Kokomo Healthcare Center

Name: Kokomo Healthcare Center
Address: 429 W LINCOLN RD, Kokomo, IN, 46902, US
Telephone: 7654535600

429 W Lincoln Rd, Kokomo, IN 46902 · Howard County · 80 certified beds · avg 70 residents/day · certified since Jul 20, 1983

Part of chain: COMMUNICARE HEALTH (110 facilities, chain avg rating 3.2★)

3/5

Health inspection rating (on-site)

Serious findings on record

Fines, last 3 years

3.19

Nurse hours/resident/day (adjusted)

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

Health inspection rating: ★★★☆☆3/5 · CMS overall rating: 4/5

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 self-reported quality measures.

All citations in the current public record (14)

CMS publishes roughly the last three inspection cycles plus recent complaint investigations. Older surveys drop out of the record as new ones are completed.

Date	Severity	What the facility was cited for
Sep 8, 2025	F · Potential for harm, facility-wide	The facility did not provide pharmacy services that meet each resident's needs, or did not employ or contract with a licensed pharmacist.
Sep 8, 2025	D · Potential for harm, one-off	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.
Sep 8, 2025	D · Potential for harm, one-off	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).
Sep 8, 2025	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not provide treatment and care that follows the doctor's orders and matches the resident's own preferences and goals.
Oct 11, 2024	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not provide a safe, clean, comfortable, and homelike environment, including safe support for residents' daily living needs.
Oct 11, 2024	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not provide treatment and care that follows the doctor's orders and matches the resident's own preferences and goals.
May 17, 2024	E · Potential for harm, repeated	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.
May 17, 2024	D · Potential for harm, one-off	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.
May 17, 2024	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not try to gradually reduce doses of mood- and mind-altering medications or use non-drug approaches first, as required, or used 'as needed' psychiatric drugs without proper limits.
Mar 7, 2024	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not make sure its nurses and nurse aides had the skills and training needed to properly care for every resident. · from a complaint
Mar 7, 2024	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not provide pharmacy services that meet each resident's needs, or did not employ or contract with a licensed pharmacist. · from a complaint
Nov 6, 2023	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft to the proper authorities quickly enough, or did not report the results of its investigation. · from a complaint
Nov 6, 2023	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not provide necessary behavioral health care and services — support for residents' mental and emotional wellbeing, including conditions like depression and anxiety. · from a complaint
Oct 12, 2023	D · Potential for harm, one-off	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

Inspection trend by year

Citations from standard inspections increased between the last two inspection cycles (2 → 4).

Year	Citations	Worst severity that year
2023	3	D
2024	7	E
2025	4	F

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)

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

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

Measure	This facility	Indiana avg	U.S. avg	Where it stands
Total nurse staffing (hours per resident per day)	3.19	3.42	3.95	bottom 43% in Indiana; bottom 21% in the U.S.
Registered Nurse hours	0.32	0.62	0.69	bottom 7% in Indiana; bottom 11% in the U.S.
Weekend total nurse staffing	2.76	3.01	3.50	bottom 40% in Indiana; bottom 19% in the U.S.
Weekend RN hours (not acuity-adjusted)	0.32	0.47	0.48	bottom 27% in Indiana; bottom 36% in the U.S.
Total nursing staff turnover (%)	43.1	45.9	45.8	top 41% in Indiana; top 45% in the U.S.
RN turnover (%)	37.5	40.4	42.9	top 44% in Indiana; top 42% in the U.S.

Hours are per resident per day, 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 3.51, RN 0.35, weekend 3.03. Staffing rating: 2/5.

Self-reported quality measures

Note: these ratings are based on data the facility reports about itself to CMS. They are not independently verified by inspectors, and can look better than inspection findings. Give more weight to the inspection results above.

Quality measures rating: 5/5 · long-stay residents: 5/5 · short-stay residents: —/5

Who owns this facility

For profit - Corporation

Owner / manager	Type	Role	Stake	Since
Hancock Regional Hospital	Organization	5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest	100%	01/01/2014
Bond, Maria	Individual	Managing Control - Governing Body	NOT APPLICABLE	07/01/2021
Bond, Maria	Individual	Corporate Director	NOT APPLICABLE	07/01/2021
Bond, Maria	Individual	Trustee of the SNF	NOT APPLICABLE	07/01/2021
Clark, Timothy	Individual	Managing Control - Governing Body	NOT APPLICABLE	05/01/2015
Clark, Timothy	Individual	Corporate Director	NOT APPLICABLE	01/01/2014
Clark, Timothy	Individual	Trustee of the SNF	NOT APPLICABLE	05/01/2015
Daugherty, Joshua	Individual	Managing Control - Governing Body	NOT APPLICABLE	01/01/2020
Daugherty, Joshua	Individual	Corporate Director	NOT APPLICABLE	01/01/2020
Daugherty, Joshua	Individual	Trustee of the SNF	NOT APPLICABLE	01/01/2020
Felker, Dean	Individual	Managing Control - Governing Body	NOT APPLICABLE	05/01/2015
Felker, Dean	Individual	Corporate Director	NOT APPLICABLE	01/01/2014
Felker, Dean	Individual	Trustee of the SNF	NOT APPLICABLE	05/01/2015
Hancock Regional Hospital	Organization	ADP of the SNF	NOT APPLICABLE	05/09/2025
Joyner, Sara	Individual	Managing Control - Governing Body	NOT APPLICABLE	01/01/2022
Joyner, Sara	Individual	Corporate Director	NOT APPLICABLE	01/01/2022
Joyner, Sara	Individual	Trustee of the SNF	NOT APPLICABLE	01/01/2022
Lincoln Mgt Co LLC	Organization	Operational/Managerial Control	NOT APPLICABLE	09/01/2017
Lincoln Mgt Co LLC	Organization	ADP of the SNF	NOT APPLICABLE	09/01/2017
Long, Steven	Individual	Managing Control - Governing Body	NOT APPLICABLE	06/13/2022

Questions to ask on your visit

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

"How does your pharmacist review residents' medications, and how quickly can you fill new or urgent prescriptions?"
"What safeguards do you have to protect residents' money and belongings, and what happens when something goes missing?"
"What written notices do we get before any transfer or discharge, and what is your bed-hold policy?"
"How do you make sure each resident's care follows the doctor's orders, and what changed after this citation?"
"Can we tour the resident rooms, bathrooms, and common areas today, including areas not on the usual tour route?"
"How many residents here use oxygen or breathing equipment, and who checks that equipment each shift?"
"What alternatives do you try before using bed rails, and how do you involve families in that decision?"
"What is your approach to psychiatric medications — how do you try non-drug options first and work to reduce doses over time?"
"What is your current ratio of nursing staff to residents on day, evening, and weekend shifts?"
"Can I see the results and plan of correction from your most recent state inspection?"

Nearby facilities (within 20 miles)

Facility	Distance	City	Overall	Inspection	Flags
Aperion Care Kokomo	0.8 mi	Kokomo, IN	★☆☆☆☆	2/5
Wellbrooke of Kokomo	1.6 mi	Kokomo, IN	★★★★★	4/5
North Woods Village	2.8 mi	Kokomo, IN	★★★★☆	3/5
Brickyard Healthcare -Sycamore Village Care Center	3.0 mi	Kokomo, IN	★★★☆☆	3/5
Waterford Place Health Campus	3.0 mi	Kokomo, IN	★★★★★	4/5
Century Villa Health Care	9.1 mi	Greentown, IN	★★★★☆	4/5
Waters of Tipton Skilled Nursing Facility, the	13.7 mi	Tipton, IN	★☆☆☆☆	1/5	SFF
Aperion Care Peru	15.0 mi	Peru, IN	★★☆☆☆	2/5
Elwood Health and Living	19.9 mi	Elwood, IN	★★★☆☆	2/5

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Facility data as of CMS processing date 2026-08-01. CCN 155222.

The Care File

Visit checklist — Kokomo Healthcare Center

429 W Lincoln Rd, Kokomo, IN 46902 · 7654535600

Health inspection rating 3/5 · CMS overall 4/5· Fines (3y): $0

Questions for the administrator:

☐ "How does your pharmacist review residents' medications, and how quickly can you fill new or urgent prescriptions?"
☐ "What safeguards do you have to protect residents' money and belongings, and what happens when something goes missing?"
☐ "What written notices do we get before any transfer or discharge, and what is your bed-hold policy?"
☐ "How do you make sure each resident's care follows the doctor's orders, and what changed after this citation?"
☐ "Can we tour the resident rooms, bathrooms, and common areas today, including areas not on the usual tour route?"
☐ "How many residents here use oxygen or breathing equipment, and who checks that equipment each shift?"
☐ "What alternatives do you try before using bed rails, and how do you involve families in that decision?"
☐ "What is your approach to psychiatric medications — how do you try non-drug options first and work to reduce doses over time?"
☐ "What is your current ratio of nursing staff to residents on day, evening, and weekend shifts?"
☐ "Can I see the results and plan of correction from your most recent state inspection?"

While you're there, notice:

☐ Smell and cleanliness in hallways, not just the lobby
☐ How staff speak to residents; call lights answered promptly
☐ Residents up, dressed, and engaged (visit mealtimes and a weekend if you can)

Data: CMS Provider Data Catalog, version 2026-08-01 · CCN 155222 · Verify at medicare.gov/care-compare · Printed from The Care File (thecarefile.com)