Goldwater Care Peoria Heights
Nursing home in Peoria Heights, Illinois, CMS certification number 145239
5533 North Galena Road, Peoria Heights, IL 61614 · Peoria County
- CMS overall rating
- 1 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 94
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- April 29, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 48
- Fines in 3 years
- $582,464 (3)
Does Goldwater Care Peoria Heights take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Goldwater Care Peoria Heights 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 | 3 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 3 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 3 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Goldwater Care Peoria Heights 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
- 4.28
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.37
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 1.21
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.70
- Weekend total hours
- 3.93
- Nursing staff turnover
- 76.5%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 100%
- Administrators who left
- 1
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on April 29, 2026 and cited 48 deficiencies, plus 29 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on October 1, 2024, found 5.
Infection control citations: 4.
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 Peoria Heights 3 times in the past 3 years, for $582,464 in total.
It also had 3 payment denials, when Medicare stopped paying for new admissions for a time.
Beds and residents
On an average day 52.7 residents live here, about 56% of its 94 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 94
- Average residents per day
- 52.7
- Certified since
- February 2, 1972
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Goldwater Care Peoria Heights
- Legal business name
- Goldwater Care Peoria Heights LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- 11 homes nationally under Goldwater Care, 1.3-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Goldwater Care Peoria Heights
- Arcadia Care Peoria Heights1629 East Gardner Lane, Peoria Heights 61616
- Lutheran Hillside Village6901 North Galena Road, Peoria 61614
- Accolade Healthcare of Peoria5600 Glen Elm Drive, Peoria 61614
- Apostolic Christian Skylines7023 North East Skyline Drive, Peoria 61614
- The Loft Rehab of Peoria1500 West Northmoor Road, Peoria 61614
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 Peoria Heights, 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 Peoria Heights
What is the CMS star rating of Goldwater Care Peoria Heights?
1 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Goldwater Care Peoria Heights accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Goldwater Care Peoria Heights?
48 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Goldwater Care Peoria Heights?
Goldwater Care Peoria Heights LLC, for profit - limited liability company.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.