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Brickyard Healthcare - Laporte Care Center

1700 I STREET, LA PORTE, IN, 46350

(219) 362-6234

87 licensed beds

CMS rates Brickyard Healthcare - Laporte Care Center 2 out of 5 overall. Federal inspectors issued 54 citations across 8 inspections in the last three years, with no federal fines. Listing last updated 2026-11-06.

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La Porte, IN 46350

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Bed capacity

CMS facility ID

155062

Care type

Nursing home

County

La Porte

Facility name

Brickyard Healthcare - Laporte Care Center

Street address

1700 I STREET

City / state / ZIP

La Porte, IN 46350

Phone

(219) 362-6234

About this facility — Brickyard Healthcare - Laporte Care Center

Brickyard Healthcare - Laporte Care Center is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in La Porte, Indiana. It is licensed for 87 beds — close to the median for skilled nursing facilities in Indiana (92 beds).

It is one of 7 senior care facilities in La Porte and 507 skilled nursing facilities across Indiana. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.

It is listed as part of Brickyard Healthcare, a group of 23 facilities on this site.

Federal inspectors have cited Brickyard Healthcare - Laporte Care Center 54 times across 8 inspections in the last three years, including 2 food-safety citations; no federal fines are on record. Every citation is listed, dated, and graded in the inspection record below.

This listing draws on federal CMS Nursing Home Compare records, and was last updated on November 6, 2026. Background reports are compiled from primary sources — state inspection files, federal CMS data, corporate registrations, and court records — at the time of order.

Facility background

What the public record shows.

Ownership & operator

Parent company

Brickyard Healthcare

Ownership type

For profit - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

Engels, Erin

Officer — since 2014

Fenoughty, Deanna

Officer — since 2023

Flacke, Joseph

Managing employee — since 2018

Gentry, Mark

Director — since 2022

Laporte Operating Llc

Operational control — since 2012

Starkey, Tyler

Officer — since 2020

Waite, John

Officer — since 2020

Whicker, Timothy

Director — since 2022

Regulatory standing

Federal court records

11 naming its parent company — view the cases (a listed case is not a finding of wrongdoing)

Licensed / certified since

1974-04-01

CMS overall rating

2 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

9 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

None on record

Last standard inspection

2026-05-15

Nurse staffing

3.2 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges

$352 per day (≈ $10,700/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.

Payer mix (resident days)

78% Medicaid · 6% Medicare · 16% private/other

Occupancy

72% (fiscal year 2023)

Vs. state median

6% below the IN median of $373/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds

Medicare

Accepted

Medicaid

Accepted

Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset; cost & occupancy from the facility's own CMS cost report · last verified 2026-11-06. Facilities can submit a correction.

Inspection record

Every citation, dated and graded.

Kitchen & food safety

Federal surveyors inspect the kitchen at every standard visit. This facility has 2 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.

2026-05-15Health inspectionComplaint-triggered9 citations

F-0605

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.

Corrected 2026-06-08

F-0677

D · No harm found

Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.

Corrected 2026-06-08

F-0684

D · No harm found

Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

Corrected 2026-06-08

F-0689

D · No harm found

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

Corrected 2026-06-08

F-0695

D · No harm found

Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.

Corrected 2026-06-08

F-0698

D · No harm found

Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.

Corrected 2026-06-08

F-0757

D · No harm found

Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.

Corrected 2026-06-08

F-0880

D · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2026-06-08

F-0908

D · No harm found

Keep all essential equipment working safely.

Corrected 2026-06-08

2025-04-04Health inspectionComplaint-triggered16 citations

F-0550

D · No harm found

Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.

Corrected 2025-05-05

F-0554

E · No harm found

Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.

Corrected 2025-05-05

F-0585

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.

Corrected 2025-05-05

F-0677

D · No harm found

Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.

Corrected 2025-05-05

F-0684

D · No harm found

Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

Corrected 2025-05-05

F-0687

D · No harm found

Provide appropriate foot care.

Corrected 2025-05-05

F-0688

D · No harm found

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.

Corrected 2025-05-05

F-0689

D · No harm found

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

Corrected 2025-05-05

F-0692

D · No harm found

Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.

Corrected 2025-05-05

F-0693

D · No harm found

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.

Corrected 2025-05-05

F-0697

D · No harm found

Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.

Corrected 2025-05-21

F-0698

D · No harm found

Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.

Corrected 2025-05-05

F-0757

D · No harm found

Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.

Corrected 2025-05-05

F-0761

D · No harm found

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.

Corrected 2025-05-05

F-0812

F · No harm foundFood safety

Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

Corrected 2025-05-05

F-0880

D · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2025-05-05

4 earlier / fire-safety inspections (29 citations)

2024-05-14Health inspection9 citations

F-0558

D · No harm found

Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.

Corrected 2024-06-21

F-0602

D · No harm found

Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.

Corrected 2023-10-31

F-0677

D · No harm found

Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.

Corrected 2024-06-21

F-0688

D · No harm found

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.

Corrected 2024-06-21

F-0692

D · No harm found

Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.

Corrected 2024-06-21

F-0728

D · No harm found

Ensure that nurse aides who have worked more than 4 months, are trained and competent; and nurse aides who have worked less than 4 months are enrolled in appropriate training.

Corrected 2024-06-21

F-0812

E · No harm foundFood safety

Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

Corrected 2024-06-21

F-0842

D · No harm found

Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.

Corrected 2024-06-21

F-0880

E · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2024-06-21

2026-05-15Fire-safety inspection11 citations

E-0039

F · No harm found

Conduct testing and exercise requirements.

Corrected 2026-07-16

E-0041

F · No harm found

Implement emergency and standby power systems.

Corrected 2026-07-16

K-0211

D · No harm found

Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.

Corrected 2026-07-16

K-0291

F · No harm found

Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.

Corrected 2026-07-16

K-0300

F · No harm found

Meet other general requirements that are deficient.

Corrected 2026-07-16

K-0324

F · No harm found

Provide properly protected cooking facilities.

Corrected 2026-07-16

K-0351

E · No harm found

Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.

Corrected 2026-07-16

K-0511

F · No harm found

Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.

Corrected 2026-07-16

K-0712

F · No harm found

Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.

Corrected 2026-07-16

K-0918

F · No harm found

Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.

Corrected 2026-07-16

K-0920

D · No harm found

Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.

Corrected 2026-07-16

2025-04-04Fire-safety inspection4 citations

K-0291

F · No harm found

Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.

Corrected 2025-06-12

K-0511

F · No harm found

Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.

Corrected 2025-06-12

K-0761

F · No harm found

To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.

Corrected 2025-06-12

K-0920

E · No harm found

Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.

Corrected 2025-06-12

2024-05-14Fire-safety inspection5 citations

E-0041

F · No harm found

Implement emergency and standby power systems.

Corrected 2024-07-01

K-0300

E · No harm found

Meet other general requirements that are deficient.

Corrected 2024-07-01

K-0541

E · No harm found

Install properly constructed and protected linen or trash chutes.

Corrected 2024-07-01

K-0712

F · No harm found

Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.

Corrected 2024-07-01

K-0918

F · No harm found

Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.

Corrected 2024-07-01

Citations and penalties from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (three-year survey window, refreshed monthly). Severity codes follow the federal scope/severity grid; “Immediate jeopardy” is the most serious grade CMS issues. CCN 155062.

Quality of care & staffing

How it compares in Indiana.

Inspection citations, 3 years

More than 77% of nursing homes in the state

State median: 35

Federal fines, 3 years

No federal fines on record

State median: $0

Nurse staffing, hours per resident per day

3.2

Higher than 12% of nursing homes in the state

State median: 3.6

Nursing staff turnover, annual

35%

Higher than 18% of nursing homes in the state

State median: 46%

Resident outcomes

On 21 federal quality measures, this facility does better than the Indiana average on 7 and worse on 7. Differences within 10% of the average are shown as near average.

Long-stay residents	This facility	State	US	Compared with state
Need for help with daily activities has increased	18.5%	10.8%	13.5%	Worse than state
Lose too much weight	1.6%	5.3%	5.1%	Better than state
With a catheter inserted and left in their bladder	1.0%	0.3%	0.7%	Worse than state
With a urinary tract infection	0.0%	1.1%	1.5%	Better than state
Have depressive symptoms	25.4%	25.5%	13.5%	Near state average
Were physically restrained	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%	Better than state
Experiencing one or more falls with major injury	3.2%	3.8%	3.2%	Better than state
Assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine	94.9%	93.7%	93.7%	Near state average
Ability to walk independently worsened	16.3%	11.1%	12.7%	Worse than state
Received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication	22.1%	23.5%	19.5%	Near state average
Assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine	95.0%	95.1%	95.3%	Near state average
With pressure ulcers	4.6%	3.5%	4.5%	Worse than state
With new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence	22.4%	22.4%	18.3%	Near state average
Received an antipsychotic medication	8.2%	13.7%	15.4%	Better than state
Hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days	1.74	1.51	1.81	Worse than state
Outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days	1.19	1.37	1.69	Better than state

Short-stay residents	This facility	State	US	Compared with state
Assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine	79.5%	81.9%	82.3%	Near state average
Newly received an antipsychotic medication	0.0%	1.1%	1.5%	Better than state
Were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine	75.9%	79.2%	80.1%	Near state average
Were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission	25.6%	21.8%	23.4%	Worse than state
Had an outpatient emergency department visit	12.6%	10.9%	11.8%	Worse than state

Source: CMS MDS and Medicare claims quality measures, measure period 2025Q3-2026Q2. Averages are computed from all nursing homes reporting each measure.

Cited more than once

The same rule cited at separate inspections can point to a problem that wasn't fully fixed.

F-0677 3 inspections. Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
F-0880 3 inspections. Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
E-0041 2 inspections. Implement emergency and standby power systems.
F-0684 2 inspections. Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
F-0689 2 inspections. Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
F-0698 2 inspections. Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.

Verify & compare

Where to check, and what's nearby.

Who to contact in Indiana

Licensing: Indiana Department of Health, Division of Long-Term Care
File a complaint: 800-246-8909 · Online
Long-Term Care Ombudsman: 800-622-4484. A free advocate for residents and families.
Adult Protective Services: 800-992-6978. Some states send facility cases to licensing instead. In an emergency, call 911.
Eldercare Locator: 800-677-1116, a federal service for local aging help.

Nearest emergency hospitals

Northwest Health-la Porte, about 1.2 miles. CMS rating 3 of 5.
Northwest Health - Porter, about 17 miles. CMS rating 2 of 5.
Northwest Health - Starke, about 22 miles. CMS rating 1 of 5.

Source: CMS Hospital General Information. Straight-line distance.

Nearby facilities with inspection records

Brickyard Healthcare - Terrace Care Center, La Porte, about 0.3 miles. CMS rating 2 of 5.
Brentwood At Laporte, La Porte, about 0.4 miles. 20 state visits on record.
Settlers House, Laporte, about 2.4 miles. 4 state visits on record.
Miller's Health & Rehab By Miller's Merry Manor, La Porte, about 2.5 miles. CMS rating 3 of 5.
Bella Largo Senior Living, La Porte, about 5.0 miles. 0 state visits on record.

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Last verified 2026-11-06

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