Overview
Goldwater Pontiac Nursing Home has a Medicare overall rating of 1 out of 5, below the Illinois average of 2.6. It ranks 3rd of 3 nursing homes in Pontiac. It scores best on quality of care (3 of 5) and lowest on staffing (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.2 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 55% of nursing homes in Illinois (the state average is 3.5 hours). Of that, 0.4 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on May 16, 2024, found 17 health deficiencies, more than the Illinois average of 12.5. 6 of them came from complaint investigations. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 69% of Illinois nursing homes have been fined.
Goldwater Pontiac Nursing Home is a for-profit facility with 90 certified beds, caring for about 83 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1997.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
Top 100%
Top 77%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- May 16, 2024
- Health deficiencies cited
- 17
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 6
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 0
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 0
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.25 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.36 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.70 hrs
- Nurse aides2.19 hrs
- Physical therapists0.01 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 90
- Average residents per day
- 83
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- August 1, 1997
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes