Nursing homes › Indiana › Great Lakes Healthcare Center
2300 Great Lakes Dr, Dyer, IN 46311 · 2193223555 · 134 certified beds
Per CMS filings, this facility is affiliated with Communicare Health, a group operating 120 facilities in 6 states. Group record: average rating 3.0/5, 15 abuse citation icons, 5 facilities on the Special Focus list, $4,999,015 in federal fines. This facility rates below its group average (3.0/5).
Total nurse staffing: 3.42 (Indiana median: 3.55). RN hours: 0.47. Weekend total: 3.01. Nursing staff turnover: 51%.
All-time on record: 87 deficiency citations. Below: citations from 2023 onward (severity letters explained in methodology).
| Survey date | Deficiency | Sev. | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-24 | Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. | E | Health | corrected 2026-05-20 |
| 2026-03-24 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. | E | complaint | corrected 2026-06-08 |
| 2026-03-24 | 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. | E | Health | corrected 2026-05-20 |
| 2026-03-24 | Ensure meals and snacks are served at times in accordance with resident’s needs, preferences, and requests. Suitable and nourishing alternative meals and snacks must be provided for residents who want to eat at non-traditional times or outside of scheduled meal times. | E | Health | corrected 2026-05-20 |
| 2026-03-24 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | E | Health | corrected 2026-05-20 |
| 2026-03-24 | Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public. | E | Health | corrected 2026-05-20 |
| 2026-03-24 | Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice. | D | Health | corrected 2026-05-20 |
| 2026-03-24 | Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. | D | Health | corrected 2026-05-20 |
| 2026-03-24 | Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. | D | Health | corrected 2026-05-20 |
| 2026-03-24 | Provide basic life support, including CPR, prior to the arrival of emergency medical personnel , subject to physician orders and the resident’s advance directives. | D | Health | corrected 2026-05-20 |
| 2026-03-24 | Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. | D | complaint | corrected 2026-05-20 |
| 2026-03-24 | Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason. | D | complaint | corrected 2026-05-20 |
| 2026-03-24 | Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections. | D | Health | corrected 2026-05-20 |
| 2026-03-24 | Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. | D | Health | corrected 2026-05-20 |
| 2026-03-24 | 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. | D | Health | corrected 2026-05-20 |
| 2026-03-24 | Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. | D | Health | corrected 2026-06-08 |
| 2026-03-24 | Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services. | D | Health | corrected 2026-05-20 |
| 2026-03-24 | Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. | D | Health | corrected 2026-05-20 |
| 2026-03-24 | The resident has the right to receive notices in a format and a language he or she understands. | C | Health | corrected 2026-05-20 |
| 2026-02-05 | Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. | D | complaint | corrected 2026-02-13 |
| 2026-01-13 | Provide timely, quality laboratory services/tests to meet the needs of residents. | D | complaint | corrected 2026-01-30 |
| 2025-09-30 | Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. | D | complaint | corrected 2025-11-21 |
| 2025-02-24 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | F | Health | corrected 2025-04-04 |
| 2025-02-24 | Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. | E | Health | corrected 2025-04-04 |
| 2025-02-24 | Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. | E | complaint | corrected 2025-04-04 |
| 2025-02-24 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. | E | Health | corrected 2025-04-04 |
| 2025-02-24 | 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. | E | Health | corrected 2025-04-04 |
| 2025-02-24 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | E | Health | corrected 2025-04-04 |
| 2025-02-24 | Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public. | E | complaint | corrected 2025-04-04 |
| 2025-02-24 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. | D | Health | corrected 2025-04-04 |
| 2025-02-24 | Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate. | D | Health | corrected 2025-04-04 |
| 2025-02-24 | Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. | D | Health | corrected 2025-04-04 |
| 2025-02-24 | Let each resident or the resident's legal representative access or purchase copies of all the resident's records. | D | complaint | corrected 2025-04-04 |
| 2025-02-24 | Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. | D | Health | corrected 2025-04-04 |
| 2025-02-24 | Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. | D | Health | corrected 2025-04-04 |
| 2025-02-24 | Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason. | D | Health | corrected 2025-04-04 |
| 2025-02-24 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | D | Health | corrected 2025-04-04 |
| 2025-02-24 | Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections. | D | Health | corrected 2025-04-04 |
| 2025-02-24 | Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. | D | Health | corrected 2025-04-04 |
| 2025-02-24 | 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. | D | Health | corrected 2025-04-09 |
No federal fines or payment denials on record.
| Name | Role | Type | % | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HANCOCK REGIONAL HOSPITAL | 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest | Organization | 100% | since 07/01/2013 |
| BOND, MARIA | Managing Control - Governing Body | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 07/01/2021 |
| CLARK, TIMOTHY | Managing Control - Governing Body | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 05/01/2015 |
| DAUGHERTY, JOSHUA | Managing Control - Governing Body | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 01/01/2020 |
| FELKER, DEAN | Managing Control - Governing Body | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 05/01/2015 |
| JOYNER, SARA | Managing Control - Governing Body | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 01/01/2022 |
| LONG, STEVEN | Managing Control - Governing Body | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 11/14/2018 |
| WILLARD, LACEY | Managing Control - Governing Body | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 07/01/2022 |
| WILSON, ROY | Managing Control - Governing Body | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 05/01/2015 |
| LAKES MGT CO LLC | Operational/Managerial Control | Organization | NOT APPLICABLE | since 09/01/2017 |
| EASTLUND, JASON | Operational/Managerial Control | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 01/23/2023 |
| LONG, STEVEN | Operational/Managerial Control | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 06/13/2022 |
| ODENTHAL, RICHARD | Operational/Managerial Control | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 09/01/2017 |
| PARIKH, RAKESH | Operational/Managerial Control | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 08/01/2021 |
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog (July 2026 release) — provider file, deficiency file, ownership file, penalty file. CCN 155218. Corrections: data@carerecords.org.