Indiana State Department of Health
Division of Long Term Care
 
CONSUMER REPORT
 
APERION CARE TOLLESTON PARK
 
NURSING HOME
SKILLED NURSING FACILITY / NURSING FACILITY DISTINCT PART
Created on: 3/8/2024
 
Posted to the Web on: 3/20/2024
 
 



Basic Information

FACILITY CONTACT INFORMATION:
Address: 2350 TAFT ST
City: GARY
Telephone: (219) 977-2600
Web Site:  
 
NAME CHANGES:
Most recent name change: N/A
Date of most recent name change: N/A
 
LICENSE INFORMATION:
  License number: 23-008505-1
  License effective date: 5/1/2023
  License expiration date: 4/30/2024
 


Administration and Staff

Administrator: FRANK BENSEMA
  Start date: 12/18/2023
 
Director of Nursing: CARLA DAWSON
  Start date: 5/17/2022
 
Medical director:  
  Start date:   /  /  
 
Wound care specialist:  
  Start date:   /  /  
 
Infection preventionist: Wendy Whitinak
  Start date:   /  /  
 


Ownership

CURENT OWNERSHIP:
 
Owning corporation: MAJOR HOSPITAL
2451 INTELLPLEX DR
SHELBYVILLE IN 46176
 
Ownership type:  OTHER
 
Officer(s): DANA CALDWELL
            DOUGLAS CARTER
            JEFF BEATY
            JOHN COFFIN
            JAN SANDMAN
            SHERRI TANDY
            STEVE MIRETZKY
            JOHN HORNER
            PAULA GUSTAFSON
            GENE JONES
            SCOTT MILLER
            RALPH MERCURI
            LINDA WESSIC
            ILYA SHUMAN
            ROB KINDER
            DONALD KUMP
 
PREVIOUS OWNERSHIP CHANGES:
Name of previous owner: RIVERVIEW HOSPITAL
Date of last change of ownership: 5/1/2014
 


Bed Counts and Census

COMPREHENSIVE CARE BEDS:
Number of Medicaid beds (NF):                     0
Number of Medicare beds (SNF):                    28
Number of Medicare/Medicaid beds (SNF/NF):        152
Number of non-certified comprehensive care beds (State Licensed only):     0
Total number of comprehensive care beds:     180
 
RESIDENTIAL CARE BEDS:
 
Total number of residential beds:            0
 
Total number of beds in facility:            180
 
CENSUS:
Facility census:  135
As reported by the facility on: 1/17/2022 
 
Number of comprehensive care beds occupied in this facility. 0
As reported by the facility on: 1/17/2022 
 
Residential care beds occupied:  0
As reported by the facility on: 1/17/2022 
 
Alzheimer Beds:  18
Alzheimer Beds Occupied:  13
As reported by the facility on:   /  /  
 
Ventilator Beds:  0
Ventilator Beds Occupied:  0
As reported by the facility on:   /  /  
 


Sprinklers and Smoke Detectors

This facility is: FULLY SPRINKLERED
 
Number of comprehensive care resident rooms: 93
Number of comprehensive care resident rooms with battery 
                    operated smoke detectors: 62
Number of comprehensive care resident rooms 
             with hard wired and/or wireless smoke detectors: 31
 
  If hard wired and/or wireless smoke detectors are provided in resident's room, do they:
    (A) Provide a visual and audible signal at the nurses'stations that attend each room? - Yes
    (B) Transmit to a central station service - Yes
    (C) Connect to the health facility's fire alarm system - Yes
 
Person completing form - DANIEL BURNS
Title of the person who completed the sprinkler, smoke detector form submitted to the ISDH. DIRECTOR OF MAINTENA
Date form completed - 4/7/2022
 


Nurse Aide Training

NURSE AIDE TRAINING PROGRAM APPROVALS:
Nurse aide training and competency evaluation program (NATCEP) approved:  
Nurse aide training and competency evaluation program (NATCEP) expires:  
Nurse aide training and competency evaluation program (NATCEP) banned: Yes
Nurse aide training and competency evaluation program (NATCEP) ban expires: 2/15/2024
 
CLINICAL TRAINING SITES:
This facility is a Clinical training site for the following nurse aide training (NAT) classroom sites: 
     GARY AREA CAREER CENTER
         Approved: 3/26/2009
         Terminated: 4/26/2011
     IN TRAINING COLLEGE OF ADULT EDUCATION
         Approved: 10/13/1998
         Terminated: 4/26/2011
     MED ED INCORPORATED
         Approved: 10/20/2009
         Terminated: 4/26/2011
     INDIANA DABNEY UNIVERSITY
         Approved: 6/4/2010
         Terminated: 4/26/2011
     CNA ACADEMY
         Approved: 11/6/2009
         Terminated: 4/26/2011
     V R ASHWOOD TRAINING INSTITUTE LLC
         Approved: 4/1/2010
         Terminated: 4/26/2011
     APERION CARE DEMOTTE
         Approved: 8/6/2019
         Terminated: 10/8/2020
     DESTINATION UNLIMITED TRAINING CENTER
         Approved: 8/22/2020
         Terminated: 2/16/2022
     DESTINATION UNLIMITED TRAINING CENTER
         Approved: 10/1/2021
         Terminated: 2/16/2022
 


Complaints

NUMBER OF SUBSTANTIATED COMPLAINTS: 
 
  Current year:  0
  Previous year:  0
  2 years previous:  14

 


Facility Report Card



 


 
3/1/2020 Current QTR
12/1/2019 Previous QTR
9/1/2019 Previous QTR
6/1/2019 Previous QTR


Report Card Score
134
35
47
50


Rank of Score
95
99
99
99


Average Score
302
296
295
296


 
*Facility report card scores have not been updated since March 1, 2020 due to changes in the survey process during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. 
The facility report card score is calculated four times per calendar year 
for the two most recent nursing home health surveys.  The facility report card score 
also includes all complaint surveys, life safety code surveys, emergency preparedness surveys, 
and any follow-up surveys that occur within the two most recent nursing home health surveys. 
The facility report card score ranges from 500 to 0, with 500 being the best score possible. 
 
View the Scope and Severity grid
 
View the scoring methodology
 



Overview of Survey findings




 
 The Most Recent Set
 2ND Most Recent Set
 3RD Most Recent Set

Immediate Jeopardy
No
Yes
No


 Substandard Quality of Care 
No
Yes
No


Administrator Change
Yes
Yes
No


Owner Change
No
No
No


Number of Substantiated Complaints With Deficiencies
0
0
0


Deficiency Free Standard Health Survey
No
No
No


 
    The term 'Recent Set' referenced above relates to the referenced annual survey,
    and any other surveys performed between it and the previous annual survey.
 

 


Enforcement Actions

Event ID: 1qdk11
  Action - Citation / Fine
  Notice to facility: 6/7/2023
             Appeal: N/A
  Action Cease/Recind: N/A
         Case Closed: N/A
  Initial Amount: $250
 
Federal Certification Actions Imposed
     Directed Plan of Correction
     Date Imposed: 11/18/2023  Date Ended: 11/14/2023
     Directed Plan of Correction
     Date Imposed: 9/3/2022  Date Ended: 9/13/2022
     Civil Money Penalty
     Date Imposed: 8/5/2022  Date Ended: 8/5/2022
     Amount proposed per day: 
     Directed Plan of Correction
     Date Imposed: 3/3/2022  Date Ended: 2/28/2022
     Civil Money Penalty
     Date Imposed: 2/2/2022  Date Ended: 2/27/2022
     Amount proposed per day: 
     Amount proposed per day: 9665
     Amount proposed per day: 335
     Civil Money Penalty
     Date Imposed: 11/18/2021  Date Ended: 11/18/2021
     Amount proposed per day: 5000
     Amount proposed per day: 
     Discretionary Deny Pay for New Admits
     Date Imposed: 8/28/2021  Date Ended: 9/9/2021
     Directed Plan of Correction
     Date Imposed: 8/13/2021  Date Ended: 9/10/2021
     Civil Money Penalty
     Date Imposed: 7/20/2021  Date Ended: 7/20/2021
     Amount proposed per day: 
     Directed Plan of Correction
     Date Imposed: 6/19/2021  Date Ended: 6/14/2021
     Civil Money Penalty
     Date Imposed: 5/28/2021  Date Ended: 5/28/2021
     Amount proposed per day: 
 
Date terminated from Medicare/Medicaid: N/A
 


Survey History


    The survey report is not posted until the report has been provided to the facility and their plan of correction submitted and approved.
    The survey report therefore will likely not be posted until four to six weeks after the exit date.
        
    In the grid below click on an event ID that is underlined to see the survey report for that event.


 
Event ID
Survey Type
Exit Date

12ED12
Complaint, Follow Up
2/29/2024


12ED11
Complaint
2/8/2024


NOD411
Complaint
1/3/2024


2HU312
Complaint, Follow Up
12/22/2023


5Z4Q23
Recertification, Follow Up, Life Safety Code
11/15/2023


2HU311
Complaint
11/6/2023


5Z4Q22
Recertification, Follow Up, Life Safety Code
10/30/2023


5Z4Q12
Recertification, Complaint, Follow Up, State Licensure
10/20/2023


5Z4Q21
Recertification, Life Safety Code
9/12/2023


5Z4Q11
Recertification, Complaint, State Licensure
8/25/2023


IOOW12
Complaint, Follow Up
8/1/2023


IOOW11
Complaint
6/30/2023


1QDK11
State Licensure, Other
5/19/2023


DX1K12
Complaint, Follow Up
4/25/2023


DX1K11
Complaint
3/29/2023


4SI511
Complaint
1/18/2023


ZOV412
Complaint, Follow Up
1/3/2023


ZOV411
Complaint
12/13/2022


SKSY22
Recertification, Follow Up, Life Safety Code
10/11/2022


SKSY12
Recertification, Complaint, Follow Up, State Licensure
9/13/2022


SKSY21
Recertification, Life Safety Code
8/29/2022


SKSY11
Recertification, Complaint, State Licensure
8/5/2022


FRD211
Complaint, Other
5/10/2022


3GXZ12
Complaint, Follow Up
5/5/2022


3GXZ11
Complaint, Other
4/6/2022


SJUS12
Complaint, Follow Up
3/24/2022


YM4312
Complaint, Follow Up, Other
3/24/2022


SJUS11
Complaint, Other
2/16/2022


YM4311
Complaint, Other
2/2/2022


701511
Complaint
11/18/2021


KN3S12
Recertification, Follow Up, State Licensure
9/10/2021


NEC311
Complaint, Other
9/10/2021


KN3S22
Recertification, Follow Up, Life Safety Code
9/9/2021


KN3S21
Recertification, Life Safety Code
8/2/2021


KN3S11
Recertification, Complaint, State Licensure
7/20/2021


NYZ012
Follow Up, Other
6/25/2021


NYZ011
Other
5/28/2021


YPV511
Complaint
4/15/2021


WEN912
Complaint, Follow Up
3/11/2021


 
 


Links and Resources

 
CMS nursing home compare page 
 
    In addition to the information provided on this 
    web site, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has a web site 
    which contains information on every Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing 
    home in the country. The CMS nursing home survey results contain summary information 
    about a facility's noncompliance of regulations regarding the care of residents 
    found in the nursing homes. You can locate nursing homes in your area and find 
    information about compliance with federal regulations.
 
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Overview of current comprehensive facility scores
   
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