Primrose of Mishawaka is a state-licensed assisted living community in Mishawaka, Indiana. Lilisity publishes no score or ranking for this community; the details below come from the state licensing record.
Prices
Starting prices the community publishes, with the date we checked each one and a link to where it is published. Care charges are usually added after an assessment.
| Care | Starting at | Checked |
|---|---|---|
| Assisted Living | $5,265 /mo | Oct 12, 2026 |
Area costs
Lilisity’s independent report
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: May 13, 2025. See the record
License
Active
Residential Care Facility 26-013439-1.
Nearest emergency room
4.5 miles
Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center, rated 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primrose of Mishawaka this community | Not listed | $5,265/mo | Active | 10 state findings in 3 years | |
| Community Development Corporation of Mishawaka, in | 2.2 mi | Not listed | Not published | Active | 17 state findings in 3 years |
| Grand Emerald Place | 2.6 mi | Not listed | Not published | Active | 20 state findings in 3 years |
| St Paul's | 2.6 mi | Not listed | Not published | Active | 3 state findings in 3 years |
| Providence Home by Fir | 4.1 mi | Not listed | Not published | Active | 7 state findings in 3 years |
State inspection record10 state findings in 3 years
- Last licensure survey
- May 13, 2025
- Licensure surveys in three years
- 2
- Complaint surveys in three years
- 1
- Complaints with findings cited
- 0
- Complaints with no findings cited
- 1
- State findings (first visits, three years)
- 10
- Substantiated complaint surveys (IDOH count)
- 2026: 0, 2025: 0, 2024: 1
Surveys (newest first)
- May 13, 2025: Re-Licensure, 2 findings cited · survey report (PDF)
- Food and Nutritional Services (deficiency): Based on observation, interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure food was stored, prepared and served under sanitary conditions in 1 of 1 kitchen observed. 410 IAC 16.2-5-5.1(f); correction date in the facility plan May 30, 2025
- Infection Control (noncompliance): Based on record review and interview, the facility failed to ensure an infection control program, including monitoring and trending any infections, was maintained . 410 IAC 16.2-5-12(b)(1-4); correction date in the facility plan May 30, 2025
- December 3, 2024: Complaint, found in compliance · survey report (PDF)
- Complaint IN00447443: No deficiencies related to the allegations are cited.
- May 30, 2024: Re-Licensure, 8 findings cited · survey report (PDF)
- Personnel (deficiency): Based on record review and interview, the facility failed to ensure 1 of 5 employees reviewed, had not worked with an expired certifiication. 410 IAC 16.2-5-1.4(b); correction date in the facility plan June 30, 2024
- Sanitation and Safety Standards (deficiency): Based on observation, record review, and interview, the facility failed to ensure kitchen surfaces for food preparation and storage were maintained in a clean and sanitized manner for 1 of 1 kitchen observed. 410 IAC 16.2-5-1.5(k); correction date in the facility plan June 10, 2024
- Health Services (offense): Based on record review and interview, the facility failed to provide physician signed orders upon admission to the facility for 1 of 8 resident records reviewed for physician orders. 410 IAC 16.2-5-4(e)(1); correction date in the facility plan June 30, 2024
- Health Services (deficiency): Based on record review and interview, the facility failed to ensure PRN (as needed) medications administered by a QMA (Qualified Medication Aide) were authorized prior to administration by a licensed nurse for 2 of 7 residents reviewed for medications. 410 IAC 16.2-5-4(e)(6); correction date in the facility plan June 21, 2024
- Food and Nutritional Services (deficiency): Based on observation and interview, the facility failed to ensure frozen, refrigeratored and non-refidgeratted foods were stored properly and dated when opened for 1 of 1 kitchen reviewed for food storage. 410 IAC 16.2-5-5.1(f); correction date in the facility plan June 10, 2024
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- Food and Nutritional Services (deficiency): Based on record review and interview, the facility failed to ensure a physician's order for a diet was obtained upon admission to the facility for 1 of 8 resident records reviewed for diet orders. 410 IAC 16.2-5-5.1(h); correction date in the facility plan June 5, 2024
- Clinical Records (noncompliance): Based on record review, observation and interview, the facility failed to ensure an emergency information file was accurate and complete with all required information for 5 of 5 residents reviewed. 410 IAC 16.2-5-8.1(i)(1-8); correction date in the facility plan June 6, 2024
- Infection Control (noncompliance): Based on record review and interview, the facility failed to provide a physician's health statement upon admission to the facility for 1 of 8 resident records reviewed for annual health statements. 410 IAC 16.2-5-12(d); correction date in the facility plan June 21, 2024
IDOH consumer report → (PRIMROSE OF MISHAWAKA)
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
- 26-013439-1
- License status
- Active
- County
- St. Joseph County
- Administrator
- Laurine Ringer
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 4.5 mi, nursing home 1.5 mi, pharmacy 2.4 mi
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center, Mishawaka. 4.5 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars. Location approximate.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Brickyard Healthcare - Twelfth Street Care Center, Mishawaka. 1.5 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- The Center For Hospice And Palliative Care Inc, Mishawaka. 2.4 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 2.4 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 46544 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Irish At Home, South Bend, 2.6 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Fmc - Nephrology - Mishawaka, Mishawaka, 4.5 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Fmc - Nephrology - Home, Mishawaka, 4.8 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 12 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 46544.
Center For Hospice And Palliative Care Inc, The, office in Mishawaka, 2.4 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars)
Caring Cove Hospice LLC, office in Mishawaka, 4.2 miles away, straight line
Comfort 1 Hospice, LLC, office in Mishawaka, 4.6 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Susan Moore Riesbeck, DO, Elkhart. 8.7 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 low, wildfire very low, tornado relatively moderate, heat wave relatively low, 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 May 2025. What was it, and how was it fixed?
- Your published starting price is a base rate. What would the total monthly cost be for my parent's needs?
- How much have prices gone up in each of the last three years?
- 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?
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 Primrose of Mishawaka provide?
Primrose of Mishawaka is licensed by the state of Indiana for assisted living in Mishawaka, Indiana.
Does Lilisity rate Primrose of Mishawaka?
No. We publish state licensing details for Primrose of Mishawaka 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 Primrose of Mishawaka 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 starting prices it publishes are in the Prices section on this page.
How do I contact Primrose of Mishawaka?
Use Primrose of Mishawaka's website, primroseretirement.com/mishawaka-indiana-senior-living-communities, or visit at 820 Fulmer Road, Mishawaka, IN 46544.
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