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Medicare-certifiedSkilled Nursing

Columbia Healthcare Center

Evansville, IndianaMedicare inspection record
(812) 428-5678

About Columbia Healthcare Center

COLUMBIA HEALTHCARE CENTER is a for profit - corporation nursing home in EVANSVILLE, IN with 171 certified beds.

Community at a glance

Capacity

171 residents

Location

Evansville, IN

Status

Listed in a public registry

Care & services offered

Skilled Nursing

Contact & location

621 W COLUMBIA ST, Evansville, Indiana 47710

(812) 428-5678

Medicare inspection record

From CMS Care Compare, the federal record every Medicare-certified nursing home is held to. Data as of September 1, 2026. Check it on Medicare.gov

At its most recent standard inspection, on September 8, 2025, state inspectors cited 6 health deficiencies (the Indiana average is 7.2).

Nurses and nurse aides spend 3 hours 2 minutes with each resident a day, below the Indiana average of 3 hours 41 minutes.

Medicare has not fined Columbia Healthcare Center in the last three years.

Staffing

MeasureThis home
Nurse and aide time per resident, per day3 hours 2 minutesBelow the Indiana average
Registered nurse time per resident, per day28 minutesBelow the Indiana average
Nursing staff who left in the past year53%Above the Indiana average

Inspections

22 health citations in the last three years. Each one is a federal standard inspectors found the home was not meeting.

June 16, 2026 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation

  • Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningFrom a complaintCorrected Jul 14, 2026

April 1, 2026 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation

  • Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Nutrition and DietaryFrom a complaintCorrected Apr 29, 2026
November 13, 2025 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation+
  • Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningFrom a complaintCorrected Nov 25, 2025
September 8, 2025 · Standard inspection · 3 citations+
  • Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Quality of Life and CareFrom a complaintCorrected Oct 8, 2025
  • Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Oct 8, 2025
  • Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningCorrected Oct 8, 2025
February 13, 2025 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation+
  • Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)EnvironmentalFrom a complaintCorrected Mar 11, 2025
December 31, 2024 · Complaint investigation · 2 citations+
  • Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningFrom a complaintCorrected Jan 30, 2025
  • Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareFrom a complaintCorrected Jan 30, 2025
November 1, 2024 · Standard inspection · 9 citations+
  • Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

    Residents were harmed, a few residents (level G)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Nov 29, 2024
  • 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.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Pharmacy ServiceCorrected Nov 29, 2024
  • Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningCorrected Nov 29, 2024
  • Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident RightsCorrected Nov 29, 2024
  • Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningCorrected Nov 29, 2024
  • Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Nov 29, 2024
  • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Infection ControlCorrected Nov 29, 2024
  • Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Pharmacy ServiceCorrected Nov 29, 2024
  • Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Nov 29, 2024
May 9, 2024 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation+
  • Plan the resident's discharge to meet the resident's goals and needs.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningFrom a complaintCorrected Jun 5, 2024
March 26, 2024 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation+
  • Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident RightsFrom a complaintCorrected Apr 17, 2024
November 28, 2023 · Complaint investigation · 2 citations+
  • Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident RightsFrom a complaintCorrected Dec 20, 2023
  • Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareFrom a complaintCorrected Dec 20, 2023

Fines and payment denials

No fines or Medicare payment denials in the last three years.

About the home, per Medicare

Ownership
For profit - Corporation
Legal business name
The Health and Hospital Corporation of Marion County
Medicare-certified beds
171
Average residents per day
118
Accepts
Medicare and Medicaid
First certified
November 17, 1983
Part of a chain
American Senior Communities, 90 homes
Inside a hospital
No
Continuing care retirement community
No
Resident or family council
Resident
Sprinklers in all required areas
Yes
CMS Certification Number
155224

Location

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621 W COLUMBIA STEvansville, IN 47710

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Questions about Columbia Healthcare Center

How did Columbia Healthcare Center do on its last inspection?+

State inspectors visited on September 8, 2025 and cited 6 health deficiencies, 4 of them from complaint investigations. The Indiana average is 7.2.

How much nursing care does each resident get at Columbia Healthcare Center?+

Nurses and aides spend 3 hours 2 minutes with each resident per day, including 28 minutes from registered nurses. 53% of nursing staff left over the past year.

Has Columbia Healthcare Center been fined by Medicare?+

Medicare's records show no fines against Columbia Healthcare Center in the last three years.

Does Medicare cover skilled nursing?+

Medicare covers up to 100 days of skilled nursing per benefit period after a qualifying 3-day hospital stay — fully for the first 20 days, then with a daily copay. Long-term custodial stays are generally not covered.

How much does a nursing home cost?+

A semi-private room averages about $7,900 per month nationally; private rooms cost more. Medicaid is the largest payer for long-term nursing home care.

What is the CMS star rating?+

Medicare rates nursing homes 1 to 5 stars on its Care Compare site. We don't repeat those stars here. Each nursing home page shows Medicare's underlying record instead: inspections, staffing and fines, with a link to check it on Medicare.gov.

Senior living in Evansville Skilled Nursing in Indiana Skilled Nursing guide Information last updated October 2026