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Nursing home · Columbia City, IN

Waters of Columbia City Skilled Nursing Facility

640 W Ellsworth St, Columbia City, IN 46725

RN turnover here is 37.5%, well under the Indiana average of 40.5%.

RN turnover
37.5%
Indiana average 40.5%
RN time per resident
68 min/day
Indiana average 41 min
Nursing team turnover
65.7%
Indiana average 46.1%
CMS staffing rating
2 of 5
Certified beds 84
The numbers, in plain English

Working at Waters of Columbia City Skilled Nursing Facility

Waters of Columbia City Skilled Nursing Facility is a 84-bed nursing home in Columbia City, Indiana. Over the 12-month period CMS measures, 37.5% of its registered nurses stopped working here. Across the 463 Indiana nursing homes CMS reports, the average is 40.5%, so Waters of Columbia City Skilled Nursing Facility keeps its RNs better than 52% of nursing homes in the state.

Staffing tells the same kind of story. Residents here receive about 68 minutes of RN time per day, against 41 minutes across Indiana. That is more RN coverage than 95% of Indiana nursing homes. CMS gives Waters of Columbia City Skilled Nursing Facility a staffing rating of 2 out of 5.

Turnover for the whole nursing team, which counts RNs, LPNs and nurse aides, is 65.7% here compared with 46.1% statewide.

What this means if you apply here

  • About 63% of RNs counted here stayed through CMS's 12-month measurement period, so you would join a team with continuity.
  • RN hours per resident run above the state average, a sign of more RN support on the floor.

Questions to ask in your interview

  • How many residents does each RN cover on the shift I would work?
  • How is weekend RN coverage handled?
  • What keeps your RNs here? Ask the nurses you meet, not only the manager.
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Sources. CMS Care Compare nursing home provider data, released October 2026. Turnover is the share of staff who stopped working at the facility over a 12-month period. CMS Five-Star overall rating from CMS Care Compare.