Nursing home
Brickyard Healthcare - Fountainview Care Center
609 W Tanglewood Ln, Mishawaka, IN 46545 · Map
Non profit - Corporation · Part of Brickyard Healthcare (23 facilities) · 130 certified beds
Brickyard Healthcare - Fountainview Care Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Mishawaka, Indiana. CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (2/5 for staffing, 2/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.44 hours per resident per day, below the Indiana average of 3.71. Its most recent inspection on May 27, 2025 cited 10 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Brickyard Healthcare - Fountainview Care Center compares
This facility vs. the Indiana and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | Indiana avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.44 | 3.71 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.40 | 0.66 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.16 | 2.27 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 53.2% | 47.0% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 10.0 | 7.5 | 9.5 | above avg |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
Staff turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.
Recent health inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
- Every deficiency from the February 23, 2026 inspection was corrected by April 6, 2026
What inspectors found at Brickyard Healthcare - Fountainview Care Center
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides drinks consistent with resident needs and preferences and sufficient to maintain resident hydration.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Feb 23, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Feb 23, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Dec 31, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Environmental Deficiencies · May 27, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · May 27, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · May 27, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · May 27, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · May 27, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · May 27, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · May 27, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · May 27, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · May 27, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.
About this facility
- Address
- 609 W Tanglewood Ln
Mishawaka, IN 46545 - CMS certification #
- 155178
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 130
- Avg residents/day
- 78.1
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1977-04-11
- Chain
- Brickyard Healthcare (23 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Brickyard Healthcare
Brickyard Healthcare operates 23 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Brickyard Healthcare facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around Brickyard Healthcare - Fountainview Care Center using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Respite stays, nurse 24 hours a day, diabetes care, transportation
- Emergency In FEMA's high-risk flood area (Zone AE)
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Brickyard Healthcare - Fountainview Care Center says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Offers respite or short-term stays.
Respite Care
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Nurse on site: 24 hours a day.
24/7 Nursing Services
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Offers diabetes care.
Diabetic Care
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Provides transportation.
Transportation
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Apartment types named: private room.
Private Suites Available
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
Federal wage and hour cases
The Department of Labor checks that staff are paid minimum wage and overtime as the law requires.
DOL also concluded 1 case here with no violations found, most recently for a period ending Feb 4, 2025.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division enforcement data, loaded Oct 15, 2026. Concluded cases only. The dates are the period in which DOL found violations, not when the case opened or closed. Back wages are what the employer agreed to pay; penalties are what DOL assessed. DOL does not publish a page for each case, so search the dataset by case number.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center, Mishawaka. 2.3 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars. Location approximate.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Holy Cross Rehabilitation and Wellness, South Bend. 1.2 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Interim Healthcare Of South Bend, Mishawaka. 0.3 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- South Bend Specialty Pharmacy. 1.4 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 46545 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fmc - Nephrology - Home, Mishawaka, 0.5 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Fmc - Nephrology - Mishawaka, Mishawaka, 0.8 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Davita Mishawaka Dialysis, Mishawaka, 1.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 14 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 46545.
Heart To Heart Hospice Of Northern Indiana LLC, office in Mishawaka, 0.3 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Comfort 1 Hospice, LLC, office in Mishawaka, 0.5 miles away, straight line
Southerncare South Bend, office in Mishawaka, 0.8 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Susan Moore Riesbeck, DO, Elkhart. 11.1 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 risk
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
- Zone AE: 1% annual chance flood area (high risk); base flood elevation set. This is inside FEMA's Special Flood Hazard Area, where flood insurance is required for federally backed mortgages. (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.
What we checked
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 |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| 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 | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Brickyard Healthcare - Fountainview Care Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Brickyard Healthcare - Fountainview Care Center an overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars, including 2/5 for staffing and 2/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Brickyard Healthcare - Fountainview Care Center staffed?
Brickyard Healthcare - Fountainview Care Center reports 3.44 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Indiana average of 3.71.
Has Brickyard Healthcare - Fountainview Care Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 10 deficiencies.
How many beds does Brickyard Healthcare - Fountainview Care Center have?
Brickyard Healthcare - Fountainview Care Center is certified for 130 beds.