Lake Park Residential Care

    2075 Ripley St, Lake Station, IN 46405
    • Assisted Living

    Excellent staff and spotless facility

    I've lived here since 2019 and need assisted living for debilitating health issues. The staff are excellent, with full-time nursing on site. The facility is spotless and has a friendly atmosphere among about 150 residents. I'm very pleased - a solid, reliable choice.

    Current/former resident
    Jul 2026

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    Amenities

    Healthcare services

    • Activities of daily living assistance
    • Assistance with bathing
    • Assistance with dressing
    • Assistance with transfers
    • Medication management
    • Mental wellness program

    Healthcare staffing

    • 12-16 hour nursing
    • 24-hour call system
    • 24-hour supervision

    Meals and dining

    • Diabetes diet
    • Meal preparation and service
    • Restaurant-style dining
    • Special dietary restrictions

    Room

    • Air-conditioning
    • Cable
    • Fully furnished
    • Housekeeping and linen services
    • Kitchenettes
    • Private bathrooms
    • Telephone
    • Wifi

    Transportation

    • Community operated transportation
    • Transportation arrangement
    • Transportation arrangement (non-medical)

    Common areas

    • Beauty salon
    • Computer center
    • Dining room
    • Fitness room
    • Gaming room
    • Garden
    • Outdoor space
    • Small library
    • Wellness center

    Community services

    • Concierge services
    • Fitness programs
    • Move-in coordination

    Activities

    • Community-sponsored activities
    • Planned day trips
    • Resident-run activities
    • Scheduled daily activities

    Reviews

    2.25·(12)

    Overall rating

    1. 5
    2. 4
    3. 3
    4. 2
    5. 1
    • Care

      1.0
    • Staff

      1.6
    • Meals

      2.3
    • Amenities

      2.3
    • Value

      1.0

    Pros

    • Clean, well-maintained environment
    • Friendly staff interactions
    • On-site full-time nursing coverage
    • Mid-sized community (approximately 150 residents)

    Cons

    • Poor staff responsiveness and delays in assistance
    • Inconsistent staff professionalism and conduct
    • Weak family communication and discharge-document handling
    • Inconsistent housekeeping and personal-care routines
    • Allegations of financial exploitation and billing irregularities
    • Privacy and HIPAA compliance concerns
    • Gaps in care coordination with external physicians
    • Management oversight deficiencies permitting unresolved staff conflict

    Summary of reviews

    Reviewer feedback for Lake Park Residential Care is mixed but contains several recurring operational concerns that prospective residents and families should evaluate carefully. Positive remarks focus on the facility’s physical upkeep and parts of the caregiving team: multiple comments describe a clean, well-maintained environment and a generally friendly atmosphere. The facility is characterized as a mid-sized community (around 150 residents) with on-site, full-time nursing coverage, which can be a substantive advantage for people who need regular clinical oversight. A subset of interactions with staff were described as respectful and helpful.

    Care quality and clinical coordination are described unevenly. While some reviewers expressed that the facility was preferable to worse alternatives, a number of reviewers highlighted delays in obtaining assistance and inconsistent personal-care routines (for example, lapses in expected housekeeping or bed change schedules). There are also reports of difficulties coordinating care with external physicians; this suggests gaps in clinical communication or care-planning processes that could affect continuity of care for residents with complex needs.

    Staff behavior and family communication are notable areas of concern. Several accounts reference unprofessional conduct, inconsistent tone in staff–resident interactions, and situations where family phone calls or requests (including discharge paperwork) were not handled promptly. These comments indicate both variability in staff professionalism and weaknesses in administrative processes that affect family access to information.

    Financial and privacy issues were raised as serious matters by some reviewers. There are allegations of inappropriate handling of resident funds and other billing irregularities, and separate comments raised privacy and HIPAA-related concerns. Given the seriousness of these themes, families should verify financial safeguards, billing transparency, and privacy protections directly with facility administration before placement.

    Information about dining and activities is limited in the available feedback. Reviewers did not provide consistent descriptions of meal quality or the breadth of activity programming, so it is not possible to form a firm conclusion from the review set. Prospective residents should request current menus, activity calendars, and opportunities to observe a program day in person.

    Facilities and management considerations are mixed. The physical environment receives positive notes for cleanliness, but operational issues such as inconsistent housekeeping and ongoing staff conflict were also raised. Multiple comments imply management oversight shortcomings—specifically a tendency to allow unresolved staff drama and to inadequately address family communication and administrative requests.

    Recommendations: families and prospective residents should arrange an in-person visit, observe staff–resident interactions across different shifts, review staffing ratios and the nursing schedule, ask for written policies on billing and resident funds, request examples of HIPAA and privacy protocols, and seek recent inspection or complaint records from regulators. Where possible, obtain references from current residents’ families and verify discharge and document-handling practices before making a placement decision.

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    Location

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    Lake Park Residential Care is located at 2075 Ripley St, Lake Station, IN, 46405.

    About Lake Park Residential Care

    Lake Park Residential Care sits at 2075 Ripley St in Lake Station, Indiana and has been managed by Joelynn Miller Johnson since August 2008, with Tanya Bryant as the Director of Nursing, and you'll find it's a place where adults 55 and older can live with support in many different ways, since they've got assisted living, nursing home services, independent living, continuing care, and memory care for those who need it, and they even have both home care and respite care, so they're set up to help with a range of needs, and you don't have to worry much about meals because meal service is part of the daily routine, and you'll also find a community room and other indoor common areas for social time and activities, where staff help keep things moving, and there's always something going on to help folks feel involved. Staff are awake 24 hours to help with emergencies or simple needs like help moving from a bed to a wheelchair, and they can support folks who need non-ambulatory care or help monitoring diabetes, since they'll help track blood sugar and insulin and give out medication, though for incontinence you do need to be able to handle it yourself. The building holds 151 residential care beds and has room for people who are low-income or even homeless, especially those adults in Indiana coping with severe mental health challenges, because the whole setup focuses on care for community, and thanks to support from the Legacy Foundation's Transform Lake County Fund, they're able to stretch a bit to serve people regardless of their ability to pay. When it comes to rules, smoking is allowed in private and public indoor areas, though that's something a person should know ahead of time, and for getting around, the facility provides complimentary transportation for residents. Tours can be set up where staff or current residents can answer questions, and the building's designed with easy access for visitors or potential residents. They do their best to follow state rules, with regular licensure checks and no substantiated complaints reported this year, and the facility is owned for-profit by South Lake Tricity RBAC Corporation and sits as a member of the Regional Care Group, so it's got ties to a larger network but stays close to the needs of the local community, always aiming for care, support, and a safe place to call home.

    People often ask...

    Lake Park Residential Care offers competitive pricing, with rates starting at a cost of $4,613 per month.

    Lake Park Residential Care offers assisted living.

    The full address for this community is 2075 Ripley St, Lake Station, IN 46405.

    No, Lake Park Residential Care does not offer respite care. Respite care in assisted living communities provides temporary, short-term relief for primary caregivers by offering professional care for their loved ones. It allows individuals to stay in an assisted living community for a limited time, giving caregivers a break while ensuring residents receive necessary support and assistance with daily activities.

    Safety & Compliance

    In Indiana, the Department of Health licenses residential and long-term care facilities through relicensure surveys and complaint investigations.

    License number25-001136-1
    Facility typeResidential Care Facility
    Capacity151 residents
    LicenseeJOELYNN MILLER-JOHNSON
    EffectiveOctober 1st, 2024
    ExpiresSeptember 30th, 2026

    Inspection Reports

    10

    Reports

    18

    Citations

    10

    Complaints

    4

    Years

    02 Jul 2025Follow-Up
    Found no deficiencies during the post-survey revisit.
    02 May 2025Complaint
    Found multiple deficiencies involving residents' rights, health services, medications, oxygen documentation, and transfer forms.
    • 410 IAC 16.2-5-1.2(k)(1-2)Residents' Rights
    • 410 IAC 16.2-5-4(e)(1)Health Services - Offense
    • 410 IAC 16.2-5-6(c)(5)Pharmaceutical Services
    • 410 IAC 16.2-5-8.1(g)(1-7)Clinical Records - Noncompliance
    • 410 IAC 16.2-5-8.1(g)(1-7)Clinical Records - Noncompliance
    04 Dec 2024Complaint
    Found no deficiencies after investigating complaints. Compliance established.
    12 Sept 2024Follow-Up
    Investigated complaints and found no deficiencies. The determination was that compliance was achieved.
    26 Jul 2024Complaint
    Investigated complaints found abuse involving a staff member photographing a resident's groin without consent, causing humiliation; also found failures to report abuse promptly and missing semi-annual evaluations.
    • 410 IAC 16.2-5-1.2(v)(1-6)Residents' Rights - Offense
    • 410 IAC 16.2-5-1.3(g)(1-6)Administration and Management - Abuse Reporting
    • 410 IAC 16.2-5-2(a)Evaluation - Semi-annual Nursing Assessments
    02 Jul 2024Complaint
    Investigated complaints and found no deficiencies.
    18 Jan 2024Complaint
    Identified numerous deficiencies across residents' rights, administration, training, sanitation, nutrition, and records. The issues included limited access to health services during a COVID-19 outbreak and failures in reporting incidents and completing required health screenings.
    • 410 IAC 16.2-5-1.2(dd)Residents' Rights - Deficiency (dd)
    • 410 IAC 16.2-5-1.3(g)(1-6)Administration and Management - Deficiency (g)
    • 410 IAC 16.2-5-1.4(a)Personnel - Noncompliance (a)
    • 410 IAC 16.2-5-1.4(e)(1-3)Personnel - Inservice Training - Noncompliance
    • 410 IAC 16.2-5-1.5(k)Sanitation and Safety Standards - Deficiency (k)
    • 410 IAC 16.2-5-2(c)(1-4)(d)Evaluation - Noncompliance (c/d)
    • 410 IAC 16.2-5-5.1(f)Food and Nutritional Services - Deficiency (f)
    • 410 IAC 16.2-5-8.1(a)(1-4)Clinical Records - Noncompliance (a/1-4)
    • 410 IAC 16.2-5-12(d)Infection Control - Noncompliance (d)
    15 Aug 2023Complaint
    Investigated a complaint and found no deficiencies related to the allegations.
    04 May 2023Complaint
    Concluded no deficiencies were cited after investigating two complaints.
    28 Dec 2022Complaint
    Investigated a complaint of abuse and found failure to immediately report an abuse allegation to the administrator.
    • 410 IAC 16.2-5-1.3(g)(1-6)Administration and Management

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