Hawthorne Healthcare Center

Nursing home in Indianapolis, IN

Medicare & Medicaid certified4★ overall (CMS)

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Public-record details

Address: 7465 Madison Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46227
Phone: (317) 788-3000
Listed under: For-profit, 4–5 star overall rating
Medicare CCN: 155780
Overall star rating: 4 of 5 ★★★★☆
Health inspection rating: 3 of 5
Staffing rating: 2 of 5
Quality measures rating: 5 of 5
Certified beds: 88
Average residents per day: 71
Ownership: For-profit, corporation
Legal business name: Adams County Memorial Hospital
Chain: Communicare Health (110 facilities)
Certified for: Medicare and Medicaid
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid: Jul 13, 2010
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 155780. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-09-30.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: Dec 5, 2025. CMS lists 27 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Feb 2, 2024 to Dec 5, 2025): 20 from complaint inspections, 2 at the “actual harm” level or higher, including 1 at “immediate jeopardy”.

Inspection	Citation	Severity
Dec 5, 2025	Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube. Quality of Life and Care	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Dec 5, 2025	Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. Quality of Life and Care	E Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Apr 23, 2025	Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection	J Immediate jeopardy, isolated
Nov 13, 2024	Dispose of garbage and refuse properly. Nutrition and Dietary	C Potential for minimal harm, widespread
Nov 13, 2024	Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. Resident Assessment and Care Planning	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Nov 13, 2024	Procure 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
Aug 20, 2024	Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. Resident Rights · complaint inspection	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Aug 20, 2024	Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights. Resident Rights · complaint inspection	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Aug 20, 2024	Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. Resident Assessment and Care Planning · complaint inspection	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Aug 2, 2024	Timely 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
Aug 2, 2024	Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation · complaint inspection	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Aug 2, 2024	Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave. Resident Rights · complaint inspection	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated

Showing the 12 most recent of 27. 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 $12,428 and 1 denial of Medicare payment for new admissions in the last three years.

Apr 23, 2025	Fine: $12,428
Jun 17, 2024	Payment denial for 1 days from Aug 27, 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: 3.31 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day: 0.55 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day: 2.16 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends: 3.17 hours
Nursing staff turnover (yearly): 56%
RN turnover (yearly): 56%
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.

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