified nursing home in Peoria Heights, Illinois, from the CMS Care Compare database (August 2026 release). Every figure below is published by federal regulators; ClearPath adds the state comparisons and the plain-English reading.
CMS Star Ratings
Overall rating
★☆☆☆☆
CMS’s composite of the three ratings below. Illinois average: 2.5 stars.
Health inspection
★☆☆☆☆
Based on the last three years of on-site inspections and complaint investigations — the rating CMS weights most heavily.
Staffing
★☆☆☆☆
Nurse and aide hours per resident per day, adjusted for how much care residents need, plus staff turnover.
Quality measures
★★★☆☆
Clinical outcomes CMS tracks, such as falls with injury, pressure ulcers and hospital readmissions.
Goldwater Care Peoria Heights holds a 1-star overall rating, in the bottom two tiers CMS assigns. Nursing staff turnover of 54% is well above the Illinois average of 44%; high turnover is one of the strongest predictors of inconsistent care. Federal regulators have fined this facility $527,947 in the last three years. None of this tells you whether a bed is open, whether your insurance is in network, or whether the facility will accept a given level of care — confirm those three directly with the facility before you commit.
Staffing
3.76 total nurse staff hours per resident per day
above the state average (3.45)
0.21 RN hours per resident per day
below the state average (0.72)
3.48 weekend nurse staff hours per resident per day
54.2% total nursing staff turnover
above the state average (44.5)
Not reported RN turnover
Hours are per resident per day, from payroll-based journal data facilities submit to CMS. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over the past year.
Inspections & Penalties
October 1, 2024 most recent standard health inspection
35 health deficiencies cited in the most recent inspection cycle
above the state average (12.3)
62 health deficiencies in the two prior cycles combined
$527,947 in federal fines across 2 penalties (last 3 years)
above the state average ($112,572)
2 payment denials
CMS withholding Medicare/Medicaid payment for new admissions until problems were fixed
Recent Inspection Citations
60 citations on record across recent inspections, 14 at the actual-harm or immediate-jeopardy level. Showing the most recent inspection. Severity uses CMS’s A–L scope-and-severity scale; G and above means residents were actually harmed.
| Inspection | Tag | What was cited | Severity |
|---|
| June 17, 2026 | 0578 | Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental… Complaint | G · Actual harm |
| June 17, 2026 | 0689 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. Complaint | G · Actual harm |
| June 17, 2026 | 0620 | Not require residents to give up Medicare or Medicaid benefits, or pay privately as a condition of admission; and must tell residents… Complaint | D · Potential for more than minimal harm |
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Source: CMS Care Compare (data.cms.gov), August 2026 monthly release. Figures are as published by CMS and change monthly; ClearPath refreshes automatically. ClearPath Senior Guide is an independent information service, accepts no referral fees or placement incentives from any facility, and does not recommend facilities. Verify current details with the facility.