Nursing Homes · South Bend, IN
Nursing Homes · Medicare certified
Briarcliff Health & Rehabilitation Center
5024 Western Avenue · South Bend, IN 46619 · 131 certified beds
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About Briarcliff Health & Rehabilitation Center
Briarcliff Health & Rehabilitation Center is a nursing home in South Bend, Indiana. Its capacity is 131 beds, above the St. Joseph County median of 100 for nursing homes. It is run by a for-profit operator and is part of Sterling Healthcare. It is Medicare certified. Its public inspection record shows 20 citations, the most recent on March 19, 2026. CMS also lists 1 fine or payment denial against it. Nurse staffing averages 4.30 hours per resident per day. It is one of 10 nursing homes listed in South Bend. Its public records were last updated in October 2026.
Public record
CMS Care Compare, updated October 2026
Certification
Medicare-certified.
Ratings
Overall
2.0Staffing
3.0Quality measures
3.0CMS Care Compare, October 2026.
Inspection history (20)
Records from July 2023 to March 2026.
March 19, 2026
Tag F0689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected March 24, 2026.
August 8, 2025
Tag F0740Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.
Severity G: isolated, actual harm. Corrected September 12, 2025.
August 8, 2025
Tag F0812Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Severity F: widespread, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected September 12, 2025.
August 8, 2025
Tag F0609Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected September 12, 2025.
August 12, 2024
Tag F0657Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected September 4, 2024.
August 12, 2024
Tag F0755Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected September 4, 2024.
August 12, 2024
Tag F0921Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected September 4, 2024.
August 12, 2024
Tag F0697Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Severity G: isolated, actual harm. Corrected September 4, 2024.
August 12, 2024
Tag F0880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Severity E: pattern, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected September 4, 2024.
August 12, 2024
Tag F0756Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected September 4, 2024.
August 12, 2024
Tag F0689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected September 4, 2024.
August 12, 2024
Tag F0812Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected September 4, 2024.
November 29, 2023
Tag F0600Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Severity G: isolated, actual harm. Corrected December 28, 2023.
September 1, 2023
Tag F0561Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected September 29, 2023.
July 14, 2023
Tag F0685Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected August 19, 2023.
July 14, 2023
Tag F0693Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected August 19, 2023.
July 14, 2023
Tag F0761Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected August 19, 2023.
July 14, 2023
Tag F0677Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected August 19, 2023.
July 14, 2023
Tag F0812Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Severity E: pattern, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected August 19, 2023.
July 14, 2023
Tag F0657Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected August 19, 2023.
Penalties (1)
Total fines: $10,839
August 12, 2024 · Fine
CMS recorded a civil money penalty of $10,839 against this nursing home on August 12, 2024.
Staffing
4.30 nurse hours per resident per day in Q2 2026, down from 4.45 in Q4 2025.
From the payroll records nursing homes file with CMS.
Ownership
For profit
Part of Sterling Healthcare, a chain of 5 nursing homes.
Average CMS star ratings across the chain: 3.2 overall, 2.8 for health inspections, 3.6 for staffing, 3.6 for quality measures.
Typical cost
CareScout Cost of Care Survey, 2025
This provider's prices aren't public. Here is what the same care typically costs in Indiana.
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