Belvedere Senior Housing
343 E 90th Drive, Merrillville, IN 46410 · Residential care · 140 licensed beds · Licensed
39 deficiency citation(s) on recent state surveys
What the licence record says about this community
Indiana licence type
Residential care. One of 229 in Indiana with this licence.
Licensed beds
140 — a large community, usually with more services and more residents per caregiver at night. Larger than 79% of licensed communities in Indiana (state median 102).
Choices in this town
3 licensed communities in Merrillville. None with a memory-care designation.
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.
13
state surveys on record
39
deficiency citations
12/06/2023
most recent survey
Deficiencies cited
39 citations from recent state surveys, with the rule cited.
- R 0216 · Evaluation - Noncompliance03/11/2026410 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 0241 · Health Services - Offense03/11/2026410 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 record review and interview, the facility failed to e
- R 0301 · Pharmaceutical Services03/11/2026Deficiency 410 IAC 16.2-5-6(c)(5) (5) Labeling of prescription drugs shall include the following: (A) Resident ' s full name. (B) Physician ' s name. (C) Prescription number. (D) Name and strength of the drug. (E) Directions for use. (F) Date of issue and expiration date (when applicable). (G) Name and address of the pharmacy that filled the prescription. If medication is packaged in a unit dose,
- R 0349 · Clinical Records - Noncompliance03/11/2026410 IAC 16.2-5-8.1(a)(1-4) (a) The facility must maintain clinical records on each resident. These records must be maintained under the supervision of an employee of the facility designated with that responsibility. The records must be as follows: (1) Complete. (2) Accurately documented. (3) Readily accessible. (4) Systematically organized. Based on record review and interview, the facility failed
- R 0090 · Administration and Management08/28/2025Deficiency 410 IAC 16.2-5-1.3(g)(1-6) (g) The administrator is responsible for the overall management of the facility. The responsibilities of the administrator shall include, but are not limited to, the following: (1) Informing the division within twenty-four (24) hours of becoming aware of an unusual occurrence that directly threatens the welfare, safety, or health of a resident. Notice of unusu
- R 0042 · Residents' Rights - Noncompliance02/12/2025410 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 record review and interview, the facility failed to ensure the most recent annual survey results were readily available for review.
- R 0045 · Residents' Rights - Deficiency02/12/2025410 IAC 16.2-5-1.2(r)(6-9) (6) Before an interfacility transfer or discharge occurs, the facility must, on a form prescribed by the department, do the following: (A) Notify the resident of the transfer or discharge and the reasons for the move, in writing, and in a language and manner that the resident understands. The health facility must place a copy of the notice in the resident ' s clinical re
- R 0217 · Evaluation - Deficiency02/12/2025410 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 0241 · Health Services - Offense02/12/2025410 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 record review and interview, the facility failed to e
- R 0275 · Food and Nutritional Services02/12/2025Deficiency 410 IAC 16.2-5-5.1(h) (h) Diet orders shall be reviewed and revised by the physician as the resident ' s condition requires. 4. Record review for Resident 5 was completed on 2/12/25 at 9:13 a.m. Diagnoses included, but were not limited to, arthritis, diabetes, benign prostatic hyperplasia, and coronary artery disease. The resident was admitted to the facility on 12/14/22. There was no d
- R 0409 · Infection Control - Noncompliance02/12/2025410 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. 4. Record review for Resident 5 was completed on 2/12/25 at 9:13 a.m. Diagnoses incl
- R 0092 · Administration and Management12/06/2023Noncompliance 410 IAC 16.2-5-1.3(i)(1-2) (i) The facility must maintain a written fire and disaster preparedness plan to assure continuity of care of residents in cases of emergency as follows: (1) Fire exit drills in facilities shall include the transmission of a fire alarm signal and simulation of emergency fire conditions, except that the movement of nonambulatory residents to safe areas or to
- R 0117 · Personnel - Deficiency12/06/2023410 IAC 16.2-5-1.4(b) (b) Staff shall be sufficient in number, qualifications, and training in accordance with applicable state laws and rules to meet the twenty-four (24) hour scheduled and unscheduled needs of the residents and services provided. The number, qualifications, and training of staff shall depend on skills required to provide for the specific needs of the residents. A minimum of one
- R 0120 · Personnel - Noncompliance12/06/2023410 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 0217 · Evaluation - Deficiency12/06/2023410 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 Services12/06/2023Deficiency 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 store, serve, and prepare food under sanitary conditions related to dirty food equipment, food crumbs on cl
- R 0349 · Clinical Records - Noncompliance12/06/2023410 IAC 16.2-5-8.1(a)(1-4) (a) The facility must maintain clinical records on each resident. These records must be maintained under the supervision of an employee of the facility designated with that responsibility. The records must be as follows: (1) Complete. (2) Accurately documented. (3) Readily accessible. (4) Systematically organized. Based on record review and interview, the facility failed
- R 0354 · Clinical Records - Noncompliance12/06/2023410 IAC 16.2-5-8.1(g)(1-7) (g) A transfer form shall include the following: (1) Identification data. (2) Name of the transferring institution. (3) Name of the receiving institution and date of transfer. (4) Resident ' s personal property when transferred to an acute care facility. (5) Nurses ' notes relating to the resident ' s: (A) functional abilities and physical limitations; (B) nursing care;
- R 0356 · Clinical Records - Noncompliance12/06/2023410 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 0407 · Infection Control - Noncompliance12/06/2023410 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 0090 · Administration and Management05/17/2023Deficiency 410 IAC 16.2-5-1.3(g)(1-6) (g) The administrator is responsible for the overall management of the facility. The responsibilities of the administrator shall include, but are not limited to, the following: (1) Informing the division within twenty-four (24) hours of becoming aware of an unusual occurrence that directly threatens the welfare, safety, or health of a resident. Notice of unusu
- R 0149 · Sanitation and Safety Standards05/17/2023Deficiency 410 IAC 16.2-5-1.5(f) (f) The facility shall have a pest control program in operation in compliance with 410 IAC 7-24. Based on observation and record review, the facility failed to maintain an effective pest control program related to continuing occurrences of cockroaches observed in a resident room on the third floor. Finding includes: During an Environmental Tour on 5/17/23 at 1:40 p
- R0090 · , and .03/22/2023Survey date: 3/22/23 Facility number: 014178 Residential Census: 124 These State Residential Findings are cited in accordance with 410 IAC 16.2-5. Quality review completed on 3/24/23.
- R 0052 · Residents' Rights - Offense03/22/2023410 IAC 16.2-5-1.2(v)(1-6) (v) Residents have the right to be free from: (1) sexual abuse; (2) physical abuse; (3) mental abuse; (4) corporal punishment; (5) neglect; and (6) involuntary seclusion. Based on record review and interview, the facility failed to ensure residents were free from resident to resident abuse, related to an inappropriate picture and video was sent to a female resident's cel
- R 0090 · Administration and Management03/22/2023Deficiency 410 IAC 16.2-5-1.3(g)(1-6) (g) The administrator is responsible for the overall management of the facility. The responsibilities of the administrator shall include, but are not limited to, the following: (1) Informing the division within twenty-four (24) hours of becoming aware of an unusual occurrence that directly threatens the welfare, safety, or health of a resident. Notice of unusu
- R 0217 · Evaluation - Deficiency03/22/2023410 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
- R0054 · , , , ,02/08/2023and R0349. Survey dates: February 7 & 8, 2023 Facility number: 014178 Residential Census: 126 These State Residential Findings are cited in accordance with 410 IAC 16.2-5. Quality review completed on 2/10/23.
- R 0036 · Residents' Rights- Deficiency02/08/2023410 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 0054 · Residents' Rights - Deficiency02/08/2023410 IAC 16.2-5-1.2(x) (x) Residents have the right to confidentiality of all personal and clinical records. Information from these sources shall not be released without the resident ' s consent, except when the resident is transferred to another health facility, when required by law, or under a third party payment contract. The resident ' s records shall be made immediately available to the reside
- R 0216 · Evaluation - Noncompliance02/08/2023410 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 0240 · Health Services - Deficiency02/08/2023410 IAC 16.2-5-4(d) (d) Personal care, and assistance with activities of daily living, shall be provided based upon individual needs and preferences. Based on observation, record review, and interview, the facility failed to ensure residents received necessary care and services, related to medications not being administered as ordered by a Physician, blood sugars not checked as ordered, assessment
- R 0305 · Pharmaceutical Services02/08/2023Noncompliance 410 IAC 16.2-5-6(f)(1-3) (f) Residents may use the pharmacy of their choice for medications administered by the facility, as long as the pharmacy: (1) complies with the facility policy receiving, packaging, and labeling of pharmaceutical products unless contrary to state and federal laws; (2) provides prescribed service on a prompt and timely basis; and (3) refills prescription drugs
- R 0349 · Clinical Records - Noncompliance02/08/2023410 IAC 16.2-5-8.1(a)(1-4) (a) The facility must maintain clinical records on each resident. These records must be maintained under the supervision of an employee of the facility designated with that responsibility. The records must be as follows: (1) Complete. (2) Accurately documented. (3) Readily accessible. (4) Systematically organized. Based on record review and interview, the facility failed
- R 0216 · Evaluation - Noncompliance11/22/2022410 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 0240 · Health Services - Deficiency11/22/2022410 IAC 16.2-5-4(d) (d) Personal care, and assistance with activities of daily living, shall be provided based upon individual needs and preferences. Based on observation, record review, and interview, the facility failed to ensure a medication was administered as ordered by a Physician for 1 of 5 residents reviewed for medication administration. (Resident D) Finding includes: During an observatio
- R 0246 · Health Services - Deficiency11/22/2022410 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 0414 · Infection Control - Deficiency11/22/2022410 IAC 16.2-5-12(k) (k) The facility must require staff to wash their hands after each direct resident contact for which hand washing is indicated by accepted professional practice. Based on observation, record review, and interview, the facility failed to ensure a staff member washed their hands or completed hand hygiene as indicated by accepted professional practice, related to hand hygiene dur
- R 0273 · Food and Nutritional Services09/21/2021Deficiency 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 State and local sanitation and safe food handling standards were followed, related t
- R 0407 · Infection Control - Noncompliance09/21/2021410 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
Survey history
- Complaint, Re-Licensure12/06/2023 · view state report ↗
- Complaint11/22/2022 · view state report ↗
- Complaint, Other-Fed09/21/2021 · view state report ↗
- Complaint09/12/2024 · view state report ↗
- Complaint08/28/2025 · view state report ↗
- Complaint06/27/2023 · view state report ↗
- Complaint, Revisit05/17/2023 · view state report ↗
- Complaint05/17/2023 · view state report ↗
- Complaint03/22/2023 · view state report ↗
- Complaint03/18/2024 · view state report ↗
- Complaint, Re-Licensure03/11/2026 · view state report ↗
- Complaint, Re-Licensure02/12/2025 · view state report ↗
- Complaint02/08/2023 · view state report ↗
What it costs around here
Typical monthly cost in Indiana
$5,639/mo
Assisted living
$6,839/mo
Memory care†our estimate — not surveyed
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
Hospital
Urgent care / clinic
Dr. Nihad Muhrez<0.1 mi
Pharmacy
Grocery
Meijer1.1 mi
Park
Erlenbach Park1.1 mi
Place of worship
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.
What to do next
Understand itQuestions to ask on a tourThe things staffing brochures leave out — what to ask and what to watch for.→Afford itCan you afford it, long-term?Assisted living runs private-pay. Model the years and taxes in My Plan — free, private.→DecideIs assisted living the right fit?A two-minute check: assisted living, memory care, home help, or skilled nursing.→