Nursing home
Avantara Joliet
210 North Springfield Avenue, Joliet, IL 60435 · Map
Non profit - Corporation · Part of Prime Healthcare (6 facilities) · 154 certified beds
Avantara Joliet is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Joliet, Illinois. CMS rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (1/5 for staffing, 2/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.31 hours per resident per day, below the Illinois average of 3.49. Its most recent inspection on Aug 29, 2024 cited 14 deficiencies.
- 3 fines totaling $38,682In CMS records: 3 total penalties.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Avantara Joliet compares
This facility vs. the Illinois and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | Illinois avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.31 | 3.49 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.93 | 0.73 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.86 | 2.13 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 71.3% | 45.7% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 14.0 | 12.1 | 9.5 | above avg |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
Staff turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.
Recent health inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
- Every deficiency from the December 24, 2025 inspection was corrected by December 29, 2025
Penalties in CMS records: 3 fines totaling $38,682, 3 total penalties.
What inspectors found at Avantara Joliet
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Potential for harm
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.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Dec 24, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Dec 24, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Dec 24, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Actual harm
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jul 11, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Actual harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jul 11, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Actual harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 26, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 14, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Plan the resident's discharge to meet the resident's goals and needs.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Feb 14, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jan 29, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Actual harm
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jan 15, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Aug 29, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Aug 29, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.
About this facility
- Address
- 210 North Springfield Avenue
Joliet, IL 60435 - CMS certification #
- 145029
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 154
- Avg residents/day
- 116.2
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1967-01-01
- Chain
- Prime Healthcare (6 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Prime Healthcare
Prime Healthcare operates 6 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Prime Healthcare facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around Avantara Joliet using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says A memory care unit, respite stays, transportation
- Workplace safety 1 OSHA workplace safety inspection since 2022, 3 violations cited
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Avantara Joliet says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Has a separate memory care unit, wing or neighborhood.
Secured Memory Care Unit
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Offers respite or short-term stays.
Yes, we offer short-term and respite stay options for individuals seeking temporary care and support.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Provides transportation.
Transportation to outpatient dialysis
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Apartment types named: private room, semi-private room.
Private & Semi-private rooms
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
OSHA workplace safety inspections
OSHA inspects workplaces for staff safety, such as lifting, needles, chemicals and workplace violence. It does not inspect resident care.
- Apr 7, 2022: monitoring inspection, partial (health). Case closed Sep 26, 2022. 3 violations cited (2 serious, 1 other). Penalties: $10,151 proposed, $7,106 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Presence Life Connections. Matched by street address; the name OSHA recorded differs from the community's.
Details
- Serious: Respiratory protection (respirators, N95 fit testing) (1910.134(e)(1)). Penalty $10,151 proposed, $7,106 now. To be fixed by Sep 1, 2022.
- Serious: Respiratory protection (respirators, N95 fit testing) (1910.134(f)(2)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Sep 1, 2022.
- Other than serious: Respiratory protection (respirators, N95 fit testing) (1910.134(m)(1)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, as of Oct 15, 2026, inspections since 2016. Penalties can change while a case is open or contested.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Saint Joseph Medical Center, Joliet. 0.3 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 1 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Parc Joliet, Joliet. 0.3 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Prime Home Care - Joliet, Joliet. 0.2 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 0.3 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 60435 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Rendevor - Il Post Acute Services LLC, Joliet, 0.3 miles away, straight line
Davita Sun Health Dialysis, Joliet, 0.3 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Fmc - Home Dialysis Network Inc., Joliet, 0.7 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 24 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 60435.
Lightways Hospice And Serious Illness Care, office in Joliet, 2.5 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Dover Hospice Il Chicago Metro, LLC, office in Woodridge, 16.0 miles away, straight line
Vitas Healthcare Corporation Of Illinois, office in Tinley Park, 16.4 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Dupage Medical Group Ltd, Joliet. 0.4 miles away, straight line. 5 geriatric medicine doctors listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard risk
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively moderate. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding relatively moderate, tornado very high, heat wave relatively moderate, earthquake relatively low. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
What we checked
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: no FEMA wildfire rating of moderate or higher here |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Avantara Joliet a good nursing home?
CMS gives Avantara Joliet an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars, including 1/5 for staffing and 2/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Avantara Joliet staffed?
Avantara Joliet reports 3.31 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Illinois average of 3.49.
Has Avantara Joliet had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 14 deficiencies.
How many beds does Avantara Joliet have?
Avantara Joliet is certified for 154 beds.