Home / Indiana / Michigan City
802 Us Highway 20 East, Michigan City, IN 46360 · La Porte County · (219) 872-7251
120 certified beds, about 91 residents a day · For profit - Individual · Medicare and Medicaid since 1989
CMS Care Compare ratings, data as of September 1, 2026 · CCN 155344 · See it on Medicare.gov · Compare with other homes
At its most recent standard inspection, on August 8, 2025, inspectors cited 10 health deficiencies (the Indiana average is 7.2, the national average 9.2).
None of its 36 health citations since April 2023 was rated as actual harm or immediate jeopardy.
CMS lists no fines against this home in the last three years.
Nurses and nurse aides worked 3.58 hours per resident per day, against 3.69 across Indiana and 3.86 nationally. Registered nurses accounted for 0.54 of those hours.
46.2% of nursing staff left within the year CMS measured (Indiana average 45.9%).
CMS links it to Life Care Centers of America, an affiliated group of 194 nursing homes.
Federal rules call for a standard inspection at least every 15 months, plus a visit whenever a complaint is filed. Each mark below is one citation, colored by how serious inspectors rated it. How to read a citation.
Under each citation, the quoted text is the inspector's own summary from the federal statement of deficiencies (CMS form 2567), word for word apart from a privacy scrub; CMS removes residents' and staff names before it publishes the text. The full notes are on Medicare.gov.
CMS rates every citation by how much harm it caused (rows) and how many residents it touched (columns). The count in each box is this home's, across all 36 health citations on file.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and interview, the facility failed to ensure there was adequate monitoring and interventions implemented for constipation related to a delay in treatment for a resident with no documented bowel movements for over 5 days for 1 of 3 residents reviewed for change in condition. (Resident J)
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review and interview, the facility failed to ensure a resident received the necessary care and treatment related to incorrect oxygen flow rate for 1 of 3 residents reviewed for respiratory care. (Resident E)
Inspectors wroteBased on observation and interview, the facility failed to ensure the residents' environment was clean and in good repair related to dirty floors, bed rails, baseboards, and ceiling vents, loose trim on floors and baseboards, and marred walls and doors in 2 of 2 units. (The East and [NAME] Units)
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review, and interview, the facility failed to ensure residents had physician's orders for medications and an assessment to self-administer their own medications for 1 of 2 residents reviewed for self-administration of medication. (Resident 20)
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and interview, the facility failed to promptly notify the resident's physician of multiple refusals of sliding scale insulin for 1 of 5 residents reviewed for unnecessary medication. (Resident 4)
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review, and interview, the facility failed to ensure a wound vacuum and tubing were kept off the floor and treatments were in place for a non-pressure skin area for 1 of 2 residents reviewed for non-pressure skin areas, a resident was treated for constipation for 1 of 1 resident reviewed for constipation and a resident with a NG tube was assessed and monitored for complications for 1 of 1 resident reviewed for hospice. (Residents 90, 4, and 11)
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and interview, the facility failed to ensure a resident received routine eye care and was seen by an Optometrist for 1 of 1 resident reviewed for vision. (Resident 4)
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and interview, the facility failed to ensure residents received foot care and routine visits with the podiatrist for 1 of 1 resident reviewed for foot care. (Resident 4)
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and interview, the facility failed to ensure psychological services were offered for a resident exhibiting signs and symptoms of depression for 1 of 1 resident reviewed for mood and behavior. (Resident 5)
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review, and interview, the facility failed to store over the counter medications and insulin securely in a locked medication cart for 2 of 2 residents reviewed for medication storage. (Residents 42 and 3)
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review and interview, the facility failed to maintain clinical records that were complete and accurately documented related to a lack of documentation of blisters for 1 of 1 resident reviewed for non-pressure skin conditions (Resident 67), and inaccurate meal consumption documentation for a resident who was NPO (nothing by mouth) for 1 of 1 resident reviewed for hospice. (Resident 11)
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review and interview, the facility failed to ensure infection control practices were in place and implemented related to enhanced barrier precautions (EBP) not followed while assisting a resident who had a Foley catheter to the bathroom and emptying an indwelling Foley catheter during random infection control observations. (Residents 5 and 56)
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and interview, the facility failed to ensure the responsible party was notified of a unwitnessed fall in a timely manner for 1 of 3 residents reviewed for accidents. (Resident B)
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review, and interview, the facility failed to ensure fall interventions were updated to prevent injury for a resident with multiple falls for 1 of 3 residents reviewed for accidents. (Resident D)
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and interview, the facility failed to ensure a discharge summary was completed at the time of discharge for a resident going home who required home health services for 1 of 3 residents reviewed for discharge (Resident B).
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and interview, the facility failed to ensure there was an adequate indication for use of a scheduled antifungal powder for 1 of 3 residents reviewed for non-pressure skin conditions (Resident B)
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review, and interview, the facility failed to ensure a resident received the assistive devices needed to maintain hearing related to hearing aids not administered to a resident as per the physician's order for 1 of 2 residents reviewed for vision/hearing. (Resident 4)
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and interview, the facility failed to ensure food consumption logs were completed for residents with a history of weight loss for 3 of 5 residents reviewed for nutrition. (Residents 59, 14, and 42)
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review, and interview, the facility failed to ensure oxygen was at the correct flow rate for 2 of 3 residents reviewed for oxygen use. (Residents 42 and 48)
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review, and interview, the facility failed to ensure residents had an assessment and Physician's Orders to self-administer their own medications, for 4 of 4 residents reviewed for self-administration of medication. (Residents C, F, G and H)
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review, and interview, the facility failed to ensure a resident was sent to the hospital in a timely manner, related to complaints of increased pain and leg swelling, for 1 of 3 residents reviewed for accidents. The facility also failed to ensure treatments were completed for diabetic ulcers and an assessment was completed for new non-pressure wounds to the toes, for 3 of 3 residents reviewed for skin conditions non-pressure related. (Residents D, B, C, and F)
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and interview, the facility failed to ensure the resident's Physician was notified in a timely manner of increased pain and leg swelling, for 1 of 3 residents reviewed for accidents. (Resident D)
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and interview, the facility failed to ensure adequate supervision was provided in the shower for a resident who was leaning in their shower chair, for 1 of 3 residents reviewed for accidents. (Resident D)
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review, and interview, the facility failed to ensure skin tears and areas of bruising were assessed, monitored, and treatments were completed as ordered for 4 of 5 residents reviewed for skin conditions non-pressure related and 1 of 2 residents reviewed for anticoagulant (a blood thinner) medication side effects. The facility also failed to ensure an edema glove was in use as ordered for 1 of 1 residents reviewed for edema and treatment was completed timely for 1 of 1 residents reviewed for a change in condition. (Residents 1, 74, 181, 59, and 384)
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review, and interview, the facility failed to ensure oxygen was set at the correct flow rate and positioned correctly for 5 of 5 residents reviewed for oxygen. (Residents 1, 132, 59, 69, and 37)
Inspectors wroteBased on observation and interview, the facility failed to ensure a sanitary kitchen related to two dishes of food sitting open and not covered on the top of the stove and an accumulation of grease and dried food spillage in and around the stove in 1 of 1 kitchen observed. (Main Kitchen). This had the potential to affect 87 residents who received food from the kitchen.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation and interview, the facility failed to ensure the kitchen area was clean and in good repair related to dirty floors, cabinets, pipes and walls in 1 of 1 kitchens observed. (Main Kitchen)
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review, and interview, the facility failed to ensure residents had an assessment to self-administer their own medications for 2 random residents reviewed for self-administration of medication. (Residents 50 and 74)
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review, and interview, the facility failed to ensure dependent residents received assistance with activities of daily living (ADLs) related to nail care. (Resident 69)
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review, and interview, the facility failed to ensure the resident received 1 to 1 activities at least 3 times a week for 1 of 1 residents reviewed for activities. (Resident 6)
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review, and interview, the facility failed to ensure a resident with pressure ulcers received the treatment and services necessary to promote healing related to treatments not being completed as ordered and pressure reduction devices not being used for 2 of 3 residents reviewed for pressure ulcers. (Residents 1 and 50)
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review, and interview, the facility failed to ensure a resident was free from accidents and received supervision with medications related to proper interventions not in place to prevent the resident from falling and not staying with the resident until all of her medications were consumed for 1 of 3 residents reviewed for accidents. (Resident 27)
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and interview, the facility failed to ensure residents maintained acceptable parameters of nutritional status related to meal consumption records not completed for a resident with a history of weight loss for 1 of 1 residents reviewed for nutrition. (Resident 74)
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and interview, the facility failed to ensure psychotropic medications were monitored for side effects and effectiveness as well as ensuring Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale (AIMS) assessments were completed for 1 of 5 residents reviewed for unnecessary medications. (Resident 47)
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure a resident was free from significant medication errors related to the incorrect administration of insulin for 1 of 5 residents observed during medication pass. (Resident 331)
Inspectors wroteBased on observation and interview, the facility failed to ensure medications were properly stored for safety, labeled, and dated for 1 of 1 medication storage rooms observed. (West Wing Medication Storage Room).
23 fire safety citations on file: 7 on August 8, 2025, 3 on June 14, 2024, 13 on April 28, 2023.
CMS lists no fines or payment denials against this home in the last three years. The national average is 0.9 fines per home.
Hours of care per resident per day, from the payroll records every home sends CMS. Higher means more staff time with each resident.
| Measure | This home | Indiana | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| All nursing staff (RN, LPN and aides) | 3.58 | 3.69 | 3.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.54 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff on weekends | 3.15 | 3.25 | 3.42 |
| Nurse aides | 2.16 | ||
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.88 | ||
| Nursing staff turnover (share who left in a year) | 46.2% | 45.9% | 45.8% |
| Registered nurse turnover | 27.3% | 40.3% | 42.9% |
| Administrators who left | 0 |
CMS expects 4.37 hours a day for residents as sick as this home's (its case-mix figure). The staffing star compares the two.
Every nursing home sends CMS its staff hours for each day (the Payroll Based Journal). Here they are added up by quarter. The latest quarter is the one behind the figures above. In January to March 2026, nursing staff hours per resident were 3.76 on weekdays and 3.15 on weekends, 16% lower on weekends (nationally, weekends ran 15% lower). Contract or agency staff worked 0.0% of nursing hours, against 5.3% nationally. Total nursing hours per resident went from 3.66 in April to June 2025 to 3.58 in January to March 2026.
| Quarter | All nursing staff | Registered nurses | Weekdays | Weekends | Contract staff share | Days with no RN hours | Residents a day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan to Mar 2026 | 3.58 | 0.54 | 3.76 | 3.15 | 0.0% | 0 of 90 | 91 |
| Oct to Dec 2025 | 3.57 | 0.62 | 3.76 | 3.08 | 0.0% | 0 of 92 | 88 |
| Jul to Sep 2025 | 3.52 | 0.61 | 3.73 | 2.97 | 0.0% | 0 of 92 | 79 |
| Apr to Jun 2025 | 3.66 | 0.55 | 3.89 | 3.05 | 0.0% | 0 of 91 | 85 |
| United States, Jan to Mar 2026 | 3.75 | 0.62 | 3.92 | 3.33 | 5.3% | 0.5% of days | |
| Indiana, Jan to Mar 2026 | 3.63 | 0.62 | 3.80 | 3.19 | 3.4% | 0.4% of days |
Hours per resident per day: staff hours in the quarter divided by resident days (the daily census CMS derives from resident assessments). Registered nurses include the director of nursing and RNs with administrative duties; aides include nurse aides in training and medication aides, as in CMS's own staffing measure. How these are calculated.
Staff pay reports
No staff pay figure for this home has passed review yet. A figure appears only after at least 5 reports from at least 3 different people, sent over at least 60 days, have passed review. If you work here, your report helps start one.
| Job | Median | Middle half | Employed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana, all employers | |||
| CNAs (nursing assistants) | $18.43 | $17.80 to $21.36 | 33,640 |
| LPNs and LVNs | $31.60 | $29.35 to $35.30 | 14,480 |
| Registered nurses | $40.14 | $37.86 to $48.28 | 68,980 |
| United States, nursing care facilities | |||
| CNAs (nursing assistants) | $20.67 | $17.91 to $22.55 | 534,270 |
| LPNs and LVNs | $33.86 | $30.05 to $37.40 | 188,210 |
| Registered nurses | $41.11 | $37.85 to $47.68 | 142,270 |
Hourly wages; the middle half runs from the 25th to the 75th percentile. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. BLS has no separate estimate for medication aides. These are survey estimates for whole occupations, not figures for any one home.
The measures CMS uses for the quality star. Lower is better for every one of them.
| Measure | This home | Indiana | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 6.1 | 11.0 | 13.9 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.8 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 1.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.2 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication Short Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 1.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 7.5 | 11.9 | 14.1 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 4.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 8.3 | 13.6 | 15.4 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 21.9 | 22.2 | 23.8 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 13.7 | 10.8 | 12.0 |
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 1.9 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.8 |
For a stay to recover after a hospital visit, these are the results CMS publishes for Life Care Center of Michigan City's Medicare short-stay residents. On returning residents home or to the community, CMS rates it worse than the national rate (43.7% of residents, after adjusting for how sick they were). How to read these, and what Medicare pays for.
43.7% this home
Worse than the national rate
US median of homes 51.5% · Indiana: 111 better, 7 worse
Rate of successful return to home or community from a SNF (risk-standardized discharge to community rate). Higher is better. October 2022 to September 2024. 245 eligible stays.
11.5% this home
No different from the national rate
US median of homes 10.7% · Indiana: 0 better, 17 worse
Rate of potentially preventable hospital readmissions 30 days after discharge from a SNF (risk-standardized rate). Lower is better. October 2022 to September 2024. 212 eligible stays.
8.2% this home
No different from the national rate
US median of homes 7.1% · Indiana: 0 better, 4 worse
Percentage of infections residents got during their SNF stay that resulted in hospitalization (risk-standardized rate). Lower is better. October 2023 to September 2024. 135 eligible stays.
91.0% this home
Median of homes: Indiana60.0% · US 56.6%
Percentage of residents who are at or above an expected ability to care for themselves and move around at discharge. Higher is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 89 residents counted.
2.1% this home
Median of homes: Indiana0.0% · US 0.0%
Percentage of SNF residents who experience one or more falls with major injury during their SNF stay. Lower is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 142 residents counted.
4.6% this home
Median of homes: Indiana1.4% · US 1.7%
Percentage of residents with pressure ulcers or pressure injuries that are new or worsened (adjusted rate). Lower is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 142 residents counted.
98.7% this home
Median of homes: Indiana100.0% · US 98.7%
Percentage of residents where the SNF provided a current medication list to the resident, family, and/or caregiver at final discharge. Higher is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 74 residents counted.
Source: CMS Skilled Nursing Facility Quality Reporting Program - Provider Data, released 2026-09-30. Better, no different and worse are CMS's own comparisons with the national rate, after adjusting for how sick residents were. Medians of homes and the state counts are worked out by us from the same file.
Legal business name: HENDRICKS COUNTY HOSPITAL. CMS links this home to Life Care Centers of America, a group of 194 nursing homes averaging 3.4 stars overall.
| Name | Role | Type | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engels, Erin | Managing control - governing body | Individual | 10/01/2018 | |
| Gentry, Mark | Managing control - governing body | Individual | 01/12/2022 | |
| Starkey, Tyler | Managing control - governing body | Individual | 08/01/2020 | |
| Waite, John | Managing control - governing body | Individual | 08/01/2020 | |
| Whicker, Timothy | Managing control - governing body | Individual | 01/12/2022 | |
| Fenoughty, Deanna | Corporate officer | Individual | 07/10/2023 | |
| Life Care Centers of America, Inc. | Operational/managerial control | Organization | 10/01/2018 | |
| Michigan City Medical Investors Limited Partnership | Operational/managerial control | Organization | 10/01/2018 | |
| Agarwal, Bikash | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 10/01/2019 | |
| Fenoughty, Deanna | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 07/10/2023 | |
| Fletcher, Todd | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 10/01/2018 | |
| Henry, Terry | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 10/01/2018 | |
| Lay, Lisa | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 10/01/2018 | |
| Phillips, Terri | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 10/01/2018 | |
| Preston, Aubrey | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 10/01/2018 | |
| Preston, Forrest | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 10/01/2018 | |
| Swanker, Richard | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 10/01/2018 | |
| Thurmond, Joan | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 10/01/2018 | |
| Ziegler, James | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 10/01/2018 | |
| Cross, Cindy | Individual is an owner, partner or trustee of any ADP of the SNF | Individual | 02/25/2025 | |
| Engels, Erin | Trustee of the SNF | Individual | 10/01/2018 | |
| Gentry, Mark | Trustee of the SNF | Individual | 01/12/2022 | |
| Starkey, Tyler | Trustee of the SNF | Individual | 08/01/2020 | |
| Waite, John | Trustee of the SNF | Individual | 08/01/2020 | |
| Whicker, Timothy | Trustee of the SNF | Individual | 01/12/2022 | |
| Hendricks County Hospital | Adp of the SNF | Organization | 02/25/2025 | |
| Life Care Centers of America, Inc. | Adp of the SNF | Organization | 03/12/2025 | |
| Michigan City Medical Investors Limited Partnership | Adp of the SNF | Organization | 10/01/2018 | |
| Agarwal, Bikash | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 10/01/2019 | |
| Phillips, Terri | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 10/01/2018 | |
| Preston, Forrest | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 10/01/2018 |
As listed in the CMS ownership file, which names owners with a 5% or greater stake and the people and companies with operational or managerial control.
Chosen from this home's own inspection record.
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