Goldwater Care Bloomington
700 East Walnut, Bloomington, IL, 61701
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Official records from CMS Care Compare — reported by the facility and audited by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. We present them unmodified. Refreshed June 2026.
Special Focus Candidate
CMS has identified this facility as a Special Focus Candidate — a track record of serious quality issues that places it one step away from full Special Focus Facility designation.
Source: CMS Care Compare.
CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company · Chain: Goldwater Care
- Certified beds
- 88 · avg 76 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 62.7% — higher than most Illinois nursing homesIllinois avg: 45.0% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 33.3% — lower than most Illinois nursing homesIllinois avg: 42.3% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 0 departed — near the Illinois averageIllinois avg: 0.5 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Enforcement & Citations
- Fines (past 3 years)
- 3 fines · $234,633 total
- Payment denials
- 3 denials
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 145016
- Certified beds
- 88 beds · avg 76 residents/day
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Goldwater Care Bloomington Llc
- Chain affiliation
- Goldwater Care
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the Goldwater Care chain — 11 facilities. Chain-wide average overall rating 1.5 / 5.
Disclosed owners (8 on record)
- Aaron Tversky
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 35% · since 2023
- David a Berkowitz
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 5% · since 2023
- David a Berkowitz Revoc tr David Berkowitz Ttee
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 5% · since 2023
- Jan Marie Joaquin
W-2 Managing Employee · 100% · since 2023
- Jennifer Spector
Corporate Director · 100% · since 2023
- Meir Katzenstein
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 35% · since 2023
+ 2 additional owners on the federal record.
Recent change of ownership
July 2023 (3 years ago) · acquired from Heritage Health Bloomington
Transaction type: Change of Ownership
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Chain Performance Measures + Change of Ownership, as of May 2026.
Federal inspection record
Immediate-jeopardy citations (CMS scope/severity J–L) are the most serious category federal inspectors issue — meaning a deficiency placed residents in immediate risk of serious harm. Ask the facility for the corrective-action plan filed with CMS, and consider contacting your state long-term care ombudsman for context.
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 89)
- D0684·Apr 9, 2026Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- E0550·Apr 9, 2026Complaint
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- F0921·Sep 11, 2025Complaint
Environmental Deficiencies
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
- G0689·Aug 17, 2025Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- G0697·Jul 28, 2025Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
- J0689·Jul 28, 2025Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- G0684·Jul 28, 2025Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- F0727·Apr 10, 2025Complaint
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
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.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20251 fine · $110K · 1 payment denial
- 20242 fines · $124K · 2 payment denials
Most recent events
- Feb 26, 2025Payment denial · 15 days · starting Mar 27, 2025
- Feb 26, 2025Fine · $110K
- Jun 21, 2024Payment denial · 5 days · starting Aug 1, 2024
- Jun 21, 2024Fine · $49K
- Jan 23, 2024Payment denial · 21 days · starting Feb 16, 2024
- Jan 23, 2024Fine · $75K
Largest single fine on record: $110K.
Fire-safety citations
22 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Feb 26, 2025. Fire-safety inspections cover building-level Life Safety Code compliance, separate from the resident-care health survey.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Health Deficiencies, Fire Safety Deficiencies, and Penalties datasets, snapshot Jun 1, 2026.
Facility background report
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- Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.
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