Nursing home
Wildwood Healthcare Center
7301 E 16Th St, Indianapolis, IN 46219 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Communicare Health (122 facilities) · 160 certified beds
Wildwood Healthcare Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Indianapolis, Indiana. CMS rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (1/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.51 hours per resident per day, below the Indiana average of 3.71. Its most recent inspection on Jan 9, 2026 cited 4 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Wildwood Healthcare 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) | 3.51 | 3.71 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.27 | 0.66 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.12 | 2.27 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 48.8% | 47.0% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 4.0 | 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.
What inspectors found at Wildwood Healthcare 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
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Jan 9, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jan 9, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Apr 16, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Apr 16, 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 · Oct 30, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Oct 30, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Oct 30, 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 30, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Oct 30, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to share a room with spouse or roommate of choice and receive written notice before a change is made.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Oct 30, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Actual 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 · May 23, 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 · May 23, 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
- 7301 E 16Th St
Indianapolis, IN 46219 - CMS certification #
- 155334
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 160
- Avg residents/day
- 137.3
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1989-05-19
- Chain
- Communicare Health (122 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Communicare Health
Communicare Health operates 122 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Communicare Health facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around Wildwood Healthcare Center using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Nurse 24 hours a day
- Workplace safety 4 OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2020, 4 violations cited
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Wildwood Healthcare 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.
- Nurse on site: 24 hours a day.
Wildwood Healthcare Center is a long-term care facility in Indianapolis offering 24-hour skilled nursing care, short-term recovery and senior rehabilitation services focused on you or your loved one’s emotional and physical well-being.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
OSHA workplace safety inspections
OSHA inspects workplaces for staff safety, such as lifting, needles, chemicals and workplace violence. It does not inspect resident care.
- Apr 27, 2020: referral inspection, partial (health). Case closed Sep 22, 2021. 1 violation cited (1 serious). Penalties: $3,500 proposed, $0 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as 110972 - Wildwood Health Care.
Details
- Serious: Respiratory protection (respirators, N95 fit testing) (1910.134(e)(1)). Penalty $3,500 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Oct 19, 2020.
- Apr 24, 2020: referral inspection, partial (health). Case open. No violations cited. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as 110953 - Wildwood Health Care.
- Apr 16, 2020: fatality or catastrophe inspection, partial (health). Case closed Sep 22, 2021. 1 violation cited (1 serious). Penalties: $7,000 proposed, $0 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as 110937 - Wildwood Health Care.
Details
- Serious: Respiratory protection (respirators, N95 fit testing) (1910.134(e)(1)). Penalty $7,000 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Oct 19, 2020.
- Apr 15, 2020: fatality or catastrophe inspection, partial (health). Case closed Jul 12, 2021. 2 violations cited (2 serious). Penalties: $14,000 proposed, $14,000 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as 110936 - Wildwood Health Care.
Details
- Serious: Respiratory protection (respirators, N95 fit testing) (1910.134(c)(1)). Penalty $7,000 proposed, $7,000 now. To be fixed by Oct 19, 2020.
- Serious: Respiratory protection (respirators, N95 fit testing) (1910.134(e)(1)). Penalty $7,000 proposed, $7,000 now. To be fixed by Oct 19, 2020.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, as of Oct 15, 2026, inspections since 2016. Penalties can change while a case is open or contested.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Community Hospital East, Indianapolis. 1.9 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Brickyard Healthcare - Brookview Care Center, Indianapolis. 0.5 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Purposecare Of Indiana, Indianapolis. 4.7 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 0.4 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 46219 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fmc - Irvington, Indianapolis, 0.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Fmc - Indianapolis-East, Indianapolis, 0.9 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Trilogy Dialysis - Arlington, Indianapolis, 1.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 1 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 27 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 46219.
Traditions Health, office in Indianapolis, 0.5 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Indiana University Health Hospice, office in Indianapolis, 6.3 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Paradigm Health, office in Indianapolis, 8.8 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Adnan Arseven, MD, Indianapolis. 0.9 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 moderate. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire very low, tornado relatively high, heat wave relatively high, earthquake relatively moderate. 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 | See above |
| 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 Wildwood Healthcare Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Wildwood Healthcare Center an overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars, including 1/5 for staffing and 3/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Wildwood Healthcare Center staffed?
Wildwood Healthcare Center reports 3.51 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Indiana average of 3.71.
Has Wildwood Healthcare Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 4 deficiencies.
How many beds does Wildwood Healthcare Center have?
Wildwood Healthcare Center is certified for 160 beds.