Hickory Creek at Peru
A nursing home in Peru, Indiana 46970
390 W Boulevard, Peru, Indiana 46970. (765) 473-4900.
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The short answer
Record last released by CMS on Oct 28, 2026.
- 5of 5 CMS’s overall rating
- 4 health citations at the latest inspection cycle Indiana average: 7.2
- 4.01 nurse hours per resident per day Indiana average: 3.73
- 0 fines in the last three years
Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.
What these words mean7
- Star ratings
- CMS rates some kinds of place from 1 to 5 stars, more stars meaning better on CMS’s own measures for that kind: for a nursing home, its health inspections, staffing and quality measures. A rating is CMS’s summary of those measures; it doesn’t promise good care. Source: CMS, Care Compare and the Five-Star Quality Rating System.
- Inspection (survey)
- A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
- Deficiency, citation, violation
- What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.
- Scope and severity (A to L)
- CMS grades each nursing home deficiency with a letter. A to C: no actual harm, with potential for minimal harm. D to F: no actual harm, but potential for more. G to I: actual harm. J to L: immediate jeopardy. Within each band, the letter rises as more residents were affected or could be: one or a few, a pattern, or widespread. Source: CMS, nursing home scope and severity grid (State Operations Manual, chapter 7).
- Nurse staffing hours
- The hours registered nurses, licensed practical nurses and nurse aides worked, per resident per day, from the payroll records each home sends CMS. Source: CMS, Payroll-Based Journal.
- Fines and payment denials
- A fine (civil money penalty) is money CMS makes a nursing home pay when it falls short of federal rules. A payment denial means Medicare and Medicaid stop paying for new admissions until the home meets the rules again. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.430 and 488.417.
- Capacity
- The most people the licence or certification lets the place care for at once: residents, children, beds or apartments, as the state counts them. It isn’t how many are there now. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
What did inspectors find?
4 health citations at the latest inspection cycle
The Indiana average is 7.2.
Last standard inspection Dec 23, 2025.
Most serious in three years: D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.
CMS, Provider Information, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
When those citations happened
11 citations in 2 months of the last 36. Last cited Dec 2025. Most serious: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm (E). The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
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| 2024 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| 2026 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov |
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All 11 citations in the last three years
Grouped by inspection, newest first. Each carries CMS grades each nursing home deficiency with a letter. A to C: no actual harm, with potential for minimal harm. D to F: no actual harm, but potential for more. G to I: actual harm. J to L: immediate jeopardy. Within each band, the letter rises as more residents were affected or could be: one or a few, a pattern, or widespread. Source: CMS, nursing home scope and severity grid (State Operations Manual, chapter 7)., from A, the least serious, to L, the most.
CMS, Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
Dec 23, 2025: standard inspection4 citations
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Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
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Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
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Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Sep 30, 2024: standard inspection7 citations
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Assure the security of all personal funds of residents deposited with the facility.
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Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident’s needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
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Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
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Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident’s health.
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Post nurse staffing information every day.
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Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
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Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Is it certified, and in good standing?
- Certified for Medicare and Medicaid since Nov 1, 1991.
- Not on CMS’s special focus list.
- No abuse icon from CMS.
- No change of ownership in the last 12 months.
- CMS lists its ownership as for profit, corporation.
- 36 certified beds.
CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
Has it been fined or penalized?
- No fines in the last three years.
- No Medicare payment denials in the last three years.
- 0 citations in the last three years came from complaint inspections.
CMS, Penalties and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
Who does the caring?
4.01 nurse hours per resident per day
The Indiana average is 3.73.
CMS publishes staffing about four months after the fact.
CMS, Provider Information and State and US Averages. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Measure | This home | Indiana average |
|---|---|---|
| Nurse hours per resident per day | 4.01 | 3.73 |
| Of which registered nurses | 0.75 | 0.68 |
| At weekends | 3.77 | 3.26 |
| Nursing staff turnover | 54.2% | 45.9% |
| Registered nurse turnover | Not given | 40.5% |
| Administrators who left | 0 | Not given |
Who owns it?
- Henry County Memorial Hospital owns 100% directly since Aug 1, 2013.
- American Senior Communities LLC runs it.
- 30 owners or officers are people: John D Pidgeon (on the governing body (managing control)); John D Pidgeon (trustee); Erika Gilman (on the governing body (managing control)); Erika Gilman (trustee); Mark Jackson (on the governing body (managing control)); Michael L Jackson (on the governing body (managing control)); Danielle Parker (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Marion E Shore (on the governing body (managing control)); Marion E Shore (trustee); Brian Ring (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Blake Jackson (on the governing body (managing control)); Donna Kelsey (on the governing body (managing control)); Wessley Jackson (on the governing body (managing control)); Steven Van Camp (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Steven Van Camp (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Brenda Shepherd (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Brenda Shepherd (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Mark Dice (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Mark Dice (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Ethan I Jackson (on the governing body (managing control)); Stephen Stitle (on the governing body (managing control)); Theressa Wright (on the governing body (managing control)); Deborah Ware (on the governing body (managing control)); Deborah Ware (trustee); Steven Chies (on the governing body (managing control)); Eamonn M Keane (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Eamonn M Keane (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Andrew Shane (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Andrew Shane (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); David Justice (on the governing body (managing control)).
- Part of American Senior Communities (90 homes in CMS’s data).
- No private-equity firm among the owners CMS lists.
- No real-estate investment trust among the owners CMS lists.
CMS, All Owners. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly.
CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Organisation | Role | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henry County Memorial Hospital | Owns 5% or more directly | 100% | Aug 1, 2013 |
| American Senior Communities LLC | Runs it (operational or managerial control) | 100% | Mar 1, 2021 |
| An organisation CMS lists without a name | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Mar 1, 2021 | |
| An organisation CMS lists without a name | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Mar 1, 2021 | |
| Henry County Memorial Hospital | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Apr 27, 2025 | |
| An organisation CMS lists without a name | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Mar 1, 2021 | |
| American Senior Communities LLC | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Mar 24, 2025 | |
| An organisation CMS lists without a name | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Mar 1, 2021 |
How do residents fare?
- CMS rates its quality measures 5 of 5 (Indiana average 4.3).
CMS, Provider Information and State and US Averages. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Measure | Rating |
|---|---|
| Overall rating | 5 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 4 of 5 |
| Staffing | 2 of 5 |
| Quality measures | 5 of 5 |
How does it compare nearby?
- Among the 12 nearest homes, within 14.4 miles, this one had the 6th most health citations at the latest inspection cycle (4; the middle value was 4).
CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Place | Miles away | Citations, latest cycle |
|---|---|---|
| Hickory Creek at Peru This nursing home | 4 | |
| The Waters of Peru Skilled Nursing Facility | 0.3 | 3 |
| Blair Ridge Health Campus | 1.2 | 8 |
| Aperion Care Peru | 6.5 | 10 |
| Miller’s Merry Manor | 13.1 | 4 |
| Vernon Health & Rehabilitation | 13.5 | 5 |
| Woodbridge Health Campus | 13.9 | 4 |
| Waters of Wabash Skilled Nursing Facility West | 14.0 | 2 |
| Camelot Care Center | 14.1 | 0 |
| Waters of Wabash Skilled Nursing Facility East the | 14.1 | 16 |
| Chase Center | 14.1 | 2 |
| Wellbrooke of Wabash | 14.4 | 6 |
What the record doesn’t say
- Complaints that didn’t lead to a citation aren’t published.
- Inspections reach CMS’s data about six weeks after they happen, and staffing about four months after.
- CMS publishes the inspectors’ full written findings in a separate monthly file, which isn’t loaded yet.
- Fines and Medicare payment denials are the only enforcement CMS publishes; state licence actions aren’t included.
Sources
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Provider Information (4pq5-n9py).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Health Deficiencies (r5ix-sfxw).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Penalties (g6vv-u9sr).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, All Owners (afe44b85-cc6d-40d7-b5df-00ae8910d1d2).
Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, State and US Averages (xcdc-v8bm).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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