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The Palmelle ReadUpdated 3 Oct 2026
Read this record before you tour: CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall, 70% of the nursing staff leaves each year, and inspectors levied $33,535 in federal fines over the last 36 months. Every number below prints the same way for every facility, good or bad — these are the ones to ask about.
Written by Palmelle from federal and state records. Last updated 3 Oct 2026. Not paid for or edited by the facility.
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The record
CMS Care Compare · Aug 2026
Federal ratings
Overall
★★☆☆☆2 of 5
Health inspection
★★★☆☆3 of 5
Staffing
★☆☆☆☆1 of 5
Quality measures
★★★☆☆3 of 5
Staffing · hours per resident per day
Registered-nurse time with each resident, dailyhigher is better
This home
1 hr
National
47 min
All nursing time with each resident, dailyhigher is better
This home
3 hr 43 min
National
3 hr 37 min
Nurses who quit each yearlower is better
This home
70%
National
53%
Medication & safety · share of long-stay residents
On antipsychotic medicationlower is bettersee why ↓
This home
22.8%
National
14%
On sedatives / sleep medicationlower is better
This home
17.3%
National
15%
Falls causing major injurylower is bettersee why ↓
This home
3.4%
National
1.6%
Physically restrainedlower is better
This home
0%
National
1.1%
Penalties & citations · last 36 months
Federal fines
$33,535· 3 penalties
Abuse icon
Not flagged
Conflict flags in latest reconcile
3
IL does not publish a state inspection feed Palmelle can verify. This record is built from federal data only.
What the pattern says
Palmelle pattern checks · v1
Mixed — worth touring with these questions in hand.
No sedation pattern. Sleep-medication use is below national norms. Antipsychotic use is elevated, but paired with high staffing this reads clinical, not custodial — ask the medical director about their reduction program.
The falls number is the outlier: 2× the national rate. 3.4% of long-stay residents had a fall with major injury vs 1.6% nationally. High staffing makes this surprising, which is exactly why it needs asking about: one bad cluster, a reporting artifact, or a real problem.
$33,535 in federal fines. 3 penalties in the last 36 months — the citation detail is in the record above.
These checks are computed the same way for every facility. Good patterns and bad ones both print.
Avantara Joliet has an overall CMS Care Compare rating of 2 out of 5 stars.
Has Avantara Joliet been cited for resident harm?
Avantara Joliet has $33,535 in federal fines across 3 penalties in the last 36 months. Details appear in the record above.
What should I ask on a tour?
Ask about staff-to-resident ratios by shift, weekend coverage, and any measure flagged red in the record above — those are the places this facility's numbers leave open questions.