HUTSONWOOD AT BRAZIL — Nursing Home in BRAZIL, IN

501 S MURPHY AVE, BRAZIL, IN, 47834 | 8124462636

CMS Five-Star Rating

★★★☆☆ 3/5

Based on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures

Facility Overview

Medicare Medicaid
Certified Beds86
Average Residents/Day75.7
CMS Certification Number155503

Staffing Levels

Hours Per Resident Day (HPRD)

Total Nurse Staffing 3.18 HPRD
RN Staffing 0.60 HPRD

Health Inspection Findings & Deficiencies

Most Recent Inspection January 12, 2026
Total Deficiencies 12 1 Severe

HUTSONWOOD AT BRAZIL had 12 health inspection deficiencies on its most recent inspection (January 12, 2026), including 1 classified as severe.

Inspection Findings — January 12, 2026

  • Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential. (Level D)
    Corrected — February 13, 2026
  • 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. (Level G)
    Corrected — February 13, 2026
  • Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. (Level D)
    Corrected — February 13, 2026
  • 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 — February 13, 2026
  • Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. (Level D)
    Corrected — February 13, 2026
  • Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. (Level D)
    Corrected — February 13, 2026
  • 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 D)
    Corrected — February 13, 2026
  • Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. (Level F)
    Corrected — February 13, 2026
  • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. (Level D)
    Corrected — February 13, 2026
  • Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. (Level D)
    Corrected — February 13, 2026
  • Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. (Level D)
    Corrected — February 13, 2026
  • Provide sufficient support personnel to safely and effectively carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service. (Level F)
    Corrected — February 13, 2026
CareQED Analysis

Hutsonwood at Brazil is a 86-bed nursing home in Brazil, Indiana. It holds a 3-star CMS overall rating. Total nurse staffing is 3.2 hours per resident day, below the Indiana average of 3.7. Its most recent inspection, in January 2026, cited 12 deficiencies, one of them severe.

Recent inspection cited multiple deficiencies including serious problems with wound/pressure-ulcer care and with timely notifications and documentation around transfers, and overall nurse staffing is below the state average. It would be important to ask what specific corrective actions they’ve implemented for those citation areas and how they’ve changed staffing and notification/transfer procedures to prevent repetition.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is HUTSONWOOD AT BRAZIL Medicare and Medicaid certified?

HUTSONWOOD AT BRAZIL is Medicare certified and Medicaid certified according to CMS data.

What is HUTSONWOOD AT BRAZIL's CMS star rating?

HUTSONWOOD AT BRAZIL has an overall CMS rating of 3 out of 5 stars.

How is staffing at HUTSONWOOD AT BRAZIL?

HUTSONWOOD AT BRAZIL reports 3.17563 total nurse hours per resident day.

Has HUTSONWOOD AT BRAZIL had health inspection deficiencies?

On its most recent inspection, HUTSONWOOD AT BRAZIL had 12 total deficiencies, including 1 classified as severe.

How many beds does HUTSONWOOD AT BRAZIL have?

HUTSONWOOD AT BRAZIL has 86 certified beds.

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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.

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