Golden Good Shepherd Home
101 Prairie Mills Road, Golden, IL, 62339
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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.
CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- Non profit - Other
- Certified beds
- 46 · avg 31 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 35.3% — lower than most Illinois nursing homesIllinois avg: 45.0% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
Enforcement & Citations
- Payment denials
- 1 denial
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 146111
- Certified beds
- 46 beds · avg 31 residents/day
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Other
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Golden Good Shepherd Home
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Disclosed owners (11 on record)
- Britney m Higdon
Adp of The Snf · since 2026
- William h Dixon
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- (unnamed Owner)
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Jana Waterkotte
Managing Control - Governing Body · since 2024
- Carl Heinecke
Corporate Officer · since 2024
- Paul Bruns
Managing Control - Governing Body · since 2024
+ 5 additional owners on the federal record.
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners, as of May 2026.
Federal inspection record
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 17)
- D0880·Nov 26, 2024
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- F0812·Nov 26, 2024
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- G0760·Nov 26, 2024
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
- D0758·Nov 26, 2024
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
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 li…
- D0692·Nov 26, 2024
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
- D0688·Nov 26, 2024
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
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.
- D0578·Nov 26, 2024
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
- D0558·Nov 26, 2024
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20241 payment denial
Most recent events
- Nov 26, 2024Payment denial · 60 days · starting Dec 26, 2024
Fire-safety citations
16 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Nov 26, 2024. 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.
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- Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.
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