What is Life Care Center of Valparaiso's Medicare star rating?

CMS rates Life Care Center of Valparaiso 5 out of 5 stars overall, with 4 for health inspections, 4 for staffing and 5 for quality measures (CMS data as of September 1, 2026).

How many deficiencies did Life Care Center of Valparaiso get at its last inspection?

5 health deficiencies at the standard inspection on January 6, 2026. The Indiana average is 7.2.

Has Life Care Center of Valparaiso been fined?

CMS lists no fines in the last three years.

Does Life Care Center of Valparaiso accept Medicaid?

It is certified to take Medicaid (CMS lists it as "Medicare and Medicaid"). Certification does not mean a Medicaid bed is open: ask the admissions office.

Who owns Life Care Center of Valparaiso?

CMS lists 30 owners and managers, and links the home to Life Care Centers of America. Legal business name: HENDRICKS COUNTY HOSPITAL.

Life Care Center of Valparaiso: Inspections & Ratings

The record in brief

At its most recent standard inspection, on January 6, 2026, inspectors cited 5 health deficiencies (the Indiana average is 7.2, the national average 9.2).

None of its 17 health citations since October 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 3.60 hours per resident per day, against 3.69 across Indiana and 3.86 nationally. Registered nurses accounted for 0.79 of those hours.

23.3% 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.

Health inspections

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.

610/23

611/24

501/26

Potential for minimal harm Potential for more than minimal harm Actual harm Immediate jeopardy Found on a complaint visit

Where its citations fall on CMS's grid

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 17 health citations on file.

Severity

Isolated

Pattern

Widespread

Immediate jeopardy

Actual harm

Potential for more than minimal harm

14D

Potential for minimal harm

January 6, 2026Standard inspection · 5 citations

E

Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

F684 · Quality of Life and Care · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, pattern · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) January 30, 2026

Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review and interview, the facility failed to ensure oral suctioning was completed and documented as ordered for 1 of 4 residents reviewed for respiratory care (Resident 4), medications were administered as ordered for 1 of 4 residents reviewed for accidents (Resident 1), wound assessments were completed and skin discolorations were monitored for 2 of 6 residents reviewed for non-pressure skin conditions. (Residents 24 and 67)
D

Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.

F554 · Resident Rights · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) January 30, 2026

Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review, and interview, the facility failed to ensure residents were assessed for self-administration of medications and had a physician's order to self-administer medications, for 1 of 1 resident reviewed for self-administration of medication. (Resident 55)
D

Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.

F695 · Quality of Life and Care · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) January 30, 2026

Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review, and interview, the facility failed to ensure residents received proper treatment and care related to following physician's orders for oxygen administration for 1 of 4 residents reviewed for respiratory care. (Resident 67)
D

Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.

F757 · Pharmacy Service · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) January 30, 2026

Inspectors wroteBased on record review and interview, the facility failed to ensure medications were given with adequate indication for use related to lack of non-pharmacological interventions prior to giving pain medication for 1 of 5 residents reviewed for unnecessary medications. (Resident 93)
D

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

F880 · Infection Control · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) January 30, 2026

Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review, and interview, the facility failed to ensure infection control guidelines were in place and implemented, including those to prevent and/or contain COVID-19, related to staff not wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) correctly when entering an isolation room for 2 of 2 residents reviewed for COVID-19. (Residents 88 and 55) The facility also failed to ensure infection control practices and standards were maintained related to medication administration for 1 of 7 residents observed during the medication administration observation. (Resident 53)

November 1, 2024Standard inspection · 6 citations

D

Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

F656 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) December 3, 2024

Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review, and interview, the facility failed to ensure a comprehensive care plan was developed and in place for a resident with a history of MDROs (multi-drug resistant organisms) for 1 of 18 resident care plans reviewed. (Resident 71)
D

Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.

F657 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) December 3, 2024

Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review, and interview, the facility failed to ensure care plans were implemented and/or updated for 2 of 21 resident care plans reviewed. (Residents 21 and 14)
D

Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

F684 · Quality of Life and Care · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) December 3, 2024

Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review, and interview, the facility failed to ensure residents received the necessary treatment and services related to the monitoring and assessment of skin discolorations and a skin lesion for 2 of 3 residents reviewed for non-pressure related skin conditions. (Residents 21 and 14)
D

Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.

F688 · Quality of Life and Care · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) December 3, 2024

Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review, and interview, the facility failed to ensure palm protectors and/or splints were in place as ordered for residents with contractures (a shortening of muscles, tendons, skin and nearby soft tissues that causes joints to shorten and become very stiff) for 2 of 2 residents reviewed for range of motion. (Residents 56 and 40)
D

Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.

F690 · Quality of Life and Care · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) December 3, 2024

Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review, and interview, the facility failed to ensure an indwelling suprapubic (urinary) catheter tubing and collection bag was kept off the floor for 1 of 1 resident reviewed for urinary catheters. (Resident 1)
D

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

F880 · Infection Control · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) December 3, 2024

Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review, and interview, the facility failed to ensure infection control measures were in place and implemented related to a glucometer (blood sugar monitor) used for multiple residents and not cleaned and sanitized after each resident use. (RN 1) This had the potential to affect two residents on the 200 hall who received glucometer testing. The facility also failed to ensure a resident with a Multi-Drug Resistant Organism was placed on Enhanced Barrier Precautions (EBP) as ordered. (Resident 71)

October 25, 2023Standard inspection · 6 citations

E

Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

F812 · Nutrition and Dietary · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, pattern · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) November 17, 2023

Inspectors wroteBased on observation and interview, the facility failed to ensure a sanitary kitchen related to built up burnt food debris on the stove top and bottom inside of the convection oven. There was a build up of grease inside the convection oven doors, back splash on the oven, and side of the oven for 1 of 1 kitchens observed (Main Kitchen). This had the potential to affect 96 residents who received food from the kitchen.
D

Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

F684 · Quality of Life and Care · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) November 17, 2023

Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review, and interview, the facility failed to ensure residents received the necessary treatment and services related to the monitoring and assessment of a scabbed area on the skin for 1 of 3 residents reviewed for non-pressure related skin conditions. (Resident 68)
D

Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.

F688 · Quality of Life and Care · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) November 17, 2023

Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review, and interview, the facility failed to ensure a Physician's Order was in place for a palm protector for treatment of limited range of motion for 1 of 1 residents reviewed for range of motion. (Resident 40)
D

Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.

F695 · Quality of Life and Care · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) November 17, 2023

Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review, and interview, the facility failed to ensure residents received proper treatment and care related to oxygen administration flow rate for 1 of 1 residents reviewed for respiratory care. (Resident 1)
D

Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.

F881 · Infection Control · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) November 17, 2023

Inspectors wroteBased on record review and interview, the facility failed to promote antibiotic stewardship by ensuring the appropriate use of antibiotic therapy and a system of monitoring to improve resident outcomes and reduce antibiotic resistance related to a Physician initiating antibiotic therapy for a non-true infection based on the McGreer's Criteria and prescribing a resistant antibiotic based on urine culture results for 1 of 1 residents reviewed for urinary tract infections. (Resident 28)
C

Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies.

F577 · Resident Rights · No actual harm, potential for minimal harm, widespread · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) November 17, 2023

Inspectors wroteBased on observation and interview, the facility failed to have the results of the State survey findings easily accessible for all residents to review. This had the potential to affect the 99 residents who resided in the facility.

Fire safety inspections

13 fire safety citations on file: 10 on January 6, 2026, 3 on November 1, 2024.

Every fire safety citation13 citations

F
Implement emergency and standby power systems.

E 41 · January 6, 2026 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
F
Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.

K 351 · January 6, 2026 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
F
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.

K 918 · January 6, 2026 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
F
Have proper fire barriers, ventilation and signs for the transfilling of oxygen.

K 927 · January 6, 2026 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
E
Have properly located and lighted "Exit" signs.

K 293 · January 6, 2026 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
E
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.

K 324 · January 6, 2026 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
E
Install a fire alarm system that can be heard throughout the facility.

K 341 · January 6, 2026 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
D
Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.

K 211 · January 6, 2026 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
D
Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.

K 511 · January 6, 2026 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
D
Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed.

K 741 · January 6, 2026 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
F
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.

K 345 · November 1, 2024 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
E
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.

K 324 · November 1, 2024 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
E
Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.

K 920 · November 1, 2024 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)

Fines and payment denials

CMS lists no fines or payment denials against this home in the last three years. The national average is 0.9 fines per home.

Staffing

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)	3.60	3.69	3.86
Registered nurses	0.79	0.67	0.69
All nursing staff on weekends	3.20	3.25	3.42
Nurse aides	1.97
Licensed practical nurses	0.84
Nursing staff turnover (share who left in a year)	23.3%	45.9%	45.8%
Registered nurse turnover	23.5%	40.3%	42.9%
Administrators who left	0

CMS expects 4.06 hours a day for residents as sick as this home's (its case-mix figure). The staffing star compares the two.

Staffing by quarter, from daily payroll records

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 3.75 on weekdays and 3.20 on weekends, 15% 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 3.57 in April to June 2025 to 3.60 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	3.60	0.79	3.75	3.20	0.0%	0 of 90	97
Oct to Dec 2025	3.40	0.69	3.57	2.96	0.0%	0 of 92	99
Jul to Sep 2025	3.26	0.73	3.41	2.88	0.0%	0 of 92	99
Apr to Jun 2025	3.57	0.80	3.74	3.13	0.0%	0 of 91	91
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

Staff pay at this home

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.

Official wage estimates for Indiana

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.

How staff pay reports work · CNA pay by state

Quality measures

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	8.1	11.0	13.9
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1	0.7	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	3.1	3.9	3.2
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication Short Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1	3.3	1.2	1.6
Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1	11.0	11.9	14.1
Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1	3.4	3.6	4.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1	11.7	13.6	15.4
Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231	24.5	22.2	23.8
Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231	7.0	10.8	12.0
Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231	1.5	1.6	1.9
Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231	1.5	1.4	1.8

Short-term rehab results

For a stay to recover after a hospital visit, these are the results CMS publishes for Life Care Center of Valparaiso's Medicare short-stay residents. On returning residents home or to the community, CMS rates it better than the national rate (62.4% of residents, after adjusting for how sick they were). How to read these, and what Medicare pays for.

Went home or back to the community

62.4% this home

Better 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. 202 eligible stays.

Potentially preventable readmissions

9.0% 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. 221 eligible stays.

Infections that led to a hospital stay

6.9% 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. 146 eligible stays.

Self-care and mobility at discharge

74.8% 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. 119 residents counted.

Falls with major injury

1.1% 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. 179 residents counted.

New or worsened pressure ulcers

2.6% 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. 179 residents counted.

Medication list given at discharge

100.0% 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. 93 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.

Owners and operators

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	Since
Engels, Erin	Managing control - governing body	Individual	12/01/2018
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	12/01/2018
Valparaiso Operations, LLC	Operational/managerial control	Organization	12/01/2018
Fenoughty, Deanna	Operational/managerial control	Individual	07/10/2023
Fletcher, Todd	Operational/managerial control	Individual	12/01/2018
Henry, Terry	Operational/managerial control	Individual	12/01/2018
Janeczko, Amber	Operational/managerial control	Individual	12/01/2018
Lay, Lisa	Operational/managerial control	Individual	12/01/2018
Nallari, Surya	Operational/managerial control	Individual	11/01/2019
Preston, Aubrey	Operational/managerial control	Individual	12/01/2018
Preston, Forrest	Operational/managerial control	Individual	12/01/2018
Swanker, Richard	Operational/managerial control	Individual	12/01/2018
Thurmond, Joan	Operational/managerial control	Individual	12/01/2018
Ziegler, James	Operational/managerial control	Individual	12/01/2018
Engels, Erin	Trustee of the SNF	Individual	12/01/2018
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	02/21/2025
Life Care Centers of America, Inc.	Adp of the SNF	Organization	03/14/2025
Valparaiso Operations, LLC	Adp of the SNF	Organization	12/01/2018
Janeczko, Amber	Adp of the SNF	Individual	12/01/2018
Nallari, Surya	Adp of the SNF	Individual	11/01/2019
Preston, Forrest	Adp of the SNF	Individual	12/01/2018

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.

Questions to ask on a visit

Chosen from this home's own inspection record.

How do you prevent falls and pressure injuries, and how are families told when one happens?Inspectors cited 8 problems in this area, most recently on January 6, 2026: "Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals."
What changed in infection control since the last inspection, and who on staff is the infection preventionist?Inspectors cited 3 problems in this area, most recently on January 6, 2026: "Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program."
How do residents and families raise a complaint or grievance, and how fast is it answered?Inspectors cited 2 problems in this area, most recently on January 6, 2026: "Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate."
When is the care plan meeting, and can family attend it?Inspectors cited 2 problems in this area, most recently on November 1, 2024: "Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured."
Who is on the floor on Saturday and Sunday, and how many residents does each aide care for?Weekend nurse staffing here was 3.20 hours per resident per day, below the Indiana average of 3.25.

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Indiana contacts for a concern about a nursing home

These are the official offices in Indiana. NursingHomeClear cannot take or act on complaints.

Inspections and complaints: Indiana Department of Health, Division of Long-Term Care, the state agency that inspects nursing homes for CMS and takes complaints about care.
Resident advocate: Indiana Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program, 800-622-4484. The long-term care ombudsman is a free, confidential advocate for residents and families, set up under the federal Older Americans Act.
State inspection reports: Indiana Department of Health, Nursing Home Report Cards, where Indiana publishes its own records on licensed homes.

Common questions

What is Life Care Center of Valparaiso's Medicare star rating?: CMS rates Life Care Center of Valparaiso 5 out of 5 stars overall, with 4 for health inspections, 4 for staffing and 5 for quality measures (CMS data as of September 1, 2026).
How many deficiencies did Life Care Center of Valparaiso get at its last inspection?: 5 health deficiencies at the standard inspection on January 6, 2026. The Indiana average is 7.2.
Has Life Care Center of Valparaiso been fined?: CMS lists no fines in the last three years.
Does Life Care Center of Valparaiso accept Medicaid?: It is certified to take Medicaid (CMS lists it as "Medicare and Medicaid"). Certification does not mean a Medicaid bed is open: ask the admissions office.
Who owns Life Care Center of Valparaiso?: CMS lists 30 owners and managers, and links the home to Life Care Centers of America. Legal business name: HENDRICKS COUNTY HOSPITAL.

Sources

Ratings, staffing and fines: CMS Provider Information, released September 30, 2026, data as of September 1, 2026.
Citations: CMS Health Deficiencies and Fire Safety Deficiencies.
Owners: CMS Ownership. Penalties: CMS Penalties.
Staffing by quarter: CMS Payroll Based Journal Daily Nurse Staffing, April 2025 to March 2026, summed by NursingHomeClear.
Inspector summaries: CMS Full Statement of Deficiencies (CMS-2567 text), data as of September 1, 2026. Each quote is the part of the statement before the detailed findings.
Inspection reports with the inspectors' full notes are on this home's Medicare.gov page.
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