Nursing home
Goldwater Care Princeton
515 Bureau Valley Parkway, Princeton, IL 61356 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Goldwater Care (11 facilities) · 92 certified beds
Goldwater Care Princeton is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Princeton, Illinois. CMS rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (1/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.16 hours per resident per day, below the Illinois average of 3.49. Its most recent inspection on Aug 15, 2025 cited 3 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Goldwater Care Princeton 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) | 3.16 | 3.49 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.60 | 0.73 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.13 | 2.13 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 42.6% | 45.7% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 3.0 | 12.1 | 9.5 | below 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.
What inspectors found at Goldwater Care Princeton
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
Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Aug 15, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Aug 15, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Jul 15, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jun 13, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Jun 13, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Ensure meals and snacks are served at times in accordance with resident’s needs, preferences, and requests. Suitable and nourishing alternative meals and snacks must be provided for residents who want to eat at non-traditional times or outside of scheduled meal times.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Jun 13, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
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.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Jun 13, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jun 13, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Jun 13, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jun 13, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jun 13, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jun 13, 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
- 515 Bureau Valley Parkway
Princeton, IL 61356 - CMS certification #
- 145437
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 92
- Avg residents/day
- 68.4
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1982-01-28
- Chain
- Goldwater Care (11 facilities)
- Setting
- Rural
Part of Goldwater Care
Goldwater Care operates 11 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Goldwater Care facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Workplace safety 2 OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2021, 6 violations cited
Full public records, with dates and sources
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 14, 2022: follow-up inspection, partial (health). Case closed May 13, 2022. No violations cited. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Aperion Care Princeton, LLC.
- Nov 8, 2021: fatality or catastrophe inspection, partial (health). Case closed Jan 18, 2022. 6 violations cited (5 serious, 1 other). Penalties: $13,654 proposed, $9,500 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Aperion Care Princeton, LLC.
Details
- Serious: COVID-19 rule for healthcare settings (1910.502(f)(2)(i)). Penalty $6,827 proposed, $6,827 now. To be fixed by Jan 24, 2022.
- Serious: Respiratory protection (respirators, N95 fit testing) (1910.134(e)(1)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Jan 24, 2022.
- Serious: Respiratory protection (respirators, N95 fit testing) (1910.134(f)(2)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Jan 24, 2022.
- Serious: Respiratory protection (respirators, N95 fit testing) (1910.134(g)(1)(i)(a)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Jan 24, 2022.
- Serious: Respiratory protection (respirators, N95 fit testing) (1910.134(g)(1)(i)(b)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Jan 24, 2022.
- Other than serious: Reporting a death, hospitalization, amputation or eye loss to OSHA (1904.39(a)(1)). Penalty $6,827 proposed, $2,673 now. To be fixed by Jan 24, 2022.
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
- Osf Saint Clare Medical Center, Princeton. 0.3 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Manor Court of Princeton, Princeton. 0.6 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Castor Home Nursing Inc, Sterling. 31.6 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Fawcett's Pharmacy. 0.8 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 61356 as small town (small town core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fmc - Spring Valley, Spring Valley, 12.2 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
- Hospice
- 7 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 61356.
In-Home Care Connection Hospice Services, office in Princeton, 1.2 miles away, straight line
Vitas Healthcare Corporation Of Illinois, office in Peru, 17.4 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Heartland Community Health Clinic, Peoria. 46.2 miles away, straight line. 2 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 low. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding relatively low, wildfire very low, tornado relatively high, heat wave relatively low, 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: FEMA rates wildfire risk here very low |
| 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 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Goldwater Care Princeton a good nursing home?
CMS gives Goldwater Care Princeton an overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars, including 1/5 for staffing and 4/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Goldwater Care Princeton staffed?
Goldwater Care Princeton reports 3.16 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Illinois average of 3.49.
Has Goldwater Care Princeton had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 3 deficiencies.
How many beds does Goldwater Care Princeton have?
Goldwater Care Princeton is certified for 92 beds.