Pulaski Health Care Center
624 E 13th St, Winamac, IN 46996 · Pulaski County · 58 certified beds · avg 50 residents/day · certified since Mar 30, 1999
2/5
Health inspection rating (on-site)
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)
Health inspection rating: ★★☆☆☆2/5 · CMS overall rating: 3/5
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 (21)
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 13, 2025 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not provide proper care for pressure ulcers (bedsores) or did not do enough to prevent new ones from forming. Bedsores develop when residents stay in one position too long without help moving. · from a complaint |
| Aug 22, 2025 | F · Potential for harm, facility-wide | 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. |
| Aug 22, 2025 | E · Potential for harm, repeated | The facility did not provide a safe, clean, comfortable, and homelike environment, including safe support for residents' daily living needs. |
| Aug 22, 2025 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not make sure a transfer or discharge met the resident's needs and preferences, or did not properly prepare the resident to leave safely. |
| Aug 22, 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). |
| Aug 22, 2025 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not develop or follow a complete care plan for each resident — the written roadmap covering all of a resident's needs, with measurable goals and timelines. |
| Aug 22, 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. · from a complaint |
| Aug 22, 2025 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not provide the care needed to maintain or improve residents' movement and flexibility — such as range-of-motion exercises — leading to avoidable decline. |
| Aug 22, 2025 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not protect residents' personal information or did not keep complete, accurate medical records that meet professional standards. · from a complaint |
| Aug 22, 2025 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not have a working program to monitor how antibiotics are used. Tracking antibiotic use helps make sure these drugs are given only when needed and remain effective. |
| Feb 4, 2025 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not provide proper care for pressure ulcers (bedsores) or did not do enough to prevent new ones from forming. Bedsores develop when residents stay in one position too long without help moving. · from a complaint |
| Feb 4, 2025 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The 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. · from a complaint |
| Aug 21, 2024 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not keep residents' personal and medical information private and confidential. · from a complaint |
| Jul 26, 2024 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not develop or follow a complete care plan for each resident — the written roadmap covering all of a resident's needs, with measurable goals and timelines. |
| Jul 26, 2024 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not provide the care needed to maintain or improve residents' movement and flexibility — such as range-of-motion exercises — leading to avoidable decline. |
| Jul 26, 2024 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not keep residents' medications free from unnecessary drugs. Residents should only take medicines they truly need, at the right dose, for a clear reason. |
| Jan 17, 2024 | 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 |
| Aug 24, 2023 | 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. |
| Aug 24, 2023 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | 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. |
| Aug 24, 2023 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not keep residents' medications free from unnecessary drugs. Residents should only take medicines they truly need, at the right dose, for a clear reason. |
| Aug 24, 2023 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The 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. |
Inspection trend by year
Citations from standard inspections increased between the last two inspection cycles (3 → 9).
| Year | Citations | Serious (G–L) | Worst severity that year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | D |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | D |
| 2025 | 12 | 0 | 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 44% in Indiana; bottom 21% in the U.S. |
| Registered Nurse hours | 0.49 | 0.62 | 0.69 | bottom 36% in Indiana; bottom 37% in the U.S. |
| Weekend total nurse staffing | 2.87 | 3.01 | 3.50 | top 49% in Indiana; bottom 24% in the U.S. |
| Weekend RN hours (not acuity-adjusted) | 0.31 | 0.47 | 0.48 | bottom 24% in Indiana; bottom 34% in the U.S. |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 46.5 | 45.9 | 45.8 | bottom 47% in Indiana; bottom 46% in the U.S. |
| RN turnover (%) | 62.5 | 40.4 | 42.9 | bottom 16% in Indiana; bottom 19% 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 3.27, RN 0.51, weekend 2.93. 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: 3/5 · short-stay residents: 5/5
Who owns this facility
For profit - Corporation
| Owner / manager | Type | Role | Stake | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attinger, Jeffery | Individual | Contracted Managing Employee | NOT APPLICABLE | 04/06/2019 |
| Attinger, Jeffery | Individual | W-2 Managing Employee | NOT APPLICABLE | 04/06/2019 |
| Attinger, Jeffery | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 04/06/2019 |
| Barry, Caitlin | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 11/30/2020 |
| Bennett, Adam | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2022 |
| Berkshire, Rana | Individual | W-2 Managing Employee | NOT APPLICABLE | 03/27/2003 |
| Hutton, Charles | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 08/27/2014 |
| Jarosinski, Stephen | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2022 |
| Kauffman, Clinton | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 08/01/2019 |
| Leman, Valerie | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 09/25/2012 |
| Malott, Gregg | Individual | W-2 Managing Employee | NOT APPLICABLE | 04/09/2007 |
| Malott, Gregg | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 04/09/2007 |
| McKay, Michael | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 07/01/2022 |
| McKinley, Sharon | Individual | Contracted Managing Employee | NOT APPLICABLE | 11/01/2012 |
| McKinley, Sharon | Individual | W-2 Managing Employee | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/28/2014 |
| Newman, Marilyn | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 11/01/2018 |
| Pulaski Health Foundation INC. | Organization | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 11/01/2012 |
| Smith, Jennifer | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 02/22/2022 |
| Webb, Linda | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 11/01/2012 |
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 do you prevent bedsores for residents who can't move themselves, and how often are at-risk residents repositioned?"
- "What did your most recent kitchen inspection find, and can I see how food is stored and prepared?"
- "Can we tour the resident rooms, bathrooms, and common areas today, including areas not on the usual tour route?"
- "Before a resident is discharged or transferred, how do you make sure the new place can actually meet their needs?"
- "What written notices do we get before any transfer or discharge, and what is your bed-hold policy?"
- "Can you show me an example care plan, and how are families included when it's created and updated?"
- "How do you make sure each resident's care follows the doctor's orders, and what changed after this citation?"
- "What do you do daily to keep residents moving, and how do you help residents at risk of losing mobility?"
- "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?"
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Miller's Merry Manor | 14.8 mi | Culver, IN | ★★★☆☆ | 3/5 | |
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| Brickyard Healthcare - Knox Care Center | 15.9 mi | Knox, IN | ★★★★★ | 4/5 | |
| Life Care Center of Rochester | 19.7 mi | Rochester, IN | ★★★☆☆ | 2/5 |
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Facility data as of CMS processing date 2026-08-01. CCN 155660.