SOUTH SHORE HEALTH & REHABILITATION CENTER
SOUTH SHORE HEALTH & REHABILITATION CENTER is a 100-bed nursing home in GARY, Indiana. CMS has certified it for Medicare and Medicaid since 1994-07-29. It averages 75.5 residents a day.
What harm was found in the violations cited at SOUTH SHORE HEALTH & REHABILITATION CENTER?
CMS lists 54 health-inspection deficiencies for SOUTH SHORE HEALTH & REHABILITATION CENTER since 2023-06-09, 41 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 2026-05-18.
| Survey date | Tag | Deficiency | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-18 | 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 |
| 2026-02-17 | F0684 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. | D |
| 2025-09-22 | F0812 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | F |
| 2025-09-22 | F0805, F0921 | Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs. / Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public. | E |
| 2025-09-22 | F0550, F0552, F0554, F0580, F0658, F0679, F0684, F0688, F0693, F0695, F0756, F0760, F0880 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. / Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments. / 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. / Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. / Provide activities to meet all resident's needs. / Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / 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 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 a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. / Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D |
| 2025-08-06 | F0550, F0689, F0697 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. / Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. / Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services. | D |
| 2024-07-24 | F0812 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | F |
| 2024-07-24 | F0684 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. | E |
| 2024-07-24 | F0561, F0580, F0676, F0677, F0692, F0695, F0697, F0791 | Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice. / Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. / Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason. / Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. / Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. / Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. / Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services. / Provide or obtain dental services for each resident. | D |
| 2024-04-30 | F0921, F0925 | Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public. / Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests. | E |
| 2024-04-30 | F0552, F0697, F0757 | Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments. / Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services. / Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. | D |
| 2024-04-30 | F0732 | Post nurse staffing information every day. | C |
| 2024-01-30 | F0559, F0692 | Honor the resident's right to share a room with spouse or roommate of choice and receive written notice before a change is made. / Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. | D |
| 2023-09-28 | F0684 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. | G |
| 2023-09-28 | F0602 | Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money. | D |
| 2023-06-09 | F0804, F0812, F0921 | Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature. / 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 |
| 2023-06-09 | F0550, F0554, F0677, F0679, F0689, F0698, F0740, F0761, F0803, F0880 | 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. / Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. / Provide activities to meet all resident's needs. / Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. / Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. / Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services. / 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 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. | D |
How is SOUTH SHORE HEALTH & REHABILITATION CENTER staffed?
| Measure | This facility | IN average |
|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day | 4.01308 | 3.67961 |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 61.8 | 45.9 |
| Average number of residents per day | 75.5 | 72.5 |
Who owns SOUTH SHORE HEALTH & REHABILITATION CENTER, and what chain is it in?
SOUTH SHORE HEALTH & REHABILITATION CENTER is registered with CMS as For profit - Corporation, operates under the legal business name PULASKI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL and belongs to the STERLING HEALTHCARE chain.
| Role | Owner | Association date |
|---|---|---|
| CONTRACTED MANAGING EMPLOYEE | IBEKIE, ORANU | since 01/01/2024 |
| W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE | BIRN, PHILLIP, SANDERS, CAITLIN | since 01/01/2024 |
| CORPORATE DIRECTOR | BENNETT, ADAM, HUTTON, CHARLES, KAUFFMAN, CLINTON, LEMAN, VALERIE, MCKAY, MICHAEL, SMITH, JENNIFER, WHITE, TAYLOR | since 01/01/2024 |
| CORPORATE OFFICER | MALOTT, GREGG | since 01/01/2024 |
| OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | MAYBACH PARTNERS, LLC, PULASKI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | since 01/01/2024 |
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