HERITAGE CENTER — Nursing Home in EVANSVILLE, IN

1201 W BUENA VISTA RD, EVANSVILLE, IN, 47710 | 8124290700

CMS Five-Star Rating

★★☆☆☆ 2/5

Based on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures

Facility Overview

Medicare Medicaid
Certified Beds172
Average Residents/Day135.5
CMS Certification Number155104

Staffing Levels

Hours Per Resident Day (HPRD)

Total Nurse Staffing 3.81 HPRD
RN Staffing 0.63 HPRD

Health Inspection Findings & Deficiencies

Most Recent Inspection April 25, 2025
Total Deficiencies 15

HERITAGE CENTER had 15 health inspection deficiencies on its most recent inspection (April 25, 2025).

Inspection Findings — April 25, 2025

  • Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. (Level D)
    Corrected — June 3, 2025
  • Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months. (Level D)
    Corrected — June 3, 2025
  • Assure that each resident’s assessment is updated at least once every 3 months. (Level D)
    Corrected — June 3, 2025
  • Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. (Level D)
    Corrected — June 3, 2025
  • Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. (Level D)
    Corrected — June 3, 2025
  • Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. (Level E)
    Corrected — June 3, 2025
  • Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. (Level D)
    Corrected — June 3, 2025
  • Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. (Level D)
    Corrected — June 3, 2025
  • Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. (Level D)
    Corrected — June 3, 2025
  • Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections. (Level D)
    Corrected — June 3, 2025
  • Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. (Level D)
    Corrected — June 3, 2025
  • Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited. (Level D)
    Corrected — June 3, 2025
  • 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. (Level E)
    Corrected — June 3, 2025
  • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. (Level E)
    Corrected — June 3, 2025
  • Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use. (Level D)
    Corrected — June 3, 2025
CareQED Analysis

Heritage Center is a 172-bed nursing home in Evansville, Indiana. It holds a 2-star CMS overall rating. Total nurse staffing is 3.8 hours per resident day, above the Indiana average of 3.7. Its most recent inspection, in April 2025, cited 15 deficiencies, none of them severe.

Staffing is a relative positive point, with nursing coverage that meets or slightly exceeds typical local levels. The facility had several non-severe deficiencies related to assessments, timely and complete care plans, and resident rights, so it would be reasonable to ask how they now ensure assessments, care plans, and resident rights are completed and reviewed on schedule.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is HERITAGE CENTER Medicare and Medicaid certified?

HERITAGE CENTER is Medicare certified and Medicaid certified according to CMS data.

What is HERITAGE CENTER's CMS star rating?

HERITAGE CENTER has an overall CMS rating of 2 out of 5 stars.

How is staffing at HERITAGE CENTER?

HERITAGE CENTER reports 3.80805 total nurse hours per resident day.

Has HERITAGE CENTER had health inspection deficiencies?

On its most recent inspection, HERITAGE CENTER had 15 total deficiencies, including 0 classified as severe.

How many beds does HERITAGE CENTER have?

HERITAGE CENTER has 172 certified beds.

Nearby Nursing Homes

Data Source

This information is sourced from official CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) public datasets.

CMS Provider Information updated May 1, 2026.

CMS Survey Summary updated May 1, 2026.

CMS Health Deficiencies updated May 1, 2026.

CareQED last updated June 22, 2026.

View on Medicare Care Compare