CMS data snapshot: July 2026
Facility results compared with averages for CMS-certified nursing homes in Indiana. Ratings, staffing and turnover measure different parts of care and should be reviewed together.
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Brickyard Healthcare - Portage Care Center is a 2-star Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing home in Portage, Indiana with 186 certified beds. It has been operating since 1979. Its overall CMS rating is 2 out of 5.
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed.
Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life.
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
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.
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
+ 1 more deficiencies
No penalties on record.
Staffing hours per resident per day. The black line shows the national average.
Quality measures as percentages of residents. Lower is better for all measures.
| Name | Role | Type | Ownership % | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARPENTER-HEARD, JACQUELINE | CONTRACTED MANAGING EMPLOYEE | Individual | N/A | Oct 31, 2022 |
| ENGELS, ERIN | CORPORATE DIRECTOR | Individual | N/A | Nov 1, 2014 |
| GENTRY, MARK | CORPORATE DIRECTOR | Individual | N/A | Jan 12, 2022 |
| STARKEY, TYLER | CORPORATE DIRECTOR | Individual | N/A | Aug 1, 2020 |
| WAITE, JOHN | CORPORATE DIRECTOR | Individual | N/A | Aug 1, 2020 |
| WHICKER, TIMOTHY | CORPORATE DIRECTOR | Individual | N/A | Jan 12, 2022 |
| FENOUGHTY, DEANNA | CORPORATE OFFICER | Individual | N/A | Jul 10, 2023 |
| FOUNTAINVIEW PORTAGE OPERATING LLC | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | Organization | N/A | Sep 1, 2012 |
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