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Medicare-certifiedSkilled Nursing

Avantara Joliet

(815) 725-3400

About Avantara Joliet

Avantara Joliet provides compassionate skilled nursing and rehabilitation care in Illinois, designed for seniors recovering from surgery or illness. Our experienced team focuses on helping patients regain independence through personalized treatment plans and evidence-based therapies.

Community at a glance

Capacity

154 residents

Location

Joliet, IL

Status

Listed in a public registry

Care & services offered

Skilled Nursing

Contact & location

210 NORTH SPRINGFIELD AVENUE, Joliet, Illinois 60435

(815) 725-3400

Medicare inspection record

From CMS Care Compare, the federal record every Medicare-certified nursing home is held to. Data as of September 1, 2026. Check it on Medicare.gov

At its most recent standard inspection, on December 24, 2025, state inspectors cited 8 health deficiencies (the Illinois average is 12.5).

Nurses and nurse aides spend 3 hours 43 minutes with each resident a day, above the Illinois average of 3 hours 27 minutes.

Medicare fined Avantara Joliet 3 times in the last three years, $33,535 in total.

Staffing

MeasureThis home
Nurse and aide time per resident, per day3 hours 43 minutesAbove the Illinois average
Registered nurse time per resident, per day1 hourAbove the Illinois average
Nursing staff who left in the past year70%Above the Illinois average

Inspections

30 health citations in the last three years. Each one is a federal standard inspectors found the home was not meeting.

December 24, 2025 · Standard inspection · 8 citations

  • Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Pharmacy ServiceCorrected Dec 29, 2025
  • Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Quality of Life and CareFrom a complaintCorrected Dec 29, 2025
  • Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Dec 29, 2025
  • Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Quality of Life and CareFrom a complaintCorrected Dec 29, 2025
  • Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Pharmacy ServiceCorrected Dec 29, 2025
  • Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareFrom a complaintCorrected Dec 29, 2025
  • Provide each resident with a nourishing, palatable, well-balanced diet that meets his or her daily nutritional and special dietary needs.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Nutrition and DietaryCorrected Dec 29, 2025
  • Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Dec 29, 2025

July 11, 2025 · Complaint investigation · 2 citations

  • Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.

    Residents were harmed, a few residents (level G)Quality of Life and CareFrom a complaintCorrected Jul 12, 2025
  • Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

    Residents were harmed, a few residents (level G)Quality of Life and CareFrom a complaintCorrected Jul 12, 2025
February 26, 2025 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation+
  • Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

    Residents were harmed, a few residents (level G)Quality of Life and CareFrom a complaintCorrected Mar 21, 2025
February 14, 2025 · Complaint investigation · 2 citations+
  • Plan the resident's discharge to meet the resident's goals and needs.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningFrom a complaintCorrected Mar 11, 2025
  • Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareFrom a complaintCorrected Mar 11, 2025
January 29, 2025 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation+
  • Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareFrom a complaintCorrected Feb 1, 2025
January 15, 2025 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation+
  • Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.

    Residents were harmed, a few residents (level G)Resident RightsFrom a complaintCorrected Feb 6, 2025
August 29, 2024 · Standard inspection · 9 citations+
  • Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Nutrition and DietaryCorrected Sep 28, 2024
  • Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Sep 28, 2024
  • Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Sep 28, 2024
  • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Infection ControlCorrected Sep 28, 2024
  • Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Sep 28, 2024
  • Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident RightsCorrected Sep 28, 2024
  • Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Sep 28, 2024
  • Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Pharmacy ServiceCorrected Sep 28, 2024
  • Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.

    Minimal harm or risk, a pattern (level B)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningCorrected Sep 28, 2024
July 31, 2024 · Complaint investigation · 3 citations+
  • Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

    Residents were harmed, a few residents (level G)Quality of Life and CareFrom a complaintAlready fixed by Jul 13, 2024
  • Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareFrom a complaintCorrected Aug 28, 2024
  • Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareFrom a complaintCorrected Aug 28, 2024
April 18, 2024 · Complaint investigation · 2 citations+
  • Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.

    Residents were harmed, a few residents (level G)Quality of Life and CareFrom a complaintCorrected May 12, 2024
  • Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident RightsFrom a complaintCorrected May 12, 2024
December 27, 2023 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation+
  • Provide appropriate foot care.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Quality of Life and CareFrom a complaintCorrected Feb 5, 2024

Fines and payment denials

3 fines totaling $33,535 in the last three years.

  • July 11, 2025Fine: $9,974
  • January 15, 2025Fine: $14,576
  • July 31, 2024Fine: $8,985

About the home, per Medicare

Ownership
For profit - Limited Liability company
Legal business name
Joliet Skilled Nursing Facility LLC
Medicare-certified beds
154
Average residents per day
109
Accepts
Medicare and Medicaid
First certified
January 1, 1967
Part of a chain
Legacy Healthcare, 95 homes
Inside a hospital
No
Continuing care retirement community
No
Resident or family council
Resident
Sprinklers in all required areas
Yes
CMS Certification Number
145029

Location

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210 NORTH SPRINGFIELD AVENUEJoliet, IL 60435

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Questions about Avantara Joliet

How did Avantara Joliet do on its last inspection?+

State inspectors visited on December 24, 2025 and cited 8 health deficiencies, 3 of them from complaint investigations. The Illinois average is 12.5.

How much nursing care does each resident get at Avantara Joliet?+

Nurses and aides spend 3 hours 43 minutes with each resident per day, including 1 hour from registered nurses. 70% of nursing staff left over the past year.

Has Avantara Joliet been fined by Medicare?+

Yes. Medicare fined Avantara Joliet 3 times in the last three years, totaling $33,535.

Does Medicare cover skilled nursing?+

Medicare covers up to 100 days of skilled nursing per benefit period after a qualifying 3-day hospital stay — fully for the first 20 days, then with a daily copay. Long-term custodial stays are generally not covered.

How much does a nursing home cost?+

A semi-private room averages about $7,900 per month nationally; private rooms cost more. Medicaid is the largest payer for long-term nursing home care.

What is the CMS star rating?+

Medicare rates nursing homes 1 to 5 stars on its Care Compare site. We don't repeat those stars here. Each nursing home page shows Medicare's underlying record instead: inspections, staffing and fines, with a link to check it on Medicare.gov.

Senior living in Joliet Skilled Nursing in Illinois Skilled Nursing guide Information last updated October 2026