The home failed to properly label and securely store medications and biologicals. Cited July 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 761 — 42 CFR §483.45(g) — S/S: E
Nursing home report
WATERS OF FORT WAYNE SKILLED NURSING FACILITY, THE
FORT WAYNE, IN · Medicare-certified · 77 beds
In good standing
For-profitChain member
3 of 5 overall
The Waters of Fort Wayne Skilled Nursing Facility has an overall 3-star rating, with 3-star health inspections and quality measures, and a stronger 4-star staffing rating. It reports 4.47 nurse staffing hours per resident per day versus the 4.1 federal benchmark, with $0 in fines in the last 24 months and recent inspection citations related to medication storage, food handling, and QAPI/QAA planning.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
4.4748 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: February 10, 2026Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 4.4748.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.87
- Licensed practical nurses
- 1.12
- Nurse aides
- 2.49
- Weekend nursing
- 4.02
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 48%
Registered nurse turnover: 50%
Resident outcomes
How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
12.2%Improving
Residents with a fall causing major injury
4.5%Improving
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
6.3%Improving
Residents with a urinary tract infection
0.8%Steady
Residents who lost too much weight
14.2%Worsening
Residents who were physically restrained
0%Steady
Residents needing more help with daily activities
16.3%Improving
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
17.5%Improving
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Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
17.9%Improving
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
0%Steady
Residents with a long-term catheter
1.9%Improving
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
29.6%Worsening
Residents with depressive symptoms
51.2%Improving
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
90.2%Steady
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
87.9%Worsening
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
69%Steady
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
62.5%Improving
What the inspectors found
The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited July 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: E
The home failed to have a plan for how it would carry out quality improvement and oversight activities. Cited August 2023 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 865 — 42 CFR §483.75 — S/S: E
The home failed to ensure residents were treated with dignity and could make their own choices and communicate freely. Cited February 2026 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 550 — 42 CFR §483.10(a) — S/S: D
The nursing home failed to provide the required notice or documentation about a resident’s needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policy. Cited February 2026 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 628 — 42 CFR §483.15(c)(2) — S/S: D
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 3 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 4 health deficiencies.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- Part of INFINITY HEALTHCARE CONSULTING · 70 homes · 2 stars avg
- Occupancy
- 37.2 residents on an average day (48% of 77 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 37 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.