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Core of Dale

Nursing home in Dale, IN

Medicare & Medicaid certifiedSpecial Focus Facility (CMS)

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Public-record details

Address
510 W Medcalf Road, Dale, IN 47523
Phone
(812) 937-7073
Listed under
Government-owned
Medicare CCN
155270
Overall star rating
Not rated by CMS
Certified beds
52
Average residents per day
44
Ownership
Government, city/county
Legal business name
Major Hospital
Chain
Major Hospital (6 facilities)
Certified for
Medicare and Medicaid
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid
Oct 15, 1985
Changed ownership in last 12 months
No
Continuing care retirement community
No
Located inside a hospital
No
Resident or family council
Resident council
Sprinklers in all required areas
Yes

CMS certification number 155270. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-09-30.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: Apr 7, 2026. CMS lists 31 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Aug 2, 2023 to Apr 7, 2026): 15 from complaint inspections, 2 at the “actual harm” level or higher, including 2 at “immediate jeopardy”. CMS has placed this facility in its Special Focus Facility program for nursing homes with a persistent record of serious inspection problems; it gets more frequent inspections.

InspectionCitationSeverity
Apr 7, 2026Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies.
Resident Rights		C
Potential for minimal harm, widespread
Apr 7, 2026Post nurse staffing information every day.
Nursing and Physician Services		C
Potential for minimal harm, widespread
Apr 7, 2026Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Resident Rights		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Apr 7, 2026Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning · complaint inspection		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Apr 7, 2026Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Sep 25, 2025Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
Resident Rights		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Sep 25, 2025Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Sep 25, 2025Ensure residents have reasonable access to and privacy in their use of communication methods.
Resident Rights		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Sep 25, 2025Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Sep 25, 2025Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning · complaint inspection		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Sep 25, 2025Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Environmental · complaint inspection		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Sep 25, 2025Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician.
Nutrition and Dietary · complaint inspection		F
Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread

Showing the 12 most recent of 31. Full inspection reports are on Medicare Care Compare.

Severity letters follow CMS's scope-and-severity grid: A–C potential for minimal harm, D–F potential for more than minimal harm, G–I actual harm, J–L immediate jeopardy. Most citations are corrected; a citation is what inspectors found on that date. Source: CMS Health Deficiencies file, processed Aug 1, 2026.

Fines and payment denials

CMS records 1 fine totalling $12,682 and 1 denial of Medicare payment for new admissions in the last three years.

Aug 21, 2024Fine: $12,682
Aug 21, 2024Payment denial for 6 days from Sep 14, 2024

Source: CMS Penalties file, processed Aug 1, 2026. Amounts are as CMS reports them and may reflect later reductions or appeals.

Staffing

Total nurse staffing per resident per day
2.99 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
0.42 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day
1.99 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends
2.61 hours
Administrators who left in the past year
0

From payroll-based staffing data the facility submits to CMS. Hours are per resident per day.

A citation is what inspectors found on one date; most are corrected within weeks. Look for patterns — the same problem cited in several inspections — and for anything at the G–L level (actual harm or immediate jeopardy). The full inspection narrative (Form CMS-2567) is linked from Medicare Care Compare, and your state long-term care ombudsman can tell you about complaints.

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