Brickyard Healthcare - Merrillville Care Center
8800 Virginia Place, Merrillville, IN 46410 · Lake County · (219) 736-1310
164 certified beds, about 152 residents a day · For profit - Corporation · Medicare and Medicaid since 1990
Certified for Medicaid Certified for Medicare
Overall
1 of 5
Health inspections
1 of 5
Staffing
2 of 5
Quality measures
4 of 5
CMS Care Compare ratings, data as of September 1, 2026 · CCN 155362 · See it on Medicare.gov · Compare with other homes
The record in brief
At its most recent standard inspection, on August 8, 2025, inspectors cited 10 health deficiencies (the Indiana average is 7.2, the national average 9.2).
Of 36 health citations since August 2023, 1 was rated as actual harm or immediate jeopardy to residents.
CMS lists no fines against this home in the last three years.
Nurses and nurse aides worked 3.24 hours per resident per day, against 3.69 across Indiana and 3.86 nationally. Registered nurses accounted for 0.52 of those hours.
48.5% of nursing staff left within the year CMS measured (Indiana average 45.9%).
CMS links it to Brickyard Healthcare, an affiliated group of 23 nursing homes.
Health inspections
Federal rules call for a standard inspection at least every 15 months, plus a visit whenever a complaint is filed. Each mark below is one citation, colored by how serious inspectors rated it. How to read a citation.
Under each citation, the quoted text is the inspector's own summary from the federal statement of deficiencies (CMS form 2567), word for word apart from a privacy scrub; CMS removes residents' and staff names before it publishes the text. The full notes are on Medicare.gov.
708/23
202/24
203/24
1006/24
208/24
101/25
1008/25
101/26
102/26
Potential for minimal harm Potential for more than minimal harm Actual harm Immediate jeopardy Found on a complaint visit
Where its citations fall on CMS's grid
CMS rates every citation by how much harm it caused (rows) and how many residents it touched (columns). The count in each box is this home's, across all 36 health citations on file.
Severity
Isolated
Pattern
Widespread
Immediate jeopardy
0J
0K
0L
Actual harm
1G
0H
0I
Potential for more than minimal harm
29D
4E
2F
Potential for minimal harm
0A
0B
0C
February 24, 2026Complaint inspection · 1 citation
- D Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review, and interview, the facility failed to ensure a medication error rate of less than 5% for 1 of 3 residents observed during medication pass. Two errors were observed during 25 opportunities for errors during medication administration. This resulted in a medication error rate of 8%. (Resident G)
January 15, 2026Complaint inspection · 1 citation
- E Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review, and interview, the facility failed to ensure residents had a clean and homelike environment related to dirty bed linens on made beds for 4 of 7 resident beds observed on the Advanced Alzheimer's Care Unit (AACU). (Residents E, H, F, and G)
August 8, 2025Standard inspection · 10 citations
- F Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review and interview, the facility failed to ensure a sanitary kitchen was maintained related to testing of the chemical dishwasher. This had the potential to affect all residents who received meals prepared in the Main Kitchen.
- E Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation and interview, the facility failed to ensure the residents' environment was clean and in good repair related to discolored ceiling tiles, dirty ceiling vents, broken window curtains, peeling wallpaper around window sill, gouges in walls, and marred floors for 3 of 3 units. (Reflections, C-wing, and D-wing)
- D Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and interview, the facility failed to ensure interventions were attempted prior to administering a PRN (as needed) anti-anxiety medication for 1 of 3 residents reviewed for mood/behavior. (Resident 114)
- D Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and interview, the facility failed to ensure a care plan was developed and in place for a resident receiving an anti-anxiety medication for 1 of 33 residents reviewed for care plan development. (Resident 11)
- D Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review and interview, the facility failed to ensure a dependent resident received the activities of daily living (ADL) assistance required related to dirty, uncut fingernails for 1 of 5 residents reviewed for ADL care. (Resident 144)
- D Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review, and interview, the facility failed to ensure an indwelling urinary catheter collection bag and tubing for a resident with a history of infection was kept off the floor for 1 of 2 residents reviewed for urinary catheters. (Resident 91)
- D Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review and interview, the facility failed to ensure a resident received the necessary care and treatment related to oxygen administration for 1 of 2 residents reviewed for respiratory care. (Resident 2)
- D Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and interview, the facility failed to ensure a narcotic pain medication was obtained and administered as ordered and PRN (as needed) medications were accurately recorded as dispensed on the Medication Administration Record for 1 of 5 closed records reviewed. (Resident 152)
- D Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review, and interview, the facility failed to ensure a medication error rate of less than 5% for 1 of 8 residents observed during medication administration. Two medication errors were observed during 27 opportunities for error in medication administration. This resulted in a medication error rate of 7.41%. (Resident 41)
- D Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure infection control guidelines were in place and implemented, related to incorrect use of alcohol wipes during insulin administration for 1 of 1 resident observed for insulin administration and lack of physician's orders for contact isolation for 2 of 3 residents reviewed for transmission based precautions. (Residents 42, 39, and 14)
January 3, 2025Complaint inspection · 1 citation
- G Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review, observation, and interview, the facility failed to protect a cognitively impaired resident's rights to be free from physical abuse for 1 of 2 residents reviewed for abuse. (Residents B and C). This deficient practice resulted in Resident B sustaining swelling with discoloration injuries to the bilateral eyes and left wrist, a laceration on the right toe, and a laceration on the right ankle that required six sutures to repair.
August 2, 2024Complaint inspection · 2 citations
- D Plan the resident's discharge to meet the resident's goals and needs.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review & interview, the facility failed to implement a complete discharge planning process and ensure that the discharge needs of each resident were identified and met related to lack of ongoing Physician follow up for an abnormal wound culture result, indicating an infection, prior to discharge from the facility, for 1 of 3 residents reviewed for skin conditions. (Resident B) The deficient practice was corrected by 7/31/24, prior to the start of the survey, and was therefore past noncompliance. The facility investigated the delay in treatment following the receipt of abnormal wound culture results, completed audits for all wound cultures in the last 90 days, educated all nursing staff on the policy for wound culture tracking and notifications, and implemented a Laboratory Tracking Log.
- D Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and interview, the facility failed to ensure medications were managed appropriately related to medications not signed out and given as ordered for 2 of 3 residents reviewed for unnecessary medications. (Residents B and G)
June 14, 2024Standard inspection · 10 citations
- F Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review, and interview, the facility failed to serve food under sanitary conditions related to dirty and greasy food equipment, an accumulation of dust on fan blades, food spillage, lack of hair restraints, touching food with gloved hands after touching other items, and the dishwasher gauge not functioning for 1 of 1 kitchen observed. (The Main Kitchen). This had the potential to affect 137 residents who received food from the kitchen.
- E Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review, and interview, the facility failed to ensure a sanitary environment was maintained related to an accumulation of dust and debris on floors, piping, and fan blades, as well as loose and detached base boards for 1 of 1 kitchen areas. (The Main Kitchen)
- D Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure dependent residents received help with Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) related to build up on teeth for 1 of 7 residents reviewed for ADLs. (Resident 54)
- D Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and interview, the facility failed to ensure residents with impaired vision received the necessary services for 1 of 1 resident reviewed for vision. (Resident 70)
- D Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review, and interview, the facility failed to ensure a dependent resident was transferred with a Hoyer lift (a full body mechanical lift) as indicated on the Resident Care Sheet for 1 of 1 resident reviewed for accidents. (Resident 113)
- D Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review, and interview, the facility failed to ensure gastrostomy tube (peg tube) care was completed as ordered related to incorrect enteral feeding administration for 1 of 3 residents reviewed for peg tubes. (Resident 54)
- D Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review, and interview, the facility failed to ensure a resident received proper care and treatment related to oxygen administration flow rate for 1 of 1 resident reviewed for oxygen. (Resident 13)
- D Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and interview, the facility failed to ensure a follow up for a pain specialist's medication order was completed for 1 of 1 resident reviewed for pain. (Resident 128)
- D Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and interview, the facility failed to update physician's orders after a medication regimen review was conducted for 1 of 5 residents reviewed for unnecessary medications. (Resident 68)
- D Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and interview, the facility failed to ensure each resident's medication regimen was managed and monitored to promote or maintain the resident's highest practicable mental, physical, and psychosocial well-being, related to a medication scheduled during the resident's routine dialysis time and blood sugars levels and insulin administration not documented, for 2 of 5 residents reviewed for unnecessary medications. (Residents 28 and 74)
March 4, 2024Complaint inspection · 2 citations
- D Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review, and interview, the facility failed to ensure a treatment for a pressure ulcer was administered as ordered and failed to thoroughly assess a resident's pressure ulcers upon admission into the facility, for 2 of 3 residents reviewed for pressure ulcers. (Residents D and B)
- D Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review, and interview, the facility failed to ensure infection control guidelines were implemented, related to hand hygiene with resident care and glove removal, changes of contaminated gloves, cleaning of reusable equipment, and contamination of gauze during an observation of wound care. (Resident D and Nurse 1)
February 1, 2024Complaint inspection · 2 citations
- D Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review, and interview, the facility failed to ensure each resident received the necessary treatment and services to promote healing for pressure ulcers, related to follow up with pressure ulcer treatment recommendations, for 1 of 3 residents reviewed for pressure ulcers. (Resident F)
- D Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation and interview, the facility failed to properly prevent and/or contain COVID-19 related to the use of personal protective equipment in an isolation room. (Resident B)
August 11, 2023Standard inspection · 7 citations
- E Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review, and interview, the facility failed to ensure infection control guidelines were in place and implemented related to respiratory masks uncovered when not in use and not cleaning a shared use blood pressure cuff and pulse oximeter between residents. (Residents 102, 46, 296 and 298)
- D Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review, and interview, the facility failed to ensure a dependent resident was provided with ADL (activities of daily living) care related to long, dirty fingernails for 1 of 3 residents reviewed for ADL care. (Resident 98)
- D Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review, and interview, the facility failed to ensure residents received proper treatment and care related to oxygen administration flow rate for 1 of 2 residents reviewed for respiratory care. (Resident 102)
- D Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and interview, the facility failed to ensure each resident's medication regimen was managed and monitored to promote or maintain the resident's highest practicable mental, physical, and psychosocial well-being related to a blood pressure medication administered outside of parameters for 1 of 5 residents reviewed for unnecessary medications. (Resident 98)
- D Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and interview, the facility failed to ensure residents were free from unnecessary medications, related to a lack of non-pharmacological interventions attempted before the administration of antipsychotic medication and a PRN (as needed) antipsychotic order in place longer than 14 days for 1 of 5 residents reviewed for unnecessary medications. (Resident 30)
- D Provide or obtain laboratory tests/services when ordered and promptly tell the ordering practitioner of the results.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and interview, the facility failed to ensure the Physician was notified of a abnormal laboratory test result for 1 of 5 residents reviewed for unnecessary medications. (Resident 98)
- D Provide or obtain dental services for each resident.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review, and interview, the facility failed to ensure a resident received routine and/ or emergency dental services related to a delay in scheduling a procedure to have teeth extracted for 1 of 1 residents reviewed for dental services. (Resident 34)
Fire safety inspections
16 fire safety citations on file: 2 on August 8, 2025, 6 on June 14, 2024, 2 on January 22, 2024, 6 on August 11, 2023.
Every fire safety citation16 citations
- E Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
- E Have proper fire barriers, ventilation and signs for the transfilling of oxygen.
- F Meet other general requirements that are deficient.
- E Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements.
- E Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
- E Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.
- E Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
- E Have proper fire barriers, ventilation and signs for the transfilling of oxygen.
- F Follow proper procedures when the automatic sprinkler systems was out of service for more than 10 hours.
- E Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.
- F Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.
- E Meet other general requirements.
- E Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements.
- E Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.
- E Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
- E Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines or payment denials against this home in the last three years. The national average is 0.9 fines per home.
Staffing
Hours of care per resident per day, from the payroll records every home sends CMS. Higher means more staff time with each resident.
| Measure | This home | Indiana | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| All nursing staff (RN, LPN and aides) | 3.24 | 3.69 | 3.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.52 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff on weekends | 2.78 | 3.25 | 3.42 |
| Nurse aides | 2.19 | ||
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.53 | ||
| Nursing staff turnover (share who left in a year) | 48.5% | 45.9% | 45.8% |
| Registered nurse turnover | 33.3% | 40.3% | 42.9% |
| Administrators who left | 1 |
CMS expects 4.02 hours a day for residents as sick as this home's (its case-mix figure). The staffing star compares the two.
Staffing by quarter, from daily payroll records
Every nursing home sends CMS its staff hours for each day (the Payroll Based Journal). Here they are added up by quarter. The latest quarter is the one behind the figures above. In January to March 2026, nursing staff hours per resident were 3.42 on weekdays and 2.78 on weekends, 19% lower on weekends (nationally, weekends ran 15% lower). Contract or agency staff worked 2.4% of nursing hours, against 5.3% nationally. Total nursing hours per resident went from 3.38 in April to June 2025 to 3.24 in January to March 2026.
| Quarter | All nursing staff | Registered nurses | Weekdays | Weekends | Contract staff share | Days with no RN hours | Residents a day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan to Mar 2026 | 3.24 | 0.52 | 3.42 | 2.78 | 2.4% | 0 of 90 | 152 |
| Oct to Dec 2025 | 3.28 | 0.59 | 3.47 | 2.82 | 2.4% | 0 of 92 | 146 |
| Jul to Sep 2025 | 3.33 | 0.60 | 3.53 | 2.82 | 2.7% | 0 of 92 | 142 |
| Apr to Jun 2025 | 3.38 | 0.61 | 3.56 | 2.92 | 1.4% | 0 of 91 | 143 |
| United States, Jan to Mar 2026 | 3.75 | 0.62 | 3.92 | 3.33 | 5.3% | 0.5% of days | |
| Indiana, Jan to Mar 2026 | 3.63 | 0.62 | 3.80 | 3.19 | 3.4% | 0.4% of days |
Hours per resident per day: staff hours in the quarter divided by resident days (the daily census CMS derives from resident assessments). Registered nurses include the director of nursing and RNs with administrative duties; aides include nurse aides in training and medication aides, as in CMS's own staffing measure. How these are calculated.
Staff pay reports
Staff pay at this home
No staff pay figure for this home has passed review yet. A figure appears only after at least 5 reports from at least 3 different people, sent over at least 60 days, have passed review.
Official wage estimates for Indiana
| Job | Median | Middle half | Employed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana, all employers | |||
| CNAs (nursing assistants) | $18.43 | $17.80 to $21.36 | 33,640 |
| LPNs and LVNs | $31.60 | $29.35 to $35.30 | 14,480 |
| Registered nurses | $40.14 | $37.86 to $48.28 | 68,980 |
| United States, nursing care facilities | |||
| CNAs (nursing assistants) | $20.67 | $17.91 to $22.55 | 534,270 |
| LPNs and LVNs | $33.86 | $30.05 to $37.40 | 188,210 |
| Registered nurses | $41.11 | $37.85 to $47.68 | 142,270 |
Hourly wages; the middle half runs from the 25th to the 75th percentile. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. BLS has no separate estimate for medication aides. These are survey estimates for whole occupations, not figures for any one home.
Quality measures
The measures CMS uses for the quality star. Lower is better for every one of them.
| Measure | This home | Indiana | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 7.1 | 11.0 | 13.9 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.8 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 1.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 2.5 | 3.9 | 3.2 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication Short Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 1.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 4.6 | 11.9 | 14.1 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 7.9 | 3.6 | 4.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 3.0 | 13.6 | 15.4 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 17.3 | 22.2 | 23.8 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 10.1 | 10.8 | 12.0 |
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.9 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.8 |
Owners and operators
Legal business name: HENDRICKS COUNTY HOSPITAL. CMS links this home to Brickyard Healthcare, a group of 23 nursing homes averaging 2.7 stars overall.
| Name | Role | Type | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carpenter-Heard, Jacqueline | Contracted managing employee | Individual | 12/17/2018 | |
| Engels, Erin | Corporate director | Individual | 10/25/2014 | |
| Gentry, Mark | Corporate director | Individual | 01/12/2022 | |
| Starkey, Tyler | Corporate director | Individual | 10/25/2014 | |
| Waite, John | Corporate director | Individual | 08/01/2020 | |
| Whicker, Timothy | Corporate director | Individual | 01/12/2022 | |
| Fenoughty, Deanna | Corporate officer | Individual | 07/10/2023 | |
| Merrillville Operating LLC | Operational/managerial control | Organization | 09/01/2012 |
As listed in the CMS ownership file, which names owners with a 5% or greater stake and the people and companies with operational or managerial control.
Questions to ask on a visit
Chosen from this home's own inspection record.
- How do you prevent falls and pressure injuries, and how are families told when one happens?Inspectors cited 15 problems in this area, most recently on August 8, 2025: "Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable."
- How are medications reviewed, and how often are antipsychotic or sedating drugs used?Inspectors cited 7 problems in this area, most recently on February 24, 2026: "Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater."
- What changed in infection control since the last inspection, and who on staff is the infection preventionist?Inspectors cited 4 problems in this area, most recently on August 8, 2025: "Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program."
- Can we see a week of menus and the kitchen, and how are special diets handled?Inspectors cited 2 problems in this area, most recently on August 8, 2025: "Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards."
- Who is on the floor on Saturday and Sunday, and how many residents does each aide care for?Weekend nurse staffing here was 2.78 hours per resident per day, below the Indiana average of 3.25.
- How long has the current administrator been here?CMS counts 1 administrator who left in the period it measured.
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- Colonial Nursing Home Crown Point, 3 mi · 2 of 5 stars · 35 citations
- Saint Anthony Crown Point, 4.5 mi · 1 of 5 stars · 47 citations
- Ignite Medical Resort Crown Point LLC Crown Point, 4.9 mi · 2 of 5 stars · 45 citations
- Casa of Hobart Hobart, 5.1 mi · 1 of 5 stars · 79 citations
- Crown Point Health Campus Crown Point, 5.2 mi · 1 of 5 stars · 67 citations
- Waters of Hobart Skilled Nursing Facility, the Hobart, 6.9 mi · 1 of 5 stars · 46 citations
Indiana contacts for a concern about a nursing home
These are the official offices in Indiana. NursingHomeClear cannot take or act on complaints.
- Inspections and complaints: Indiana Department of Health, Division of Long-Term Care, the state agency that inspects nursing homes for CMS and takes complaints about care.
- Resident advocate: Indiana Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program, 800-622-4484. The long-term care ombudsman is a free, confidential advocate for residents and families, set up under the federal Older Americans Act.
- State inspection reports: Indiana Department of Health, Nursing Home Report Cards, where Indiana publishes its own records on licensed homes.
Common questions
- What is Brickyard Healthcare - Merrillville Care Center's Medicare star rating?
- CMS rates Brickyard Healthcare - Merrillville Care Center 1 out of 5 stars overall, with 1 for health inspections, 2 for staffing and 4 for quality measures (CMS data as of September 1, 2026).
- How many deficiencies did Brickyard Healthcare - Merrillville Care Center get at its last inspection?
- 10 health deficiencies at the standard inspection on August 8, 2025. The Indiana average is 7.2.
- Has Brickyard Healthcare - Merrillville Care Center been fined?
- CMS lists no fines in the last three years.
- Does Brickyard Healthcare - Merrillville Care Center accept Medicaid?
- It is certified to take Medicaid (CMS lists it as "Medicare and Medicaid"). Certification does not mean a Medicaid bed is open: ask the admissions office.
- Who owns Brickyard Healthcare - Merrillville Care Center?
- CMS lists 8 owners and managers, and links the home to Brickyard Healthcare. Legal business name: HENDRICKS COUNTY HOSPITAL.
Sources
- Ratings, staffing and fines: CMS Provider Information, released September 30, 2026, data as of September 1, 2026.
- Citations: CMS Health Deficiencies and Fire Safety Deficiencies.
- Owners: CMS Ownership. Penalties: CMS Penalties.
- Staffing by quarter: CMS Payroll Based Journal Daily Nurse Staffing, April 2025 to March 2026, summed by NursingHomeClear.
- Inspector summaries: CMS Full Statement of Deficiencies (CMS-2567 text), data as of September 1, 2026. Each quote is the part of the statement before the detailed findings.
- Inspection reports with the inspectors' full notes are on this home's Medicare.gov page.
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