GREAT LAKES HEALTHCARE CENTER
GREAT LAKES HEALTHCARE CENTER, in DYER, Indiana, holds 134 certified beds and has been certified for Medicare and Medicaid since 1983-08-10, averaging 114.3 residents a day.
Has GREAT LAKES HEALTHCARE CENTER been cited for violations?
CMS lists 92 health-inspection deficiencies for GREAT LAKES HEALTHCARE CENTER, all of them in the three years to 2026-08-01: the highest scope-and-severity letter on record is F; the most recent health inspection was 2026-06-17.
| Survey date | Tag | Deficiency | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-17 | F0684, F0693, F0694, F0755, F0880 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / 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 for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids 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. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D |
| 2026-03-24 | F0677, F0684, F0761, F0809, F0812, F0921 | 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. / 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. / Ensure meals and snacks are served at times in accordance with resident’s needs, preferences, and requests. Suitable and nourishing alternative meals and snacks must be provided for residents who want to eat at non-traditional times or outside of scheduled meal times. / Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. / Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public. | E |
| 2026-03-24 | F0561, F0641, F0658, F0678, F0686, F0688, F0690, F0692, F0693, F0695, F0740, F0757 | Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice. / Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. / Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. / Provide basic life support, including CPR, prior to the arrival of emergency medical personnel , subject to physician orders and the resident’s advance directives. / Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. / Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason. / 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 enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. / 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. / Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services. / Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. | D |
| 2026-03-24 | F0574 | The resident has the right to receive notices in a format and a language he or she understands. | C |
| 2026-02-05 | F0692 | Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. | D |
| 2026-01-13 | F0770 | Provide timely, quality laboratory services/tests to meet the needs of residents. | D |
| 2025-09-30 | F0677 | Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. | D |
| 2025-02-24 | F0812 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | F |
| 2025-02-24 | F0641, F0677, F0684, F0761, F0880, F0921 | Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. / 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. / 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 and implement an infection prevention and control program. / Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public. | E |
| 2025-02-24 | F0550, F0554, F0558, F0573, F0658, F0686, F0688, F0689, F0690, F0692, F0693, F0695, F0697, F0698, F0759, F0760, F0825, F0842 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. / Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate. / Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. / Let each resident or the resident's legal representative access or purchase copies of all the resident's records. / Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. / Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. / Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason. / Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. / 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 enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. / 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. / Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. / Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. / Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. / Provide or get specialized rehabilitative services as required for a resident. / Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | D |
| 2024-09-18 | F0609, F0689, F0740, F0842 | Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. / Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. / Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services. / Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | D |
| 2024-08-19 | F0583, F0744 | Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential. / Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with dementia. | D |
| 2024-07-16 | F0580, F0684, F0689 | Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. / Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | D |
| 2024-04-23 | F0880 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | E |
| 2024-04-23 | F0558, F0559, F0584, F0661, F0677, F0686 | Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. / Honor the resident's right to share a room with spouse or roommate of choice and receive written notice before a change is made. / 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. / Ensure necessary information is communicated to the resident, and receiving health care provider at the time of a planned discharge. / Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. / Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. | D |
| 2024-02-12 | F0686 | Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. | D |
| 2024-01-12 | F0761, F0880, F0921 | 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 and implement an infection prevention and control program. / Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public. | E |
| 2024-01-12 | F0554, F0580, F0583, F0677, F0684, F0686, F0690, F0693, F0695 | Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate. / Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. / Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential. / 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. / Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. / Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections. / 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. | D |
| 2023-09-12 | F0804, F0880 | Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | E |
| 2023-09-12 | F0694, F0759, F0800, F0842 | Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed. / Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. / Provide each resident with a nourishing, palatable, well-balanced diet that meets his or her daily nutritional and special dietary needs. / Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | D |
| 2023-09-12 | F0921 | Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public. | C |
| 2023-08-03 | F0684, F0686, F0759, F0773 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. / Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. / Provide or obtain laboratory tests/services when ordered and promptly tell the ordering practitioner of the results. | D |
How is GREAT LAKES HEALTHCARE CENTER staffed relative to the IN average?
| Measure | This facility | IN average |
|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day | 3.41954 | 3.67961 |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 51.4 | 45.9 |
| Average number of residents per day | 114.3 | 72.5 |
Who owns GREAT LAKES HEALTHCARE CENTER, and what chain is it in?
GREAT LAKES HEALTHCARE CENTER is registered with CMS as For profit - Corporation, operates under the legal business name HANCOCK REGIONAL HOSPITAL and belongs to the COMMUNICARE HEALTH chain.
| Role | Owner | Association date |
|---|---|---|
| 5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | HANCOCK REGIONAL HOSPITAL | since 07/01/2013 |
| MANAGING CONTROL - GOVERNING BODY | BOND, MARIA, CLARK, TIMOTHY, DAUGHERTY, JOSHUA, FELKER, DEAN, JOYNER, SARA, LONG, STEVEN, WILLARD, LACEY, WILSON, ROY | since 01/01/2020 |
| OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | LAKES MGT CO LLC, EASTLUND, JASON, LONG, STEVEN, ODENTHAL, RICHARD, PARIKH, RAKESH | since 01/23/2023 |
| TRUSTEE OF THE SNF | BOND, MARIA, CLARK, TIMOTHY, DAUGHERTY, JOSHUA, FELKER, DEAN, JOYNER, SARA, WILLARD, LACEY, WILSON, ROY | since 01/01/2020 |
| ADP OF THE SNF | HANCOCK REGIONAL HOSPITAL, LAKES MGT CO LLC, OMEGA HEALTHCARE INVESTORS INC, OMG IN MSTR LSCO LLC, EASTLUND, JASON, PARIKH, RAKESH | since 01/05/2026 |
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