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Copper Trace Health & Living Community
1250 W 146th Street, Westfield, IN 46074 (opens Google Maps) · Hamilton County · (317) 844-5050· 104 certified beds · avg 99 residents/day · certified since Dec 3, 2015 · Medicare and Medicaid certified
Certified for both programmes. Certification means the facility can bill Medicaid — it does not mean a Medicaid-funded bed is free right now, so ask directly. Who pays for nursing home care →
Part of chain: CARDON & ASSOCIATES (19 facilities, chain avg rating 3.7★)
3/5
Health inspection rating (on-site)
inspected Dec 18, 2025
1
Serious findings on record
most recent Mar 17, 2026
$0
Fines, last 3 years
3.93
Nurse hours/resident/day (adjusted)
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What health inspectors found (on-site government inspections — the most independent evidence available)
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Health inspection rating: ★★★☆☆3/5 · CMS overall rating: 3/5 · how star ratings work →
The health inspection star above is graded on a curve within each state — a set share of each state's facilities gets each star level — so a facility can have few citations and still rate 2–3 stars if others in its state did even better. The overall rating combines that inspection score with staffing and quality measures from resident assessments and claims.
Most serious findings (actual harm or immediate jeopardy)
▲ Actual harm, isolated · Mar 17, 2026 · F-0580 · triggered by a complaint
The facility did not immediately notify the resident, their doctor, and a family member when something significant happened — such as an injury, a decline in health, or a room change. Families and doctors are entitled to know right away.
▲ Actual harm, isolated · Mar 17, 2026 · F-0580 · triggered by a complaint
The facility did not immediately notify the resident, their doctor, and a family member when something significant happened — such as an injury, a decline in health, or a room change. Families and doctors are entitled to know right away.
Why it matters: A family could learn about a serious injury or decline days later, after the chance to act has passed.
Severity (G): Actual harm was cited, below immediate jeopardy. The scope was isolated: limited residents, staff, or locations were affected. Scope describes the extent of the deficiency, not whether it happened on previous inspections.
Corrected: Apr 4, 2026 (Deficient, Provider has date of correction)
Inspection findings in the public record
Showing the latest 3 of 17 inspection findings. Open the full record below to read every finding.
The facility did not immediately notify the resident, their doctor, and a family member when something significant happened — such as an injury, a decline in health, or a room change. Families and doctors are entitled to know right away. · from a complaint F-0580
The facility did not provide treatment and care that follows the doctor's orders and matches the resident's own preferences and goals. F-0684
The facility used bed rails without first trying safer alternatives, or without assessing the resident's safety risk, discussing the risks and benefits with the resident or family, getting consent, and installing the rails correctly. F-0700
View all 17 inspection findingsShow only the latest 3 findings
CMS publishes roughly the last three inspection cycles plus recent complaint investigations. Older surveys drop out of the record as new ones are completed — that window is CMS's, not ours. Within it, every citation CMS publishes for this facility is listed here: none excluded.
| Date | Severity | What the facility was cited for |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 17, 2026 | ▲ G · Actual harm, isolated | The facility did not immediately notify the resident, their doctor, and a family member when something significant happened — such as an injury, a decline in health, or a room change. Families and doctors are entitled to know right away. · from a complaint · F-0580 |
| Dec 18, 2025 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not provide treatment and care that follows the doctor's orders and matches the resident's own preferences and goals. · F-0684 |
| Dec 18, 2025 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility used bed rails without first trying safer alternatives, or without assessing the resident's safety risk, discussing the risks and benefits with the resident or family, getting consent, and installing the rails correctly. · F-0700 |
| Dec 18, 2025 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not provide pharmacy services that meet each resident's needs, or did not employ or contract with a licensed pharmacist. · F-0755 |
| Dec 18, 2025 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not label drugs according to professional standards or did not store them in locked compartments, with controlled drugs (medications with a high risk of misuse) kept under a separate lock. · F-0761 |
| Oct 28, 2025 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not make sure a transfer or discharge met the resident's needs and preferences, or did not properly prepare the resident to leave safely. · from a complaint · F-0627 |
| Oct 28, 2025 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not provide required paperwork or notices about a resident's needs, their right to appeal a transfer or discharge, or the facility's bed-hold policy (how long a bed is saved during a hospital stay). · from a complaint · F-0628 |
| Feb 10, 2025 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not keep the environment free of accident hazards, or did not provide enough supervision to prevent accidents like falls. · from a complaint · F-0689 |
| Jan 8, 2025 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not provide treatment and care that follows the doctor's orders and matches the resident's own preferences and goals. · F-0684 |
| Jan 8, 2025 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not provide appropriate care related to bladder and bowel needs — including care for residents who use catheters and steps to prevent urinary tract infections. · F-0690 |
| Jan 8, 2025 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not provide safe and appropriate respiratory care — such as oxygen, breathing treatments, or care for residents on breathing equipment — for residents who needed it. · F-0695 |
| Jan 8, 2025 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not label drugs according to professional standards or did not store them in locked compartments, with controlled drugs (medications with a high risk of misuse) kept under a separate lock. · F-0761 |
| Dec 6, 2024 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not immediately notify the resident, their doctor, and a family member when something significant happened — such as an injury, a decline in health, or a room change. Families and doctors are entitled to know right away. · from a complaint · F-0580 |
| Dec 6, 2024 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not protect residents from misuse of their belongings or money — this is called misappropriation, and it includes theft or improper use of a resident's property or funds. · from a complaint · F-0602 |
| Nov 3, 2023 | E · Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern | The facility did not get its food from approved, safe sources, or did not store, prepare, and serve food according to professional food safety standards. · F-0812 |
| Nov 3, 2023 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not provide appropriate care related to bladder and bowel needs — including care for residents who use catheters and steps to prevent urinary tract infections. · F-0690 |
| Nov 3, 2023 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not keep residents free from significant medication errors — such as giving the wrong drug, the wrong dose, or missing a critical medication. · from a complaint · F-0760 |
Inspection trend by year
Citations from standard inspections stayed about the same across the last two inspection cycles (4 → 4).
All citationsSerious citations (G–L)
2023
All citations: 3
Serious citations (G–L): 0
2024
All citations: 2
Serious citations (G–L): 0
2025
All citations: 11
Serious citations (G–L): 0
2026
All citations: 1
Serious citations (G–L): 1
All bars start at zero. Exact values and supporting details remain below.
| Year | Citations | Serious (G–L) | Worst severity that year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | E |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | D |
| 2025 | 11 | 0 | D |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | G ▲ |
Counts reflect the current CMS public record (~3 inspection cycles plus complaint investigations); years with no surveys show no row. Inspection frequency varies, so compare severity as well as counts.
Fines and enforcement (last 3 years)
Nurse staffing (from payroll records, adjusted for how much care residents need)
What these staffing numbers mean →
This facilityIndiana averageU.S. average
Total nurse staffing (hours per resident per day)
This facility: 3.93
Indiana average: 3.42
U.S. average: 3.95
Registered Nurse hours
This facility: 0.67
Indiana average: 0.62
U.S. average: 0.69
Weekend total nurse staffing
This facility: 3.43
Indiana average: 3.01
U.S. average: 3.50
All bars start at zero. Exact values and supporting details remain below.
| Measure | This facility | Indiana avg | U.S. avg | Where it stands |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hours per resident per day) | 3.93 | 3.42 | 3.95 | top 17% in Indiana; top 43% in the U.S. |
| Registered Nurse hours | 0.67 | 0.62 | 0.69 | top 33% in Indiana; top 39% in the U.S. |
| Weekend total nurse staffing | 3.43 | 3.01 | 3.50 | top 19% in Indiana; top 46% in the U.S. |
| Weekend RN hours (not acuity-adjusted) | 0.27 | 0.47 | 0.48 | bottom 15% in Indiana; bottom 26% in the U.S. |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 68.1 | 45.9 | 45.8 | bottom 4% in Indiana; bottom 7% in the U.S. |
| RN turnover (%) | 65.2 | 40.4 | 42.9 | bottom 12% in Indiana; bottom 15% in the U.S. |
Hours are per resident per day for the most recent quarter of payroll data in this CMS release (2026-08-01) — the same quarter for every facility — case-mix adjusted by CMS so facilities caring for sicker residents can be compared fairly (same basis as the CMS staffing star). "Top X%" means better than most facilities: more staffing hours, or lower turnover. Raw (unadjusted) reported hours: total 3.56, RN 0.61, weekend 3.11.Comparing with Medicare Care Compare? Care Compare shows the raw figure (3.56 here, displayed there as hours and minutes), not the adjusted one above. Both are correct; they answer different questions. Staffing rating: 3/5.
Quality measures: assessments & claims
Note: CMS combines facility-reported resident assessments (MDS) with claims-based measures. These are different sources from on-site inspection findings. Read the measures alongside inspection and staffing records; a high QM rating does not establish that a home is safe.
Quality measures rating: 4/5 · long-stay residents: 4/5 · short-stay residents: 4/5
Costs & payment
Price evidence · separate from quality
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Who owns this facility
How to read ownership records →
Ownership records as published by CMS on 2026-08-01. CMS records when an owner joined but not when they left. Listed here and no longer involved? Tell us →
Government - County
| Owner / manager | Type | Role | Stake | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverview Hospital | Organization | 5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest | 100% | 10/01/2017 |
| Ankura Consulting Group LLC | Organization | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 06/15/2022 |
| Balla, Matthew | Individual | Managing Control - Governing Body | NOT APPLICABLE | 05/23/2022 |
| Balla, Matthew | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 05/23/2022 |
| Balla, Matthew | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 05/23/2022 |
| Bradley & Associates INC | Organization | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2023 |
| Cardon and Associates INC | Organization | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 08/23/2013 |
| Cardon and Associates INC | Organization | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 08/22/2025 |
| Cardon Management Company LLC | Organization | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 12/01/2011 |
| Cardon Management Company LLC | Organization | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 06/10/2025 |
| Cattell, Zachary | Individual | Managing Control - Governing Body | NOT APPLICABLE | 04/25/2022 |
| Cattell, Zachary | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 04/25/2022 |
| Cattell, Zachary | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 04/25/2022 |
| Cole Marketing Communications INC | Organization | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 04/01/2015 |
| Fauth, Kendra | Individual | Managing Control - Governing Body | NOT APPLICABLE | 12/26/2021 |
| Fauth, Kendra | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 12/26/2021 |
| Fauth, Kendra | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 12/26/2021 |
| Forvis Mazars LLP | Organization | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2021 |
| Friend, Jayna | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 06/04/2021 |
| Friend, Jayna | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 06/03/2021 |
Showing 20 of 73 parties CMS has on file for this facility; 53 are not displayed. The full list is in the CMS Ownership dataset.
Other facilities in the same chain
CMS lists this facility under the chain Cardon & Associates — 19 facilities in the current records. Chain membership says who operates these homes. It says nothing about how any individual one of them was inspected; each has its own record.
- Countryside Manor Health & Living Community — Anderson, IN · overall 5/5
- Cumberland Trace Health & Living Community — Plainfield, IN · overall 3/5
- Greenwood Health and Living Community — Greenwood, IN · overall 3/5
- Hamilton Trace of Fishers — Fishers, IN · overall 3/5
- Harbour Manor Health & Living Community — Noblesville, IN · overall 4/5
- Hoosier Health & Living Community — Brownstown, IN · overall 4/5
- Lincoln Hills of New Albany — New Albany, IN · overall 4/5
- Morristown Manor — Morristown, IN · overall 4/5
Listed by state, then facility name — not a ranking. Showing 8 of the 18 others, continuing from this facility's own place in that list.
Questions to ask on your visit
Generated from this facility's actual citation record — bring them to a tour and ask the administrator directly.
- "If my family member falls or their condition changes, exactly when and how will I be notified?"
- "How do you make sure each resident's care follows the doctor's orders, and what changed after this citation?"
- "What alternatives do you try before using bed rails, and how do you involve families in that decision?"
- "How does your pharmacist review residents' medications, and how quickly can you fill new or urgent prescriptions?"
- "Can you show me how medications are stored and secured on the units, including controlled drugs?"
- "Before a resident is discharged or transferred, how do you make sure the new place can actually meet their needs?"
- "What written notices do we get before any transfer or discharge, and what is your bed-hold policy?"
- "What is your falls rate, and what specific steps do you take to prevent falls and supervise residents at risk?"
Also worth asking anywhere
- "What is your current ratio of nursing staff to residents on day, evening, and weekend shifts?"
- "Can I see the plan of correction for the findings in your most recent state inspection?"
- "CMS reports 68% total nursing staff turnover here — who on the care team has been with you longest?"
- "The ownership record on file lists 73 owning or managing parties — who makes the decisions about staffing levels?"
- "Can I visit again unannounced, at a mealtime or on a weekend?"
Nearby facilities (12 closest of 63 within 20 miles)
| Facility | Distance | City | Overall | Inspection | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retreat at the Stratford, the | 1.8 mi | Carmel, IN | ★★★★☆ | 4/5 | |
| Majestic Care of Carmel | 2.9 mi | Carmel, IN | ★★☆☆☆ | 3/5 | |
| Wellbrooke of Carmel | 3.4 mi | Carmel, IN | ★★★☆☆ | 2/5 | |
| Barrington of Carmel, the | 4.1 mi | Carmel, IN | ★★★★★ | 5/5 | |
| Restoracy of Carmel | 4.6 mi | Carmel, IN | ★★★★☆ | 3/5 | |
| Carmel Health & Living Community | 4.9 mi | Carmel, IN | ★★☆☆☆ | 2/5 | |
| Bridgewater Healthcare Center | 4.9 mi | Carmel, IN | ★★★★★ | 4/5 | |
| Wellbrooke of Westfield | 5.0 mi | Westfield, IN | ★★★★★ | 4/5 | |
| Zionsville Meadows | 5.4 mi | Zionsville, IN | ★★★★☆ | 3/5 | |
| Maple Park Village | 5.4 mi | Westfield, IN | ★★☆☆☆ | 2/5 | abuse |
| Hoosier Village | 5.5 mi | Indianapolis, IN | ★★★★☆ | 4/5 | |
| St Augustine Home for the Aged | 6.0 mi | Indianapolis, IN | ★★★★★ | 4/5 |
Compare this facility with the 3 closest →
Other facilities in the same county
CMS records place this facility in Hamilton, IN — 17 certified facilities there. These are outside the 20-mile list above, or far enough down it not to appear.
- Hamilton Trace of Fishers — Fishers, IN · overall 3/5
- Harbour Manor Health & Living Community — Noblesville, IN · overall 4/5
- Majestic Care of Sheridan — Sheridan, IN · overall 5/5
- McGivney Health Care Center — Carmel, IN · overall 2/5
- Prairie Lakes Health Campus — Noblesville, IN · overall 5/5
Listed by facility name — not a ranking. Homes already in the table above are not repeated here.
Facility data as of CMS processing date 2026-08-01. CCN 155841.