The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited July 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: E
Nursing home report
WATERS OF PERU SKILLED NURSING FACILITY, THE
PERU, IN · Medicare-certified · 130 beds
In good standing
For-profitChain member
4 of 5 overall
4 of 5 stars overall. Health inspections and quality measures are both 4 stars, but staffing is weaker at 2 stars with reported nurse staffing below the federal benchmark (3.44 vs 4.1 hours per resident per day); there were no fines in the last 24 months.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
3.4382 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: June 27, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.4382.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.67
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.79
- Nurse aides
- 1.98
- Weekend nursing
- 3.09
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 38%
Registered nurse turnover: 43%
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
13%17.9%Worsening
Residents with a fall causing major injury
3.1%7.1%Worsening
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
8.2%9.6%Worsening
Residents with a urinary tract infection
0%0%No change
Residents who lost too much weight
0%17.6%Worsening
Residents who were physically restrained
0%0%No change
Residents needing more help with daily activities
4.5%14.7%Worsening
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
—11%—
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
29.2%17.1%Improving
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
4.3%4.8%No change
Residents with a long-term catheter
0%0%No change
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
7.1%19.2%Worsening
Residents with depressive symptoms
43.8%15.4%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
—100%—
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
100%100%No change
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—100%—
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
100%97%Worsening
What the inspectors found
The nursing home failed to provide services that met professional standards of quality. Cited June 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 658 — 42 CFR §483.21(b)(3) — S/S: D
The home failed to properly label and securely store medications and biologicals. Cited June 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 761 — 42 CFR §483.45(g) — S/S: D
The nursing home failed to provide and carry out an infection prevention and control program to help keep residents from getting or spreading infections. Cited June 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 880 — 42 CFR §483.80(a) — S/S: D
The home failed to tell residents or their representatives in writing how long their bed would be held after a hospital transfer or therapeutic leave. Cited July 2024 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 625 — 42 CFR §483.15 — 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 3 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 10 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 3 health deficiencies.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- Part of INFINITY HEALTHCARE CONSULTING · 70 homes · 2 stars avg
- Occupancy
- 45.6 residents on an average day (35% of 130 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 53 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.