The Waters of Wakarusa Skilled Nursing Facility provides nursing home, assisted living, nursing care, palliative care, respite care, and skilled nursing in Wakarusa, IN. Nursing home and skilled nursing services provide licensed nursing care around the clock, while assisted living helps residents with daily tasks such as bathing, dressing, and medication while they keep their own apartment. Palliative care focuses on comfort for residents with serious illness, and respite care offers a short-term stay when a family caregiver needs time away.
The mix of ongoing and short-term services may suit a resident whose needs change over time or a family seeking temporary care. The community has 133 beds, with total nurse staffing of 3 hours and 1 minute per resident each day, representing the amount of daily hands-on nurse time assigned per resident. Medicaid, Medicare, and private pay are accepted, giving families options that include Medicaid for a long stay, Medicare for short-term skilled care after a hospital stay, or direct private payment.
Physical, occupational, and speech therapies support rehabilitation on site. Psychiatric and psychological services are also available at the community, while dementia care from early through late stage and ongoing dementia and behavioral education address changing needs related to dementia. The Living Well and In Motion programs provide named programming, and a salon and spa are available on site for personal grooming. Anna Foster serves as administrator, and Johnson Memorial Hospital operates the community.
A Walk Score of 37 places the area in a car-dependent setting, so most errands require a car or a ride. A resident who no longer drives would need transportation for those trips.













