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The Waters of Dunkirk Skilled Nursing Facility

Nursing home in Dunkirk, IN

Medicare & Medicaid certified2★ overall (CMS)CMS abuse icon

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Public-record details

Address
11563 W 300 S, Dunkirk, IN 47336
Phone
(765) 768-7537
Listed under
For-profit
Medicare CCN
155571
Overall star rating
2 of 5 ★★☆☆☆
Health inspection rating
1 of 5
Staffing rating
3 of 5
Quality measures rating
5 of 5
Certified beds
46
Average residents per day
40
Ownership
For-profit, corporation
Legal business name
Johnson Memorial Hospital
Chain
Infinity Healthcare Consulting (69 facilities)
Certified for
Medicare and Medicaid
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid
Aug 1, 1995
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 155571. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-09-30.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: Mar 21, 2025. CMS lists 10 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Feb 20, 2023 to Mar 30, 2026): 4 from complaint inspections, 1 at the “actual harm” level or higher, including 1 at “immediate jeopardy”. CMS shows its abuse icon for this facility, which it uses for nursing homes cited for abuse at the harm level recently or at the potential-harm level in each of the last two years.

InspectionCitationSeverity
Mar 30, 2026Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation · complaint inspection		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Mar 30, 2026Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.
Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Mar 30, 2026Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation · complaint inspection		J
Immediate jeopardy, isolated
Mar 21, 2025Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies.
Resident Rights		B
Potential for minimal harm, pattern
Mar 21, 2025Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
Resident Rights		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Mar 21, 2025Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
Nutrition and Dietary		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Mar 21, 2025Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.
Nutrition and Dietary		F
Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread
Mar 21, 2025Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary		F
Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread
Dec 31, 2024Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Feb 20, 2023Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated

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 $59,240 in the last three years.

Mar 30, 2026Fine: $59,240

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
3.37 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
0.60 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day
1.98 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends
3.00 hours
Nursing staff turnover (yearly)
26%
RN turnover (yearly)
0%
Administrators who left in the past year
1

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.