Overview
Alpha Home - A Waters Community has a Medicare overall rating of 2 out of 5, below the Indiana average of 3.2. It ranks 29th of 44 nursing homes in Indianapolis. It scores best on quality of care (5 of 5) and lowest on health inspections (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.2 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 90% of nursing homes in Indiana (the state average is 3.7 hours). Of that, 0.6 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on December 5, 2025, found 12 health deficiencies, more than the Indiana average of 7.1. 2 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $22,386 in the past three years.
Alpha Home - A Waters Community is a for-profit facility with 86 certified beds, caring for about 59 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 2002.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
Top 66%
Top 74%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- December 5, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 12
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 2
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $22,386
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.18 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.57 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.78 hrs
- Nurse aides1.82 hrs
- Physical therapists0.01 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 86
- Average residents per day
- 59
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- October 11, 2002
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes