WATERS OF WAKARUSA SKILLED NURSING FACILITY, THE

CCN 155582 · JOHNSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL · For profit - Partnership · INFINITY HEALTHCARE CONSULTING chain · 133 certified beds · Elkhart · IN


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 dateTagDeficiencySeverity
2026-03-16F0677, F0684Provide 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
2025-03-14F0812Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.F
2025-03-14F0684, F0803, F0880Provide 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
2025-03-14F0578, F0695, F0698, F0758, F0761, F0770, F0691Honor 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
2025-01-08F0622Not 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
2025-01-08F0812Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.F
2025-01-08F0623, F0624, F0677, F0693Provide 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
2025-01-08F0732Post nurse staffing information every day.C
2024-04-03F0580, F0677, F0689, F0712Immediately 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
2024-02-21F0660Plan the resident's discharge to meet the resident's goals and needs.D
2023-02-06F0656Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.E
2023-02-06F0638, F0657, F0676, F0679, F0695, F0758Assure 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?

DateTypeAmount
2025-01-08Fine$14,661

How is WATERS OF WAKARUSA SKILLED NURSING FACILITY, THE staffed relative to the IN average?

MeasureThis facilityIN average
Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day3.456743.67961
Total nursing staff turnover (%)57.145.9
Average number of residents per day81.872.5

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.

RoleOwnerAssociation date
5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTERESTJOHNSON MEMORIAL HOSPITALsince 03/01/2013
CONTRACTED MANAGING EMPLOYEESCHMIDT, JAMESsince 02/04/2019
W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEEDECOLA, ROBERTsince 02/16/2019
CORPORATE DIRECTORBERKHOUSE, STEVEN, DUNKLE, DAVIDsince 03/01/2019
CORPORATE OFFICERBERKHOUSE, STEVEN, DUNKLE, DAVIDsince 03/01/2019
OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROLMILLER'S HEALTH SYSTEMS INC, THE WATERS OF WAKARUSA SKILLED NURSING FACILITY, LLC, DUNKLE, DAVIDsince 03/01/2019

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