Nursing home
Goldwater Care Spring Valley
1300 North Greenwood Street, Spring Valley, IL 61362 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Goldwater Care (11 facilities) · 98 certified beds
Goldwater Care Spring Valley is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Spring Valley, Illinois. CMS rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (2/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 2.99 hours per resident per day, below the Illinois average of 3.49. Its most recent inspection on Feb 5, 2025 cited 6 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $61,237In CMS records: 1 total penalty.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Goldwater Care Spring Valley 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) | 2.99 | 3.49 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.71 | 0.73 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.86 | 2.13 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 38.1% | 45.7% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 6.0 | 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.
Penalties in CMS records: 1 fine totaling $61,237, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at Goldwater Care Spring Valley
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
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Feb 13, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Feb 5, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Feb 5, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Feb 5, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 5, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- 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 · Feb 5, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 5, 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 · Aug 21, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Mar 29, 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 · Mar 29, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Mar 29, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Mar 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
- 1300 North Greenwood Street
Spring Valley, IL 61362 - CMS certification #
- 145486
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 98
- Avg residents/day
- 68.5
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1984-06-01
- 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
Explore the area around Goldwater Care Spring Valley using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Respite stays, nurse 24 hours a day, works with hospice, behavioral support, transportation
- Staff pay 1 federal wage case with violations found, since 2024
- Workplace safety 1 OSHA workplace safety inspection since 2020, no violations cited
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Goldwater Care Spring Valley says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Offers respite or short-term stays.
Respite Care
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Nurse on site: 24 hours a day.
24 hour RN Coverage
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Offers hospice care on site or works with hospice providers.
End of life care/Hospice
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Offers behavioral support.
Memory Care Programs and Behavioral Management for Alzheimer’s and Dementia
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Provides transportation.
Residents will enjoy our warm and inviting great areas, attractive court yards, delicious meals, engaging social activities, transportation, and the flexibility to choose care and services tailored to their specific needs.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Apartment types named: private room, semi-private room.
48 private suites and 2 semi-private spouse suites
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026)
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
Federal wage and hour cases
The Department of Labor checks that staff are paid minimum wage and overtime as the law requires.
- Findings for May 1, 2024 to May 21, 2025. Violations found: Overtime. Back wages: $601 owed to 2 employees. Employer as DOL recorded it: Goldwater Care Spring Valley (Goldwater Care Spring Valley LLC). Case 2004202.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division enforcement data, loaded Oct 15, 2026. Concluded cases only. The dates are the period in which DOL found violations, not when the case opened or closed. Back wages are what the employer agreed to pay; penalties are what DOL assessed. DOL does not publish a page for each case, so search the dataset by case number.
OSHA workplace safety inspections
OSHA inspects workplaces for staff safety, such as lifting, needles, chemicals and workplace violence. It does not inspect resident care.
- Feb 26, 2020: monitoring inspection, partial (health). Case closed Mar 24, 2020. No violations cited. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Aperion Care Spring Valley LLC.
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 Elizabeth Mdl Ctr, Peru. 3.8 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Allure of Peru, Peru. 3.9 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Gaffey Home Nursing & Hospice, Inc, Sterling. 40.2 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 4.1 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 61362 as micropolitan (micropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fmc - Spring Valley, Spring Valley, 1.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
- Hospice
- 4 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 61362.
Vitas Healthcare Corporation Of Illinois, office in Peru, 4.2 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
In-Home Care Connection Hospice Services, office in Princeton, 14.5 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Heartland Community Health Clinic, Peoria. 48.1 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 moderate, 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 | See above |
| 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 |
| The community’s own website | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Goldwater Care Spring Valley a good nursing home?
CMS gives Goldwater Care Spring Valley an overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars, including 2/5 for staffing and 3/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Goldwater Care Spring Valley staffed?
Goldwater Care Spring Valley reports 2.99 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Illinois average of 3.49.
Has Goldwater Care Spring Valley had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 6 deficiencies.
How many beds does Goldwater Care Spring Valley have?
Goldwater Care Spring Valley is certified for 98 beds.