Brickyard Healthcare - Laporte Care Center
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Quality Concerns Identified
Medicare inspection and quality data reveal areas that families should carefully evaluate before choosing this facility.
- Low overall rating (1/5 stars)
- Above-median deficiencies (16 vs median 6)
Bottom 25% in IN · Below recommended RN staffing · Above average staffing · Low staff turnover (stable workforce) · Worst in BRICKYARD HEALTHCARE chain · No penalties on record
What this means for your family
While the rehabilitation team is highly effective for recovery, the facility struggles with consistent staffing and communication. Families should verify the current status of in-room communication and ask for a tour during evening hours to observe staffing levels firsthand.
Google Reviews
Google Reviews
24 reviews on Google“Reviews for Brickyard Healthcare - LaPorte Care Center are highly polarized, with many users leaving 5-star ratings without comments, while detailed negative reviews highlight significant operational failures. Families report concerns regarding severe understaffing, poor communication, and unprofessional behavior by staff members. Conversely, some patients and family members praise the facility's rehabilitation team for successful recovery outcomes.”
Quality Themes
Tap a score for detailsStrengths
- Effective rehabilitation therapy team
- Positive outcomes for post-surgery recovery
- Clean facility environment
Concerns
- Severe understaffing leading to long wait times for assistance (mentioned by 2 reviewers)
- Poor communication and difficulty contacting residents (mentioned by 2 reviewers)
Rating Trends
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Distribution · 27 analyzed
How They Respond to Reviews
This facility actively engages with reviewer feedback.
Questions for Your Tour
- 1I noticed that the facility has been very active in responding to online feedback; how do you incorporate that kind of direct family input into your daily operations?
- 2With rehabilitation being a known strength here, how do you ensure that the therapy team coordinates effectively with the nursing staff to maintain that level of care throughout the day?
- 3What specific protocols are in place to ensure families can easily reach their loved ones or get timely updates from the nursing staff?
- 4Given the current staffing levels, what is the typical process for a resident to request assistance, and how do you prioritize those needs when the floor is busy?
- 5What steps are being taken to address the recent health inspection findings to ensure the facility meets the high standards you strive for?
- 6Could you walk me through the daily activity schedule and how you encourage residents to participate in social life here?
Personalized based on this facility's data
Key Review Excerpts
“Thanks to their rehab team, nurses and staff he got back to walking, talking better, and mostly back to his old self.”
“First off they are understaffed especially in evenings and my family member had the light on when I arrived and I stood there and waited for nearly twenty minutes before someone came.”
“It's very difficult and getting hold of your loved ones there's no telephones in the rooms and often no return calls”
Staffing
Staffing Hours
per resident/day · Medicare 2026Both RN and total nursing hours are below national benchmarks. This can mean less clinical attention per resident, so ask about their staffing plan.
Quality Measures
Quality Measures
Resident outcomes compared with national, state, and local averages · 17 measures
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Residents with depression symptoms
Highly dependent on how each facility screens and codes depressive symptoms, so it varies widely between facilities.
Residents on antipsychotic medication
Residents whose walking got worse
Residents on anti-anxiety or sleep medication
Residents vaccinated for pneumonia
Residents with pressure sores (bedsores)
Short-stay residents vaccinated for the flu
Short-stay residents newly given antipsychotics
Short-stay residents vaccinated for pneumonia
US average from Medicare published data
Inspection History
Medicare Inspection History
3-year lookback · Medicare 2026
This facility shows significant recurring problems across multiple areas, with families filing complaints that triggered investigations. The most persistent issues involve daily care assistance, fire safety systems, and food service, with the same deficiencies appearing repeatedly across surveys from 2023 to 2025. While all violations have correction dates, the pattern of recurring problems in essential care areas suggests ongoing systemic challenges that families should carefully consider.
Apr 4, 2025Routine19
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Egress Deficiencies
Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.
Services Deficiencies
Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.
Miscellaneous Deficiencies
To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems Deficiencies
Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate foot care.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
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
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
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.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
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.
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Apr 4, 2025Complaint1
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.
May 14, 2024Routine14
Emergency Preparedness Deficiencies
Implement emergency and standby power systems.
Miscellaneous Deficiencies
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems Deficiencies
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Egress Deficiencies
Meet other general requirements that are deficient.
Services Deficiencies
Install properly constructed and protected linen or trash chutes.
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
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
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Ensure that nurse aides who have worked more than 4 months, are trained and competent; and nurse aides who have worked less than 4 months are enrolled in appropriate training.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Feb 24, 2023Routine23
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Smoke Deficiencies
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
Smoke Deficiencies
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Smoke Deficiencies
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Miscellaneous Deficiencies
Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed.
Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems Deficiencies
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems Deficiencies
Have proper fire barriers, ventilation and signs for the transfilling of oxygen.
Egress Deficiencies
Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements.
Egress Deficiencies
Have stairways and smokeproof enclosures used as exits that meet safety requirements.
Egress Deficiencies
Have properly located and lighted "Exit" signs.
Smoke Deficiencies
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
Smoke Deficiencies
Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.
Services Deficiencies
Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
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
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Egress Deficiencies
Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.
Smoke Deficiencies
Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.
Miscellaneous Deficiencies
Have restrictions on the use of flammable curtains.
Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems Deficiencies
Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
Ownership & Operations
Who Operates This Facility
Brickyard Healthcare - Laporte Care Center
for profit
Chain Affiliation
Brickyard Healthcare
23 facilities nationwide
Chain avg rating: 2.5/5 · Rank 18 of 23 (Worst)
Ownership & Management
Key personnel
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