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Elkhart Meadows

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2600 Morehouse Ave, Elkhart, IN 46517 (opens Google Maps) · Elkhart County · (574) 295-8800· 58 certified beds · avg 46 residents/day · certified since Mar 9, 1990 · 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: AMERICAN SENIOR COMMUNITIES (90 facilities, chain avg rating 3.9★)

5/5
Health inspection rating (on-site)
inspected Sep 4, 2025
0
Serious findings on record
$0
Fines, last 3 years
3.68
Nurse hours/resident/day (adjusted)

What health inspectors found (on-site government inspections — the most independent evidence available)

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Health inspection rating: ★★★★★5/5 · CMS overall rating: 5/5 · 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.

Inspection findings in the public record

Showing the latest 3 of 6 inspection findings. Open the full record below to read every finding.

  1. F · Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread

    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

  2. D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated

    The facility did not fully assess residents on time — a complete assessment of health, abilities, and needs is required when a resident is first admitted and at least once every 12 months after that. F-0636

  3. D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated

    The facility did not update each resident's care assessment at least once every 3 months. These regular check-ins keep the resident's care plan matched to their current condition. F-0638

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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.

DateSeverityWhat the facility was cited for
Aug 30, 2024F · Potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadThe 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
Aug 30, 2024D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedThe facility did not fully assess residents on time — a complete assessment of health, abilities, and needs is required when a resident is first admitted and at least once every 12 months after that. · F-0636
Aug 30, 2024D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedThe facility did not update each resident's care assessment at least once every 3 months. These regular check-ins keep the resident's care plan matched to their current condition. · F-0638
Aug 30, 2024D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedThe facility's medication error rate was 5 percent or higher — meaning too many doses were given incorrectly, such as the wrong drug, dose, or time. · F-0759
Sep 12, 2023D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedThe facility did not give residents proper notice about what Medicare or Medicaid covers, or about charges the resident might owe for services that aren't covered. · F-0582
Sep 12, 2023D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedThe facility did not provide activities that meet residents' needs and interests. Nursing homes must offer meaningful activity programs, not just leave residents idle. · F-0679

Inspection trend by year

Citations by recorded inspection yearPublished citation counts, not a quality score · Source: CMS, 2026-08-01
All citationsSerious citations (G–L)
2023
All citations: 2
Serious citations (G–L): 0
2024
All citations: 4
Serious citations (G–L): 0

All bars start at zero. Exact values and supporting details remain below.

YearCitationsSerious (G–L)Worst severity that year
202320D
202440F

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)

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No fines or payment denials in the published 3-year window.

Nurse staffing (from payroll records, adjusted for how much care residents need)

What these staffing numbers mean →

Nurse time, in contextAdjusted hours per resident per day · Source: CMS, 2026-08-01
This facilityIndiana averageU.S. average
Total nurse staffing (hours per resident per day)
This facility: 3.68
Indiana average: 3.42
U.S. average: 3.95
Registered Nurse hours
This facility: 0.46
Indiana average: 0.62
U.S. average: 0.69
Weekend total nurse staffing
This facility: 3.08
Indiana average: 3.01
U.S. average: 3.50

All bars start at zero. Exact values and supporting details remain below.

MeasureThis facilityIndiana avgU.S. avgWhere it stands
Total nurse staffing (hours per resident per day)3.683.423.95top 26% in Indiana; bottom 46% in the U.S.
Registered Nurse hours0.460.620.69bottom 30% in Indiana; bottom 31% in the U.S.
Weekend total nurse staffing3.083.013.50top 36% in Indiana; bottom 35% in the U.S.
Weekend RN hours (not acuity-adjusted)0.210.470.48bottom 7% in Indiana; bottom 14% in the U.S.
Total nursing staff turnover (%)44.745.945.8top 47% in Indiana; top 49% in the U.S.
RN turnover (%)—40.442.9—

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 3.28, RN 0.41, weekend 2.74.Comparing with Medicare Care Compare? Care Compare shows the raw figure (3.28 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: 5/5 · long-stay residents: 5/5 · short-stay residents: —/5

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Who owns this facility

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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 / managerTypeRoleStakeSince
American Senior Communities LLCOrganizationOperational/Managerial ControlNOT APPLICABLE07/01/2015
American Senior Communities LLCOrganizationADP of the SNFNOT APPLICABLE07/01/2015
Babcock, PaulIndividualCorporate OfficerNOT APPLICABLE09/30/2020
Caine, VirginiaIndividualCorporate OfficerNOT APPLICABLE01/10/1994
Chies, StevenIndividualManaging Control - Governing BodyNOT APPLICABLE03/17/2016
Dice, MarkIndividualOperational/Managerial ControlNOT APPLICABLE06/01/2023
Dice, MarkIndividualADP of the SNFNOT APPLICABLE06/01/2023
Drummer, CarlIndividualCorporate DirectorNOT APPLICABLE01/01/2017
Hanberg, StevenIndividualOperational/Managerial ControlNOT APPLICABLE11/15/2018
Hanberg, StevenIndividualADP of the SNFNOT APPLICABLE03/31/2026
Hanify, ThomasIndividualCorporate DirectorNOT APPLICABLE01/01/2022
Harris, LisaIndividualCorporate OfficerNOT APPLICABLE12/22/2003
Horn, BrendaIndividualCorporate DirectorNOT APPLICABLE12/01/2023
Jackson, BlakeIndividualManaging Control - Governing BodyNOT APPLICABLE07/01/2015
Jackson, EthanIndividualManaging Control - Governing BodyNOT APPLICABLE07/01/2015
Jackson, MarkIndividualManaging Control - Governing BodyNOT APPLICABLE07/01/2015
Jackson, MichaelIndividualManaging Control - Governing BodyNOT APPLICABLE05/14/2024
Jackson, WessleyIndividualManaging Control - Governing BodyNOT APPLICABLE07/01/2015
Justice, DavidIndividualManaging Control - Governing BodyNOT APPLICABLE07/01/2015
Kelsey, DonnaIndividualManaging Control - Governing BodyNOT APPLICABLE07/18/2024

Showing 20 of 32 parties CMS has on file for this facility; 12 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 American Senior Communities — 90 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.

Listed by state, then facility name — not a ranking. Showing 8 of the 89 others, continuing from this facility's own place in that list.

Questions to ask on your visit

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  • "What did your most recent kitchen inspection find, and can I see how food is stored and prepared?"
  • "How soon after admission is a full assessment completed, and how are the findings shared with the family?"
  • "How do you track that every resident's quarterly assessment happens on time?"
  • "What is your current medication error rate, and what have you changed to bring errors down?"
  • "Before any service that isn't covered by Medicare or Medicaid, how will you notify us and get our agreement?"
  • "Can I see this month's activities calendar, and what do you offer residents who can't leave their rooms?"

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 45% total nursing staff turnover here — who on the care team has been with you longest?"
  • "The ownership record on file lists 32 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 30 within 20 miles)

FacilityDistanceCityOverallInspectionFlags
Valley View Healthcare Center0.8 miElkhart, IN★☆☆☆☆1/5
Brickyard Healthcare - Elkhart Care Center1.1 miElkhart, IN★☆☆☆☆1/5
Riverside Village1.9 miElkhart, IN★★☆☆☆2/5
Greenleaf Health Campus2.5 miElkhart, IN★★★☆☆2/5
Woodland Manor2.6 miElkhart, IN★☆☆☆☆1/5
Hubbard Hill Estates INC2.7 miElkhart, IN★★★★★5/5
East Lake Nursing & Rehabilitation Center3.9 miElkhart, IN★★★☆☆3/5
Restoracy of Goshen, the8.3 miGoshen, IN★★★★☆3/5
Waters of Wakarusa Skilled Nursing Facility, the9.0 miWakarusa, IN★☆☆☆☆1/5
Greencroft Healthcare10.1 miGoshen, IN★★☆☆☆1/5
Majestic Care of Goshen10.6 miGoshen, IN★☆☆☆☆1/5abuse
Brickyard Healthcare - Twelfth Street Care Center10.8 miMishawaka, IN★★☆☆☆2/5

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Other facilities in the same county

CMS records place this facility in Elkhart, IN — 13 certified facilities there. These are outside the 20-mile list above, or far enough down it not to appear.

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Facility data as of CMS processing date 2026-08-01. CCN 155352.

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