Assisted Living
The Commons on Meridian
8549 N Meridian Street, Indianapolis, IN 46260 · Map
State license activeThe Commons on Meridian is a state-licensed assisted living community in Indianapolis, Indiana. Lilisity publishes no score or ranking for this community; the details below come from the state licensing record.
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What the public record shows
Gathered by Lilisity from state and federal sources. Communities can’t edit this part of the page.
State inspections
Last licensure survey: Apr 23, 2026. See the record
License
Active
Residential Care Facility 26-013933-1.
Nearest emergency room
1.6 miles
St Vincent Heart Center, rated 5 of 5 stars by CMS.
Side by side with nearby communities
The 4 nearest communities that offer assisted living, by straight-line distance. Prices are starting prices each community publishes; we never show estimates.
| Community | Distance | Licensed capacity | Published starting price | License | Inspection citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Commons on Meridian this community | Not listed | Not published | Active | 5 state findings in 3 years | |
| Traditions at North Willow | 1.6 mi | Not listed | Not published | Active | 10 state findings in 3 years |
| Rittenhouse Village at Northside | 1.6 mi | Not listed | Not published | Active | 13 state findings in 3 years |
| Forum at the Crossing | 1.9 mi | Not listed | Not published | Active | 6 state findings in 3 years |
| Traditions at Solana | 2.3 mi | Not listed | Not published | Active | 6 state findings in 3 years |
State inspection record5 state findings in 3 years
- Last licensure survey
- April 23, 2026
- Licensure surveys in three years
- 3
- Complaint surveys in three years
- 4
- Complaints with findings cited
- 0
- Complaints with no findings cited
- 7
- State findings (first visits, three years)
- 5
- Substantiated complaint surveys (IDOH count)
- 2026: 1, 2025: 2, 2024: 1
- No findings cited at the last 3 surveys (May 2025 to July 2026)
Surveys (newest first)
- July 1, 2026: Complaint, found in compliance · survey report (PDF)
- Intake 470089: No deficiencies related to the allegations are cited.
- April 23, 2026: Re-Licensure, found in compliance · survey report (PDF)
- May 22, 2025: Complaint, found in compliance · survey report (PDF)
- Complaint IN00459126: No deficiencies related to the allegations are cited.
- Complaint IN00458393: No deficiencies related to the allegations are cited.
- April 8, 2025: Complaint, Re-Licensure, 2 findings cited · survey report (PDF)
- Complaint IN00445429: No deficiencies related to the allegations are cited.
- Health Services (deficiency): Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure a Qualified Medication Aide (QMA) received authorization from a licensed nurse before giving an as needed (prn) medication for 1 of 7 residents reviewed for prn medications. 410 IAC 16.2-5-4(e)(6); correction date in the facility plan April 23, 2025
- Pharmaceutical Services (noncompliance): Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure staff obtained a resident's weight daily and notified the physician of a weight gain according to the physician's order for 1 of 1 resident reviewed for medications. 410 IAC 16.2-5-6(b); correction date in the facility plan April 23, 2025
- May 13, 2024: Complaint, Re-Licensure, 3 findings cited · survey report (PDF)
- Complaint IN00433084: No deficiencies related to the allegations are cited.
- Complaint IN00432871: No deficiencies related to the allegations are cited.
- Complaint IN00415348: No deficiencies related to the allegations are cited.
- Personnel (noncompliance): Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to obtain a criminal background check on 1 of 5 employees reviewed for employee records. 410 IAC 16.2-5-1.4(a); correction date in the facility plan June 10, 2024
- Food and Nutritional Services (deficiency): Based on observation, interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure staff covered facial hair while working in the kitchen, to ensure dishes were clean and air dried prior to placing on a shelf, to ensure food items were labeled with open dates and to ensure food was not left open to air in the freezer, pantry, and cooler. 410 IAC 16.2-5-5.1(f); correction date in the facility plan June 10, 2024
- Pharmaceutical Services (deficiency): Based on observation, interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure staff signed the narcotic logbook, during shift change, to show the narcotics had been counted and were accurate prior to staff handing off the medication cart keys at the end of their shift and the beginning of the new shift for 2 of 2 narcotic books reviewed. 410 IAC 16.2-5-6(c)(2); correction date in the facility plan June 10, 2024
Enforcement actions (IDOH consumer report posted August 6, 2025)
- Citation / Fine, notice to facility September 18, 2023, initial amount $2500, case closed December 11, 2023 (survey P92611)
- Citation / Fine, notice to facility December 6, 2022, initial amount $7500, case closed December 22, 2022 (survey X1PJ11)
IDOH consumer report → (COMMONS ON MERIDIAN, THE)
What these terms mean
IDOH: “The ISDH conducts a state licensure survey at each licensed residential facility approximately once per year. If state findings are cited on a survey, the residential facility may be requested by the ISDH to complete a plan of correction on how and when they will correct each state finding.” Survey reports are posted after the plan of correction is approved, usually four to six weeks after the visit.
Indiana law (IC 16-28-5-1) puts each rule in one of four classes: an offense, “which presents a substantial probability that death or a life-threatening condition will result”; a deficiency, “which presents an immediate or a direct, serious adverse effect on the health, safety, security, rights, or welfare of a patient”; a noncompliance, “which presents an indirect threat to the health, safety, security, rights, or welfare of a patient”; and a nonconformance, any other breach. The class shown with each finding is the one IDOH printed on the report.
A revisit (post survey revisit) is a return visit to check that earlier findings were corrected. Findings listed on a revisit report were not yet corrected at that visit.
Findings are counted from IDOH survey reports for first visits only, so a finding repeated on a revisit is not counted twice. Source: Indiana Department of Health, Division of Long Term Care, data as of October 16, 2026. Always visit in person and ask the community about anything listed here.
License and ownershipActive license
- License type
- Residential Care Facility
- License number
- 26-013933-1
- License status
- Active
- County
- Marion County
- Administrator
- Griffin Bilskie
Source: Indiana state licensing records (agency listing), retrieved 2026-09-09. Licensing status is a matter of public record; it is not a quality rating.
Administrator name from the Indiana licensing record, as of Aug 27, 2026.
Paying with Medicaid and other programsHow Medicaid pays for care in Indiana, and other programs
How Medicaid pays for care in Indiana
- Indiana PathWays for Aging Waiver (age 60 and older). Indiana Medicaid waivers can pay for assisted living services. On July 1, 2024, the old Aged and Disabled Waiver split into PathWays for Aging (60 and older) and the Health and Wellness Waiver (59 and under). You need a nursing-facility level of care; apply through your local Area Agency on Aging. (state page)
- Health and Wellness Waiver (age 59 and under). Indiana Medicaid waivers can pay for assisted living services. On July 1, 2024, the old Aged and Disabled Waiver split into PathWays for Aging (60 and older) and the Health and Wellness Waiver (59 and under). You need a nursing-facility level of care; apply through your local Area Agency on Aging. (state page)
- Waitlist. Indiana reached its federal limit in April 2024 and keeps a waiting list for the PathWays and Health and Wellness waivers, inviting people each month as slots open. (source)
Ask the community whether it accepts Medicaid.
Location and nearby careNearest hospital 1.6 mi, nursing home 2.0 mi, pharmacy 1.3 mi
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- St Vincent Heart Center, Carmel. 1.6 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 5 of 5 stars. Location approximate.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Harcourt Terrace Nursing and Rehabilitation, Indianapolis. 2.0 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Nurses And More, Inc, Indianapolis. 0.4 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 1.3 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 46260 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Home Dialysis Of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, 0.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 1 of 5 stars)
Fmc - Indianapolis-North, Indianapolis, 1.3 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 1 of 5 stars)
Fmc - Carmel, Carmel, 3.1 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 2 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 34 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 46260.
Adoration Hospice, office in Indianapolis, 0.8 miles away, straight line
Heartland Hospice (Indianapolis), office in Indianapolis, 0.8 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Brighton Hospice Indiana LLC, office in Indianapolis, 1.1 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- St Vincent Medical Group Inc, Indianapolis. 2.2 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard riskFEMA overall risk relatively low; outside FEMA's high-risk flood areas
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively low. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire very low, tornado relatively moderate, heat wave relatively moderate, earthquake relatively low. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
Questions to ask on a tour10 questions picked for this community from its record
Picked for this community from its record. Ask them in person and write down the answers.
- The state recorded a finding in April 2025. What was it, and how was it fixed?
- What does the base rate include, and when did rates last go up?
- How many caregivers are on duty during the day and at night?
- What happens if care needs increase? When would someone need to move?
- What fees are charged at move-in?
- How do you tell families about falls, illness or changes?
- How long have the executive director and the head of care been here?
- Who gives medications, and what training do they have?
- For what reasons can a resident be asked to leave?
- Is the apartment held during a hospital stay, and at what cost?
What we checked12 public sources we searched, with dates
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| Indiana Department of Health, Division of Long Term Care inspection records | Oct 16, 2026 | See above |
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here very low |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | Could not read the site |
Common questionsAnswers to 4 questions families ask
What type of care does The Commons on Meridian provide?
The Commons on Meridian is licensed by the state of Indiana for assisted living in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Does Lilisity rate The Commons on Meridian?
No. We publish state licensing details for The Commons on Meridian but no score, rating, or ranking. Only communities on the Top Communities list or with a Senior Living Alliance Excellence Award, both based on phone-verified resident and family interviews, are ranked.
How much does The Commons on Meridian cost?
Assisted Living in Indiana typically starts at $3,200 to $4,500 a month. Based on 52 communities that publish prices. These are area figures, not this community's price. The Commons on Meridian does not publish its prices.
How do I contact The Commons on Meridian?
Use The Commons on Meridian's website, asccare.com/community/the-commons-on-meridian, or visit at 8549 N Meridian Street, Indianapolis, IN 46260.
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