Nursing home
Brickyard Healthcare - Valparaiso Care Center
251 Sturdy Rd, Valparaiso, IN 46383 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Brickyard Healthcare (23 facilities) · 85 certified beds
Brickyard Healthcare - Valparaiso Care Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Valparaiso, Indiana. CMS rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.30 hours per resident per day, below the Indiana average of 3.71. Its most recent inspection on Jul 25, 2025 cited 6 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Brickyard Healthcare - Valparaiso 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) | 3.30 | 3.71 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.80 | 0.66 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.84 | 2.27 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 38.0% | 47.0% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 6.0 | 7.5 | 9.5 | below 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 July 25, 2025 inspection was corrected by September 3, 2025
What inspectors found at Brickyard Healthcare - Valparaiso 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
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jul 25, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide or obtain x-rays/tests when ordered and promptly tell the ordering practitioner of the results.
Administration Deficiencies · Jul 25, 2025 · 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 · Jul 25, 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 · Jul 25, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jul 25, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Jul 25, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Oct 4, 2024 · 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 · Oct 4, 2024 · 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 · Oct 4, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Give residents a notice of rights, rules, services and charges.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Oct 4, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Dec 15, 2023 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Dec 15, 2023 · 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
- 251 Sturdy Rd
Valparaiso, IN 46383 - CMS certification #
- 155137
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 85
- Avg residents/day
- 79.7
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1972-10-03
- 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 - Valparaiso Care Center using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Respite stays, nurse 24 hours a day, diabetes care, transportation
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Brickyard Healthcare - Valparaiso 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)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Northwest Health - Porter, Valparaiso. 6.3 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Life Care Center of the Willows, Valparaiso. 1.3 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Caretenders, Valparaiso. 2.3 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 1.3 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 46383 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Valparaiso Dialysis, Valparaiso, 0.7 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Comprehensive Renal Care - Valparaiso, Valparaiso, 1.0 mile away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Usrc Coffee Creek Dialysis, Chesterton, 7.9 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 14 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 46383.
Dunes Hospice LLC, office in Valparaiso, 2.0 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars)
Heart To Heart Hospice Of Northwest Indiana, LLC, office in Valparaiso, 2.2 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Vna Hospice Home Care, office in Valparaiso, 2.3 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Chesterton Physical Therapy Inc, Chesterton. 10.7 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 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
- 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 relatively low, tornado relatively high, heat wave relatively low, earthquake very 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 | 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 relatively 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 - Valparaiso Care Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Brickyard Healthcare - Valparaiso Care Center an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 for staffing and 4/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Brickyard Healthcare - Valparaiso Care Center staffed?
Brickyard Healthcare - Valparaiso Care Center reports 3.30 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Indiana average of 3.71.
Has Brickyard Healthcare - Valparaiso Care Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 6 deficiencies.
How many beds does Brickyard Healthcare - Valparaiso Care Center have?
Brickyard Healthcare - Valparaiso Care Center is certified for 85 beds.