Waters of Columbia City Skilled Nursing Facility: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Waters of Columbia City Skilled Nursing Facility is a 84-bed for-profit nursing home in Columbia City, Indiana, part of Infinity Healthcare Consulting. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.75 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 21% below the Indiana average of 2.23, and 56.3% nursing staff turnover (Indiana average 45.9%).
Waters of Columbia City Skilled Nursing Facility
640 W Ellsworth StColumbia City, IN 46725
Whitley County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Waters of Columbia City Skilled Nursing Facility, nurse aides logged 1.75 hours per resident per day, 21% below the Indiana average. With about 41 residents a day, that works out to roughly 72 aide hours a day, or about 9 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 12% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Indiana avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.75 | 2.23 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.18 | 0.78 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.16 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.09 | 3.68 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.73 | 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
56.3% of nursing staff at Waters of Columbia City Skilled Nursing Facility left over the year CMS measured, against a Indiana average of 45.9% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 12.5%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Dec 12, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 5 health deficiencies (Indiana average 7.2). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $60,590 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 22, 2024 | Fine | $60,590 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Waters of Columbia City Skilled Nursing Facility holds 3 of 5 overall; the Indiana average is 3.1.
About Waters of Columbia City Skilled Nursing Facility
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Infinity Healthcare Consulting, 69 homes
- Legal name: Johnson Memorial Hospital
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 3, 1974
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Waters of Columbia City Skilled Nursing Facility
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Miller's at Oak Pointe Columbia City | 2.1 | 82 | 2.26 | 4.20 | 51.5% | 3 | None |
| Majestic Care of West Allen Fort Wayne | 10.0 | 96 | 1.98 | 2.89 | 50.7% | 4 | $21,645 |
| Sage Bluff Health and Rehab Center Fort Wayne | 15.6 | 84 | 1.69 | 3.34 | 73.6% | 3 | None |
| Coventry Meadows Fort Wayne | 15.6 | 150 | 2.03 | 3.25 | 39.6% | 5 | None |
| Majestic Care of Jefferson Pointe Fort Wayne | 16.1 | 135 | 2.43 | 3.56 | 57.4% | 1 | None |
| Timbercrest Church of the Brethren Home North Manchester | 16.4 | 65 | 3.11 | 4.62 | 25.0% | 4 | None |
| Grace Village Health Care Facility Winona Lake | 16.5 | 71 | 3.06 | 4.79 | 61.0% | 5 | None |
| Heritage Pointe of Huntington Huntington · abuse citation | 17.3 | 78 | 2.88 | 4.33 | 38.2% | 2 | 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.