The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited August 2023 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: F
Nursing home report
PEARL OF CRYSTAL LAKE, THE
CRYSTAL LAKE, IL · Medicare-certified · 97 beds
In good standing
For-profitChain member
5 of 5 overall
PEARL OF CRYSTAL LAKE has an overall 5-star rating, with 4 stars for health inspections and staffing and 5 stars for quality measures. It has no fines in the last 24 months, but reported nurse staffing is 3.88 hours per resident per day, below the 4.1 federal benchmark, and recent inspection citations included food safety, menu/nutrition, and infection control.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
3.8822 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: March 12, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.8822.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 1.33
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.46
- Nurse aides
- 2.10
- Weekend nursing
- 3.17
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 36%
Registered nurse turnover: 24%
Resident outcomes
Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.
Negative outcomes
Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
12.1%8.3%Improving
Residents with a fall causing major injury
2%2%No change
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
2.9%4%Worsening
Residents with a urinary tract infection
0%6.2%Worsening
Residents who lost too much weight
2.4%4.7%Worsening
Residents who were physically restrained
0%0%No change
Residents needing more help with daily activities
7.1%2.3%Improving
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
0%4.4%Worsening
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
9.5%15.6%Worsening
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
3.4%0.9%Improving
Residents with a long-term catheter
0%1.5%Worsening
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
9.5%28%Worsening
Residents with depressive symptoms
28.3%56.8%Worsening
Positive outcomes
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—100%—
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
100%94%Worsening
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—92.7%—
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
94.9%74.2%Worsening
What the inspectors found
The home failed to ensure meals and menus were planned, updated, and followed to meet residents’ nutritional needs. Cited March 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 803 — 42 CFR §483.60 — S/S: E
The nursing home failed to provide and carry out an infection prevention and control program to help keep residents from getting or spreading infections. Cited September 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 880 — 42 CFR §483.80(a) — S/S: E
The home failed to ensure residents were treated with dignity and could make their own choices and communicate freely. Cited February 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 550 — 42 CFR §483.10(a) — S/S: E
The home failed to provide proper bladder and bowel care, including catheter care and steps to prevent urinary tract infections. Cited November 2022 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 690 — 42 CFR §483.25(e) — S/S: E
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 7 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- Part of PEARL HEALTHCARE · 15 homes · 2.5 stars avg
- Occupancy
- 70.9 residents on an average day (73% of 97 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 37 years
Things at a nursing home change — inspections, staffing, ownership, news.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.