Goldwater Pontiac Nursing Home
Nursing home in Pontiac, Illinois, CMS certification number 145930
1225 South Ewing Drive, Pontiac, IL 61764 · Livingston County
- CMS overall rating
- 1 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 90
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- May 16, 2024
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 17
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Goldwater Pontiac Nursing Home take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Goldwater Pontiac Nursing Home 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 | 2 of 5 |
| Staffing | 1 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 3 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 2 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Goldwater Pontiac Nursing Home 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
- 3.25
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.36
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.70
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.19
- Weekend total hours
- 2.96
- Nursing staff turnover
- 47%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 70%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on May 16, 2024 and cited 17 deficiencies, plus 6 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on July 28, 2023, found 9.
The last standard inspection was more than two years ago.
CMS shows an abuse icon for Goldwater Pontiac Nursing Home. That means inspectors cited it for abuse, neglect or exploitation in the past year or two.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Goldwater Pontiac Nursing Home in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 83.3 residents live here, about 93% of its 90 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 90
- Average residents per day
- 83.3
- Certified since
- August 1, 1997
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Goldwater Pontiac Nursing Home
- Legal business name
- Goldwater Pontiac Nursing Home LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- 11 homes nationally under Goldwater Care, 1.3-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Goldwater Pontiac Nursing Home
- Accolade Healthcare of Pontiac300 West Lowell, Pontiac 61764
- Evenglow Lodge215 East Washington, Pontiac 61764
- Fairview Haven605 North 4th Street, Fairbury 61739
- Flanagan Rehabilitation and Health Care Center201 East Falcon Highway, Flanagan 61740
- Arc at Streator1525 East Main Street, Streator 61364
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 Pontiac Nursing Home, 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 Pontiac Nursing Home
What is the CMS star rating of Goldwater Pontiac Nursing Home?
1 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Goldwater Pontiac Nursing Home accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Goldwater Pontiac Nursing Home?
17 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Goldwater Pontiac Nursing Home?
Goldwater Pontiac Nursing Home LLC, for profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.