Muncie · 1.7 mi
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⌖ Muncie, IN · Delaware County · Medicare data as of September 2026
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Medicare overall ratingNot yet rated
Certified beds42
Medicare / MedicaidMedicaid only
OwnershipFor-profit (corporation)
About Brookside Care Strategies
Brookside Care Strategies is a 42-bed for-profit nursing home in Muncie, IN. Medicare has not given it an overall star rating yet.
Special Focus Facility. Medicare puts homes with a history of serious problems on this short list and inspects them more often.
- Inspections: 11 problems at its last full inspection (May 2026), more than the Indiana average of 7.2. 1 recent citation was for residents being harmed or put in immediate danger.
- Staffing: nurses and aides spend about 2 hr 42 min a day with each resident, less than the Indiana average of 3 hr 41 min.
- Fines: no federal fines in the last three years.
- Stands out: 1.6% of long-term residents had pressure sores (bedsores), compared with 4.6% nationally.
Written from Medicare’s published figures; nothing here is paid for or written by the home. Our methodology
Key details
Facility nameBrookside Care Strategies
LocationDelaware County, Indiana
Phone(765) 289-1915
Address505 N Gavin St, Muncie, IN 47303 · Delaware County
Medicare provider number15E064
Ownership typeFor-profit (corporation)
Official inspection reportsRead them on Medicare.gov ↗
Medicare enrolled sinceNovember 1, 1974 (51 years)
✗ Medicare✓ Medicaid
Certified for Medicaid; ask whether a Medicaid bed is available.
Quality & inspections
Explore this facility's official Medicare inspection history, staffing levels and quality measures below — sourced directly from Medicare's public records.
Ratings and inspection data on this page come directly from Medicare's public records and are never altered for any paid listing. Medicare data as of September 2026.
What Medicare found
1 strength and 6 things to ask about in Medicare's inspection, fine and staffing records for this home. 3 care-quality measures are worse than the state average in the rehab and long-term care section below.
Strengths
- Fines and penaltiesNoneNo federal fines or payment denials in the last three years.Strength
Things to ask about
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- Special Focus FacilityYesMedicare lists this home among those with a history of serious quality problems and inspects it more often until it improves.Ask about this
- Abuse citationOn recordMedicare shows this icon when a home was cited for abuse, neglect or exploitation in recent inspections. Ask what happened and what changed.Ask about this
- Serious health citations1 for actual harmCitations where inspectors found residents were harmed or put in immediate danger, most recently in May 2026 (within the past year). All 1 were later corrected.Ask about this
- Health citations at last inspection11 (May 2026)Indiana average: 7.2.Worse than state average
- Nurse staffing per resident2 hr 42 min a dayIndiana average: 3 hr 41 minWorse than state average
- Registered nurse time per resident21 min a dayIndiana average: 40 minWorse than state average
Source: Medicare (CMS) inspection, penalty and staffing records, compared with the Indiana average. Problems may have been corrected since; ask the home about anything listed here. How we choose these
Short-term rehab or long-term care?
Medicare rates these separately, and many homes are better at one than the other.
Long-term care
For residents who live at the home for months or years.
- Falls with a major injury5.5%State average: 3.9%Worse than average
- Pressure sores (bedsores)1.6%State average: 3.6%Better than average
- Given antipsychotic drugs55.7%State average: 13.6%Worse than average
- Hospital stays per 1,000 resident days3.2State average: 1.6Worse than average
Source: Medicare (CMS) quality measures, compared with the Indiana average. Lower is better for every rate shown.
What a stay may cost
- Medicare: this home isn’t certified for Medicare, so Medicare won’t pay for a stay here.
- Paying privately: ask the home for its daily rate and what it includes. As a guide, Indiana’s Medicaid program uses about $8,027 a month as the average cost of nursing home care (July 2026); see the state’s figure.
- Medicaid: this home is certified for Medicaid, which pays for most long-term care once savings run low. Ask whether a Medicaid bed is available. Medicaid rules in Indiana →
Medicare amounts from Medicare.gov. Prices vary with room type and care needs, so always confirm with the home.
Ratings over time
Its overall Medicare rating is 1 star now, down from 2 stars in January 2019. It has ranged from 1 to 2 stars and changed 5 times.
Overall rating1★
Health inspections1★
Staffing1★
Quality of care1★
Nurse hours per resident per day2.7
20192020202120222023202420252026
Show the values by year
| Month | Overall | Inspections | Staffing | Quality | Nurse hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2019 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2.5 |
| Jan 2020 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3.4 |
| Jan 2021 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3.1 |
| Jan 2022 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3.2 |
| Jan 2023 | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | – |
| Jan 2024 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.7 |
| Feb 2025 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3.7 |
| Feb 2026 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4.3 |
| Sep 2026 | – | – | – | – | 2.7 |
Source: Medicare (CMS) monthly Care Compare releases since 2019. Medicare has changed how some ratings are calculated over the years and paused most inspections in 2020, so some jumps reflect rule changes rather than changes at the home. Our methodology
See the full inspection reportEvery citation, fine, staffing figure and quality measure Medicare publishes for this home
From Medicare’s September 2026 data. Each inspection is dated below; staffing comes from payroll records for a recent quarter, and resident outcomes cover the latest period Medicare reports.
Inspection summary
How this facility compares to state and national averages on CMS-reported problems.
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Three-survey history
Citation counts across this facility's three most recent inspection cycles, so you can see whether problems are trending up, down, or holding steady.
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