Indiana State Department of Health
Division of Long Term Care
 
CONSUMER REPORT
 
BRICKYARD HEALTHCARE - VALPARAISO CARE CENTER
 
NURSING HOME
SKILLED NURSING FACILITY / NURSING FACILITY DUALLY CERTIFIED
Created on: 07/25/2025
 
Posted to the Web on: 08/06/2025
 
 



Basic Information

FACILITY CONTACT INFORMATION:
Address: 251 STURDY RD
City: VALPARAISO
Telephone: (219) 462-6158
Web Site:  
 
NAME CHANGES:
Most recent name change: N/A
Date of most recent name change: N/A
 
LICENSE INFORMATION:
  License number: 24-000062-1
  License effective date: 09/01/2024
  License expiration date: 08/31/2025
 


Administration and Staff

Administrator: TIFFANY SYDOW
  Start date: 10/17/2022
 
Director of Nursing: MELISSA HERSHMANN
  Start date: 01/05/2024
 
Medical director:  
  Start date:   /  /  
 
Wound care specialist:  
  Start date:   /  /  
 
Infection preventionist:  
  Start date:   /  /  
 


Ownership

CURENT OWNERSHIP:
 
Owning corporation: HENDRICKS COUNTY HOSPITAL
1000 EAST MAIN STREET
DANVILLE IN 46122
 
Ownership type:  OTHER
 
Officer(s): KEVIN SPEER
            ERIN ENGELS
            TODD DAVIS
            YVONNE CULPEPPER
            D. MICHELLE FENOUGHTY
            STANTON "STAN" RISSER
            LISA IMLAY
            GARY EVERLING
            MICHAEL KIRSCHNER
            TYLER STARKEY
            JOHN WAITE
            MARK GENTRY
            TIM WHICKER
            SHANE SOMMERS
            NANCY FOSTER
            RYAN VAN DONSELAA
            WESLEY ROGERS
 
PREVIOUS OWNERSHIP CHANGES:
Name of previous owner: VALPARAISO OPERATING LLC
Date of last change of ownership: 09/01/2012
 


Bed Counts and Census

COMPREHENSIVE CARE BEDS:
Number of Medicaid beds (NF):                     0
Number of Medicare beds (SNF):                    0
Number of Medicare/Medicaid beds (SNF/NF):        85
Number of non-certified comprehensive care beds (State Licensed only):     0
Total number of comprehensive care beds:     85
 
RESIDENTIAL CARE BEDS:
 
Total number of residential beds:            0
 
Total number of beds in facility:            85
 
CENSUS:
Facility census:  75
As reported by the facility on: 02/25/2022
 
Number of comprehensive care beds occupied in this facility. 0
As reported by the facility on: 02/25/2022
 
Residential care beds occupied:  0
As reported by the facility on: 02/25/2022
 
Alzheimer Beds:  28
Alzheimer Beds Occupied:  28
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: 85
Number of comprehensive care resident rooms with battery 
                    operated smoke detectors: 85
Number of comprehensive care resident rooms 
             with hard wired and/or wireless smoke detectors: 0
 
Person completing form - TIM FOUST
Title of the person who completed the sprinkler, smoke detector form submitted to the ISDH. MAINTENANCE DIR
Date form completed - 04/14/2025
 


Nurse Aide Training

NURSE AIDE TRAINING PROGRAM APPROVALS:
Nurse aide training and competency evaluation program (NATCEP) approved: 10/29/2008
Nurse aide training and competency evaluation program (NATCEP) expires: 04/01/2010
Nurse aide training and competency evaluation program (NATCEP) banned: Yes
Nurse aide training and competency evaluation program (NATCEP) ban expires: 07/30/2021
 
CLINICAL TRAINING SITES:
This facility is a Clinical training site for the following nurse aide training (NAT) classroom sites: 
     SPECIALIZED MEDICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING
         Approved: 10/09/2002
         Terminated: 04/17/2015
     BRICKYARD HEALTHCARE - MERRILLVILLE CARE CENTER
         Approved: 04/13/2004
         Terminated: 08/03/2005
     IN TRAINING COLLEGE OF ADULT EDUCATION
         Approved: 04/18/2007
         Terminated: 04/17/2015
     BRICKYARD HEALTHCARE - PORTAGE CARE CENTER
         Approved: 09/08/1999
         Terminated: 04/17/2015
     GOLDEN LIVING TRAINING CENTER
         Approved: 04/22/2009
         Terminated: 04/17/2015
     GOLDEN LIVING TRAINING CENTER-ELKHART
         Approved: 06/11/2014
         Terminated: 01/30/2015
     VICTORY TRAINING
         Approved: 07/09/2015
         Terminated: N/A
     GOLDEN LIVING TRAINING CENTER-VALPARAISO
         Approved: 07/09/2015
         Terminated: 04/17/2015
     BRICKYARD HEALTHCARE - VALPARAISO CARE CENTER
         Approved: 10/29/2008
         Terminated: 04/17/2015
     MED ED INCORPORATED
         Approved: 09/16/2020
         Terminated: 08/01/2019
     CARING TOUCH HEALTHCARE ACADEMY
         Approved: 12/11/2020
         Terminated: 08/01/2019
     PORTER COUNTY CAREER CENTER
         Approved: 12/13/2022
         Terminated: N/A
     ASPIRE HEALTHCARE TRAINING LLC
         Approved: 12/29/2021
         Terminated: N/A
     HEALTHCARE TRAINING SOLUTIONS
         Approved: 01/25/2021
         Terminated: 08/01/2019
     DESTINATION UNLIMITED TRAINING CENTER
         Approved: 10/01/2021
         Terminated: N/A
     CARING TOUCH HEALTHCARE ACADEMY
         Approved: 02/21/2025
         Terminated: N/A
     IN TRAINING COLLEGE OF ADULT EDUCATION
         Approved: 06/21/2024
         Terminated: N/A
     MIDWEST HEALTHCARE CAREER TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT
         Approved: 10/26/2023
         Terminated: N/A
 


Complaints

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

 


Facility Report Card



 


 
03/01/2020 Current QTR
12/01/2019 Previous QTR
09/01/2019 Previous QTR
06/01/2019 Previous QTR


Report Card Score
304
301
283
320


Rank of Score
68
71
77
64


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
No
No


 Substandard Quality of Care 
No
No
No


Administrator Change
No
No
Yes


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

 
Federal Certification Actions Imposed
 
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

IBCW11
Complaint
05/02/2025


64LG11
Complaint
03/17/2025


7RV912
Recertification, Follow Up, State Licensure
11/06/2024


7RV921
Recertification, Life Safety Code
10/15/2024


7RV911
Recertification, Complaint, State Licensure
10/04/2024


XSHL22
Recertification, Follow Up, Life Safety Code
02/07/2024


XSHL12
Recertification, Follow Up, State Licensure
01/23/2024


XSHL21
Recertification, Life Safety Code
01/10/2024


XSHL11
Recertification, Complaint, State Licensure
12/15/2023


LQS311
Complaint
08/28/2023


HNID11
Complaint
03/02/2023


9EOT22
Recertification, Follow Up, Life Safety Code
01/30/2023


9EOT21
Recertification, Life Safety Code
12/27/2022


9EOT12
Recertification, Follow Up, State Licensure
12/12/2022


9EOT11
Recertification, Complaint, State Licensure
11/17/2022


 
 


Links and Resources

 
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    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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