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Golden Good Shepherd Home

101 PRAIRIE MILLS ROAD, GOLDEN, IL, 62339

(217) 696-4421

46 licensed beds

★★★★★2/5CMS Five-Star overall3/5 health inspections1/5 staffing2/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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101 Prairie Mills Road

Golden, IL 62339

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CMS facility ID

146111

Care type

Nursing home

County

Adams

Facility name

Golden Good Shepherd Home

Street address

101 PRAIRIE MILLS ROAD

City / state / ZIP

Golden, IL 62339

Phone

(217) 696-4421

About this facility — Golden Good Shepherd Home

Golden Good Shepherd Home is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Golden, Illinois. It is licensed for 46 beds — well below the median for skilled nursing facilities in Illinois (112 beds).

It is one of 1 senior care facility in Golden and 667 skilled nursing facilities across Illinois. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.

Federal inspectors have cited Golden Good Shepherd Home 33 times across 6 inspections in the last three years, including 1 food-safety citation; no federal fines are on record. Every citation is listed, dated, and graded in the inspection record below.

This listing draws on federal CMS Nursing Home Compare records, and was last updated on August 31, 2026. Background reports are compiled from primary sources — state inspection files, federal CMS data, corporate registrations, and court records — at the time of order.

Facility background

What the public record shows.

Ownership & operator

Ownership type

Non profit - Other

Registered owners & officers

Bruns, Paul

Governing body · Officer — since 2024

Cassens, Cynthia

Governing body · Officer — since 1981

Dixon, William

Director · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2018

Gronewold, David

Governing body · Officer — since 2015

Heinecke, Carl

Governing body · Officer — since 2024

Higdon, Britney

Director · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2025

Post, Curtis

Governing body · Officer — since 2012

Waite, Linda

Governing body · Director — since 2015

Waterkotte, Jana

Governing body · Operational control — since 2024

Regulatory standing

Licensed / certified since

2007-07-01

CMS overall rating

2 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

9 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

None on record

Last standard inspection

2024-11-26

Nurse staffing

3.4 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges

$272 per day (≈ $8,270/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.

Payer mix (resident days)

41% Medicaid · 11% Medicare · 49% private/other

Occupancy

66% (fiscal year 2023)

Vs. state median

20% below the IL median of $342/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds

Medicare

Accepted

Medicaid

Accepted

Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset; cost & occupancy from the facility's own CMS cost report · last verified 2026-08-31. Facilities can submit a correction.

Inspection record

Every citation, dated and graded.

Kitchen & food safety

Federal surveyors inspect the kitchen at every standard visit. This facility has 1 food-safety citation on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.

2024-11-26Health inspection9 citations

F-0550

D · No harm found

Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.

Corrected 2024-12-20

F-0558

D · No harm found

Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.

Corrected 2024-12-21

F-0578

D · No harm found

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.

Corrected 2024-12-21

F-0688

D · No harm found

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.

Corrected 2025-02-24

F-0692

D · No harm found

Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.

Corrected 2025-02-24

F-0758

D · No harm found

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.

Corrected 2025-02-24

F-0760

G · Actual harm

Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.

Corrected 2024-12-21

F-0812

F · No harm foundFood safety

Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

Corrected 2024-12-21

F-0880

D · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2025-02-24

2023-09-07Health inspection4 citations

F-0686

D · No harm found

Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.

Corrected 2023-09-11

F-0689

D · No harm found

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

Corrected 2023-09-15

F-0758

D · No harm found

Corrected 2023-09-10

F-0881

F · No harm found

Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.

Corrected 2023-09-15

4 earlier / fire-safety inspections (20 citations)

2022-08-18Health inspection4 citations

F-0600

D · No harm found

Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.

Corrected 2022-09-07

F-0609

D · No harm found

Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.

Corrected 2022-09-07

F-0610

D · No harm found

Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.

Corrected 2022-09-07

F-0689

D · No harm found

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

Corrected 2022-09-07

2024-11-26Fire-safety inspection5 citations

E-0037

F · No harm found

Establish staff and initial training requirements.

Corrected 2025-02-01

E-0039

F · No harm found

Conduct testing and exercise requirements.

Corrected 2025-02-01

K-0761

F · No harm found

To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.

Corrected 2025-02-01

K-0914

E · No harm found

Ensure receptacles at patient bed locations and where general anesthesia is administered, are tested after initial installation, replacement or servicing.

Corrected 2024-12-18

K-0918

F · No harm found

Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.

Corrected 2025-01-10

2023-09-07Fire-safety inspection4 citations

E-0026

F · No harm found

Establish roles under a Waiver declared by secretary.

Corrected 2023-10-06

K-0345

F · No harm found

Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.

Corrected 2023-09-12

K-0353

F · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2023-12-04

K-0712

F · No harm found

Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.

Corrected 2023-09-11

2022-08-18Fire-safety inspection7 citations

K-0133

F · No harm found

Install a two-hour-resistant firewall separation.

Corrected 2022-10-15

K-0291

F · No harm found

Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.

Corrected 2022-10-15

K-0345

F · No harm found

Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.

Corrected 2022-10-27

K-0353

F · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2022-10-15

K-0712

F · No harm found

Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.

Corrected 2022-10-15

K-0761

F · No harm found

To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.

Corrected 2022-10-15

K-0918

F · No harm found

Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.

Corrected 2022-10-15

Federal penalties

2024-11-26Medicare payment denial — 60 days

Citations and penalties from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (three-year survey window, refreshed monthly). Severity codes follow the federal scope/severity grid; “Immediate jeopardy” is the most serious grade CMS issues. CCN 146111.

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Original records

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Source

CMS Nursing Home Compare

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Last verified 2026-08-31

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