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Hickory Creek at Winamac

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515 E 13th St, Winamac, IN 46996 (opens Google Maps) · Pulaski County · (574) 946-6143· 36 certified beds · avg 28 residents/day · certified since Apr 1, 1992 · 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★)

3/5
Health inspection rating (on-site)
inspected Nov 21, 2025
0
Serious findings on record
$0
Fines, last 3 years
3.32
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: ★★★☆☆3/5 · CMS overall rating: 4/5 · 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 9 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 develop a resident's complete plan of care within 7 days of the full assessment, or the plan wasn't prepared, reviewed, and updated by a team of health professionals as required. F-0657

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

    The 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

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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
Nov 21, 2025F · 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
Nov 21, 2025D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedThe facility did not develop a resident's complete plan of care within 7 days of the full assessment, or the plan wasn't prepared, reviewed, and updated by a team of health professionals as required. · F-0657
Nov 21, 2025D · 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
Nov 21, 2025D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedThe facility did not provide treatment and care that follows the doctor's orders and matches the resident's own preferences and goals. · F-0684
Nov 21, 2025D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedThe facility did not prepare and serve food in a form that meets each resident's individual needs — for example, chopped, pureed, or softened food for residents with chewing or swallowing problems. · F-0805
Sep 6, 2024F · Potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadThe facility did not have a registered nurse on duty at least 8 hours a day, or did not have a registered nurse serving full-time as director of nursing. · F-0727
Sep 6, 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
Sep 6, 2024D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedThe facility did not prepare and serve food in a form that meets each resident's individual needs — for example, chopped, pureed, or softened food for residents with chewing or swallowing problems. · F-0805
Sep 6, 2024D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedThe facility did not have or follow an effective program to prevent and control infections — such as proper hand washing, cleaning, and isolation practices. This is the most commonly cited deficiency nationwide. · F-0880

Inspection trend by year

Citations from standard inspections stayed about the same across the last two inspection cycles (4 → 5).

Citations by recorded inspection yearPublished citation counts, not a quality score · Source: CMS, 2026-08-01
All citationsSerious citations (G–L)
2024
All citations: 4
Serious citations (G–L): 0
2025
All citations: 5
Serious citations (G–L): 0

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

YearCitationsSerious (G–L)Worst severity that year
202440F
202550F

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: 3.32
Indiana average: 3.42
U.S. average: 3.95
Registered Nurse hours
This facility: 0.71
Indiana average: 0.62
U.S. average: 0.69
Weekend total nurse staffing
This facility: 2.99
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)3.323.423.95top 47% in Indiana; bottom 27% in the U.S.
Registered Nurse hours0.710.620.69top 29% in Indiana; top 35% in the U.S.
Weekend total nurse staffing2.993.013.50top 42% in Indiana; bottom 30% in the U.S.
Weekend RN hours (not acuity-adjusted)0.450.470.48top 41% in Indiana; top 39% in the U.S.
Total nursing staff turnover (%)21.745.945.8top 2% in Indiana; top 4% in the U.S.
RN turnover (%)20.040.442.9top 14% in Indiana; top 13% 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 3.29, RN 0.70, weekend 2.96.Comparing with Medicare Care Compare? Care Compare shows the raw figure (3.29 here, displayed there as hours and minutes), not the adjusted one above. Both are correct; they answer different questions. Staffing rating: 4/5.

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 APPLICABLE04/01/2023
Herald, SamanthaIndividualOperational/Managerial ControlNOT APPLICABLE12/30/2024
Keller, MichaelIndividualOperational/Managerial ControlNOT APPLICABLE03/25/2024
Keller, MichaelIndividualADP of the SNFNOT APPLICABLE12/16/2025
King, LaurenIndividualOperational/Managerial ControlNOT APPLICABLE07/06/2025
King, LaurenIndividualADP of the SNFNOT APPLICABLE12/16/2025
Malott, GreggIndividualCorporate OfficerNOT APPLICABLE04/01/2023
Pulaski Memorial HospitalOrganizationOperational/Managerial ControlNOT APPLICABLE04/01/2023

All 8 owning or managing parties CMS has on file are shown — none excluded.

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.

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

  • "What did your most recent kitchen inspection find, and can I see how food is stored and prepared?"
  • "Who is on the team that builds each resident's care plan, and how quickly is it in place after admission?"
  • "Can I see this month's activities calendar, and what do you offer residents who can't leave their rooms?"
  • "How do you make sure each resident's care follows the doctor's orders, and what changed after this citation?"
  • "How do you handle residents who need modified food textures, and how do you make those meals appetizing?"
  • "How many hours a day is a registered nurse physically in the building, including weekends?"
  • "Who leads your infection prevention program, and how do you make sure staff follow practices like hand hygiene every day?"

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 22% total nursing staff turnover here — who on the care team has been with you longest?"
  • "Can I visit again unannounced, at a mealtime or on a weekend?"

Nearby facilities (within 20 miles)

FacilityDistanceCityOverallInspectionFlags
Pulaski Health Care Center0.0 miWinamac, IN★★★☆☆2/5
Miller's Merry Manor14.8 miCulver, IN★★★☆☆3/5
Parkview Haven15.2 miFrancesville, IN★★☆☆☆3/5
Brickyard Healthcare - Knox Care Center15.9 miKnox, IN★★★★★4/5
Life Care Center of Rochester19.8 miRochester, IN★★★☆☆2/5

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Facility data as of CMS processing date 2026-08-01. CCN 155436.

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