About Goldwater Care Clinton

Goldwater Care Clinton is a nursing home in Clinton, Illinois. Its capacity is 134 beds, above the Illinois median of 111 for nursing homes. It is run by a for-profit operator and is part of Goldwater Care. It is Medicare certified. Its public inspection record shows 116 citations, the most recent on May 28, 2026. CMS also lists 6 fines or payment denials against it. Nurse staffing averages 3.31 hours per resident per day. Its public records were last updated in October 2026.

Public record

CMS Care Compare, updated October 2026

Special Focus Facility candidate

CMS lists this nursing home as a candidate for its Special Focus Facility program, which is for nursing homes with a history of serious quality issues. About the program.

Certification

Medicare-certified.

Ratings

Overall

1.0

Staffing

1.0

Quality measures

2.0

CMS Care Compare, October 2026.

Inspection history (116)

Records from October 2023 to May 2026.

February 2, 2024
Tag F0760
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected February 16, 2024.
January 12, 2024
Tag F0661
Ensure necessary information is communicated to the resident, and receiving health care provider at the time of a planned discharge.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected January 25, 2024.
January 12, 2024
Tag F0695
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected January 30, 2024.
January 12, 2024
Tag F0655
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected January 26, 2024.
January 12, 2024
Tag F0690
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Severity E: pattern, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected January 26, 2024.
January 12, 2024
Tag F0867
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
Severity F: widespread, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected January 29, 2024.
January 12, 2024
Tag F0727
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.
Severity F: widespread, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected January 25, 2024.
January 12, 2024
Tag F0677
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected January 26, 2024.
January 12, 2024
Tag F0868
Have the Quality Assessment and Assurance group have the required members and meet at least quarterly.
Severity F: widespread, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected January 25, 2024.
January 12, 2024
Tag F0759
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Severity E: pattern, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected January 30, 2024.
January 12, 2024
Tag F0686
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected January 30, 2024.
January 12, 2024
Tag F0756
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected February 1, 2024.
January 12, 2024
Tag F0644
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected February 2, 2024.
January 12, 2024
Tag F0880
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected January 26, 2024.
October 27, 2023
Tag F0686
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected November 14, 2023.
October 27, 2023
Tag F0600
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected November 14, 2023.

See the source data on data.cms.gov

Penalties (6)

Total fines: $286,544

May 28, 2026 · Fine
CMS recorded a civil money penalty of $26,985 against this nursing home on May 28, 2026.
May 28, 2026 · Fine
CMS recorded a civil money penalty of $22,895 against this nursing home on May 28, 2026.
May 28, 2026 · Payment Denial
CMS recorded a Medicare/Medicaid payment denial for new admissions starting June 25, 2026, lasting 1 days (triggered by inspection on May 28, 2026).
January 13, 2026 · Fine
CMS recorded a civil money penalty of $253,800 against this nursing home on January 13, 2026.
January 13, 2026 · Payment Denial
CMS recorded a Medicare/Medicaid payment denial for new admissions starting February 11, 2026, lasting 79 days (triggered by inspection on January 13, 2026).
December 5, 2024 · Fine
CMS recorded a civil money penalty of $32,744 against this nursing home on December 5, 2024.

See the source data on data.cms.gov

Staffing

3.31 nurse hours per resident per day in Q2 2026, about the same as in Q4 2025.

From the payroll records nursing homes file with CMS.

Ownership

For profit

Part of Goldwater Care, a chain of 11 nursing homes.

Average CMS star ratings across the chain: 1.3 overall, 1.7 for health inspections, 1.2 for staffing, 2.7 for quality measures.

Typical cost

CareScout Cost of Care Survey, 2025

This provider's prices aren't public. Here is what the same care typically costs in Illinois.

Nursing Homes

Illinois median$8,304/mo

Illinois cost breakdown

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