Willowdale Village
404 W Willow Rd, Dale, IN 47523 · Spencer County · (812) 937-4489
50 certified beds, about 26 residents a day · For profit - Corporation · Medicare and Medicaid since 1990
CMS Care Compare ratings, data as of September 1, 2026 · CCN 155363 · See it on Medicare.gov · Compare with other homes
The record in brief
At its most recent standard inspection, on February 13, 2026, inspectors cited 1 health deficiency (the Indiana average is 7.2, the national average 9.2).
None of its 6 health citations since December 2023 was rated as actual harm or immediate jeopardy.
CMS lists no fines against this home in the last three years.
Nurses and nurse aides worked 3.77 hours per resident per day, against 3.69 across Indiana and 3.86 nationally. Registered nurses accounted for 1.14 of those hours.
32.1% of nursing staff left within the year CMS measured (Indiana average 45.9%).
CMS links it to American Senior Communities, an affiliated group of 90 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.
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 6 health citations on file.
February 13, 2026Standard inspection · 1 citation
- D Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Inspectors wroteBased on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure physician notification for a resident's change of condition for 1 of 5 residents reviewed for unnecessary medications. A resident's physician was not notified following insulin being held due to low blood sugar. (Resident 5)
December 16, 2024Standard inspection · 2 citations
- E Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.
Inspectors wroteBased on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure services of a Registered Nurse (RN) were available at least 8 consecutive hours in a 24 hour period, 7 days a week for 2 of 7 days reviewed for nurse staffing. (11/29/24, 11/30/24)
- 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 practices were followed for 1 of 1 residents reviewed for Transmission Based Precautions (TBP). Staff failed to don (put on) personal protective equipment (PPE) prior to entering a contact isolation room. (Resident 16)
December 21, 2023Standard inspection · 3 citations
- E Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Inspectors wroteBased on interview and record review, the facility failed to insure care plan conferences were completed quarterly for 4 of 10 residents reviewed for care plans. (Resident 2, Resident 3, Resident 15, Resident 22)
- D Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and record review the facility failed to ensure proper storage of medications in 1 of 2 medication carts. The narcotic box was not locked in the medication cart. (West Hall)
- D Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services.
Inspectors wroteBased on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure a communication process with hospice personnel was developed and implemented, including how the communication will be documented between the LTC (long term care) facility and the hospice provider, and to ensure that the needs of the resident were addressed. The clinical record lacked documentation of ongoing communication between facility staff and hospice staff for 1 of 1 residents reviewed for hospice. (Resident 3)
Fire safety inspections
7 fire safety citations on file: 5 on December 16, 2024, 2 on December 21, 2023.
Every fire safety citation7 citations
- F Implement emergency and standby power systems.
- F Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- F Have a battery powered remote alarm panel in a location accessible by operating personnel.
- F Ensure that testing and maintenance of electrical equipment is performed.
- C Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.
- F Implement emergency and standby power systems.
- F Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
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) | 3.77 | 3.69 | 3.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.14 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff on weekends | 3.15 | 3.25 | 3.42 |
| Nurse aides | 2.00 | ||
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.64 | ||
| Nursing staff turnover (share who left in a year) | 32.1% | 45.9% | 45.8% |
| Registered nurse turnover | 0.0% | 40.3% | 42.9% |
| Administrators who left | 1 |
CMS expects 4.04 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 4.03 on weekdays and 3.15 on weekends, 22% lower on weekends (nationally, weekends ran 15% lower). Contract or agency staff worked 0.0% of nursing hours, against 5.3% nationally. Total nursing hours per resident went from 3.76 in April to June 2025 to 3.77 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 | 3.77 | 1.14 | 4.03 | 3.15 | 0.0% | 0 of 90 | 26 |
| Oct to Dec 2025 | 3.54 | 0.91 | 3.76 | 3.00 | 0.0% | 0 of 92 | 31 |
| Jul to Sep 2025 | 3.82 | 0.94 | 4.16 | 2.93 | 0.0% | 0 of 92 | 30 |
| Apr to Jun 2025 | 3.76 | 0.94 | 4.06 | 2.99 | 0.0% | 0 of 91 | 26 |
| 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.
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 | 8.9 | 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 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 1.0 | 3.9 | 3.2 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication Short Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 1.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 9.1 | 11.9 | 14.1 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 9.2 | 3.6 | 4.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 5.3 | 13.6 | 15.4 |
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.9 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 1.8 |
Owners and operators
Legal business name: THE HEALTH AND HOSPITAL CORPORATION OF MARION COUNTY. CMS links this home to American Senior Communities, a group of 90 nursing homes averaging 3.9 stars overall.
| Name | Role | Type | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drummer, Carl | Corporate director | Individual | 01/01/2017 | |
| Fehribach, Gregory | Corporate director | Individual | 12/14/2004 | |
| Hanify, Thomas | Corporate director | Individual | 01/01/2022 | |
| Lazard, Robert | Corporate director | Individual | 01/29/2021 | |
| Mantravadi, Geeta | Corporate director | Individual | 07/21/2021 | |
| Mukes-Gaither, Beverly | Corporate director | Individual | 01/01/2022 | |
| Payne, Monica | Corporate director | Individual | 08/09/2021 | |
| Babcock, Paul | Corporate officer | Individual | 09/30/2020 | |
| Caine, Virginia | Corporate officer | Individual | 01/10/1994 | |
| Harris, Lisa | Corporate officer | Individual | 12/22/2003 | |
| American Senior Communities LLC | Operational/managerial control | Organization | 07/01/2015 | |
| Dice, Mark | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 06/01/2023 | |
| Flamion, Ryan | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 11/18/2018 | |
| Stephens, Rachel | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 12/06/2018 | |
| Van Camp, Steven | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 06/01/2023 | |
| American Senior Communities LLC | Adp of the SNF | Organization | 06/29/2026 | |
| Dice, Mark | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 06/01/2023 | |
| Flamion, Ryan | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 06/29/2026 | |
| Van Camp, Steven | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 06/01/2023 |
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 residents and families raise a complaint or grievance, and how fast is it answered?Inspectors cited 1 problem in this area, most recently on February 13, 2026: "Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident."
- How many nurses and aides work each shift, nights and weekends included?Inspectors cited 1 problem in this area, most recently on December 16, 2024: "Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis."
- What changed in infection control since the last inspection, and who on staff is the infection preventionist?Inspectors cited 1 problem in this area, most recently on December 16, 2024: "Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program."
- When is the care plan meeting, and can family attend it?Inspectors cited 1 problem in this area, most recently on December 21, 2023: "Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals."
- Who is on the floor on Saturday and Sunday, and how many residents does each aide care for?Weekend nurse staffing here was 3.15 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.
Other nursing homes nearby
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- Scenic Hills at the Monastery Ferdinand, 7.9 mi · 3 of 5 stars · 13 citations
- Waters of Huntingburg, the Huntingburg, 9.5 mi · 2 of 5 stars · 50 citations
- Brookside Village Inc Jasper, 14.5 mi · 5 of 5 stars · 6 citations
- Cathedral Health Care Center Jasper, 15.4 mi · 4 of 5 stars · 17 citations
- Serenity Spring Senior Living at Northwood Jasper, 16.5 mi · 1 of 5 stars · 38 citations
- St. Charles Health Campus Jasper, 16.8 mi · 5 of 5 stars · 10 citations
- Timbers of Jasper the Jasper, 16.8 mi · 4 of 5 stars · 17 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 Willowdale Village's Medicare star rating?
- CMS rates Willowdale Village 5 out of 5 stars overall, with 5 for health inspections, 4 for staffing and 5 for quality measures (CMS data as of September 1, 2026).
- How many deficiencies did Willowdale Village get at its last inspection?
- 1 health deficiency at the standard inspection on February 13, 2026. The Indiana average is 7.2.
- Has Willowdale Village been fined?
- CMS lists no fines in the last three years.
- Does Willowdale Village 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 Willowdale Village?
- CMS lists 19 owners and managers, and links the home to American Senior Communities. Legal business name: THE HEALTH AND HOSPITAL CORPORATION OF MARION COUNTY.
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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