Overview
Waters of Columbia City Skilled Nursing Facility has a Medicare overall rating of 3 out of 5, in line with the Indiana average of 3.2. It is the highest-rated of the 2 nursing homes in Columbia City. It scores best on quality of care (5 of 5) and lowest on health inspections (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 2.9 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 97% of nursing homes in Indiana (the state average is 3.7 hours). Of that, 1.1 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on December 12, 2025, found 5 health deficiencies, fewer than the Indiana average of 7.1. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $60,590 in the past three years.
Waters of Columbia City Skilled Nursing Facility is a for-profit facility with 84 certified beds, caring for about 40 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1974.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- December 12, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 5
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $60,590
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff2.90 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)1.14 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.20 hrs
- Nurse aides1.56 hrs
- Physical therapists0.01 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 84
- Average residents per day
- 40
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- January 3, 1974
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Both
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes