Nursing homeFAID #3675
Great Lakes Healthcare Center
2300 GREAT LAKES DR, DYER, IN, 46311
(219) 322-3555
134 licensed beds
★★★★★2/5CMS Five-Star overall1/5 health inspections1/5 staffing5/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare
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Public record summary
What we can show you for free.
Bed capacity
134
CMS facility ID
155218
Care type
Nursing home
County
Lake
Facility name
Great Lakes Healthcare Center
Street address
2300 GREAT LAKES DR
City / state / ZIP
Dyer, IN 46311
Phone
(219) 322-3555
About this facility — Great Lakes Healthcare Center
Great Lakes Healthcare Center is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Dyer, Indiana. It is licensed for 134 beds — above the median for skilled nursing facilities in Indiana (92 beds).
It is one of 5 senior care facilities in Dyer 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 Great Lakes Healthcare Center 108 times across 20 inspections in the last three years, including 5 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
Communicare Health
Ownership type
For profit - Corporation
Registered owners & officers
Hancock Regional Hospital
Direct owner · Additional disclosable party — 100% stake — since 2013
Bond, Maria
Governing body · Trustee — since 2021
Clark, Timothy
Governing body · Trustee — since 2015
Daugherty, Joshua
Governing body · Trustee — since 2020
Eastlund, Jason
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2023
Felker, Dean
Governing body · Trustee — since 2015
Joyner, Sara
Governing body · Trustee — since 2022
Lakes Mgt Co Llc
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2017
Long, Steven
Governing body · Operational control — since 2018
Odenthal, Richard
Operational control — since 2017
Omega Healthcare Investors Inc
Additional disclosable party — since 2017
Omg In Mstr Lsco Llc
Additional disclosable party — since 2026
Parikh, Rakesh
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2021
Willard, Lacey
Governing body · Trustee — since 2022
Wilson, Roy
Governing body · Trustee — since 2015
Regulatory standing
Federal court records
17 naming its parent company — view the cases (a listed case is not a finding of wrongdoing)
Licensed / certified since
1983-08-10
CMS overall rating
2 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
27 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
None on record
Last standard inspection
2026-03-24
Nurse staffing
3.4 hours per resident per day
Cost & payer profile (FY2024 cost report)
Average billed charges
$527 per day (≈ $16,020/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
73% Medicaid · 6% Medicare · 21% private/other
Occupancy
83% (fiscal year 2024)
Vs. state median
41% above the IN median of $373/day — full state cost breakdown
Services & coverage
Licensed beds
134
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 5 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.
2026-06-17Health inspectionComplaint-triggered5 citations
F-0684
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2026-07-03
F-0693
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
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 2026-07-03
F-0694
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed.
Corrected 2026-07-03
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 2026-07-03
F-0880
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2026-07-03
2026-03-24Health inspectionComplaint-triggered19 citations
F-0561
D · No harm found
Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
Corrected 2026-05-20
F-0574
C · No harm found
The resident has the right to receive notices in a format and a language he or she understands.
Corrected 2026-05-20
F-0641
D · No harm found
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Corrected 2026-05-20
F-0658
D · No harm found
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Corrected 2026-05-20
F-0677
E · No harm found
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Corrected 2026-05-20
F-0678
D · No harm found
Provide basic life support, including CPR, prior to the arrival of emergency medical personnel , subject to physician orders and the resident’s advance directives.
Corrected 2026-05-20
F-0684
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2026-06-08
F-0686
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Corrected 2026-05-20
F-0688
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
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 2026-05-20
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 2026-05-20
F-0692
D · No harm found
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Corrected 2026-05-20
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 2026-05-20
F-0695
D · No harm found
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Corrected 2026-06-08
F-0740
D · No harm found
Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.
Corrected 2026-05-20
F-0757
D · No harm found
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Corrected 2026-05-20
F-0761
E · 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 2026-05-20
F-0809
E · No harm foundFood safety
Ensure meals and snacks are served at times in accordance with resident’s needs, preferences, and requests. Suitable and nourishing alternative meals and snacks must be provided for residents who want to eat at non-traditional times or outside of scheduled meal times.
Corrected 2026-05-20
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 2026-05-20
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 2026-05-20
15 earlier / fire-safety inspections (84 citations)
2026-02-05Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0692
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Corrected 2026-02-13
2026-01-13Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0770
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide timely, quality laboratory services/tests to meet the needs of residents.
Corrected 2026-01-30
2025-09-30Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0677
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Corrected 2025-11-21
2025-02-24Health inspectionComplaint-triggered25 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 2025-04-04
F-0554
D · No harm found
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Corrected 2025-04-04
F-0558
D · No harm found
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Corrected 2025-04-04
F-0573
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Let each resident or the resident's legal representative access or purchase copies of all the resident's records.
Corrected 2025-04-04
F-0641
E · No harm found
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Corrected 2025-04-04
F-0658
D · No harm found
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Corrected 2025-04-04
F-0677
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Corrected 2025-04-04
F-0684
E · No harm found
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2025-04-04
F-0686
D · No harm found
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Corrected 2025-04-04
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 2025-04-04
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 2025-04-04
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 2025-04-04
F-0692
D · No harm found
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Corrected 2025-04-04
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 2025-04-09
F-0695
D · No harm found
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Corrected 2025-04-04
F-0697
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Corrected 2025-04-04
F-0698
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Corrected 2025-04-04
F-0759
D · No harm found
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Corrected 2025-04-04
F-0760
D · No harm found
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Corrected 2025-04-04
F-0761
E · 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 2025-04-04
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 2025-04-04
F-0825
D · No harm found
Provide or get specialized rehabilitative services as required for a resident.
Corrected 2025-04-04
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 2025-04-04
F-0880
E · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2025-04-04
F-0921
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Corrected 2025-04-04
2024-09-18Health inspectionComplaint-triggered4 citations
F-0609
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Corrected 2024-10-19
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 2024-10-19
F-0740
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.
Corrected 2024-10-19
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 2024-10-19
2024-08-19Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations
F-0583
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
Corrected 2024-09-05
F-0744
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with dementia.
Corrected 2024-09-05
2024-07-16Health inspectionComplaint-triggered3 citations
F-0580
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Corrected 2024-08-02
F-0684
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2024-08-02
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 2024-08-02
2024-04-23Health inspectionComplaint-triggered7 citations
F-0558
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Corrected 2024-05-10
F-0559
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Honor the resident's right to share a room with spouse or roommate of choice and receive written notice before a change is made.
Corrected 2024-05-10
F-0584
D · 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 2024-05-10
F-0661
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Ensure necessary information is communicated to the resident, and receiving health care provider at the time of a planned discharge.
Corrected 2024-05-10
F-0677
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Corrected 2024-05-10
F-0686
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Corrected 2024-05-10
F-0880
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2024-05-10
2024-02-12Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0686
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Corrected 2024-03-02
2024-01-12Health inspectionComplaint-triggered12 citations
F-0554
D · No harm found
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Corrected 2024-02-03
F-0580
D · No harm found
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Corrected 2024-02-03
F-0583
D · No harm found
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
Corrected 2024-02-03
F-0677
D · No harm found
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Corrected 2024-02-03
F-0684
D · No harm found
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2024-02-03
F-0686
D · No harm found
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Corrected 2024-02-03
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 2024-02-03
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 2024-02-03
F-0695
D · No harm found
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Corrected 2024-02-03
F-0761
E · 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 2024-02-03
F-0880
E · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2024-02-03
F-0921
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Corrected 2024-02-03
2023-09-12Health inspectionComplaint-triggered7 citations
F-0694
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed.
Corrected 2023-09-29
F-0759
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Corrected 2023-09-29
F-0800
D · No harm foundFood safetyFrom a complaint
Provide each resident with a nourishing, palatable, well-balanced diet that meets his or her daily nutritional and special dietary needs.
Corrected 2023-09-29
F-0804
E · No harm foundFood safetyFrom a complaint
Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
Corrected 2023-09-29
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 2023-09-29
F-0880
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2023-09-29
F-0921
C · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Corrected 2023-09-29
2023-08-03Health inspectionComplaint-triggered4 citations
F-0684
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2023-08-18
F-0686
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Corrected 2023-08-18
F-0759
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Corrected 2023-08-18
F-0773
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide or obtain laboratory tests/services when ordered and promptly tell the ordering practitioner of the results.
Corrected 2023-08-18
2026-03-24Fire-safety inspection12 citations
E-0041
C · No harm found
Implement emergency and standby power systems.
Corrected 2026-05-23
K-0211
E · No harm found
Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.
Corrected 2026-05-23
K-0223
D · No harm found
Provide exit doors that are held open by devices that will automatically close on the activation of a fire alarm or smoke detector.
Corrected 2026-05-23
K-0346
F · No harm found
Follow proper procedures when the fire alarm was out of service for more than 4 hours.
Corrected 2026-05-23
K-0353
F · No harm found
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2026-09-01
K-0354
F · No harm found
Follow proper procedures when the automatic sprinkler systems was out of service for more than 10 hours.
Corrected 2026-05-23
K-0363
E · No harm found
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Corrected 2026-05-23
K-0511
D · No harm found
Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.
Corrected 2026-05-23
K-0741
D · No harm found
Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed.
Corrected 2026-05-23
K-0914
F · No harm found
Ensure receptacles at patient bed locations and where general anesthesia is administered, are tested after initial installation, replacement or servicing.
Corrected 2026-05-23
K-0918
C · No harm found
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Corrected 2026-05-23
K-0921
F · No harm found
Ensure that testing and maintenance of electrical equipment is performed.
Corrected 2026-05-23
2025-02-24Fire-safety inspection2 citations
K-0324
E · No harm found
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
Corrected 2025-05-10
K-0341
F · No harm found
Install a fire alarm system that can be heard throughout the facility.
Corrected 2025-05-10
2024-01-12Fire-safety inspection2 citations
K-0354
F · No harm found
Follow proper procedures when the automatic sprinkler systems was out of service for more than 10 hours.
Corrected 2024-02-16
K-0927
E · No harm found
Have proper fire barriers, ventilation and signs for the transfilling of oxygen.
Corrected 2024-02-16
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 155218.
Visitor reviews
What people say on Google.
2.0★★★★★90 ratings on Google
★★★★Sandra Gdowski · 2026-08-07 · via Google“Shanika Willhite is amazing. When ever I had issues, she handled them immediately. Always concerned about the patients. The facility never smelled. Receptionist was a sweetheart. When my ex first got there, some of the nursing staff was very nasty to me but after going to Shanika, everything was all good.”
★★★★Stephanie Derks · 2025-12-06 · via Google“My grandma had been there for the past 3 years, and I can honestly say as a nurse, whose only experience of nursing homes is what my patients tell me, that I was pleasantly surprised with my experience towards my loved one being there! Though the facility is older, and aesthetically from the out and inside does not seem like much, the workers more than makeup for all the “bells and whistles” most…”
★★★★★Joy Kripikos · 2025-11-04 · via Google“My name is joy, I returned back to this facility less than a month ago. This facility is great. I enjoy the activities I participate in daily. The staff is very kind, especially the nurses. Nadia in social services is amazing and very polite. Meredith in the business office is also kind and patient.. Greatlakes is very clean. I enjoy staying here. I would highly recommend this facility for your fa…”
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