WELLBROOKE OF CARMEL

Wellbrooke of Carmel is a skilled nursing facility located at 12315 Pennsylvania Street in Carmel, Indiana (ZIP code 46032), within Hamilton County. The facility operates with 74 certified beds and is classified as a for-profit limited liability company. It is certified to accept both Medicare and Medicaid residents. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) assigns star ratings to nursing facilities on a scale of 1 to 5, with higher ratings reflecting better performance in measured categories. Wellbrooke of Carmel holds an overall CMS star rating of 3, which aligns with the national average of 3.0 stars. The facility's health inspection rating is 2 stars, and its staffing rating is also 2 stars, both of which fall below the national average. In contrast, the quality measure rating is 5 stars, the highest possible score, indicating strong performance in the clinical quality metrics tracked by CMS for this category. Wellbrooke of Carmel is certified to accept both Medicare and Medicaid as forms of payment. Medicare typically covers short-term skilled nursing care following a qualifying hospital stay, subject to specific eligibility requirements and coverage limits. Medicaid may cover longer-term nursing home care for residents who meet financial and clinical eligibility criteria set by the state of Indiana. Individuals seeking placement at this facility are advised to confirm current payment policies and availability directly with the facility's administrative staff. When compared against national benchmarks, Wellbrooke of Carmel presents a mixed profile. Its overall 3-star rating places it at the national average, meaning it neither ranks among the top-performing facilities nor among those with the lowest scores nationally. The 2-star health inspection and 2-star staffing ratings indicate below-average performance in those domains relative to facilities across the country. However, the 5-star quality measure rating stands out as a notable data point, representing the highest tier of performance in the clinical quality measures evaluated by CMS. These measures typically include outcomes such as rates of hospital readmission, physical function changes among residents, and management of chronic conditions. Taken together, the ratings reflect a facility with varied performance across the categories that CMS evaluates, with particular strength in quality measures and lower scores in inspection and staffing categories.