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Overview of The Waters of Castleton Skilled Nursing Facility

The Waters of Castleton Skilled Nursing Facility is a nursing home in Indianapolis, Indiana, offering assisted living, nursing care, respite care, and skilled nursing. Nursing care and skilled nursing provide licensed nursing care on site around the clock, while assisted living includes help with daily tasks such as bathing, dressing, and medication management.

Respite care provides a short stay when a usual caregiver needs to travel or recover, so the community may suit a family needing temporary support. The community has 114 beds. Short term and long term rehabilitation services support residents working to regain or maintain function after illness or injury.

Comprehensive Wound Care and Respiratory Services address wound treatment and breathing related care needs. Total nurse staffing is 2 hours and 26 minutes per resident per day, representing the daily hands on nursing time allocated to each resident.

Payment options are Medicaid, Medicare, and private pay; Medicare applies to short term skilled care after a hospital stay rather than long term residence. Sherice Ricks serves as the administrator, and Johnson Memorial Hospital operates the community. A Walk Score of 40 places the area in a car dependent setting, so most errands require a car or a ride.

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Overview of Westminster Village North

Westminster Village North occupies a 299-bed campus on Presbyterian Drive in Indianapolis’s Lawrence-Fort Ben-Oaklandon neighborhood, operated by Hancock Regional Hospital. The facility spans four levels of care: nursing home, assisted living, independent living, and memory care, making it one of the broader care-continuum options in the area. The neighborhood itself is car-dependent with a Walk Score of 16, so residents and visiting families should plan accordingly.

Occupancy sits at 66%, with 198 of 299 beds filled. The average length of stay is 136 days, which puts the facility at the intersection of post-acute recovery and longer-term residential living. It’s the kind of community where short-stay rehabilitation residents share a building with people who’ve been there for years.

Nursing care totals 3 hours and 44 minutes per resident per day: 1 hour 47 minutes from nurse aides, 28 minutes each from LPN/LVNs and RNs. Executive Director Ruth Fuchs, Medical Director David Tetrick, and Director of Nursing Farah Thomas lead the facility’s clinical and operational teams.

The dining program is a genuine differentiator. Restaurant-style meals with chef-inspired cuisine, a Starbucks Café, a Bistro, and structured accommodations for special dietary needs add up to more than most nursing home profiles show. The Culinary Offerings program and Life Enrichment program give formal shape to the food and activities sides of daily life. Fitness and wellness centers and landscaped walking trails round out the amenities.

State inspections have historically focused on medication management, infection prevention and control, care planning and documentation, and fall and injury prevention. The facility accepts Medicare, Medicaid, and private pay. At 299 beds with a hospital operator, a full care continuum, and an amenity package that leans noticeably upmarket, Westminster Village North is positioned for residents who want institutional depth alongside lifestyle-oriented services.

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Hooverwood

7001 Hoover Rd, Indianapolis, IN 46260
Overview of Hooverwood

Hooverwood provides assisted living, nursing home care, skilled nursing, memory care, home care, and hospice services in Indianapolis, Indiana. Assisted living covers routine personal tasks like bathing, dressing, and managing medications, while skilled nursing offers continuous clinical supervision. Dedicated memory care units feature secured environments designed for individuals with cognitive impairments, and home care services deliver support directly to clients in their own residences.

Established in 1970, this 183-bed facility operates under administrator Robert Newcomer and operator Hancock Regional Hospital. Daily nurse staffing averages 5 hours and 4 minutes per resident. Features include an active rehabilitation and outpatient wellness department, spiritual life programs, a full-service beauty salon and barber shop, and dining rooms offering kosher-style home-cooked meals and daily snacks. Accepted financial plans cover Medicare, Medicaid, and direct private payment.

Interested individuals can get in touch with the admissions office at Hooverwood to explore specific care programs, verify bed availability, or arrange an in-person tour.

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Overview of Alpha Home – a Waters Community

Fifty-one residents in an 86-bed building put Alpha Home, a Waters Community at 59 percent occupancy in Indianapolis, Indiana. Long-term skilled nursing anchors the place, licensed nursing available at every hour for residents whose support needs run at that level.

Memory care operates as a secure, supervised setting for someone with memory impairment at risk of wandering. Most families arriving here need both halves at once. The dementia is real and so is the heart condition or the wound that will not close, and splitting those between two buildings helps nobody.

Comprehensive Wound Care and Respiratory Services are named programs, as are Living Well, In Motion, and Memory Springs. Rehabilitation runs for residents recovering from an illness, an injury, or a hospital stay, with getting back home as the objective.

Respite stays cover the short version, often when a caregiver has work that cannot be rescheduled: a busy season, a required trip, a stretch nobody can move. Nursing time comes to 2 hours and 40 minutes per resident daily across the resident population.

Payment can be made in different ways here. Medicare is accepted, Medicaid is accepted, and private pay works too, depending on the service or the kind of stay.

The neighborhood itself is fairly easy to get around. With a walk score of 70, it falls into the “very walkable” range. That means a resident who no longer drives can still reach everyday places like shops, the pharmacy, maybe even a café, just by heading out on foot. David Reed serves as the administrator, and Henry County Memorial Hospital operates Alpha Home.

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Robin Run Village Senior Living

5354 W 62Nd St, Indianapolis, IN 46268
Overview of Robin Run Village Senior Living

Robin Run Village Senior Living in Indianapolis, IN, provides a multi-level care environment that includes independent living, assisted living, memory care, and 24-hour skilled nursing. Independent living offers private quarters paired with community services, whereas assisted living assists residents with daily tasks and managing medications. Secured memory care delivers continuous supervision for individuals living with cognitive challenges.

Housing 84 beds, the campus enables residents to transition between levels of support as their health needs evolve over time. On-site physical rehabilitation accommodates both short-term post-acute recovery and ongoing therapy goals, while temporary respite stays support family caregivers needing time away. Daily direct nursing care averages 4 hours and 21 minutes per resident. Featured amenities include a full-service grooming salon, a chapel for reflection or services, on-site banking options, and pet-friendly accommodations.

Accepted financial arrangements encompass Medicare, Medicaid, and private payment options. Medicare covers qualifying short-term post-hospital rehabilitation, while Medicaid assists eligible long-term care residents.

Prospective representatives searching for multi-level care or short-term rehabilitation can reach out to Robin Run Village Senior Living to verify current room availability or set up a tour.

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Overview of Clinton Gardens

Clinton Gardens provides nursing home and skilled nursing care, hospice care, memory care, and respite care in Clinton, IN. Skilled nursing includes licensed nursing care on site around the clock, while memory care provides a secured setting with supervision for someone at risk of wandering. Hospice care supports residents receiving end of life care, and respite care offers a short stay when a usual caregiver needs to travel or recover.

The community has 100 beds. Its range of services may suit a resident whose care needs or caregiving arrangements may change over time. Families can use Medicare, Medicaid, or private pay, although Medicare covers short term skilled care after a hospital stay rather than long term residence. A Walk Score of 45 places the area in a car dependent band, so most errands require a car or a ride. Angela Brewer serves as administrator, and Health And Hospital Corporation Of Marion County operates the community.

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Hoosier Village

5355 Soapberry Dr, Indianapolis, IN 46268
Overview of Hoosier Village

Hoosier Village offers nursing home, skilled nursing, assisted living, independent living, and memory care in Indianapolis, IN. Independent living provides private living with community services and no daily care, while assisted living adds help with daily tasks such as bathing, dressing, and medication.

Memory care provides a secured setting with supervision, and nursing home and skilled nursing care provide licensed nursing on site around the clock. The range of care levels can suit a resident whose needs may grow over time, because care can change without requiring a completely new community. With 462 beds, Hoosier Village is a larger community with more residents, staff, and usually more programming than a small community.

Medicare and private pay are accepted. Medicare covers short-term skilled care after a hospital stay rather than long-term residence, while private pay means the family or resident pays directly. The community is administered by Mindy Kantz and operated by Bhi Senior Living. Residents may keep pets, and a pool provides an on-site place for swimming or water activities. Rehabilitation services give residents access to therapy as part of their care, while Life Enrichment, Health & Wellness, Golf, and Spiritual Life are among the named programs available.

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Overview of Westside Village Nursing Center

Westside Village Nursing, located in Indianapolis, IN, is a nursing home offering skilled nursing services and long-term care. Their well experienced staff provides residents a variety of healthcare services according to their needs whether its wound care, or diabetes management. As part of their skilled nursing services, they provide 24/7 skilled nursing care, fall prevention, as well as medication management.
Additionally, they also offer therapy services ranging from occupational, physical, and speech. As for their amenities, the residents are able to enjoy 24/7 security of a home-like setting where their non-medical needs are also attended to. Such needs they can meet include nutritional services through their fine dining programs, grooming services from their beauty salon and barbershop, and educational services from their well stocked library.

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Nursing Homes in Indianapolis at a glance

Avg Overall CMS Rating: 2.6/ 5The average Overall CMS Rating for all CMS-certified nursing homes in Indianapolis, IN. Ratings combine health inspections, staffing, and quality measures, with inspections weighted most. Individual facilities can vary widely from this average.
National Average: 3.2/ 5
Avg Staffing Rating: 2.7/ 5The average Staffing Rating across all CMS-certified nursing homes in Indianapolis, IN. Reflects nursing staff hours per resident per day (including RNs), adjusted for residents' care needs. Individual facilities can vary widely from this average.
National Average: 3.4/ 5
Avg Health Insp. Rating: 2.1/ 5The average Health Inspection Rating across all CMS-certified nursing homes in Indianapolis, IN. Based on each facility's recent inspections and complaint investigations, weighing the number, scope, and severity of deficiencies. Individual facilities can vary widely from this average.
National Average: 3.0/ 5