Waters Of Covington, The
1600 E Liberty St, Covington, IN, 47932
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Official records from CMS Care Compare — reported by the facility and audited by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. We present them unmodified. Refreshed June 2026.
CMS Abuse Flag
CMS has flagged this facility for a substantiated finding of resident abuse, neglect, or exploitation in its current or recent inspection cycle. Ask the facility for the specific citation and corrective-action plan during your visit, and consider contacting your state's long-term care ombudsman for context.
Source: CMS Care Compare.
Special Focus Candidate
CMS has identified this facility as a Special Focus Candidate — a track record of serious quality issues that places it one step away from full Special Focus Facility designation.
Source: CMS Care Compare.
CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company · Chain: Infinity Healthcare Consulting
- Certified beds
- 119 · avg 79 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 51.3% — near the Indiana averageIndiana avg: 46.6% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 44.4% — near the Indiana averageIndiana avg: 41.3% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 1 departed — near the Indiana averageIndiana avg: 0.5 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Enforcement & Citations
- Fines (past 3 years)
- 1 fine · $97,313 total
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 155223
- Certified beds
- 119 beds · avg 79 residents/day
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Major Hospital
- Chain affiliation
- Infinity Healthcare Consulting
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the Infinity Healthcare Consulting chain — 70 facilities across 4 states. Chain-wide average overall rating 2.0 / 5.
Disclosed owners (4 on record)
- Fay Pruitt
Contracted Managing Employee · 100% · since 2014
- John m Horner
Corporate Officer · 100% · since 2014
- Major Hospital
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 100% · since 2014
- The Waters of Covington, Llc
Operational/managerial Control · 100% · since 2014
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Chain Performance Measures, as of May 2026.
Federal inspection record
Immediate-jeopardy citations (CMS scope/severity J–L) are the most serious category federal inspectors issue — meaning a deficiency placed residents in immediate risk of serious harm. Ask the facility for the corrective-action plan filed with CMS, and consider contacting your state long-term care ombudsman for context.
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 38)
- F0881·Dec 15, 2025
Infection Control Deficiencies
Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
- E0880·Dec 15, 2025
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- F0812·Dec 15, 2025
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- E0809·Dec 15, 2025
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Ensure meals and snacks are served at times in accordance with resident’s needs, preferences, and requests. Suitable and nourishing alternative meals and snacks must be provided for residents who want to eat at non-traditional times or outside of scheduled meal times.
- D0761·Dec 15, 2025
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
- D0756·Dec 15, 2025
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
- D0677·Dec 15, 2025
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- D0645·Dec 15, 2025
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
Federal penalties
By year
- 20231 fine · $97K
Most recent events
- Aug 4, 2023Fine · $97K
Fire-safety citations
34 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Dec 15, 2025. Fire-safety inspections cover building-level Life Safety Code compliance, separate from the resident-care health survey.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Health Deficiencies, Fire Safety Deficiencies, and Penalties datasets, snapshot Jun 1, 2026.
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- Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.
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