Nursing home
The Waters of Peru Skilled Nursing Facility
317 Blair Pike, Peru, IN 46970 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Infinity Healthcare Consulting (70 facilities) · 130 certified beds
The Waters of Peru Skilled Nursing Facility is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Peru, Indiana. CMS rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (2/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.42 hours per resident per day, below the Indiana average of 3.71. Its most recent inspection on Jun 27, 2025 cited 3 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How The Waters of Peru Skilled Nursing Facility 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) | 3.42 | 3.71 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.72 | 0.66 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.03 | 2.27 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 39.0% | 47.0% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 3.0 | 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 June 27, 2025 inspection was corrected by July 17, 2025
What inspectors found at The Waters of Peru Skilled Nursing Facility
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
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jun 27, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Jun 27, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jun 27, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Jul 24, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jul 24, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jul 24, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jul 24, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jul 24, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jul 24, 2024 · 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 24, 2024 · 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 · Jul 24, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jul 24, 2024 · 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
- 317 Blair Pike
Peru, IN 46970 - CMS certification #
- 155039
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 130
- Avg residents/day
- 45.5
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1972-11-01
- Chain
- Infinity Healthcare Consulting (70 facilities)
- Setting
- Rural
Part of Infinity Healthcare Consulting
Infinity Healthcare Consulting operates 70 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Infinity Healthcare Consulting facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around The Waters of Peru Skilled Nursing Facility using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Respite stays, nurse 24 hours a day, diabetes care
- Staff pay 1 federal wage case with violations found, since 2014
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What The Waters of Peru Skilled Nursing Facility 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 15, 2026) - Nurse on site: 24 hours a day.
24-hour skilled nursing care
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Offers diabetes care.
Customized dietary programs including renal, cardiac, and diabetic support, along with tube feeding when needed.
(page, checked Oct 15, 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.
- Findings for Jul 16, 2014 to Jul 15, 2016. Violations found: Minimum wage, Family and medical leave. Back wages: $34 owed to 1 employee. Employer as DOL recorded it: Miller's Merry Manor (Johnson Memorial hospital). Case 1795047.
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
- Dukes Memorial Hospital, Peru. 0.2 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Hickory Creek at Peru, Peru. 0.3 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Elara Caring, Kokomo. 19.1 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 0.7 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 46970 as micropolitan (micropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fmc - Peru Dialysis, Peru, 1.0 mile away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Fmc- Logansport Dialysis, Logansport, 14.0 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 17 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 46970.
Elara Caring, office in Kokomo, 19.1 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars)
Compassus-Southern Indiana, office in Kokomo, 21.1 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Guardian Angel Hospice Inc, office in Kokomo, 21.1 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Community Physicians Of Indiana Inc, Kokomo. 21.7 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 moderate, 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 The Waters of Peru Skilled Nursing Facility a good nursing home?
CMS gives The Waters of Peru Skilled Nursing Facility an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars, including 2/5 for staffing and 4/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is The Waters of Peru Skilled Nursing Facility staffed?
The Waters of Peru Skilled Nursing Facility reports 3.42 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Indiana average of 3.71.
Has The Waters of Peru Skilled Nursing Facility had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 3 deficiencies.
How many beds does The Waters of Peru Skilled Nursing Facility have?
The Waters of Peru Skilled Nursing Facility is certified for 130 beds.