Compiled from official CMS federal data
WATERS OF HUNTINGTON SKILLED NURSING FACILITY, THE, HUNTINGTON, IN — Violations & Inspection Reports
Does WATERS OF HUNTINGTON SKILLED NURSING FACILITY, THE have a federal violation or abuse history?
According to the public federal record on file with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), WATERS OF HUNTINGTON SKILLED NURSING FACILITY, THE (CCN 155059), in HUNTINGTON, IN, has federal inspection findings.
In its current inspection cycle, CMS cited the facility for 11 deficiencies; the most severe is rated J, which CMS classifies as Immediate Jeopardy — its most serious level, for noncompliance it found likely to cause serious harm or death. The latest standard health inspection on file is dated 2025-07-28. Earlier-cycle citations appear in the dated timeline below as historical, not current. The record also includes 1 abuse- or neglect-related citation in CMS's "Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation" family (F600-series; most recent Aug 2024). This page restates the federal record and draws no conclusion of its own.
Abuse-, fall-, and care-related findings on the federal record
- 1 citation in CMS's "Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation" family (F600-series) — most recent Aug 2024.
- 2 citations for accident hazards or inadequate supervision (F689) — the deficiency family behind fall-related findings; most recent Apr 2025.
- 1 pressure-ulcer care citation (F686) — the consumer term is "bedsores"; most recent Oct 2024.
- 11 findings on file from complaint-triggered inspections.
Every figure above restates CMS’s own dated record; this page draws no conclusion of its own. Strict state filing deadlines can apply to nursing-home injury claims — a licensed attorney in your state can review this record.
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The Federal Record
At its most recent federal inspection, CMS cited this facility at the Immediate Jeopardy level — the most serious category CMS uses, for situations it found likely to cause serious harm or death.
Below is this facility's federal inspection record as on file with CMS.
Scope & Severity — current cycle
CMS's own A–L scope/severity grid. Plotted cells mark this facility's most recent (current-cycle) citations.
About this record: Federal nursing-home surveys are conducted on a recurring cycle by state survey agencies acting on CMS's behalf, and the figures on this page are compiled from CMS's published provider data, as on file with CMS; the federal record may understate what actually occurred, and inspection findings are point-in-time survey results, not a determination that any specific resident was harmed.
Deficiency timeline
Citations are listed by scope/severity (most severe first), not chronologically; each entry is labeled current-cycle or historical.
Provide basic life support, including CPR, prior to the arrival of emergency medical personnel , subject to physician orders and the resident’s advance directives.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
23 more citations on file — Abuse & neglect 1 · Accidents & supervision 1 · Pressure ulcers 1 · Medication & pharmacy 4 · Resident rights 4 · Other citations 11 (expand)
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
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 the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with dementia.
Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
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.
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with dementia.
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 that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Post nurse staffing information every day.
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 and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Assess the resident when there is a significant change in condition
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.
Overall CMS star rating
This facility: 2 · CMS state average: 3.1
Both figures as published by CMS.
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If something happened to someone you love at this facility, this federal record may be new to you today. The company that operates a nursing home, by contrast, is rarely seeing records like this for the first time — operators like these typically retain standing legal, risk, and insurance teams whose routine work includes records exactly like the one on this page. That is not a judgment of this facility; it is how the business is structured. Because strict time limits can apply, families often find it helps to have a qualified person review the record with them sooner rather than later.
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How to read this record
Making sense of a CMS inspection record
CMS scores every citation on a grid from A to L, combining how widespread a finding was with how serious it was. A–C is a deficiency CMS classifies as no harm; D–F as the potential for harm; G–I as actual harm that reached a resident; and J–L as immediate jeopardy, CMS’s most serious level. Later letters mark more serious findings.
Three questions to ask on a tour
- How is the home staffed on nights, weekends, and holidays?
- What happens when a resident’s condition changes suddenly?
- How, and how quickly, are families told about an incident?