Overview
The Waters of Fort Wayne Skilled Nursing Facility has a Medicare overall rating of 4 out of 5, above the Indiana average of 3.2. It ranks 15th of 26 nursing homes in Fort Wayne. Its strongest area is quality of care (5 of 5), and its weakest is staffing (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.9 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 72% of nursing homes in Indiana (the state average is 3.7 hours). Of that, 0.4 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on July 2, 2025, found 9 health deficiencies, more than the Indiana average of 7.1. 5 of them came from complaint investigations. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 18% of Indiana nursing homes have been fined.
The Waters of Fort Wayne Skilled Nursing Facility is a for-profit facility with 77 certified beds, caring for about 53 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1988.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
Top 58%
Top 33%
Top 34%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- July 2, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 9
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 5
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 0
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 0
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.87 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.44 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)1.23 hrs
- Nurse aides2.20 hrs
- Physical therapists0.02 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 77
- Average residents per day
- 53
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- July 18, 1988
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes