WATERS OF WAKARUSA SKILLED NURSING FACILITY, THE
WATERS OF WAKARUSA SKILLED NURSING FACILITY, THE is a 133-bed nursing home in WAKARUSA, Indiana. CMS has certified it for Medicare and Medicaid since 1995-10-01. It averages 81.8 residents a day.
What harm was found in the violations cited at WATERS OF WAKARUSA SKILLED NURSING FACILITY, THE?
CMS lists 32 health-inspection deficiencies for WATERS OF WAKARUSA SKILLED NURSING FACILITY, THE since 2023-02-06, 25 of them in the three years to 2026-08-01: the highest scope-and-severity letter on record is J; the most recent health inspection was 2026-03-16.
| Survey date | Tag | Deficiency | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-16 | F0677, F0684 | Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. / Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. | D |
| 2025-03-14 | F0812 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | F |
| 2025-03-14 | F0684, F0803, F0880 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | E |
| 2025-03-14 | F0578, F0695, F0698, F0758, F0761, F0770, F0691 | 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. / Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. / Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. / 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. / 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. / Provide timely, quality laboratory services/tests to meet the needs of residents. / Provide appropriate colostomy, urostomy, or ileostomy care/services for a resident who requires such services. | D |
| 2025-01-08 | F0622 | Not transfer or discharge a resident without an adequate reason; and must provide documentation and convey specific information when a resident is transferred or discharged. | J |
| 2025-01-08 | F0812 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | F |
| 2025-01-08 | F0623, F0624, F0677, F0693 | Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights. / Prepare residents for a safe transfer or discharge from the nursing home. / Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. / 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. | D |
| 2025-01-08 | F0732 | Post nurse staffing information every day. | C |
| 2024-04-03 | F0580, F0677, F0689, F0712 | Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. / Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. / Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. / Ensure that the resident and his/her doctor meet face-to-face at all required visits. | D |
| 2024-02-21 | F0660 | Plan the resident's discharge to meet the resident's goals and needs. | D |
| 2023-02-06 | F0656 | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | E |
| 2023-02-06 | F0638, F0657, F0676, F0679, F0695, F0758 | Assure that each resident’s assessment is updated at least once every 3 months. / Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. / Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason. / Provide activities to meet all resident's needs. / Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. / 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. | D |
Why was WATERS OF WAKARUSA SKILLED NURSING FACILITY, THE fined?
| Date | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-08 | Fine | $14,661 |
How is WATERS OF WAKARUSA SKILLED NURSING FACILITY, THE staffed relative to the IN average?
| Measure | This facility | IN average |
|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day | 3.45674 | 3.67961 |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 57.1 | 45.9 |
| Average number of residents per day | 81.8 | 72.5 |
Who owns WATERS OF WAKARUSA SKILLED NURSING FACILITY, THE, and what chain is it in?
WATERS OF WAKARUSA SKILLED NURSING FACILITY, THE is registered with CMS as For profit - Partnership, operates under the legal business name JOHNSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL and belongs to the INFINITY HEALTHCARE CONSULTING chain.
| Role | Owner | Association date |
|---|---|---|
| 5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | JOHNSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | since 03/01/2013 |
| CONTRACTED MANAGING EMPLOYEE | SCHMIDT, JAMES | since 02/04/2019 |
| W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE | DECOLA, ROBERT | since 02/16/2019 |
| CORPORATE DIRECTOR | BERKHOUSE, STEVEN, DUNKLE, DAVID | since 03/01/2019 |
| CORPORATE OFFICER | BERKHOUSE, STEVEN, DUNKLE, DAVID | since 03/01/2019 |
| OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | MILLER'S HEALTH SYSTEMS INC, THE WATERS OF WAKARUSA SKILLED NURSING FACILITY, LLC, DUNKLE, DAVID | since 03/01/2019 |
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