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Alpha Home - A Waters Community

A nursing home in Indianapolis, Indiana 46222

2640 Cold Spring Rd, Indianapolis, Indiana 46222. (317) 923-1518.

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The short answer

Record last released by CMS on Oct 28, 2026.

The last 24 months 31 citations in 5 months of the last 36. Last cited Apr 2026. Most serious: actual harm (G). Every month

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?

12 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The Indiana average is 7.2.

Last standard inspection Dec 5, 2025.

Most serious in three years: actual harm (G), at a complaint inspection on May 28, 2025

Source:

CMS, Provider Information, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

When those citations happened

31 citations in 5 months of the last 36. Last cited Apr 2026. Most serious: actual harm (G). The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.

31 citations by month over the last 3 years. Each cell is one month.
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No visit on record Visited, nothing cited A stronger orange is more serious, on its source’s own levels, read onto four bands: from the least serious it publishes to the most
Source:

Hearth Record drew this from the dates and levels in the source’s own records.

All 31 citations in the last three years

Grouped by inspection, newest first. Each carries , from A, the least serious, to L, the most. 7 came from complaint inspections.

Source:

CMS, Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

Apr 27, 2026: complaint inspection2 citations
  • Ensure the transfer/discharge meets the resident’s needs/preferences and that the resident is prepared for a safe transfer/discharge.

    Rule F0627. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Jun 9, 2026.

  • Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident’s needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.

    Rule F0628. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Jun 9, 2026.

Dec 5, 2025: standard inspection10 citations
  • Honor the resident’s right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility.

    Rule F0565. E: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Jan 19, 2026.

  • Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.

    Rule F0604. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Jan 19, 2026.

  • Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident’s needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.

    Rule F0628. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Jan 19, 2026.

  • Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

    Rule F0641. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Jan 19, 2026.

  • PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities

    Rule F0645. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Jan 19, 2026.

  • Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.

    Rule F0677. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Jan 19, 2026.

  • Provide activities to meet all resident’s needs.

    Rule F0679. E: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Jan 19, 2026.

  • Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.

    Rule F0698. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Jan 19, 2026.

  • Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with dementia.

    Rule F0744. E: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Jan 19, 2026.

  • Have an agreement with an approved laboratory to obtain services, if on-site laboratory services aren’t provided.

    Rule F0772. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Jan 19, 2026.

May 28, 2025: complaint inspection3 citations
  • Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.

    Rule F0686. G: actual harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Jun 20, 2025.

  • Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

    Rule F0689. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Jun 20, 2025.

  • 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.

    Rule F0761. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Jun 20, 2025.

Sep 26, 2024: standard inspection14 citations
  • Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

    Rule F0689. G: actual harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Jan 18, 2024.

  • Honor the resident’s right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.

    Rule F0550. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Oct 30, 2024.

  • Honor the resident’s right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility.

    Rule F0565. E: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Oct 30, 2024.

  • Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

    Rule F0641. E: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Oct 30, 2024.

  • Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident’s needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

    Rule F0656. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Oct 30, 2024.

  • Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.

    Rule F0657. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Oct 30, 2024.

  • Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

    Rule F0684. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Oct 30, 2024.

  • Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.

    Rule F0688. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Oct 30, 2024.

  • Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.

    Rule F0757. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Oct 30, 2024.

  • Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.

    Rule F0758. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Oct 30, 2024.

  • 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.

    Rule F0761. E: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Oct 30, 2024.

  • Provide timely, approved x-ray services, or have an agreement with an approved provider to obtain them.

    Rule F0776. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Oct 30, 2024.

  • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

    Rule F0880. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Oct 30, 2024.

  • Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.

    Rule F0883. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Oct 30, 2024.

Sep 16, 2024: complaint inspection1 citation
  • Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.

    Rule F0695. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Oct 4, 2024.

Jan 31, 2024: complaint inspection1 citation
  • Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident’s belongings or money.

    Rule F0602. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Sep 28, 2023.

Is it certified, and in good standing?

  • Certified for Medicare and Medicaid since Oct 11, 2002.
  • 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, limited liability company.
  • 86 certified beds.
Source:

CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

Has it been fined or penalized?

  • 1 fine in the last three years, $22,386 in all.
  • No Medicare payment denials in the last three years.
  • 7 citations in the last three years came from complaint inspections.
Source:

CMS, Penalties and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

Fines and payment denials, newest first
DateKindAmount
May 28, 2025Fine$22,386

Who does the caring?

3.18 nurse hours per resident per day

The Indiana average is 3.73.

CMS publishes staffing about four months after the fact.

Source:

CMS, Provider Information and State and US Averages. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

Staffing measures
MeasureThis homeIndiana average
Nurse hours per resident per day3.183.73
Of which registered nurses0.570.68
At weekends2.923.26
Nursing staff turnover36.8%45.9%
Registered nurse turnover28.6%40.5%
Administrators who left0Not given

Who owns it?

  • Henry County Memorial Hospital owns 100% directly since Sep 4, 2014; Strawberry Fields Reit Ltd owns 100% directly since Oct 1, 2020.
  • Aperion Care Fort Wayne LLC and Alpha Home - A Waters Community run it.
  • 17 owners or officers are people: Michael Blisko (owns a share directly, 50%); Duane E Brammer (corporate officer); Duane E Brammer (corporate director); John D Pidgeon (corporate officer); John D Pidgeon (corporate director); John D Pidgeon (trustee); Erika Gilman (on the governing body (managing control)); Erika Gilman (trustee); Marwan Mustaklem (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Marwan Mustaklem (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Marion E Shore (corporate director); Marion E Shore (trustee); Brian Ring (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Brian Ring (trustee); David K Reed (runs it (operational or managerial control)); David K Reed (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Deborah Ware (trustee).
  • Part of Infinity Healthcare Consulting (70 homes in CMS’s data).
  • No private-equity firm among the owners CMS lists.
  • No real-estate investment trust among the owners CMS lists.
Source:

CMS, All Owners. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly.

CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

Organisations CMS lists
OrganisationRoleShareSince
Henry County Memorial HospitalOwns 5% or more directly100%Sep 4, 2014
Strawberry Fields Reit LtdOwns a share directly100%Oct 1, 2020
Aperion Care Fort Wayne LLCRuns it (operational or managerial control)100%Sep 21, 2018
Gubin Enterprises Limited PartnershipOwns a share through other companies50%Oct 1, 2020
Blisko Enterprises Limited PartnershipOwns a share through other companies50%Oct 1, 2020
2640 Cold Spring Road, LLCAdditional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)May 22, 2015
Alpha Home - A Waters CommunityRuns it (operational or managerial control)May 22, 2015
Alpha Home - A Waters CommunityAdditional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)May 22, 2015
An organisation CMS lists without a nameAdditional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)Jan 1, 2025
Strawberry Fields Reit LtdAdditional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)Oct 1, 2020

How do residents fare?

  • CMS rates its quality measures 5 of 5 (Indiana average 4.3).
Source:

CMS, Provider Information and State and US Averages. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

CMS’s star ratings, from 1 to 5
MeasureRating
Overall rating2 of 5
Health inspections1 of 5
Staffing2 of 5
Quality measures5 of 5

How does it compare nearby?

  • Among the 12 nearest homes, within 6.1 miles, this one had the 6th most health citations at the latest inspection cycle (12; the middle value was 11.5).
Source:

CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

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

  • 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).

  • 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).

  • 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).

  • Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, All Owners (afe44b85-cc6d-40d7-b5df-00ae8910d1d2).

    Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

  • 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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Source:

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

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