NURSING HOME PUBLIC RECORD
CMS lists this provider in Wakarusa, IN, with 133 certified beds, an overall rating of 1/5, and 67 citation rows in the current August 2026 release.
300 N Washington St · Wakarusa, IN 46573 · Elkhart County
The citation files cover the three most recent standard inspections plus qualifying complaint and infection-control inspections in the prior three years. A correction date is a CMS field; this site does not independently verify conditions. Absence from a file is not proof that no issue exists.
CMS supplies 3 survey-cycle rows for Waters Of Wakarusa Skilled Nursing Facility, The in this release; health and fire inspection dates remain separate.
| Cycle | Health date | Health deficiencies | Fire date | Fire deficiencies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cycle 1 | 2025-03-14 | 12 | 2025-03-14 | 14 |
| Cycle 2 | 2024-04-03 | 12 | 2024-04-03 | 8 |
| Cycle 3 | 2023-02-06 | 8 | 2023-02-06 | 13 |
CMS reports 67 citation rows, including 1 with G–L codes and 1 with J–L codes.
1 row carry G–L scope/severity codes; 1 carry J–L. 13 tag codes appear on more than one survey date. These counts describe citation rows, not residents or incidents.
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2026-03-27 · complaintProvide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2026-03-27 · complaintEstablish procedures for tracking staff and patients during an emergency.
Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2025-06-06Provide emergency officials' contact information.
Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2025-06-06Conduct testing and exercise requirements.
Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2025-06-06Implement emergency and standby power systems.
Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2025-06-06Honor 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.
Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2025-04-14Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2025-04-14 · complaintProvide appropriate colostomy, urostomy, or ileostomy care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2025-04-14 · complaintProvide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2025-04-14Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2025-04-14Implement 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.
Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2025-04-14Ensure 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.
Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2025-04-14Provide timely, quality laboratory services/tests to meet the needs of residents.
Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2025-04-14Ensure 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.
Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2025-04-14Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2025-04-14Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2025-04-14Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2025-06-06Follow proper procedures when the fire alarm was out of service for more than 4 hours.
Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2025-06-06Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2025-06-06Follow proper procedures when the automatic sprinkler systems was out of service for more than 10 hours.
Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2025-06-06Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.
Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2025-06-06Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2025-06-06Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed.
Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2025-06-19The August 2026 file contains 1 penalty row and $14,661 in listed fines for this provider record.
Fine amounts and payment-denial days are shown exactly as aggregated from the current penalties file. They do not imply an unpaid balance.
| Date | Type | Fine amount | Payment-denial days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-08 | Fine | $14,661 | 0 |
CMS matched 10 ownership disclosure rows to Waters Of Wakarusa Skilled Nursing Facility, The; names and roles are reported fields, not independently verified identities.
Names and roles are self-reported CMS disclosure fields. Exact-name pages do not prove that similarly named people or organizations are the same entity.
CMS reports 3.46 total nurse hours and 0.60 RN hours per resident day for this provider.
Staffing fields are provider-reported and case-mix context matters. CMS applies footnotes and exclusions not reproduced as a new score here.
No second published facility record in Wakarusa, IN met the local peer rule in this release.
No second facility in the same city met the directory rule.
Use this ledger to frame questions—not to choose care on its own. Recheck Medicare Care Compare, contact the state survey agency and long-term care ombudsman, and ask the facility about anything you find.
