Brookside Care Strategies: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Brookside Care Strategies is a 42-bed for-profit nursing home in Muncie, Indiana. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.76 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 21% below the Indiana average of 2.23.
Brookside Care Strategies
505 N Gavin StMuncie, IN 47303
Delaware County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
Special Focus Facility. CMS places nursing homes with a history of serious quality issues in its Special Focus Facility program, which brings more frequent inspections.
Cited for abuse or neglect. CMS marks this home with its abuse icon: it was cited for abuse or neglect that caused harm on its most recent inspection cycle, or for abuse or neglect with potential for harm on each of its last two cycles.
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Brookside Care Strategies, nurse aides logged 1.76 hours per resident per day, 21% below the Indiana average. With about 39 residents a day, that works out to roughly 68 aide hours a day, or about 9 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night.
CMS note: Not rated: this home is in the Special Focus Facility program because of a history of serious quality issues.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Indiana avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.76 | 2.23 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.58 | 0.78 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.36 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 2.69 | 3.68 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.90 | 3.24 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
CMS publishes no nursing staff turnover figure for Brookside Care Strategies in this release. 1 administrator left over the same period.
CMS note: Staffing data not submitted or not valid for calculating turnover.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 21, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 11 health deficiencies (Indiana average 7.2). CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Not rated: this home is in the Special Focus Facility program because of a history of serious quality issues.
About Brookside Care Strategies
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Legal Business Name Not Available
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Nov 1, 1974
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Brookside Care Strategies
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| Cardinal Care Strategies Muncie · SFF candidate · abuse citation | 1.7 | 104 | 3.14 | 4.27 | 98.7% | 1 | None |
| The Waters of Muncie Muncie | 1.7 | 72 | 1.96 | 3.56 | 56.7% | 2 | None |
| Signature Healthcare of Muncie Muncie · abuse citation | 2.4 | 140 | 2.10 | 3.80 | 70.3% | 1 | None |
| Waters Edge Village Muncie | 2.7 | 74 | 2.36 | 3.47 | 54.4% | 4 | None |
| Envive of Muncie Muncie | 3.4 | 60 | 2.13 | 3.60 | — | 2 | None |
| Woodlands the Muncie | 3.6 | 108 | 2.13 | 3.47 | 44.4% | 2 | None |
| Bethel Pointe Health and Rehab Muncie | 3.7 | 114 | 2.19 | 3.64 | 46.9% | 5 | None |
| Brickyard Healthcare - Muncie Care Center Muncie | 3.8 | 117 | 2.26 | 3.76 | 55.3% | 3 | None |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.