Overview
The Waters of Wakarusa Skilled Nursing Facility has a Medicare overall rating of 1 out of 5, below the Indiana average of 3.2. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in Wakarusa. It scores best on quality of care (3 of 5) and lowest on health inspections (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.3 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 82% of nursing homes in Indiana (the state average is 3.7 hours). Of that, 0.6 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on March 14, 2025, found 12 health deficiencies, more than the Indiana average of 7.1. 3 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $14,661 in the past three years.
The Waters of Wakarusa Skilled Nursing Facility is a for-profit facility with 133 certified beds, caring for about 88 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1995.
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 89%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- March 14, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 12
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 3
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $14,661
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.32 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.57 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.60 hrs
- Nurse aides2.15 hrs
- Physical therapists0.02 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Partnership
- Certified beds
- 133
- Average residents per day
- 88
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- October 1, 1995
- 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