Hawthorne Healthcare Center

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1 fine totaling $12,428, plus 1 Medicare payment denial period.

Every penalty CMS publishes for this facility in the 3-year window is listed —none excluded. The count and the dollar total come from two different CMS datasets and agree for this facility. Penalties older than the window are dropped by CMS before publication, not by us.

What these staffing numbers mean →

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 3.31, RN 0.55, weekend 3.17.Comparing with Medicare Care Compare? Care Compare shows the raw figure (3.31 here, displayed there as hours and minutes), not the adjusted one above. Both are correct; they answer different questions. Staffing rating: 2/5.

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 →

For profit - Corporation

Showing 20 of 25 parties CMS has on file for this facility; 5 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 Communicare Health — 110 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.

• Indian Creek Healthcare Center — Corydon, IN · overall 3/5abuse
• Kokomo Healthcare Center — Kokomo, IN · overall 4/5
• Rolling Hills Healthcare Center — New Albany, IN · overall 2/5
• Sellersburg Healthcare Center — Sellersburg, IN · overall 4/5
• Southpointe Healthcare Center — Indianapolis, IN · overall 5/5
• Southwood Healthcare Center — Terre Haute, IN · overall 1/5abuseSFF
• Valley View Healthcare Center — Elkhart, IN · overall 1/5
• Wedgewood Healthcare Center — Clarksville, IN · overall 2/5

Listed by state, then facility name — not a ranking. Showing 8 of the 109 others, continuing from this facility's own place in that list.

Full visit checklist →

Print visit checklist

Generated from this facility's actual citation record — bring them to a tour and ask the administrator directly.

• "What is your falls rate, and what specific steps do you take to prevent falls and supervise residents at risk?"
• "What systems do you use to prevent medication errors, and what happens when one occurs?"
• "How do you decide when a feeding tube is truly needed, and how do staff care for residents who have one?"
• "What did your most recent kitchen inspection find, and can I see how food is stored and prepared?"
• "Can you show me an example care plan, and how are families included when it's created and updated?"
• "Can I see where garbage is stored and how often it's removed?"
• "If my family member falls or their condition changes, exactly when and how will I be notified?"
• "If you ever planned to discharge or transfer my family member, how much written notice would we receive and how could we appeal?"

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 56% total nursing staff turnover here — who on the care team has been with you longest?"
• "The ownership record on file lists 25 owning or managing parties — who makes the decisions about staffing levels?"
• "Can I visit again unannounced, at a mealtime or on a weekend?"

Compare this facility with the 3 closest →

Other facilities in the same county

CMS records place this facility in Marion, IN — 46 certified facilities there. These are outside the 20-mile list above, or far enough down it not to appear.

• Hoosier Village — Indianapolis, IN · overall 4/5
• Hooverwood — Indianapolis, IN · overall 1/5abuse
• Marquette — Indianapolis, IN · overall 5/5
• Miller's Merry Manor — Indianapolis, IN · overall 4/5
• North Capitol Nursing & Rehabilitation Center — Indianapolis, IN · overall 3/5
• Northwest Manor Health Care Center — Indianapolis, IN · overall 3/5
• Robin Run Health Center — Indianapolis, IN · overall 1/5abuseSFF

Listed by facility name — not a ranking. Homes already in the table above are not repeated here.

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