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B

83/100

Above average

Colonial Oaks Health Care Center

1725 S Colonial Oaks Dr, Marion, IN 46953

CMS 5/5 stars #1 of 6 in Grant County (765) 674-9791
Certified beds
127
Occupancy
85%
Ownership
For-profit
Accepts
Medicare + Medicaid

What to ask about before you visit

These are findings in the public CMS record for this home. They are not our opinion, each one comes straight from a federal inspection or enforcement file.

  • Last inspection was more than 2 years ago

    Ratings here are based on older survey data than at most facilities.

Our read on Colonial Oaks Health Care Center

Colonial Oaks runs a tight ship on the things inspectors check. A five-star health inspection rating with only four deficiencies on record, none at the harm level, none related to abuse, and a clean inspection from July 2024 puts it well ahead of most homes on regulatory compliance. Where it gives ground is staffing: 3.40 nurse hours per resident day sits about 12% under the national average, and weekends run roughly 14% lighter than weekdays. The saving grace is retention. Turnover of 26.6% is well below the national 45.8%, which means the aides and nurses who are there tend to stay, and that consistency matters more than raw hours in a lot of families' day-to-day experience.

Written from the CMS figures for this home shown further down this page. Nothing here is paid for or supplied by the home.

How this grade was calculated

Every point is shown. Nothing is weighted behind the scenes, the full formula is on How we grade.

Inspection30/30Staffing13/30Stability15/15Outcomes15/15Enforcement10/10

A full pentagon is full marks. The shape shows what kind of good or bad a home is, two homes can share a score and look nothing alike.

Inspection safety

30/30

Citations from state health inspections over the last three surveys, weighted by how much harm CMS says they caused.

  • →No citations recorded in the last 3 years

Staffing

13/30

Nursing hours per resident per day, adjusted for how sick the residents are, plus RN cover and weekend consistency.

  • →3.56 total nurse hours per resident per day (national median 3.77)
  • →0.37 RN hours per resident per day
  • →Weekend staffing drops 14% against weekdays

Staff stability

15/15

How much of the nursing team leaves in a year. High turnover means a resident rarely sees the same face twice.

  • →27% of nursing staff left in the last year

Resident outcomes

15/15

The CMS quality-measure rating, built from resident outcomes like falls, pressure ulcers, infections and antipsychotic use.

  • →5 of 5 stars on the CMS quality-measure rating

Enforcement history

10/10

Fines and payment denials CMS has imposed. A denial of payment means CMS stopped paying for new admissions.

  • →No federal fines on record

Staffing, against the national average

Full detail

Hours of nursing care each resident receives per day. The marker on each bar is the national average.

Total nurse hours per resident per day3.40 hrs
National average 3.86 hrsBelow average
Registered nurse (RN) hours0.37 hrs
National average 0.69 hrsBelow average

RNs are the licence level most likely to catch a resident deteriorating.

Weekend nurse hours2.92 hrs
National average 3.42 hrsBelow average

The shift most families visit, and the one thinned first.

Nursing staff turnover26.60%
National average 45.80%Better than average

The share of nursing staff who left over the last year.

Recent inspection findings

Last standard health inspection: July 26, 2024 (2 years ago). No citations were recorded.

No health-inspection citations on record for this facility in the current CMS release.

Who owns this home

Full record

Part of TLC MANAGEMENT, which operates 20 homes. Staffing budgets are usually set at chain level, not in the building.

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Common questions about Colonial Oaks Health Care Center

What is the ElderGrade for Colonial Oaks Health Care Center? +

Colonial Oaks Health Care Center holds an ElderGrade of B (83 out of 100), which we describe as "above average". The grade combines its inspection citations, nurse staffing levels, staff turnover, resident outcomes and enforcement history from the federal CMS record.

How many nursing hours does each resident get at Colonial Oaks Health Care Center? +

Residents receive an average of 3.40 nursing hours per day across all nursing staff, against a national average of 3.86 hours.

Has Colonial Oaks Health Care Center been cited for harming residents? +

No. None of the 0 citations on record were scored at the levels CMS uses to indicate actual harm or immediate jeopardy.

Does Colonial Oaks Health Care Center accept Medicaid? +

Yes, Colonial Oaks Health Care Center is certified to accept Medicaid, which is the programme that pays for long-term custodial care once a resident meets their state's income and asset limits.