Overview
The Waters of Peru Skilled Nursing Facility has a Medicare overall rating of 4 out of 5, above the Indiana average of 3.2. It ranks 2nd of 4 nursing homes in Peru. Its strongest area is health inspections (4 of 5), and its weakest is staffing (3 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.4 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 68% of nursing homes in Indiana (the state average is 3.7 hours). Of that, 0.9 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on June 27, 2025, found 3 health deficiencies, fewer than the Indiana average of 7.1. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 18% of Indiana nursing homes have been fined.
The Waters of Peru Skilled Nursing Facility is a for-profit facility with 130 certified beds, caring for about 46 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1972.
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.
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- June 27, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 3
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- 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 staff3.43 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.86 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.95 hrs
- Nurse aides1.63 hrs
- Physical therapists0.02 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 130
- Average residents per day
- 46
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- November 1, 1972
- 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