54/100
Below average
2300 Great Lakes Dr, Dyer, IN 46311
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.
Special Focus Facility
CMS has placed this home in its Special Focus Facility program for a persistent pattern of poor care. These homes get inspected twice as often.
Every point is shown. Nothing is weighted behind the scenes — the full formula is on How we grade.
Citations from state health inspections over the last three surveys, weighted by how much harm CMS says they caused.
Nursing hours per resident per day, adjusted for how sick the residents are, plus RN cover and weekend consistency.
How much of the nursing team leaves in a year. High turnover means a resident rarely sees the same face twice.
The CMS quality-measure rating, built from resident outcomes like falls, pressure ulcers, infections and antipsychotic use.
Fines and payment denials CMS has imposed. A denial of payment means CMS stopped paying for new admissions.
Grade ceiling applied
Hours of nursing care each resident receives per day. The marker on each bar is the national average.
RNs are the licence level most likely to catch a resident deteriorating.
The shift most families visit, and the one thinned first.
The share of nursing staff who left over the last year.
Last standard health inspection: March 24, 2026 (4 months ago).
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
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...
No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
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 out...
No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Environmental Deficiencies
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Part of COMMUNICARE HEALTH, which operates 120 homes. Staffing budgets are usually set at chain level, not in the building.
| Owner | Type | Role | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOND, MARIA | Individual | MANAGING CONTROL - GOVERNING BODY | — |
| CLARK, TIMOTHY | Individual | MANAGING CONTROL - GOVERNING BODY | — |
| DAUGHERTY, JOSHUA | Individual | MANAGING CONTROL - GOVERNING BODY | — |
| FELKER, DEAN | Individual | MANAGING CONTROL - GOVERNING BODY | — |
| JOYNER, SARA | Individual | MANAGING CONTROL - GOVERNING BODY | — |
| LONG, STEVEN | Individual | MANAGING CONTROL - GOVERNING BODY | — |
| WILLARD, LACEY | Individual | MANAGING CONTROL - GOVERNING BODY | — |
| WILSON, ROY | Individual | MANAGING CONTROL - GOVERNING BODY | — |
| LAKES MGT CO LLC | Organization | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | — |
| EASTLUND, JASON | Individual | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | — |
| LONG, STEVEN | Individual | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | — |
| ODENTHAL, RICHARD | Individual | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | — |
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Great Lakes Healthcare Center holds an ElderGrade of D (54 out of 100), which we describe as "below average". The grade combines its inspection citations, nurse staffing levels, staff turnover, resident outcomes and enforcement history from the federal CMS record.
Residents receive an average of 3.42 nursing hours per day across all nursing staff, against a national average of 3.86 hours.
No. None of the 87 citations on record were scored at the levels CMS uses to indicate actual harm or immediate jeopardy.
Yes, Great Lakes Healthcare 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.