# Brickyard Healthcare - Knox Care Center

Brickyard Healthcare - Knox Care Center is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified nursing home (Nursing home · SNF / NF) in Knox, IN, CMS Certification Number 155686, with 57 certified beds and about 52 residents per day. CMS rates it 5/5 overall (health inspections 4/5, staffing 3/5, quality measures 5/5).

## Key facts
- Status: Active CMS certification
- Address: 300 E Culver Rd, Knox, IN 46534 (Starke County)
- Ownership type: For profit - Limited Liability company

- Operator (legal business name): [Hendricks County Hospital](https://carefield.site/operator/op-hendricks-county-hospital)
- CMS chain: [Brickyard Healthcare](https://carefield.site/chain/cms-chain-90) — 23 facilities

- Phone: 5747726248
- Medicare Care Compare: https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/details/nursing-home/155686

## Inspection record
6 inspections in the CMS window (latest 2025-04-02); 18 citations (10 health, 8 fire safety); 0 at actual harm and 0 at immediate jeopardy; 0 without a verified correction at last report. CMS publishes about the three most recent standard surveys plus complaint and infection-control inspections from the prior three years; no citation in that window is not proof of a clean history.
- 2025-04-02 — [K-0100](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-k0100) Meet other general requirements. — scope/severity E (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected
- 2025-04-02 — [K-0226](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-k0226) Have horizontal exits used in accordance with safety requirements. — scope/severity E (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected
- 2025-04-02 — [K-0321](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-k0321) Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system. — scope/severity E (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected
- 2025-04-02 — [K-0511](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-k0511) Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment. — scope/severity D (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected
- 2025-04-02 — [K-0741](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-k0741) Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed. — scope/severity E (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected
- 2025-04-02 — [F-0657](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-f0657) Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. — scope/severity D (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected
- 2025-04-02 — [F-0684](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-f0684) Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. — scope/severity D (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected
- 2025-04-02 — [F-0690](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-f0690) Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care,  and appropriate care  to prevent urinary tract infections. — scope/severity D (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected
- 2025-04-02 — [F-0692](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-f0692) Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. — scope/severity D (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected
- 2025-04-02 — [F-0842](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-f0842) Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. — scope/severity D (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected
- 2025-04-02 — [F-0880](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-f0880) Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. — scope/severity D (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected
- 2024-06-28 — [K-0211](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-k0211) Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency. — scope/severity E (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected
- 2024-06-28 — [K-0363](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-k0363) Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke. — scope/severity D (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected
- 2024-06-28 — [F-0656](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-f0656) Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. — scope/severity D (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected
- 2024-06-28 — [F-0657](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-f0657) Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. — scope/severity D (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected
- 2024-06-28 — [F-0679](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-f0679) Provide activities to meet all resident's needs. — scope/severity D (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected
- 2023-09-08 — [K-0522](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-k0522) Have an externally vented heating system. — scope/severity E (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected
- 2023-09-08 — [F-0694](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-f0694) Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed. — scope/severity D (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected

## Penalties
No fines or payment denials in the CMS penalties file (about the last three years).

## Staffing (PBJ, hours per resident per day)
- Total nurse: 3.326 (state avg 3.73279, US 3.90085)
- RN: 0.6781
- Nursing staff turnover: 27.3%

## Owners and managers of record (CMS disclosures)
- [Knox Operating LLC](https://carefield.site/owner/org-knox-operating-llc) — Operational / managerial control, since 2012-09-01

## Nearby nursing homes
- [Miller's Merry Manor](https://carefield.site/facility/cms-155589) — 17.9 km, CMS overall 3/5

## Sources
- cms_provider_info: https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/api/1/datastore/query/4pq5-n9py/0?conditions%5B0%5D%5Bproperty%5D=cms_certification_number_ccn&conditions%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D=155686&conditions%5B0%5D%5Boperator%5D=%3D
- cms_ownership: https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/api/1/datastore/query/y2hd-n93e/0?conditions%5B0%5D%5Bproperty%5D=cms_certification_number_ccn&conditions%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D=155686&conditions%5B0%5D%5Boperator%5D=%3D
- cms_health_deficiencies: https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/api/1/datastore/query/r5ix-sfxw/0?conditions%5B0%5D%5Bproperty%5D=cms_certification_number_ccn&conditions%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D=155686&conditions%5B0%5D%5Boperator%5D=%3D
- cms_fire_safety_deficiencies: https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/api/1/datastore/query/ifjz-ge4w/0?conditions%5B0%5D%5Bproperty%5D=cms_certification_number_ccn&conditions%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D=155686&conditions%5B0%5D%5Boperator%5D=%3D
- cms_penalties: https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/api/1/datastore/query/g6vv-u9sr/0?conditions%5B0%5D%5Bproperty%5D=cms_certification_number_ccn&conditions%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D=155686&conditions%5B0%5D%5Boperator%5D=%3D
- cms_inspection_dates: https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/api/1/datastore/query/svdt-c123/0?conditions%5B0%5D%5Bproperty%5D=cms_certification_number_ccn&conditions%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D=155686&conditions%5B0%5D%5Boperator%5D=%3D

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Source page: https://carefield.site/facility/cms-155686 · Carefield — Senior Care Intelligence. Facts come from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (Medicare/Medicaid-certified nursing homes). Missing data never means no issue exists.
