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Brickyard Healthcare - Portage Care Center

3175 LANCER ST, PORTAGE, IN, 46368

(219) 762-9571

www.brickyardhc.com/care-center/portage-care-center

186 licensed beds

CMS rates Brickyard Healthcare - Portage Care Center 2 out of 5 overall. Federal inspectors issued 49 citations across 13 inspections in the last three years, with no federal fines. Listing last updated 2026-11-06.

★★★★★2/5CMS Five-Star overall2/5 health inspections1/5 staffing5/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Address

3175 Lancer St

Portage, IN 46368

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Bed capacity

186

CMS facility ID

155187

Care type

Nursing home

County

Porter

Facility name

Brickyard Healthcare - Portage Care Center

Street address

3175 LANCER ST

City / state / ZIP

Portage, IN 46368

Phone

(219) 762-9571

Website

www.brickyardhc.com/care-center/portage-care-center

About this facility — Brickyard Healthcare - Portage Care Center

Brickyard Healthcare - Portage Care Center is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Portage, Indiana. It is licensed for 186 beds — well above the median for skilled nursing facilities in Indiana (92 beds).

It is one of 8 senior care facilities in Portage 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 - Portage Care Center 49 times across 13 inspections in the last three years, including 1 food-safety citation; 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

Carpenter-heard, Jacqueline

Managing employee — since 2022

Engels, Erin

Director — since 2014

Fenoughty, Deanna

Officer — since 2023

Fountainview Portage Operating Llc

Operational control — since 2012

Gentry, Mark

Director — since 2022

Starkey, Tyler

Director — since 2020

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

1979-07-01

CMS overall rating

2 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

13 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

None on record

Last standard inspection

2026-01-12

Nurse staffing

3.4 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges

$366 per day (≈ $11,130/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.

Payer mix (resident days)

73% Medicaid · 9% Medicare · 18% private/other

Occupancy

67% (fiscal year 2023)

Vs. state median

2% below the IN median of $373/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds

186

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 2026-11-06. 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 1 food-safety citation on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.

2026-06-29Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

F-0684

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

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

Corrected 2026-08-03

2026-01-12Health inspectionComplaint-triggered11 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 2026-02-23

F-0684

E · No harm found

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

Corrected 2026-02-23

F-0685

D · No harm found

Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.

Corrected 2026-02-23

F-0689

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

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

Corrected 2026-02-23

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 2026-02-23

F-0694

D · No harm found

Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed.

Corrected 2026-02-23

F-0695

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2026-02-23

F-0745

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life.

Corrected 2026-02-23

F-0757

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2026-02-23

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 2026-02-23

F-0842

E · No harm found

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

Corrected 2026-02-23

7 earlier / fire-safety inspections (37 citations)

2025-10-30Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

F-0755

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.

Corrected 2025-11-28

2024-08-23Health inspectionComplaint-triggered6 citations

F-0684

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

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

Corrected 2024-09-18

F-0686

D · No harm found

Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.

Corrected 2024-09-18

F-0689

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

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

Corrected 2024-09-18

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 2024-09-18

F-0695

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2024-09-18

F-0880

D · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2024-09-18

2024-01-18Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations

F-0842

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

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

Corrected 2024-02-16

F-0880

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2024-02-16

2023-09-22Health inspection8 citations

F-0554

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2023-10-24

F-0677

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2023-10-24

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 2023-10-24

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 2023-10-24

F-0692

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2023-10-24

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 2023-10-24

F-0695

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2023-10-24

F-0921

D · 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 2023-10-24

2026-01-12Fire-safety inspection11 citations

E-0041

F · No harm found

Implement emergency and standby power systems.

Corrected 2026-04-10

K-0281

E · No harm found

Install proper backup exit lighting.

Corrected 2026-04-10

K-0324

F · No harm found

Provide properly protected cooking facilities.

Corrected 2026-04-10

K-0341

F · No harm found

Install a fire alarm system that can be heard throughout the facility.

Corrected 2026-04-10

K-0351

E · No harm found

Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.

Corrected 2026-04-10

K-0353

F · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2026-04-10

K-0372

E · No harm found

Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.

Corrected 2026-04-10

K-0500

F · No harm found

Meet other general requirements that are deficient.

Corrected 2026-04-10

K-0511

E · No harm found

Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.

Corrected 2026-04-10

K-0761

F · No harm found

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

Corrected 2026-04-10

K-0918

F · No harm found

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

Corrected 2026-04-10

2024-08-23Fire-safety inspection3 citations

K-0353

E · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2024-10-01

K-0920

D · No harm found

Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.

Corrected 2024-10-01

K-0927

E · No harm found

Have proper fire barriers, ventilation and signs for the transfilling of oxygen.

Corrected 2024-10-01

2023-09-22Fire-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 2023-11-28

K-0321

E · No harm found

Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.

Corrected 2023-11-28

K-0324

E · No harm found

Provide properly protected cooking facilities.

Corrected 2023-12-07

K-0351

E · No harm found

Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.

Corrected 2023-11-28

K-0353

E · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2023-11-28

K-0363

D · No harm found

Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.

Corrected 2023-11-28

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 155187.

Quality of care & staffing

How it compares in Indiana.

Inspection citations, 3 years

More than 71% 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

3.4

Higher than 28% of nursing homes in the state

State median: 3.6

Nursing staff turnover, annual

48%

Higher than 59% 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 12 and worse on 5. 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	12.6%	10.8%	13.5%	Worse than state
Lose too much weight	3.8%	5.3%	5.1%	Better than state
With a catheter inserted and left in their bladder	0.0%	0.3%	0.7%	Better than state
With a urinary tract infection	0.0%	1.1%	1.5%	Better than state
Have depressive symptoms	40.2%	25.5%	13.5%	Worse than state
Were physically restrained	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%	Better than state
Experiencing one or more falls with major injury	3.8%	3.8%	3.2%	Near state average
Assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine	84.4%	93.7%	93.7%	Near state average
Ability to walk independently worsened	10.6%	11.1%	12.7%	Near state average
Received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication	14.8%	23.5%	19.5%	Better than state
Assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine	55.8%	95.1%	95.3%	Worse than state
With pressure ulcers	2.2%	3.5%	4.5%	Better than state
With new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence	23.3%	22.4%	18.3%	Near state average
Received an antipsychotic medication	9.8%	13.7%	15.4%	Better than state
Hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days	1.86	1.51	1.81	Worse than state
Outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days	1.09	1.37	1.69	Better than state

Short-stay residents	This facility	State	US	Compared with state
Assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine	90.2%	81.9%	82.3%	Better than state
Newly received an antipsychotic medication	0.0%	1.1%	1.5%	Better than state
Were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine	89.2%	79.2%	80.1%	Better than state
Were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission	16.2%	21.8%	23.4%	Better than state
Had an outpatient emergency department visit	13.8%	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-0684 3 inspections. Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
F-0695 3 inspections. Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
K-0353 3 inspections. Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
F-0689 2 inspections. Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
F-0693 2 inspections. 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.
F-0842 2 inspections. Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.

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

St Mary Medical Center Inc, about 5.2 miles. CMS rating 3 of 5.
Northwest Health - Porter, about 6.5 miles. CMS rating 2 of 5.
Methodist Hospitals Inc, about 9.6 miles. CMS rating 1 of 5.

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

Nearby facilities with inspection records

Miller's Merry Manor, Portage, about 0.5 miles. CMS rating 3 of 5.
The Wyndmoor of Portage, Portage, about 1.1 miles. 8 state visits on record.
Rittenhouse Senior Living of Portage, Portage, about 1.1 miles. 12 state visits on record.
Lake Park Residential Care, Lake Station, about 3.4 miles. 15 state visits on record.
Brentwood At Hobart, Hobart, about 5.4 miles. 23 state visits on record.

Visitor reviews

What people say on Google.

3.564 ratings on Google

★★★★★Diana DiBari · 2025-12-09 · via Google
“This facility exceeded all my expectations. The therapy team was knowledgeable and attentive, creating a personalized plan that helped my dad progress quickly. Nursing and support staff were consistently kind, efficient, and respectful. The entire operation is well-organized, clean, and focused on patient success. I would confidently recommend this rehab center to anyone needing short-term recover…”

★★★★★Jennifer Muller · 2025-12-09 · via Google
“My aunt was admitted to Brickyard Portage for rehab after a hospital stay. During her time there, the Therapy team was amazing. They encouraged her to regain her strength for a safe discharge home and supported her during the process; they even followed up with her inquiring about her progress since discharge. Nursing leadership were very knowledgeable, the DNS answered any all questions respectfu…”

★★★★★Brian Muller · 2025-12-09 · via Google
“My brother recently had a recovery stay here. We thought it would be a month but ended up only being 2 weeks. They were very proactive in his recovery. Visitations were simple. Facility is clean with great staff!”

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

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