Nursing home
The Pearl of Joliet
306 North Larkin Avenue, Joliet, IL 60435 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Pearl Healthcare (13 facilities) · 214 certified beds
The Pearl of Joliet is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Joliet, Illinois. CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (2/5 for staffing, 2/5 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 Feb 13, 2025 cited 20 deficiencies.
- 3 fines totaling $83,448In CMS records: 4 total penalties, 1 Medicare payment denial.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How The Pearl of 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) | 3.16 | 3.49 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.66 | 0.73 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.79 | 2.13 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 45.6% | 45.7% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 20.0 | 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.
Penalties in CMS records: 3 fines totaling $83,448, 4 total penalties, 1 Medicare payment denial.
What inspectors found at The Pearl of 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 residents are free from significant medication errors.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Oct 17, 2025 · 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 · Oct 17, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Aug 6, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Aug 6, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Actual harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Apr 17, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- 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 · Feb 13, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Feb 13, 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 · Feb 13, 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 13, 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 13, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Feb 13, 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 · Feb 13, 2025 · 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
- 306 North Larkin Avenue
Joliet, IL 60435 - CMS certification #
- 145372
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 214
- Avg residents/day
- 136.9
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1978-09-08
- Chain
- Pearl Healthcare (13 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Pearl Healthcare
Pearl Healthcare operates 13 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Pearl Healthcare facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around The Pearl of Joliet using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Respite stays, nurse 24 hours a day, transportation
- Workplace safety 4 OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2020, 2 violations cited
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What The Pearl of 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.
- Offers respite or short-term stays.
Respite Care
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Nurse on site: 24 hours a day.
Long-term care services with 24-hour nursing services.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Provides transportation.
By eliminating the need for off-site appointments and transportation, our residents can enjoy the convenience and increased comfort of receiving dialysis treatment in familiar surroundings.
(page, checked Oct 15, 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.
- Sep 14, 2022: follow-up inspection, partial (health). Case closed Mar 23, 2023. No violations cited. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Pearl of Joliet LLC.
- Mar 25, 2022: monitoring inspection, partial (health). Case closed Dec 12, 2022. 2 violations cited (1 serious, 1 other). Penalties: $11,601 proposed, $11,601 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Symphony Deerbrook LLC. Matched by street address; the name OSHA recorded differs from the community's.
Details
- Serious: Respiratory protection (respirators, N95 fit testing) (1910.134(f)(2)). Penalty $10,151 proposed, $10,151 now. To be fixed by Aug 11, 2022.
- Other than serious: Annual summary of injuries and illnesses (1904.32(a)(4)). Penalty $1,450 proposed, $1,450 now.
- Apr 20, 2020: fatality or catastrophe inspection, partial (health). Case closed Jan 27, 2021. No violations cited. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Symphony Deerbrook LLC DBA Symphony of Joliet.
- Apr 16, 2020: fatality or catastrophe inspection, partial (health). Case closed Jan 27, 2021. No violations cited. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Symphony Deerbrook LLC DBA Symphony of Joliet.
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. 0.5 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 1 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Parc Joliet, Joliet. 0.4 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Interim Healthcare Services Of Joliet Inc, Joliet. 0.4 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 0.4 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
- Davita Sun Health Dialysis, Joliet, 0.4 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Rendevor - Il Post Acute Services LLC, Joliet, 0.5 miles away, straight line
Fmc - Home Dialysis Network Inc., Joliet, 1.4 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, 3.1 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Vitas Healthcare Corporation Of Illinois, office in Tinley Park, 15.7 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Dover Hospice Il Chicago Metro, LLC, office in Woodridge, 15.7 miles away, straight line - 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 The Pearl of Joliet a good nursing home?
CMS gives The Pearl of Joliet an overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars, including 2/5 for staffing and 2/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is The Pearl of Joliet staffed?
The Pearl of Joliet reports 3.16 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Illinois average of 3.49.
Has The Pearl of Joliet had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 20 deficiencies.
How many beds does The Pearl of Joliet have?
The Pearl of Joliet is certified for 214 beds.