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Brickyard Healthcare - Merrillville Care Center

8800 VIRGINIA PLACE, MERRILLVILLE, IN, 46410
(219) 736-1310
www.brickyardhc.com/care-center/merrillville-care-center
164 licensed beds
★★★★★1/5CMS Five-Star overall1/5 health inspections2/5 staffing4/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Public record summary

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Bed capacity
164
CMS facility ID
155362
Care type
Nursing home
County
Lake
Facility name
Brickyard Healthcare - Merrillville Care Center
Street address
8800 VIRGINIA PLACE
City / state / ZIP
Merrillville, IN 46410
Phone
(219) 736-1310
Website
www.brickyardhc.com/care-center/merrillville-care-center

About this facility — Brickyard Healthcare - Merrillville Care Center

Brickyard Healthcare - Merrillville Care Center is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Merrillville, Indiana. It is licensed for 164 beds — well above the median for skilled nursing facilities in Indiana (92 beds).

It is one of 16 senior care facilities in Merrillville and 507 skilled nursing facilities across Indiana. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.

Federal inspectors have cited Brickyard Healthcare - Merrillville Care Center 52 times across 13 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 August 31, 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

Carpenter-heard, Jacqueline
Managing employee — since 2018
Engels, Erin
Director — since 2014
Fenoughty, Deanna
Officer — since 2023
Gentry, Mark
Director — since 2022
Merrillville Operating Llc
Operational control — since 2012
Starkey, Tyler
Director — since 2014
Waite, John
Director — 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
1990-07-06
CMS overall rating
1 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
12 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
None on record
Last standard inspection
2025-08-08
Nurse staffing
3.2 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges
$327 per day (≈ $9,940/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
74% Medicaid · 4% Medicare · 22% private/other
Occupancy
81% (fiscal year 2023)
Vs. state median
12% below the IN median of $373/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
164
Medicare
Accepted
Medicaid
Accepted
Wheelchair accessible
entrance and parking
Visiting hours
Daily Open 24 hours
Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset; cost & occupancy from the facility's own CMS cost report; hours/accessibility via Google · last verified 2026-08-31. 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.
2026-02-24Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0759
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Corrected 2026-03-23
2026-01-15Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0584
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Corrected 2026-02-09
11 earlier / fire-safety inspections (50 citations)
2025-08-08Health inspection10 citations
F-0605
D · No harm found
Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.
Corrected 2025-09-12
F-0656
D · No harm found
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Corrected 2025-09-12
F-0677
D · No harm found
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Corrected 2025-09-12
F-0690
D · No harm found
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Corrected 2025-09-12
F-0695
D · No harm found
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Corrected 2025-09-12
F-0755
D · No harm found
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Corrected 2025-09-12
F-0759
D · No harm found
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Corrected 2025-09-12
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 2025-09-12
F-0880
D · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2025-09-12
F-0921
E · No harm found
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Corrected 2025-09-12
2025-01-03Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0600
G · Actual harmFrom a complaint
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Corrected 2025-01-24
2024-08-02Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations
F-0660
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Plan the resident's discharge to meet the resident's goals and needs.
Corrected 2024-07-31
F-0684
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2024-08-30
2024-06-14Health inspection10 citations
F-0677
D · No harm found
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Corrected 2024-07-12
F-0685
D · No harm found
Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.
Corrected 2024-07-12
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 2024-07-12
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 2024-07-12
F-0695
D · No harm found
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Corrected 2024-07-12
F-0697
D · No harm found
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Corrected 2024-07-12
F-0756
D · No harm found
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Corrected 2024-07-12
F-0757
D · No harm found
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Corrected 2024-07-12
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 2024-07-12
F-0921
E · No harm found
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Corrected 2024-07-12
2024-03-04Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations
F-0686
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Corrected 2024-03-28
F-0880
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2024-03-28
2024-02-01Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations
F-0686
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Corrected 2024-02-23
F-0880
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2024-02-23
2023-08-11Health inspection7 citations
F-0677
D · No harm found
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Corrected 2023-08-30
F-0695
D · No harm found
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Corrected 2023-08-30
F-0757
D · No harm found
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Corrected 2023-08-30
F-0758
D · No harm found
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
Corrected 2023-08-30
F-0773
D · No harm found
Provide or obtain laboratory tests/services when ordered and promptly tell the ordering practitioner of the results.
Corrected 2023-08-30
F-0791
D · No harm found
Provide or obtain dental services for each resident.
Corrected 2023-08-30
F-0880
E · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2023-08-30
2025-08-08Fire-safety inspection2 citations
K-0920
E · No harm found
Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
Corrected 2025-10-03
K-0927
E · No harm found
Have proper fire barriers, ventilation and signs for the transfilling of oxygen.
Corrected 2025-10-03
2024-06-14Fire-safety inspection6 citations
K-0222
E · No harm found
Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements.
Corrected 2024-07-29
K-0300
F · No harm found
Meet other general requirements that are deficient.
Corrected 2024-07-29
K-0363
E · No harm found
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Corrected 2024-07-29
K-0511
E · No harm found
Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.
Corrected 2024-07-29
K-0920
E · No harm found
Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
Corrected 2024-07-29
K-0927
E · No harm found
Have proper fire barriers, ventilation and signs for the transfilling of oxygen.
Corrected 2024-07-29
2024-01-22Fire-safety inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations
K-0354
F · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Follow proper procedures when the automatic sprinkler systems was out of service for more than 10 hours.
Corrected 2024-02-23
K-0511
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.
Corrected 2024-02-23
2023-08-11Fire-safety inspection6 citations
K-0100
E · No harm found
Meet other general requirements.
Corrected 2023-09-21
K-0222
E · No harm found
Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements.
Corrected 2023-09-21
K-0291
F · No harm found
Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.
Corrected 2023-09-21
K-0351
E · No harm found
Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.
Corrected 2023-09-21
K-0363
E · No harm found
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Corrected 2023-09-21
K-0920
E · No harm found
Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
Corrected 2023-09-21
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 155362.

Visitor reviews

What people say on Google.
3.745 ratings on Google
★★★★★Fredi Koltes · 2026-02-15 · via Google

“Finding a long-term care facility for my mother was a challenging journey, until I came to Brickyard Healthcare. Jemai was helpful from the first moment we met. The staff have been friendly, caring and consistent. What is most remarkable is that I had heard things about Brickyard that made me hesitant to consider it as an option. But every, and I mean every, encounter has been positive for me. The…”

★Sam Schultz · 2026-07-18 · via Google

“This place is absolutely disgusting, they serve those people MOLDED & expired foods. I wonder what would happen if the board of health randomly decided to make a visit 🤔 let’s see”

★★★Kellie Akins · 2025-09-30 · via Google

“The grounds look pretty tidy. However I was ignored with the long walk to the front doors of this facility. I watch a patient take that long walk with multiple stops just to catch his breath and regroup for the pain the he was baring.... I just don't understand why there aren't any benches every couple yards for the patient can retain some dignity.”

Ratings and reviews are from Google and reflect visitor opinions, not our verification. See all reviews on Google

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CMS Nursing Home Compare
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Last verified 2026-08-31
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