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Kokomo Healthcare Center

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429 W Lincoln Rd, Kokomo, IN 46902 (opens Google Maps) · Howard County · (765) 453-5600· 80 certified beds · avg 70 residents/day · certified since Jul 20, 1983 · 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: COMMUNICARE HEALTH (110 facilities, chain avg rating 3.2★)

3/5
Health inspection rating (on-site)
inspected Sep 8, 2025
0
Serious findings on record
$0
Fines, last 3 years
3.19
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 14 inspection findings. Open the full record below to read every finding.

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

    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

  2. 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. F-0602

  3. 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). F-0628

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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
Sep 8, 2025F · Potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadThe facility did not provide pharmacy services that meet each resident's needs, or did not employ or contract with a licensed pharmacist. · F-0755
Sep 8, 2025D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedThe 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. · F-0602
Sep 8, 2025D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedThe 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). · F-0628
Sep 8, 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
Oct 11, 2024D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedThe facility did not provide a safe, clean, comfortable, and homelike environment, including safe support for residents' daily living needs. · F-0584
Oct 11, 2024D · 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
May 17, 2024E · Potential for more than minimal harm, patternThe 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
May 17, 2024D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedThe 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
May 17, 2024D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedThe 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. · F-0758
Mar 7, 2024D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedThe 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 · F-0726
Mar 7, 2024D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedThe 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 · F-0755
Nov 6, 2023D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedThe 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 · F-0609
Nov 6, 2023D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedThe 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 · F-0740
Oct 12, 2023D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedThe 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

Inspection trend by year

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

Citations by recorded inspection yearPublished citation counts, not a quality score · Source: CMS, 2026-08-01
All citationsSerious citations (G–L)
2023
All citations: 3
Serious citations (G–L): 0
2024
All citations: 7
Serious citations (G–L): 0
2025
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
202330D
202470E
202540F

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: 3.19
Indiana average: 3.42
U.S. average: 3.95
Registered Nurse hours
This facility: 0.32
Indiana average: 0.62
U.S. average: 0.69
Weekend total nurse staffing
This facility: 2.76
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)3.193.423.95bottom 43% in Indiana; bottom 21% in the U.S.
Registered Nurse hours0.320.620.69bottom 7% in Indiana; bottom 11% in the U.S.
Weekend total nurse staffing2.763.013.50bottom 40% in Indiana; bottom 19% in the U.S.
Weekend RN hours (not acuity-adjusted)0.320.470.48bottom 27% in Indiana; bottom 36% in the U.S.
Total nursing staff turnover (%)43.145.945.8top 41% in Indiana; top 45% in the U.S.
RN turnover (%)37.540.442.9top 44% in Indiana; top 42% 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 3.51, RN 0.35, weekend 3.03.Comparing with Medicare Care Compare? Care Compare shows the raw figure (3.51 here, displayed there as hours and minutes), not the adjusted one above. Both are correct; they answer different questions. Staffing rating: 2/5.

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

Costs & payment

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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 →

For profit - Corporation

Owner / managerTypeRoleStakeSince
Hancock Regional HospitalOrganization5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest100%01/01/2014
Bond, MariaIndividualManaging Control - Governing BodyNOT APPLICABLE07/01/2021
Bond, MariaIndividualCorporate DirectorNOT APPLICABLE07/01/2021
Bond, MariaIndividualTrustee of the SNFNOT APPLICABLE07/01/2021
Clark, TimothyIndividualManaging Control - Governing BodyNOT APPLICABLE05/01/2015
Clark, TimothyIndividualCorporate DirectorNOT APPLICABLE01/01/2014
Clark, TimothyIndividualTrustee of the SNFNOT APPLICABLE05/01/2015
Daugherty, JoshuaIndividualManaging Control - Governing BodyNOT APPLICABLE01/01/2020
Daugherty, JoshuaIndividualCorporate DirectorNOT APPLICABLE01/01/2020
Daugherty, JoshuaIndividualTrustee of the SNFNOT APPLICABLE01/01/2020
Felker, DeanIndividualManaging Control - Governing BodyNOT APPLICABLE05/01/2015
Felker, DeanIndividualCorporate DirectorNOT APPLICABLE01/01/2014
Felker, DeanIndividualTrustee of the SNFNOT APPLICABLE05/01/2015
Hancock Regional HospitalOrganizationADP of the SNFNOT APPLICABLE05/09/2025
Joyner, SaraIndividualManaging Control - Governing BodyNOT APPLICABLE01/01/2022
Joyner, SaraIndividualCorporate DirectorNOT APPLICABLE01/01/2022
Joyner, SaraIndividualTrustee of the SNFNOT APPLICABLE01/01/2022
Lincoln Mgt Co LLCOrganizationOperational/Managerial ControlNOT APPLICABLE09/01/2017
Lincoln Mgt Co LLCOrganizationADP of the SNFNOT APPLICABLE09/01/2017
Long, StevenIndividualManaging Control - Governing BodyNOT APPLICABLE06/13/2022

Showing 20 of 37 parties CMS has on file for this facility; 17 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.

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.

Questions to ask on your visit

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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?"

Also worth asking anywhere

  • "Your weekend nurse staffing is reported below the Indiana midpoint — how does the weekend schedule differ from a weekday?"
  • "Can I see the plan of correction for the findings in your most recent state inspection?"
  • "CMS reports 43% total nursing staff turnover here — who on the care team has been with you longest?"
  • "The ownership record on file lists 37 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 (within 20 miles)

FacilityDistanceCityOverallInspectionFlags
Aperion Care Kokomo0.8 miKokomo, IN★☆☆☆☆2/5
Wellbrooke of Kokomo1.6 miKokomo, IN★★★★★4/5
North Woods Village2.8 miKokomo, IN★★★★☆3/5
Brickyard Healthcare -Sycamore Village Care Center3.0 miKokomo, IN★★★☆☆3/5
Waterford Place Health Campus3.0 miKokomo, IN★★★★★4/5
Century Villa Health Care9.1 miGreentown, IN★★★★☆4/5
Waters of Tipton Skilled Nursing Facility, the13.7 miTipton, IN★☆☆☆☆1/5SFF
Aperion Care Peru15.0 miPeru, IN★★☆☆☆2/5
Elwood Health and Living19.9 miElwood, IN★★★☆☆2/5

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

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