5533 N Galena Rd, Peoria, IL 61616
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Goldwater Care Peoria Heights brings together experienced clinical staff and personalized recovery programs for adults needing skilled nursing and rehabilitation in Illinois. Our Peoria Heights facility focuses on regaining independence through therapeutic support, 24-hour nursing care, and individualized treatment plans tailored to each resident's goals.
Capacity
94 residents
Location
Peoria Heights, IL
Status
Listed in a public registry
5533 NORTH GALENA ROAD, Peoria Heights, Illinois 61614
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 April 29, 2026, state inspectors cited 48 health deficiencies (the Illinois average is 12.5).
Nurses and nurse aides spend 3 hours 46 minutes with each resident a day, above the Illinois average of 3 hours 27 minutes.
Medicare fined Goldwater Care Peoria Heights 3 times in the last three years, $703,747 in total.
| Measure | This home |
|---|---|
| Nurse and aide time per resident, per day | 3 hours 46 minutesAbove the Illinois average |
| Registered nurse time per resident, per day | 12 minutesBelow the Illinois average |
| Nursing staff who left in the past year | 54%Above the Illinois average |
89 health citations in the last three years. Each one is a federal standard inspectors found the home was not meeting.
July 13, 2026 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation
Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.
June 17, 2026 · Complaint investigation · 3 citations
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.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Not require residents to give up Medicare or Medicaid benefits, or pay privately as a condition of admission; and must tell residents what care they do not provide.
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status.
Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.
Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent.
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.
PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.
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.
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.
Conduct mandatory training, for all staff, on the facility’s Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement Program.
Have the Quality Assessment and Assurance group have the required members and meet at least quarterly
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Notify each resident of certain balances and convey resident funds upon discharge, eviction, or death.
Provide or obtain laboratory tests/services when ordered and promptly tell the ordering practitioner of the results.
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Provide or obtain x-rays/tests when ordered and promptly tell the ordering practitioner of the results.
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility.
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Have the Quality Assessment and Assurance group have the required members and meet at least quarterly
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
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3 fines totaling $703,747 and 3 Medicare payment denials in the last three years.
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State inspectors visited on April 29, 2026 and cited 48 health deficiencies, 29 of them from complaint investigations. The Illinois average is 12.5.
Nurses and aides spend 3 hours 46 minutes with each resident per day, including 12 minutes from registered nurses. 54% of nursing staff left over the past year.
Yes. Medicare fined Goldwater Care Peoria Heights 3 times in the last three years, totaling $703,747.
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.
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.
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.