Waters Of Wakarusa Skilled Nursing Facility, The
300 N Washington St, Wakarusa, IN, 46573
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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 Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- For profit - Partnership · Chain: Infinity Healthcare Consulting
- Certified beds
- 133 · avg 84 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 60.4% — higher than most Indiana nursing homesIndiana avg: 46.6% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 37.5% — near the Indiana averageIndiana avg: 41.3% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 2 departed — near the Indiana averageIndiana avg: 0.5 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Enforcement & Citations
- Fines (past 3 years)
- 1 fine · $14,661 total
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 155582
- Certified beds
- 133 beds · avg 84 residents/day
- Ownership type
- For profit - Partnership
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Johnson Memorial 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 (8 on record)
- The Waters of Wakarusa Skilled Nursing Facility, Llc
Operational/managerial Control · 100% · since 2022
- Steven Berkhouse
Corporate Officer · since 2021
- David h Dunkle
Corporate Officer · since 2019
- Robert j Decola
W-2 Managing Employee · since 2019
- James Schmidt
Contracted Managing Employee · since 2019
- Patrick h Boyle
Other · since 2017
+ 2 additional owners on the federal record.
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 32)
- D0684·Mar 16, 2026Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- D0677·Mar 16, 2026Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- D0691·Mar 14, 2025Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate colostomy, urostomy, or ileostomy care/services for a resident who requires such services.
- E0684·Mar 14, 2025Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- E0880·Mar 14, 2025
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- F0812·Mar 14, 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.
- E0803·Mar 14, 2025
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.
- D0770·Mar 14, 2025
Administration Deficiencies
Provide timely, quality laboratory services/tests to meet the needs of residents.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20251 fine · $15K
Most recent events
- Jan 8, 2025Fine · $15K
Fire-safety citations
35 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Mar 14, 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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