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The Waters of Fort Wayne Skilled Nursing Facility

5544 E STATE BLVD, FORT WAYNE, IN, 46815

(260) 749-9506

77 licensed beds

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5544 E State Blvd

Fort Wayne, IN 46815

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Bed capacity

CMS facility ID

155321

Care type

Nursing home

County

Allen

Facility name

The Waters of Fort Wayne Skilled Nursing Facility

Street address

5544 E STATE BLVD

City / state / ZIP

Fort Wayne, IN 46815

Phone

(260) 749-9506

About this facility — The Waters of Fort Wayne Skilled Nursing Facility

The Waters of Fort Wayne Skilled Nursing Facility is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Fort Wayne, Indiana. It is licensed for 77 beds — below the median for skilled nursing facilities in Indiana (92 beds).

It is one of 65 senior care facilities in Fort Wayne 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 The Waters of Fort Wayne Skilled Nursing Facility 48 times across 12 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

Infinity Healthcare Consulting

Ownership type

For profit - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

Johnson Memorial Hospital

Direct owner — 100% stake — since 2013

Berkhouse, Steven

Director · Officer — since 2021

Decola, Robert

Managing employee — since 2019

Duggan, Amanda

Managing employee — since 2016

Dunkle, David

Director · Officer · Operational control — since 2019

The Waters of Fort Wayne Skilled Nursing Facility Llc

Operational control — since 2022

Regulatory standing

Licensed / certified since

1988-07-18

CMS overall rating

3 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

9 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

None on record

Last standard inspection

2025-07-02

Nurse staffing

3.6 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges

$371 per day (≈ $11,280/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.

Payer mix (resident days)

80% Medicaid · 1% Medicare · 18% private/other

Occupancy

53% (fiscal year 2023)

Vs. state median

1% 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 2026-08-31. 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.

2026-02-10Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations

F-0550

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

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

Corrected 2026-03-13

F-0628

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.

Corrected 2025-12-11

2025-11-12Health inspectionComplaint-triggered3 citations

F-0684

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

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

Corrected 2025-11-29

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 2025-11-29

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 2025-11-29

10 earlier / fire-safety inspections (43 citations)

2025-07-02Health inspection4 citations

F-0677

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2025-07-17

F-0692

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2025-07-17

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 2025-07-17

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 2025-07-17

2024-09-04Health inspection2 citations

F-0684

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2024-09-30

F-0757

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2024-09-30

2024-04-19Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations

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 2024-05-10

F-0699

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent.

Corrected 2024-05-10

2024-02-06Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

F-0600

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.

Corrected 2024-02-07

2023-09-27Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

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 2023-10-20

2023-08-16Health inspection3 citations

F-0578

D · No harm found

Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.

Corrected 2023-09-01

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 2023-09-01

F-0865

E · No harm found

Have a plan that describes the process for conducting QAPI and QAA activities.

Corrected 2023-09-01

2026-06-17Fire-safety inspectionComplaint-triggered5 citations

K-0222

E · No harm foundFrom a complaint

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 2026-07-15

K-0353

E · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2026-07-15

K-0355

E · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.

Corrected 2026-07-15

K-0511

E · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.

Corrected 2026-07-15

K-0741

F · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed.

Corrected 2026-07-15

2025-07-02Fire-safety inspection6 citations

K-0324

E · No harm found

Provide properly protected cooking facilities.

Corrected 2025-09-22

K-0341

E · No harm found

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

Corrected 2025-09-22

K-0353

F · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2025-09-22

K-0712

F · No harm found

Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.

Corrected 2025-09-22

K-0920

E · No harm found

Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.

Corrected 2025-09-22

K-0921

F · No harm found

Ensure that testing and maintenance of electrical equipment is performed.

Corrected 2025-09-22

2024-09-04Fire-safety inspection15 citations

E-0039

F · No harm found

Conduct testing and exercise requirements.

Corrected 2024-10-28

E-0041

C · No harm found

Implement emergency and standby power systems.

Corrected 2024-10-28

K-0251

E · No harm found

Conform to length requirements for dead end corridors.

Corrected 2024-10-28

K-0293

E · No harm found

Have properly located and lighted "Exit" signs.

Corrected 2024-10-28

K-0324

E · No harm found

Provide properly protected cooking facilities.

Corrected 2024-10-28

K-0331

E · No harm found

Construct fire resistant interior walls.

Corrected 2024-10-28

K-0353

F · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2024-11-13

K-0355

E · No harm found

Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.

Corrected 2024-10-28

K-0363

E · No harm found

Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.

Corrected 2024-10-28

K-0372

F · No harm found

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

Corrected 2024-10-28

K-0511

E · No harm found

Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.

Corrected 2024-10-28

K-0761

C · No harm found

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

Corrected 2024-10-28

K-0914

C · No harm found

Ensure receptacles at patient bed locations and where general anesthesia is administered, are tested after initial installation, replacement or servicing.

Corrected 2024-10-28

K-0918

F · No harm found

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

Corrected 2024-10-28

K-0920

E · No harm found

Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.

Corrected 2024-10-28

2023-08-16Fire-safety inspection4 citations

E-0037

F · No harm found

Establish staff and initial training requirements.

Corrected 2023-09-15

K-0291

E · No harm found

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

Corrected 2023-09-15

K-0911

E · No harm found

Meet requirements for the installation and maintenance of electrical systems.

Corrected 2023-09-15

K-0923

E · No harm found

Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.

Corrected 2023-09-15

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 155321.

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Original records

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CMS Nursing Home Compare

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Last verified 2026-08-31

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