Goldwater Care Clinton
Nursing home in Clinton, Illinois, CMS certification number 146076
1 Park Lane West, Clinton, IL 61727 · De Witt County
- CMS overall rating
- 1 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 134
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- February 18, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 56
- Fines in 3 years
- $247,594 (4)
Does Goldwater Care Clinton take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Goldwater Care Clinton is certified for Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare can pay for a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay; Medicaid can pay for long-term care once you qualify.
Certification isn't a promise of an open bed. Ask how many Medicaid beds it has free and whether it keeps residents who move from Medicare to Medicaid. Our guide explains what Medicare pays for.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every certified nursing home from 1 to 5 stars. The overall rating starts from health inspections, then moves up or down for staffing and quality. These come from the CMS Provider Information, October 2026 release.
| Measure | CMS stars |
|---|---|
| Overall | 1 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 1 of 5 |
| Staffing | 1 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 2 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 2 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 1 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Goldwater Care Clinton reported to CMS, split across residents and days. More hours per resident usually means more hands at the bedside.
- Total nurse hours per resident per day
- 3.31
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.14
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.96
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.21
- Weekend total hours
- 2.97
- Nursing staff turnover
- 67.5%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 100%
- Administrators who left
- 1
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on February 18, 2026 and cited 56 deficiencies, plus 35 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on December 5, 2024, found 20.
CMS shows an abuse icon for Goldwater Care Clinton. That means inspectors cited it for abuse, neglect or exploitation in the past year or two.
It is a candidate for the CMS special focus program. CMS puts homes with a long record of serious problems on this list for extra inspections.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Goldwater Care Clinton 4 times in the past 3 years, for $247,594 in total.
It also had 2 payment denials, when Medicare stopped paying for new admissions for a time.
Beds and residents
On an average day 104.8 residents live here, about 78% of its 134 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 134
- Average residents per day
- 104.8
- Certified since
- February 2, 2005
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Goldwater Care Clinton
- Legal business name
- Goldwater Care Clinton LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- 11 homes nationally under Goldwater Care, 1.3-star chain average
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Who inspects nursing homes in Illinois
Illinois's state survey agency licenses nursing homes and carries out the federal inspections for CMS. A home must keep its state licence and meet the federal rules to take Medicare or Medicaid.
Compare all nursing homes in Illinois, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Goldwater Care Clinton, email contact@assistedlivingaccess.com from your work address. We can add your own rates, photos and contact details next to the state record, or take the listing down.
Questions about Goldwater Care Clinton
What is the CMS star rating of Goldwater Care Clinton?
1 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Goldwater Care Clinton accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Goldwater Care Clinton?
56 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Goldwater Care Clinton?
Goldwater Care Clinton LLC, for profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.