McLean County Times

As of the fourth quarter of 2023, Goldwater Pontiac Nursing Home was owned by David a Berkowitz Rvoc Trustee David Berkowitz Ttee, Yosef Meystel Declaration of Trustee of Yosef Meystel Ttee, and Meir Katzenstein, according to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). The nursing home, located in Livingston County, has been owned by David a Berkowitz Rvoc Trustee David Berkowitz Ttee, Yosef Meystel Declaration of Trustee of Yosef Meystel Ttee, and Meir Katzenstein since Oct. 1, 2022.

Goldwater Pontiac Nursing Home is registered as a for-profit facility.

During that period, the nursing home had an overall rating of two from the CMS, which is lagging behind the average of 2.6 recorded for nursing homes in Illinois. CMS ratings evaluate nursing homes based on critical aspects such as health inspection outcomes, staffing levels, and the quality of care provided to residents.

According to the data, Goldwater Pontiac Nursing Home aided an average of 80.7 residents per day during the fourth quarter of 2023, with a total of 90 beds available. Currently, the nursing home is not located within a hospital.

As of the fourth quarter of 2023, Goldwater Pontiac Nursing Home spent a total of $234,844 in 19 fines and suffered 22 penalties.

In total, there were four for-profit nursing homes in Livingston County, Illinois.

According to US Census data, in 2020, nearly 1 in 6 Americans were aged 65 years or older. Since 1920, the older population skyrocketed from 4.9 million to 55.8 million, reflecting a growth rate of roughly 1,000%, five times higher than the average growth for the overall U.S. population.

A 2021 study suggests that nearly half of this age group, roughly 28 million individuals, may require long-term services and support. Additionally, the study projects that over a third of them may eventually need nursing home care.

“Living a long life is something that many of us want and could get,” said Jesse Slome, executive director of the American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance, an insurance education group. “But when we live a long life, the chances of us needing long-term care increase exponentially. But when you need that type of care, there are limited options.”

Nursing Home	Owner	Ownership Type	Overall Rating	Avg. No. of Residents per day
Accolade Healthcare of Pontiac	Moshe Freedman	For profit - Corporation	2	78.1
Flanagan Rehabilitation and Health Care Center	XCH, LLC	For profit - Corporation	1	35.3
Goldwater Pontiac Nursing Home	David a Berkowitz Rvoc Trustee David Berkowitz Ttee, Yosef Meystel Declaration of Trustee of Yosef Meystel Ttee, and Meir Katzenstein	For profit - Limited Liability company	2	80.7