Goldwater Care Princeton: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Goldwater Care Princeton is a 92-bed for-profit nursing home in Princeton, Illinois, part of Goldwater Care. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.83 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 12% below the Illinois average of 2.09, and 42.4% nursing staff turnover (Illinois average 44.5%).
Goldwater Care Princeton
515 Bureau Valley ParkwayPrinceton, IL 61356
Bureau County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Goldwater Care Princeton, nurse aides logged 1.83 hours per resident per day, 12% below the Illinois average. With about 77 residents a day, that works out to roughly 141 aide hours a day, or about 18 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 5% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Illinois avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.83 | 2.09 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.53 | 0.64 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.39 | 0.72 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 2.75 | 3.45 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.61 | 3.08 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
42.4% of nursing staff at Goldwater Care Princeton left over the year CMS measured, against a Illinois average of 44.5% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 50.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Aug 15, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 3 health deficiencies (Illinois average 12.5). CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Goldwater Care Princeton holds 3 of 5 overall; the Illinois average is 2.5.
About Goldwater Care Princeton
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Goldwater Care, 11 homes
- Legal name: Goldwater Care Princeton LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 28, 1982
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Goldwater Care Princeton
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Manor Court of Princeton Princeton | 0.6 | 125 | 2.64 | 3.92 | 32.5% | 4 | None |
| Goldwater Care Spring Valley Spring Valley | 13.2 | 98 | 1.74 | 2.86 | 32.1% | 4 | None |
| Allure of Walnut Walnut | 14.9 | 62 | 2.04 | 3.38 | 37.5% | 5 | None |
| Manor Court of Peru Peru | 17.1 | 130 | 2.37 | 3.53 | 34.3% | 4 | $21,645 |
| Allure of Peru Peru | 17.1 | 127 | 2.67 | 3.96 | 40.4% | 3 | $10,059 |
| Henry Rehab and Nursing Henry | 18.2 | 81 | 2.28 | 3.59 | 38.5% | 5 | None |
| Allure of Mendota Mendota | 21.8 | 85 | 2.45 | 3.78 | 37.5% | 4 | $28,669 |
| Lacon Rehab and Nursing Lacon | 23.6 | 93 | 2.47 | 3.84 | 55.0% | 2 | $40,740 |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.