Avantara Joliet
Nursing Home Facility
210 North Springfield Avenue, Joliet, IL 60435
Provena Villa Franciscan, located in Joliet, Illinois, provides high-quality care for older adults that includes rehabilitation services, intermediate and skilled nursing care as well as Alzheimer's and other related dementia care.
Operated by Provena Health, which runs 13 communities in our directory.
Avantara Joliet is licensed for 154 beds, about typical for the area, where senior care communities in Joliet average about 152 beds.
Federal reporting puts occupancy at about 71% of its licensed beds.
Medicare rates this community 2 out of 5 stars overall, a score based on health inspections, staffing levels and quality measures. The individual scores differ noticeably: 1 star for staffing against 3 stars for health inspections, so it is worth reading both before deciding. Its most recent standard health inspection was in December 2025 and recorded 10 deficiencies.
Residents receive about 3.7 hours of nursing care per day on average, including 1.0 hours from a registered nurse. Communities in Joliet average about 3.3 hours. Nursing staff turnover over the past year was about 70%, which is high and can affect continuity of care.
The community is located in Will County, IL.
Inspection record
In its last three standard inspections and any complaint visits, federal inspectors cited 40 problems at Avantara Joliet. 6 findings involved harm to a resident. 17 came from investigating complaints by residents or families.
In the last three years Medicare fined this home 3 times, a total of $33,535.
Findings from the most recent inspection cycle
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Could cause more than minimal harm, a pattern
Quality of Life and Care
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, a pattern
Quality of Life and Care
Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, a pattern
Quality of Life and Care
Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, a pattern
Pharmacy Service
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Quality of Life and Care
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Quality of Life and Care
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Pharmacy Service
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Nutrition and Dietary
Provide each resident with a nourishing, palatable, well-balanced diet that meets his or her daily nutritional and special dietary needs.
A citation on its own does not mean poor care, and most are corrected within weeks. What matters most is how serious the findings were and whether the same problems keep coming back. When you visit, it is fair to ask the administrator what inspectors found and what has changed since.
Avantara Joliet offers memory care, nursing home care, respite care, and senior living.
Facility details
- Organization type Non profit - Corporation
- Beds / units 154
- Occupancy 71%
- Nursing hours per resident/day 3.7
- Annual staff turnover 70%
- Last health inspection December 2025
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