The home failed to make food and drinks appealing and served them at a safe, appetizing temperature. Cited October 2024 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 804 — 42 CFR §483.60 — S/S: F
Nursing home report
BRICKYARD HEALTHCARE - ELKHART CARE CENTER
ELKHART, IN · Medicare-certified · 175 beds
In good standing
For-profitChain member
2 of 5 overall
Brickyard Healthcare - Elkhart Care Center in Elkhart, IN has a 2 out of 5 overall rating, with 2-star health inspection and staffing ratings and 4-star quality measures. Reported nurse staffing is 3.34 hours per resident per day, below the 4.1-hour federal benchmark, and there were $0 fines in the last 24 months.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
3.3363 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: January 16, 2026Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.3363.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.33
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.73
- Nurse aides
- 2.27
- Weekend nursing
- 2.92
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 38%
Registered nurse turnover: 46%
Resident outcomes
How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
16.7%Improving
Residents with a fall causing major injury
2.1%Worsening
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
4.9%Improving
Residents with a urinary tract infection
0%Steady
Residents who lost too much weight
5.1%Steady
Residents who were physically restrained
0%Steady
Residents needing more help with daily activities
16%Improving
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
16.7%Improving
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Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
19.8%Improving
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
0%Steady
Residents with a long-term catheter
0.4%Worsening
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
29.4%Improving
Residents with depressive symptoms
19.1%Improving
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
97.4%Steady
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
90.5%Improving
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
44.4%Steady
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
59.8%Improving
What the inspectors found
The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited August 2024 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: F
The nursing home failed to develop and carry out a complete care plan that met each resident’s needs with clear steps and timelines. Cited August 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 656 — 42 CFR §483.21(b)(1) — S/S: E
The nursing home failed to honor a resident’s right to manage their own money and financial affairs. Cited August 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 567 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: E
The home failed to properly protect residents’ personal money that was kept by the facility. Cited August 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 570 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: E
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 7 health deficiencies.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- Part of BRICKYARD HEALTHCARE · 23 homes · 2.6 stars avg
- Occupancy
- 119.4 residents on an average day (68% of 175 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 25 years
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Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.