🛡️ Free for Families  ·  No Spam Calls  ·  No Referral Fees  ·  Built on Official Records

FindSeniorLivingNow

🏠 Is this your community?

Families are searching for a community like yours right now. Make sure they find you.

Claim This Community
🏥
Medicare-certifiedSkilled Nursing

Hickory Creek at Peru

(765) 473-4900

About Hickory Creek at Peru

HICKORY CREEK AT PERU is a for profit - corporation nursing home in PERU, IN with 36 certified beds.

Community at a glance

Capacity

36 residents

Location

Peru, IN

Status

Listed in a public registry

Care & services offered

Skilled Nursing

Contact & location

390 W BOULEVARD, Peru, Indiana 46970

(765) 473-4900

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 December 23, 2025, state inspectors cited 4 health deficiencies (the Indiana average is 7.2).

Nurses and nurse aides spend 3 hours 35 minutes with each resident a day, about the same as the Indiana average.

Medicare has not fined Hickory Creek at Peru in the last three years.

Staffing

MeasureThis home
Nurse and aide time per resident, per day3 hours 35 minutes
Registered nurse time per resident, per day37 minutesBelow the Indiana average
Nursing staff who left in the past year61%Above the Indiana average

Inspections

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

December 23, 2025 · Standard inspection · 4 citations

  • Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Pharmacy ServiceCorrected Jan 5, 2026
  • Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Jan 5, 2026
  • Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Pharmacy ServiceCorrected Jan 5, 2026
  • 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 PlanningCorrected Jan 5, 2026

September 30, 2024 · Standard inspection · 7 citations

  • Assure the security of all personal funds of residents deposited with the facility.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Resident RightsCorrected Oct 18, 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 Oct 18, 2024
  • Post nurse staffing information every day.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Nursing and Physician ServicesCorrected Oct 18, 2024
  • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Infection ControlCorrected Oct 18, 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 few residents (level D)Pharmacy ServiceCorrected Oct 18, 2024
  • Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Oct 18, 2024
  • Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningCorrected Oct 18, 2024

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
Henry County Memorial Hospital
Medicare-certified beds
36
Average residents per day
26
Accepts
Medicare and Medicaid
First certified
November 1, 1991
Part of a chain
American Senior Communities, 90 homes
Inside a hospital
Yes
Continuing care retirement community
No
Resident or family council
Resident
Sprinklers in all required areas
Yes
CMS Certification Number
155406

Location

Loading map…

390 W BOULEVARDPeru, IN 46970

4 other communities within 10 miles

Senior living near Peru

Questions about Hickory Creek at Peru

How did Hickory Creek at Peru do on its last inspection?+

State inspectors visited on December 23, 2025 and cited 4 health deficiencies. The Indiana average is 7.2.

How much nursing care does each resident get at Hickory Creek at Peru?+

Nurses and aides spend 3 hours 35 minutes with each resident per day, including 37 minutes from registered nurses. 61% of nursing staff left over the past year.

Has Hickory Creek at Peru been fined by Medicare?+

Medicare's records show no fines against Hickory Creek at Peru 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 Peru Skilled Nursing in Indiana Skilled Nursing guide Information last updated October 2026