James Fortner
Mar 2026
Great staff awesome CNAS an Nursing Staff I was there form January 6 - 29 2026
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Families describe Iroquois Resident Home as clean and staffed by friendly, caring people, with therapy praised for helping residents work toward their own goals. Its long-standing attachment to Iroquois Memorial Hospital is a distinguishing feature, supporting smooth transitions from hospital to rehab. One reviewer flagged a staffing gap that affected medication timing.
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Iroquois Resident Home is a senior living community in Watseka, Illinois offering Skilled Nursing / Long Term Care. Amenities include Gathering / Activity Spaces, Social Activities and Housekeeping. Families rate it 4.4 out of 5 across 7 reviews.
The Iroquois Resident Home is a nursing home in Watseka, Illinois, offering skilled nursing care and rehabilitation services. Established in 1958, it holds the distinction of being the first nursing home in Illinois to be attached to a hospital and operates as a not-for-profit facility affiliated with Iroquois Memorial Hospital.
The facility provides continuity of care through its hospital affiliation, offering immediate access to 24-hour emergency care, routine healthcare services including lab and X-ray, specialty medical care, and cancer treatment. Patients transferred directly from the hospital benefit from consistent care with the same physical, occupational, and speech therapists, ensuring momentum is maintained in rehabilitation. These therapists are also available to provide home visit guidance at discharge.
The community emphasizes personalized care, with highly qualified staff taking time to know each resident individually and respecting their personal needs and preferences. The facility participates in Illinois's voluntary program to improve quality of care through increased staffing levels.
Activities are a central part of daily life at Iroquois Resident Home, with an Activity Director scheduling regular programs including Bingo, crafts, movies, and church services to provide a stimulating and enjoyable environment for residents.
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4.4★ on Google (7)
James Fortner
Mar 2026
Great staff awesome CNAS an Nursing Staff I was there form January 6 - 29 2026
Shantel Jacobs
Dec 2025
Staff are nice. Seems like a good place for the elderly to stay.
Linda Lockwood
Jul 2024
Clean, very friendly caring staff, professional, good PT per persons ability to achieve goals.
Jessy Laird
Feb 2018
My Mom was recovering there from a stay in the hospital. She received her daily medication once or twice while she was there. Understaffed otherwise great people.
5 inspection visits in the last three years, 34 citations on file. Inspections are conducted by state agencies on behalf of the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
Install smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes.
Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Jul 22, 2024
Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home.
Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Jul 31, 2024
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Jul 22, 2024
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Jul 31, 2024
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Jul 31, 2024
Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Jul 19, 2024
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.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Jul 31, 2024
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Jul 31, 2024
Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Jul 31, 2024
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Jul 31, 2024
Regularly inspect all bed frames, mattresses, and bed rails (if any) for safety; and all bed rails and mattresses must attach safely to the bed frame.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Jul 20, 2024
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected May 22, 2024
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected May 9, 2024
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Oct 25, 2023
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected May 26, 2023
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected May 26, 2023
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected May 26, 2023
Establish staff and initial training requirements.
Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected May 26, 2023
Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements.
Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected May 26, 2023
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected May 26, 2023
Follow proper procedures when the automatic sprinkler systems was out of service for more than 10 hours.
Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected May 13, 2022
Follow proper procedures when the fire alarm was out of service for more than 4 hours.
Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected May 13, 2022
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected May 16, 2022
Honor the resident's right to manage his or her financial affairs.
Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected May 16, 2022
Properly hold, secure, and manage each resident's personal money which is deposited with the nursing home.
Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected May 16, 2022
Assure the security of all personal funds of residents deposited with the facility.
Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected May 16, 2022
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.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected May 16, 2022
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected May 16, 2022
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected May 16, 2022
Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected May 16, 2022
Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected May 16, 2022
Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected May 16, 2022
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
Severity C of L: potential for minimal harm, widespreadCorrected May 13, 2022
Post nurse staffing information every day.
Severity C of L: potential for minimal harm, widespreadCorrected May 16, 2022
Source: CMS Care Compare, public federal data covering certified nursing facilities, refreshed monthly. Citations range from A (least serious) to L (most serious) on the federal scope and severity scale. Most citations are corrected quickly; review the details and ask the community about anything that concerns you.
Iroquois Resident Home offers Skilled Nursing / Long Term Care.
Iroquois Resident Home is located at 200 Fairman Avenue in Watseka, Illinois.
Families describe Iroquois Resident Home as clean and staffed by friendly, caring people, with therapy praised for helping residents work toward their own goals. Its long-standing attachment to Iroquois Memorial Hospital is a distinguishing feature, supporting smooth transitions from hospital to rehab. One reviewer flagged a staffing gap that affected medication timing.
Iroquois Resident Home had 5 government inspection visits in the last three years, with 34 citations on file according to CMS Care Compare data. The full history, including what each citation was for and whether it was corrected, is in the inspection section on this page.
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