Briarcliff Health & Rehabilitation Center
Nursing home in South Bend, Indiana, CMS certification number 155831
5024 Western Avenue, South Bend, IN 46619 · St. Joseph County
- CMS overall rating
- 2 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 131
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- August 8, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 4
- Fines in 3 years
- $10,839 (1)
Does Briarcliff Health & Rehabilitation Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Briarcliff Health & Rehabilitation Center is certified for Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare can pay for a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay; Medicaid can pay for long-term care once you qualify.
Certification isn't a promise of an open bed. Ask how many Medicaid beds it has free and whether it keeps residents who move from Medicare to Medicaid. Our guide explains what Medicare pays for.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every certified nursing home from 1 to 5 stars. The overall rating starts from health inspections, then moves up or down for staffing and quality. These come from the CMS Provider Information, October 2026 release.
| Measure | CMS stars |
|---|---|
| Overall | 2 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 2 of 5 |
| Staffing | 3 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 3 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 1 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Briarcliff Health & Rehabilitation Center reported to CMS, split across residents and days. More hours per resident usually means more hands at the bedside.
- Total nurse hours per resident per day
- 4.30
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.31
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 1.27
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.73
- Weekend total hours
- 3.77
- Nursing staff turnover
- 49.6%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 46.2%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on August 8, 2025 and cited 4 deficiencies, plus 1 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on August 12, 2024, found 8.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Briarcliff Health & Rehabilitation Center 1 time in the past 3 years, for $10,839 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 94.6 residents live here, about 72% of its 131 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 131
- Average residents per day
- 94.6
- Certified since
- May 7, 2015
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Briarcliff Health & Rehabilitation Center
- Legal business name
- Pulaski Memorial Hospital
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Other
- Chain
- 5 homes nationally under Sterling Healthcare, 3.2-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Briarcliff Health & Rehabilitation Center
- West Bend Nursing and Rehabilitation4600 W Washington Ave, South Bend 46619
- The Milton Home206 E Marion St, South Bend 46601
- Wellbrooke of South Bend52565 State Road 933, South Bend 46637
- Healthwin Health & Rehabilitation20531 Darden Rd, South Bend 46637
- Holy Cross Village at Notre Dame Inc54515 SR 933 N, Notre Dame 46556
See also all nursing homes in South Bend.
Who inspects nursing homes in Indiana
Indiana's state survey agency licenses nursing homes and carries out the federal inspections for CMS. A home must keep its state licence and meet the federal rules to take Medicare or Medicaid.
Compare all nursing homes in Indiana, the 10 in South Bend, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Briarcliff Health & Rehabilitation Center, email contact@assistedlivingaccess.com from your work address. We can add your own rates, photos and contact details next to the state record, or take the listing down.
Questions about Briarcliff Health & Rehabilitation Center
What is the CMS star rating of Briarcliff Health & Rehabilitation Center?
2 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Briarcliff Health & Rehabilitation Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Briarcliff Health & Rehabilitation Center?
4 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Briarcliff Health & Rehabilitation Center?
Pulaski Memorial Hospital, non profit - other.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.