GOLDWATER PONTIAC NURSING HOME
GOLDWATER PONTIAC NURSING HOME is a 90-bed nursing home in PONTIAC, Illinois. CMS has certified it for Medicare and Medicaid since 1997-08-01. It averages 84.5 residents a day.
What harm was found in the violations cited at GOLDWATER PONTIAC NURSING HOME?
CMS lists 33 health-inspection deficiencies for GOLDWATER PONTIAC NURSING HOME since 2022-08-12, 21 of them in the three years to 2026-08-01: the highest scope-and-severity letter on record is G; the most recent health inspection was 2026-06-29.
| Survey date | Tag | Deficiency | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-29 | F0567, F0684, F0689 | Honor the resident's right to manage his or her financial affairs. / Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | D |
| 2025-08-20 | F0602, F0609, F0695 | Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money. / Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. / Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. | D |
| 2024-11-25 | F0610 | Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. | E |
| 2024-11-25 | F0580, F0609 | Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. / Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. | D |
| 2024-05-16 | F0740 | Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services. | G |
| 2024-05-16 | F0880 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | F |
| 2024-05-16 | F0550, F0554, F0609, F0641, F0677, F0686, F0758, F0759, F0760 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. / Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate. / Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. / Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. / Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. / Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. / 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. / Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. / Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. | D |
| 2023-09-27 | F0880 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | E |
| 2023-07-28 | F0812, F0880, F0882 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. / Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home. | F |
| 2023-07-28 | F0689, F0695, F0698, F0740, F0758, F0883 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. / Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. / Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. / Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services. / 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. / Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations. | D |
| 2022-08-12 | F0812 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | F |
| 2022-08-12 | F0758 | 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. | E |
| 2022-08-12 | F0689 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | D |
How is GOLDWATER PONTIAC NURSING HOME staffed relative to the IL average?
| Measure | This facility | IL average |
|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day | 3.24355 | 3.44603 |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 43.3 | 44.5 |
| Average number of residents per day | 84.5 | 95.4 |
Who owns GOLDWATER PONTIAC NURSING HOME, and what chain is it in?
GOLDWATER PONTIAC NURSING HOME is registered with CMS as For profit - Corporation, operates under the legal business name GOLDWATER PONTIAC NURSING HOME LLC and belongs to the GOLDWATER CARE chain.
| Role | Owner | Association date |
|---|---|---|
| DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | DAVID A BERKOWITZ REVOC TR DAVID BERKOWITZ TTEE | since 10/01/2022 |
| MANAGING CONTROL - GOVERNING BODY | DEVAULT, DIANA, STACHOWIAK, MELISSA | since 10/01/2022 |
| CORPORATE OFFICER | KATZENSTEIN, MEIR, SPECTOR, JENNIFER, TVERSKY, AARON | since 10/01/2022 |
| OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | GOLDWATER CARE MANAGEMENT LLC, DEVAULT, DIANA, KATZENSTEIN, MEIR, MAYS, ERIN, SPECTOR, JENNIFER, TUROFSKY, STEVEN, TVERSKY, AARON, WILHELM, NAFTALI, ZAFAR, MUHAMMAD | since 10/01/2022 |
| INDIVIDUAL IS AN OWNER, PARTNER OR TRUSTEE OF ANY ADP OF THE SNF | BERKOWITZ, DAVID, MEYSTEL, YOSEF | since 04/23/2025 |
| ADP OF THE SNF | 1225 S EWING DRIVE, LLC, CURIS SERVICES LLC, GOLDWATER CARE MANAGEMENT LLC, YOSEF MEYSTEL DECLARATION OF TR OF YOSEF MEYSTEL TTEE, DEVAULT, DIANA, KATZENSTEIN, MEIR, MAYS, ERIN, SPECTOR, JENNIFER, STACHOWIAK, MELISSA, TVERSKY, AARON, WILHELM, NAFTALI, ZAFAR, MUHAMMAD | since 03/28/2025 |
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