Waters Of Wakarusa Skilled Nursing Facility, The is certified as a Medicare and Medicaid facility and has been approved to provide these services since 1995-10-01. Medicare covers short-term skilled nursing care (typically up to 100 days after a qualifying hospital stay). Medicaid covers long-term care for residents who meet financial eligibility requirements. Contact the facility at (574) 862-4511 or your local Medicaid office to verify current eligibility.

Waters Of Wakarusa Skilled Nursing Facility, The holds an overall CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) rating of 2 out of 5 stars. This is made up of three components: Health Inspection (1★), Staffing (2★), and Quality of Resident Care (5★). Our independent composite quality score — which uses the raw underlying CMS numbers to break ties between similarly-rated facilities — is 75.3/100, placing it #5752 of 14703 facilities nationally and #259 of 507 in Indiana. Star ratings are a useful starting point, but the composite score and individual sub-ratings give a more complete picture for families comparing facilities.

Each resident at Waters Of Wakarusa Skilled Nursing Facility, The receives a reported average of 3 hours 28 minutes of total nurse staffing per day. This breaks down as: Registered Nurse (RN) coverage — 39 minutes; Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) — 42 minutes; Nurse Aide — 2 hours 7 minutes. On weekends, total nurse staffing is 3 hours 7 minutes per resident per day. The CMS Staffing Rating for this facility is 2 out of 5. The national average for total nursing hours is approximately 3.5 hrs/day. Total nursing staff turnover is 62.5%. Families are encouraged to ask about current staffing schedules during their facility visit.

In the current reporting period, the facility received 1 fine(s) totaling $14,661. 14 substantiated complaints were recorded across the 5-year period — families should request details from the facility or review CMS inspection findings. In the most recent CMS reporting period, the facility received 1 fine(s) totaling $14,661, and 0 Medicare payment denial(s). Total penalties: 1. The Total Weighted Health Survey Score is 76.5 (lower scores are better). Full inspection history and complaint details are available at medicare.gov/care-compare.

Nationally, Waters Of Wakarusa Skilled Nursing Facility, The ranks 5752nd out of 14,703 facilities (composite score: 75.3/100), placing it in the above average nationwide. Within IN, it ranks 259th out of 507 nursing homes. For 2026 staffing: total nurse hours rank #9,468 nationally and RN hours rank #5,809 nationally (#215 in IN). Our composite quality score of 75.3/100 weighs health inspections, quality of resident care, staffing hours, compliance record, and five-year performance trends — giving a more complete picture than CMS star ratings alone, which can place hundreds of facilities in the same 5-star bucket. To browse and compare all nursing homes in Wakarusa, visit: https://nursinghomesnearme.org/indiana/wakarusa/