The home failed to safeguard residents’ private information and keep each resident’s medical records properly maintained. Cited April 2023 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 842 — 42 CFR §483.70 — S/S: E
Nursing home report
BRIDGEWATER HEALTHCARE CENTER
CARMEL, IN · Medicare-certified · 120 beds
In good standing
Government-runChain member
4 of 5 overall
Bridgewater Healthcare Center in Carmel has an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars, with strong quality measures at 5 stars but middling health inspection and staffing ratings at 3 stars each. Reported nurse staffing is 3.40 hours per resident per day, below the 4.1-hour federal benchmark, and there were no fines in the last 24 months.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
3.4045 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: June 16, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.4045.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.55
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.97
- Nurse aides
- 1.89
- Weekend nursing
- 3.20
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 50%
Registered nurse turnover: 39%
Resident outcomes
How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
10.5%Improving
Residents with a fall causing major injury
1.7%Worsening
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
7%Worsening
Residents with a urinary tract infection
0.3%Steady
Residents who lost too much weight
2.5%Improving
Residents who were physically restrained
0%Steady
Residents needing more help with daily activities
2.8%Worsening
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
4%Improving
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Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
21.8%Improving
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
0%Steady
Residents with a long-term catheter
0%Steady
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
22.1%Worsening
Residents with depressive symptoms
4.1%Steady
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
100%Steady
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
91.8%Worsening
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
83.1%Steady
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
58.8%Worsening
What the inspectors found
The home failed to monitor antibiotic use properly. Cited April 2023 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 881 — 42 CFR §483.80 — S/S: E
The home failed to complete and keep the resident’s care plan properly prepared, reviewed, and updated by the right health professionals. Cited June 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 657 — 42 CFR §483.21(b)(2) — S/S: D
The nursing home failed to provide appropriate treatment and care according to residents' orders, preferences, and goals. Cited June 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 684 — 42 CFR §483.25 — S/S: D
The home failed to provide pharmacy services and a licensed pharmacist needed to meet each resident’s medication needs. Cited June 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 755 — 42 CFR §483.45 — S/S: D
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 6 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 5 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 3 health deficiencies.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- Government - County
- Chain
- Part of COMMUNICARE HEALTH · 122 homes · 3 stars avg
- Occupancy
- 110.9 residents on an average day (92% of 120 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 15 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.