BRICKYARD HEALTHCARE - MERRILLVILLE CARE CENTER
BRICKYARD HEALTHCARE - MERRILLVILLE CARE CENTER is a 164-bed nursing home in MERRILLVILLE, Indiana. CMS has certified it for Medicare and Medicaid since 1990-07-06. It averages 151.9 residents a day.
What harm was found in the violations cited at BRICKYARD HEALTHCARE - MERRILLVILLE CARE CENTER?
CMS lists 36 health-inspection deficiencies for BRICKYARD HEALTHCARE - MERRILLVILLE CARE CENTER, all of them in the three years to 2026-08-01: the highest scope-and-severity letter on record is G; the most recent health inspection was 2026-02-24.
| Survey date | Tag | Deficiency | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-24 | F0759 | Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. | D |
| 2026-01-15 | F0584 | Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely. | E |
| 2025-08-08 | F0812 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | F |
| 2025-08-08 | F0921 | Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public. | E |
| 2025-08-08 | F0605, F0656, F0677, F0690, F0695, F0755, F0759, F0880 | Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function. / Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. / Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. / Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections. / Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. / Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. / Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D |
| 2025-01-03 | F0600 | Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. | G |
| 2024-08-02 | F0660, F0684 | Plan the resident's discharge to meet the resident's goals and needs. / Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. | D |
| 2024-06-14 | F0812 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | F |
| 2024-06-14 | F0921 | Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public. | E |
| 2024-06-14 | F0677, F0685, F0689, F0693, F0695, F0697, F0756, F0757 | Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. / Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services. / Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. / 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. / Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. / Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services. / Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. / Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. | D |
| 2024-03-04 | F0686, F0880 | Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D |
| 2024-02-01 | F0686, F0880 | Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D |
| 2023-08-11 | F0880 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | E |
| 2023-08-11 | F0677, F0695, F0757, F0758, F0773, F0791 | Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. / Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. / Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. / 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. / Provide or obtain laboratory tests/services when ordered and promptly tell the ordering practitioner of the results. / Provide or obtain dental services for each resident. | D |
How is BRICKYARD HEALTHCARE - MERRILLVILLE CARE CENTER staffed relative to the IN average?
| Measure | This facility | IN average |
|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day | 3.23799 | 3.67961 |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 48.5 | 45.9 |
| Average number of residents per day | 151.9 | 72.5 |
Who owns BRICKYARD HEALTHCARE - MERRILLVILLE CARE CENTER, and what chain is it in?
BRICKYARD HEALTHCARE - MERRILLVILLE CARE CENTER is registered with CMS as For profit - Corporation, operates under the legal business name HENDRICKS COUNTY HOSPITAL and belongs to the BRICKYARD HEALTHCARE chain.
| Role | Owner | Association date |
|---|---|---|
| CONTRACTED MANAGING EMPLOYEE | CARPENTER-HEARD, JACQUELINE | since 12/17/2018 |
| CORPORATE DIRECTOR | ENGELS, ERIN, GENTRY, MARK, STARKEY, TYLER, WAITE, JOHN, WHICKER, TIMOTHY | since 01/12/2022 |
| CORPORATE OFFICER | FENOUGHTY, DEANNA | since 07/10/2023 |
| OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | MERRILLVILLE OPERATING LLC | since 09/01/2012 |
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