Brentwood At Elkhart Assisted Living
3109 E Bristol, Elkhart, IN 46514 · Residential care · 117 licensed beds · Licensed
What the licence record says about this community
Indiana publishes memory-care designations and this community does not carry one. If dementia is part of the picture, ask what happens as it progresses — and ask what behaviour triggers a discharge notice, in writing.
State inspection record
Assisted living is licensed and inspected by the state, not by Medicare/Medicaid — so there is no federal 5-star rating. Below is this community’s record from the state licensing agency.
Deficiencies cited
21 citations from recent state surveys, with the rule cited.
- R 0269 · Food and Nutritional Services09/05/2025Noncompliance 410 IAC 16.2-5-5.1(b) (b) The menu or substitutions, or both, for all meals shall be approved by a registered dietician. Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to have a Dietician approve meal substitutions. This had the potential to affect 68 out 68 residents who received their meals from the kitchen. Finding includes: During an interview on 9/5/2025 at 11:50 P.M.
- R 0273 · Food and Nutritional Services09/05/2025Deficiency 410 IAC 16.2-5-5.1(f) (f) All food preparation and serving areas (excluding areas in residents ' units) are maintained in accordance with state and local sanitation and safe food handling standards, including 410 IAC 7-24. Based on observation, record review and interview, the facility failed to ensure food was stored, prepared and served in a safe and sanitary manner in 1 of 1 kitchens
- R 0033 · Residents' Rights - Noncompliance04/25/2025410 IAC 16.2-5-1.2(h)(1-2) (h) The facility must furnish on admission the following: (1) A statement that the resident may file a complaint with the director concerning resident abuse, neglect, misappropriation of resident property, and other practices of the facility. (2) The most recently known addresses and telephone numbers of the following: (A) The department. (B) The office of the secretary
- R 0036 · Residents' Rights- Deficiency04/25/2025410 IAC 16.2-5-1.2(k)(1-2) (k) The facility must immediately consult the resident ' s physician and the resident ' s legal representative when the facility has noticed: (1) a significant decline in the resident ' s physical, mental, or psychosocial status; or (2) a need to alter treatment significantly, that is, a need to discontinue an existing form of treatment due to adverse consequences or to
- R 0042 · Residents' Rights - Noncompliance04/25/2025410 IAC 16.2-5-1.2(p) (p) Residents have the right to the examination of the results of the most recent annual survey of the facility conducted by the state surveyors, any plan of correction in effect with respect to the facility, and any subsequent surveys. Based on observation, record review and interview, the facility failed to make readily available the most recent annual survey with the plan
- R 0120 · Personnel - Noncompliance04/25/2025410 IAC 16.2-5-1.4(e)(1-3) (e) There shall be an organized inservice education and training program planned in advance for all personnel in all departments at least annually. Training shall include, but is not limited to, residents' rights, prevention and control of infection, fire prevention, safety, accident prevention, the needs of specialized populations served, medication administration, and
- R 0123 · Personnel - Nonconformance04/25/2025410 IAC 16.2-5-1.4(h)(1-10) (h) The facility shall maintain current and accurate personnel records for all employees. The personnel records for all employees shall include the following: (1) The name and address of the employee. (2) Social Security number. (3) Date of beginning employment. (4) Past employment, experience, and education, if applicable. (5) Professional licensure or registration num
- R 0216 · Evaluation - Noncompliance04/25/2025410 IAC 16.2-5-2(c)(1-4)(d) (c) The scope and content of the evaluation shall be delineated in the facility policy manual, but at a minimum the needs assessment shall include an evaluation of the following: (1) The resident ' s physical, cognitive, and mental status. (2) The resident ' s independence in the activities of daily living. (3) The resident ' s weight taken on admission and semiannually
- R 0217 · Evaluation - Deficiency04/25/2025410 IAC 16.2-5-2(e)(1-5) (e) Following completion of an evaluation, the facility, using appropriately trained staff members, shall identify and document the services to be provided by the facility, as follows: (1) The services offered to the individual resident shall be appropriate to the: (A) scope; (B) frequency; (C) need; and (D) preference; of the resident. (2) The services offered shall be re
- R 0273 · Food and Nutritional Services04/25/2025Deficiency 410 IAC 16.2-5-5.1(f) (f) All food preparation and serving areas (excluding areas in residents ' units) are maintained in accordance with state and local sanitation and safe food handling standards, including 410 IAC 7-24. Based on observation, interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure food was stored and prepared in a sanitary manner in 1 of 1 kitchens. This deficient
- R 0241 · Health Services - Offense04/01/2025410 IAC 16.2-5-4(e)(1) (e) The administration of medications and the provision of residential nursing care shall be as ordered by the resident ' s physician and shall be supervised by a licensed nurse on the premises or on call as follows: (1) Medication shall be administered by licensed nursing personnel or qualified medication aides. Based on interview, the facility failed to ensure medication a
- R 0242 · Health Services - Offense06/13/2024410 IAC 16.2-5-4(e)(2) (2) The resident shall be observed for effects of medications. Documentation of any undesirable effects shall be contained in the clinical record. The physician shall be notified immediately if undesirable effects occur, and such notification shall be documented in the clinical record. Based on record review and interview, the facility failed to inform the physician of blood
- R 0246 · Health Services - Deficiency06/13/2024410 IAC 16.2-5-4(e)(6) (6) PRN medications may be administered by a qualified medication aide (QMA) only upon authorization by a licensed nurse or physician. The QMA must receive appropriate authorization for each administration of a PRN medication. All contacts with a nurse or physician not on the premises for authorization to administer PRNs shall be documented in the nursing notes indicating th
- R 0299 · Pharmaceutical Services06/13/2024Noncompliance 410 IAC 16.2-5-6(c)(3) (3) The medication review, recommendations, and notification of the physician, if necessary, shall be documented in accordance with the facility ' s policy. Based on record review and interview, the facility failed to ensure Pharmacy regimen reviews were followed up on timely for 2 of 8 residents whose records were reviewed for Pharmacy recommendations. (Reside
- R 0356 · Clinical Records - Noncompliance06/13/2024410 IAC 16.2-5-8.1(i)(1-8) (i) A current emergency information file shall be immediately accessible for each resident, in case of emergency, that contains the following: (1) The resident ' s name, sex, room or apartment number, phone number, age, or date of birth. (2) The resident ' s hospital preference. (3) The name and phone number of any legally authorized representative. (4) The name and phon
- R 0382 · Mental Health Screening06/13/2024Noncompliance 410 IAC 16.2-5-11.1(f) (f) Each resident with a major mental illness must have a comprehensive care plan that is developed within thirty (30) days after admission to the residential care facility. Based on record review and interview, the facility failed to complete a comprehensive plan of care within 30 days for 1 of 1 resident reviewed for mental illness. (Resident 9) Finding inclu
- R 0407 · Infection Control - Noncompliance06/13/2024410 IAC 16.2-5-12(b)(1-4) (b) The facility must establish an infection control program that includes the following: (1) A system that enables the facility to analyze patterns of known infectious symptoms. (2) Provides orientation and in-service education on infection prevention and control, including universal precautions. (3) Offering health information to residents, including, but not limited to
- R 0273 · Food and Nutritional Services04/12/2023Deficiency 410 IAC 16.2-5-5.1(f) (f) All food preparation and serving areas (excluding areas in residents ' units) are maintained in accordance with state and local sanitation and safe food handling standards, including 410 IAC 7-24. Based on observation and interview, the facility failed to ensure food was labeled, dated, and stored in a sanitary manner, failed to ensure outdated foods were remov
- R 0300 · Pharmaceutical Services04/12/2023Deficiency 410 IAC 16.2-5-6(c)(4) (4) Over-the-counter medications, prescription drugs, and biologicals used in the facility must be labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles and include the appropriate accessory and cautionary instructions and the expiration date. Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to date medications when opened, f
- R 0407 · Infection Control - Noncompliance04/12/2023410 IAC 16.2-5-12(b)(1-4) (b) The facility must establish an infection control program that includes the following: (1) A system that enables the facility to analyze patterns of known infectious symptoms. (2) Provides orientation and in-service education on infection prevention and control, including universal precautions. (3) Offering health information to residents, including, but not limited to
- R 0409 · Infection Control - Noncompliance04/12/2023410 IAC 16.2-5-12(d) (d) Prior to admission, each resident shall be required to have a health assessment, including history of significant past or present infectious diseases and a statement that the resident shows no evidence of tuberculosis in an infectious stage as verified upon admission and yearly thereafter. Based on record review and interview, the facility failed to ensure an annual health
Survey history
- Complaint09/05/2025 · view state report ↗
- Re-Licensure06/13/2024 · view state report ↗
- Complaint06/06/2023 · view state report ↗
- Re-Licensure04/25/2025 · view state report ↗
- Complaint04/21/2025 · view state report ↗
- Complaint, Re-Licensure04/12/2023 · view state report ↗
- Complaint04/01/2025 · view state report ↗
What it costs around here
Median private-pay cost, CareScout (Genworth) 2025 Cost of Care Survey — a regional midpoint, not any single community’s rate. Private rooms and higher care levels cost more; ask for a current quote. Project your own in the cost-of-care planner.
† Memory care is our estimate, not survey data: CareScout does not survey memory care, so we take the assisted-living median for the state and add $1,200/month — the typical secured-dementia-unit premium. It is a planning figure with no state-level detail behind it, and real memory-care pricing varies far more than that. Treat it as a starting point and ask the community for its own memory-care rate.
Estimated cost range · regional
In Indiana, assisted living typically runs about $4,500–$6,750/month.
This is a regional estimate modeled from published survey data (the CareScout/Genworth state median, ±20%) — not this community’s actual price, which it sets privately. Ask the community for its current all-in monthly rate and what each care level adds.
Does this community take Medicaid?
Not published. Indiana does not record Medicaid acceptance in its licensing file, so we do not know — and we will not infer it from Indiana’s waiver rules, because a state covering assisted living says nothing about whether this building accepts it. Ask the community directly, and get the run-out-of-money answer in writing.
Indiana Medicaid helps pay for assisted living only in limited circumstances. A waiver pays for care, never for room and board. Which Indiana waivers, waitlists and how to apply →
Cost
Assisted-living and memory-care prices are set by each community and not publicly disclosed — no state or federal source publishes them, and the “starting at” figures on referral sites are estimates, not this community’s real rate. Ask the community directly for its current monthly price and what it includes (base rent versus care-level add-ons and memory-care premiums).
Worried about someone here? How to report it
If you have seen something that concerns you — neglect, an injury, medication problems, or a resident who seems afraid — you do not need proof to report it. Reporting is what triggers an inspection, and inspections are what put a record on this page in the first place.
- The state licensing agency — Indiana licenses this community and is the body that can inspect it and act on a complaint. Complaints can usually be made anonymously.
- Your Long-Term Care Ombudsman — free, independent, and works for the resident, not the state or the company. They will visit and advocate. Find yours via the Eldercare Locator at 1-800-677-1116 or theconsumervoice.org/get_help ↗.
- Adult Protective Services — for suspected abuse, neglect or financial exploitation of a vulnerable adult. The Eldercare Locator above routes you to your local APS office.
- If someone is in immediate danger, call 911 first. Report to the agencies above afterwards — the two are separate, and one does not do the job of the other.
We are a data site, not a regulator: we cannot investigate or intervene, and there is no point reporting it to us. The three routes above are the ones with actual power.
Location & what’s nearby
Nearest of each type, straight-line distance. Hospitals come from the CMS Hospital General Information registry; everything else from Overture Maps (public data). Hospital and park hours are typical — call ahead to confirm.
Source: Indiana Dept. of Health, QAMIS residential-care survey record (public record), last pulled from the state 2026-07-14.