HICKORY CREEK AT MADISON

Hickory Creek at Madison is a Medicare and Medicaid certified skilled nursing facility located at 1945 Cragmont St in Madison, Indiana, within Jefferson County. The facility operates under for-profit corporate ownership and maintains a certified bed capacity of 36, making it a smaller skilled nursing setting relative to the national average facility size. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) assigns star ratings to nursing facilities based on three core domains: health inspections, staffing levels, and quality measures. Hickory Creek at Madison holds an overall CMS star rating of 5 out of 5, which is above the national average of 3.0 stars. The health inspection rating stands at 4 out of 5 stars, reflecting the results of state survey activity and complaint investigations conducted at the facility. The staffing rating is 2 out of 5 stars, indicating that staffing levels, as reported to CMS and adjusted for the resident case mix, fall below what is typical among comparable facilities nationally. The quality measure rating is 5 out of 5 stars, based on clinical data submitted by the facility covering indicators such as resident mobility, pain management, and hospitalizations. Hickory Creek at Madison is certified to accept both Medicare and Medicaid as payment sources. Medicare typically covers short-term skilled nursing care following a qualifying hospital stay, subject to eligibility requirements and coverage limits. Medicaid may cover longer-term custodial care for residents who meet financial and clinical eligibility criteria as determined by the state of Indiana. Individuals and families seeking information about payment options should consult directly with the facility's admissions or billing staff, as well as with relevant state agencies or benefits counselors. Considered in relation to national benchmarks, this facility presents a mixed profile. The overall 5-star rating places it among the higher-rated facilities in the CMS system, and the 5-star quality measure rating similarly reflects performance above the national norm. The health inspection rating of 4 stars also exceeds the national average. The staffing rating of 2 stars, however, falls below the national average, which may be a relevant consideration for those evaluating the facility. All ratings are subject to periodic update as CMS refreshes its data based on new inspection cycles and facility-reported information.