Nursing home report
NEW CASTLE, IN · Medicare-certified · 36 beds
Hickory Creek at New Castle has a 3-star overall rating, with 3 stars for health inspections, 2 stars for staffing, and 4 stars for quality measures. It reported 3.87 nursing hours per resident per day versus the 4.1 federal benchmark, had $0 in fines in the last 24 months, and recent cited areas included registered nurse coverage, food handling, and respiratory care.
Health inspections
Staffing
3.8741 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.8741.
Hours per resident per day.
Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.
Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
Residents with a fall causing major injury
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
Residents with a urinary tract infection
Residents who lost too much weight
Residents who were physically restrained
Residents needing more help with daily activities
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
Residents with a long-term catheter
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
Residents with depressive symptoms
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
The home failed to have a registered nurse on duty enough hours each day and to keep a registered nurse as the full-time director of nursing. Cited May 2025 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
F-Tag 727 — 42 CFR §483.35 — S/S: F
The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited March 2023 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: F
The home failed to provide safe and appropriate breathing care when a resident needed it. Cited March 2023 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 695 — 42 CFR §483.25(i) — S/S: E
The home failed to submit complete and accurate staffing information based on verifiable records. Cited March 2023 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 851 — 42 CFR §483.70 — S/S: E
The nursing home failed to protect residents from abuse and neglect by others. Cited August 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
F-Tag 600 — 42 CFR §483.12 — S/S: D
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
Health inspection found 3 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 5 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
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.
