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Waters Of Columbia City Skilled Nursing Facility

For profit - Individual  ·  640 W Ellsworth St, Columbia City, IN 46725  ·  See home’s Medicare page

Affiliated With Miller's Merry Manor
People or companies with an ownership interest in or managerial control of this home, according to CMS data.
3.23
Nurse hours/resident/day
Reported total nurse staffing hours per resident per day.
State Average: 3.6
70.8%
Nurse turnover
The percentage of nursing staff who stopped working at the home over a 12-month period.
State Average: 51.2%
84
Certified beds
Qualifying beds in the certified provider or supplier facility.
33
Average residents/day
Average number of residents based on daily census.
Direct owners are the layer of ownership closest to the nursing home while indirect owners have a stake in the nursing home but are further removed, like a company that owns the direct owner of a home. All owners listed below are people or companies who have at least a 5% stake in the nursing home. Entities with “managerial control” are those who conduct the day-to-day operations of the nursing home.
Direct owners
Johnson Memorial Hospital (100%)
Indirect owners
No indirect owner information
Managerial control
The Waters Of Columbia City Skilled Nursing Facility Llc since Nov, 2022
David Dunkle since Mar, 2019
Managing employee(s)
Stephen Baker since Mar, 2013
Robert Decola since Feb, 2019

Inspection Reports

7

total deficiencies

1

infection-related deficiency

This home violated federal standards protecting residents from the spread of infections.

Inspection reports document deficiencies, which are nursing homes’ failures to meet care requirements. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services releases the last three standard inspection reports, as well as the last 36 months of complaint and infection-control reports.
Feb 22, 2024
Complaint report
2 deficiencies
$58,845 Fine
J

Quality of Life and Care Deficiency — F0684
Failure to: Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident's preferences and goals.
Severity
Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety
Scope
Few people affected
Seriousness
J

Pharmacy Service Deficiency — F0760
Failure to: Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Severity
Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety
Scope
Few people affected
Seriousness
J

Sep 29, 2023
Standard report
5 deficiencies
(1 infection)

This report includes a citation for violating federal standards protecting residents from the spread of infections.

D

to E
E

Resident Rights Deficiency — F0565
Failure to: Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility.
Severity
No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
Scope
Some people affected
Seriousness
E

Nursing and Physician Services Deficiency — F0725
Failure to: Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
Severity
No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
Scope
Some people affected
Seriousness
E

Infection Control Deficiency — F0880
Failure to: Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Severity
No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
Scope
Some people affected
Seriousness
E

Resident Rights Deficiency — F0550
Failure to: Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Severity
No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
Scope
Few people affected
Seriousness
D

Resident Rights Deficiency — F0583
Failure to: Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
Severity
No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
Scope
Few people affected
Seriousness
D

Penalties

$58.8K

total fines

A nursing home receives a penalty, either a fine or payment suspensions, when it has a serious health citation or fails to fix a citation. Fines may be imposed once per citation or regularly until the nursing home corrects the citation. Fines not associated with inspection reports can include fines for not reporting COVID-19 data or not complying with infection-control requirements. Payment suspensions are when the government stops payments to the nursing home until an issue is fixed. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services releases the last three years of penalty information.
Feb 22, 2024