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GREAT LAKES HEALTHCARE CENTER

DYER, IN · Medicare-certified · 134 beds

Needs attention
Special Focus candidateFor-profitChain member
Data as of July 1, 2026
2 of 5 overall

Great Lakes Healthcare Center in Dyer, IN has a 2-star overall rating, with 1-star health inspection and staffing ratings but a 5-star quality measures rating. It is a Special Focus Facility candidate/flagged for special focus, reported nurse staffing is below the federal benchmark (3.42 vs 4.1 hours per resident per day), and it had $0 in fines in the last 24 months.

Facility ratings

Health inspections

Staffing

3.4195 hrs/resident/day

Quality measures

Last inspection: March 24, 2026Penalties, last 24 months: $0special focus facility

Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.4195.

Staffing detail

Registered nurses
0.47
Licensed practical nurses
1.03
Nurse aides
1.92
Weekend nursing
3.01

Hours per resident per day.

Total staff turnover: 51%
Registered nurse turnover: 57%

Resident outcomes

Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.

Negative outcomes

Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).

Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication

7.7%11.3%Worsening

Residents with a fall causing major injury

0%2.1%Worsening

Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)

4.2%6.5%Worsening

Residents with a urinary tract infection

1.2%0%Improving

Residents who lost too much weight

7.7%9.1%Worsening

Residents who were physically restrained

0%0%No change

Residents needing more help with daily activities

4.2%3.8%No change

Residents whose ability to walk got worse

10%3.4%Improving

Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication

9%7.9%Improving

Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic

0%1.4%Worsening

Residents with a long-term catheter

0%0%No change

Residents with new or worsening incontinence

28.3%26.4%Improving

Residents with depressive symptoms

13.9%3.8%Improving

Positive outcomes

Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).

Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine

95.8%

Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine

95.3%92.6%Worsening

Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine

65.4%

Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine

46.3%56.4%Improving

What the inspectors found

The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited February 2025 — 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 provide needed care and help with daily activities for residents who could not do them on their own. Cited March 2026 — limited pattern, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 677 — 42 CFR §483.24(a)(2) — S/S: E

The nursing home failed to provide appropriate treatment and care according to residents' orders, preferences, and goals. Cited March 2026 — limited pattern, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 684 — 42 CFR §483.25 — S/S: E

The home failed to properly label and securely store medications and biologicals. Cited March 2026 — limited pattern, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 761 — 42 CFR §483.45(g) — S/S: E

The home failed to make sure residents were served meals and snacks at times that fit their needs, preferences, and requests. Cited March 2026 — limited pattern, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 809 — 42 CFR §483.60 — S/S: E

Recent history

  1. STAFFING

    Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.

  2. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 3 health deficiencies.

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  3. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.

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  4. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.

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Operator & ownership

Ownership
For profit - Corporation
Chain
Part of COMMUNICARE HEALTH · 120 homes · 3.1 stars avg
Occupancy
114.3 residents on an average day (85% of 134 beds)
Resident voice
Resident council
Medicare history
Certified for 43 years

Things at a nursing home change — inspections, staffing, ownership, news.

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.