Overview
The Waters of Covington 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 Covington. Its strongest area is quality of care (4 of 5), and its weakest is 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, 0.4 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on December 15, 2025, found 13 health deficiencies, more than the Indiana average of 7.1. 2 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $144,668 in the past three years.
The Waters of Covington is a for-profit facility with 119 certified beds, caring for about 82 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1983.
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 80%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- December 15, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 13
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 2
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $144,668
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.31 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.44 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.43 hrs
- Nurse aides2.44 hrs
- Physical therapists0.01 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 119
- Average residents per day
- 82
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- March 25, 1983
- 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