1309 E Grace St., Rensselaer, IN 47978 · Jasper County · (219) 866-4181
120 certified beds, about 91 residents a day · Government - County · Medicare and Medicaid since 1986
CMS Care Compare ratings, data as of September 1, 2026 · CCN 155287 · See it on Medicare.gov · Compare with other homes
At its most recent standard inspection, on May 6, 2026, inspectors cited 11 health deficiencies (the Indiana average is 7.2, the national average 9.2).
Of 43 health citations since September 2023, 2 were rated as actual harm or immediate jeopardy to residents (2 immediate jeopardy).
CMS lists 1 fine totaling $128,311 in the last three years; the largest was $128,311, and the latest is dated May 6, 2024.
Nurses and nurse aides worked 3.77 hours per resident per day, against 3.69 across Indiana and 3.86 nationally. Registered nurses accounted for 0.59 of those hours.
60.5% 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 43 health citations on file.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review and interview, the facility failed to ensure a sanitary kitchen was maintained related to proper chemical level in the dishwasher for 1 of 1 kitchen. (Main Kitchen) This had the potential to affect the 89 residents who received food from the kitchen.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and interview, the facility failed to provide education of the benefits and risks of the COVID-19 vaccine and failed to offer the COVID-19 vaccine to the employees of the facility, which had the potential to affect all the residents who reside in the facility.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review and interview, the facility failed to ensure medications and treatments were stored properly related to an expiration date torn off a medication, multi-use vial of medication undated, biological medication not destroyed timely and unlabled biologicals for 1 of 2 Medication Rooms and 2 of 3 Medication and Treatment Carts observed.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review, and interview, the facility failed to ensure residents were assessed to self-administer medications quarterly per the care plan for 1 of 1 resident reviewed for self-administration of medication. (Resident 1)
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and interview, the facility failed to ensure care plans were implemented and in place for pain and hypotension for 2 of 20 resident's care plans reviewed. (Resident 5 and 7)
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and interview, the facility failed to ensure residents received the necessary care and services related to medications not given as ordered and interventions and medications not provided for a resident with constipation for 1 of 5 residents reviewed for unnecessary medications and 1 of 1 resident reviewed for hospitalization. (Residents 16 and 6)
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review, and interview, the facility failed to ensure safety was maintained related to a lack of a smoking safety assessment for 1 of 5 residents reviewed for accidents. (Resident 74)
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review, and interview, the facility failed to ensure urinary catheter care was completed and the catheter was kept off the floor for 2 of 2 residents reviewed for catheters. (Residents 1 and 32)
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and interview, the facility failed to ensure a resident with a colostomy (opening in the colon that lets stools pass from the body) received appropriate treatment and services related to a lack of documentation of completed colostomy bag changes and stoma care for 1 of 1 resident reviewed for ostomies. (Resident 1)
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and interview, the facility failed to ensure pain medication and non-pharmacological interventions were administered as ordered for 1 of 3 residents reviewed for pain management. (Resident 33)
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and interview, the facility failed to ensure a resident's blood pressure was monitored for an as needed (prn) blood pressure medication for 1 of 5 residents reviewed for unnecessary medications. (Resident 5)
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and interview, the facility failed to ensure interventions were attempted prior to administering PRN (as needed) anti-anxiety medications and receiving an order for a routine anti-anxiety medication, for 1 of 3 residents reviewed for resident to resident abuse. (Resident F)
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and interview, the facility failed to ensure a resident who required assistance for activities of daily living (ADL's), received bathing/showers at least twice a week, for 1 of 3 residents who require extensive to dependent assistance for ADL's. (Resident J)
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and interview, the facility failed to implement the abuse policy and procedure for abuse training yearly for 2 of 5 staff members who have been employed at the facility for over four months. (LPN 1 and CNA 2)
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review, and interview, the facility failed to serve, store, and prepare food under sanitary conditions, related to opened food stored more than 72 hours, dirt/debris/food on the floors of the walk in cooler, dried storage area, and food preparation area, dirty shelves, food stored without opening dates and in dirty containers, dented cans, opened bags of cereal not re-sealed, and a staff member with uncovered open areas on his arm, for 1 of 1 kitchen.(Main Kitchen) This had the potential to affect 85 of 86 residents who reside in the facility.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and interview, the facility failed to ensure grievances voiced by the residents were resolved or attempted to be resolved in a timely manner and failed to follow up on the resolution to ensure the grievances were resolved, for 8 of 11 residents interviewed for grievances. (Resident H, K, L, M, N,O, P, Q, and E)
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and interview, the facility failed to ensure residents were provided choices and the choices were honored for meals, for 9 of 11 residents interviewed. (Residents H, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, and E)
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review and interview, the facility failed to serve 1 of 2 meals observed at an appetizing temperature, related to a supper meal served with temperatures of the food under 135 degrees. This had the potential to affect 71 residents who are on a regular diet with regular textured foods.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and interview, the facility failed to ensure treatments for pressure ulcers were completed as ordered by the physician for 1 of 3 residents reviewed for pressure ulcers. (Resident E)
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review, and interview, the facility failed to ensure a respiratory treatment was monitored for 1 of 3 residents reviewed for oxygen. (Resident B)
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and interview, the facility failed to ensure a resident's record was accurate, related to an Agency LPN signing that a treatment had been completed when the treatment had not been completed, for 1 of 7 resident records reviewed. (Resident E and Agency LPN 2)
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and interview, the facility failed to ensure contracted staff training requirements were completed for Medication Administration for 3 of 6 Agency Staff reviewed for agency orientation. (Agency LPN 4, Agency LPN 5, and Agency LPN 6)
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 1 resident reviewed for self-administration of medication. (Resident 52)
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review and interview, the facility failed to ensure a resident's ADL (activities of daily living) functions were maintained related to walking the resident daily as care planned for 1 of 1 resident reviewed for rehabilitation and/or restorative care. (Resident 70)
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review and interview, the facility failed to ensure residents received the necessary care and services related to a medication not resumed at the correct frequency for 1 of 1 residents reviewed for death (Resident B), lack of a treatment order for a dressing in place, and compression stockings not worn as ordered for 2 of 3 residents reviewed for non-pressure skin issues. (Residents D and C)
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review and interview, the facility failed to ensure a resident's range of motion (ROM) was maintained related to not following therapy recommendations for routine ROM exercises for 1 of 2 residents reviewed for limited ROM and/ or positioning. (Resident 21)
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and interview, the facility failed to monitor nutritional intake for meals for a resident with a history of weight loss for 1 of 3 residents reviewed for nutrition. (Resident 15)
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review and interview, the facility failed to ensure residents received the necessary respiratory care and treatments related to medications not initiated for a resident with COVID-19 for 1 of 2 residents reviewed for respiratory infections (Resident 70) and incorrect oxygen flow rates for 2 of 2 residents reviewed for oxygen. (Residents 10 and 65)
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review and interview, the facility failed to ensure ground meat was provided in accordance with the physician orders and failed to ensure specialized dietary instructions were provided to nursing staff for 6 of 6 residents on a memory care unit reviewed for a mechanically altered with ground meat diet. (Residents B, G, H, J, K, and L) This deficient practice resulted in a cognitively impaired resident with a history of food stuffing, ingesting the regular meat, the resident's airway becoming blocked, and the resident expired. (Resident B). The immediate jeopardy began on 4/16/24 when a cognitively impaired resident on the memory care unit with a history of stuffing food into her mouth and swallowing without chewing, was found unresponsive with sausage in her mouth and airway after the evening meal. [...]
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and interview, the facility failed to ensure adequate supervision was provided to prevent a cognitively-impaired resident on the Memory Care Unit with a history of food stuffing from ingesting and aspirating a large amount of unchewed food, for 1 of 3 residents reviewed for dining room supervision. This deficient practice resulted in the death of Resident B. The immediate jeopardy began on 4/16/24 when a cognitively impaired resident on the memory care unit with a history of stuffing food into her mouth and swallowing without chewing, was found unresponsive with sausage in her mouth and airway after the dinner meal. The resident had a care plan to be supervised during meals. [...]
Inspectors wroteBased on observation and interview, the facility failed to ensure a sanitary kitchen, related to boxes of food stored on the freezer floor and clean dishes stored upright on a shelf, for 1 of 1 kitchens observed. (Main Kitchen). This had the potential to affect all 76 residents who received food from the kitchen.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and interview, the facility failed to ensure a resident and/or their responsible party were notified in writing related to a bed hold notice for 1 of 1 residents reviewed for hospitalization. (Resident 71).
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review, and interview, the facility failed to develop and implement a care plan for a resident with a history of wandering into other resident's room, for 1 of 21 resident care plans reviewed. (Resident C)
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and interview, the facility failed to ensure ADL (activities of daily living) care was provided to a dependent resident, related to showering as scheduled, for 1 of 3 residents reviewed for ADL care. (Resident 22)
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review, and interview, the facility failed to ensure residents received the necessary treatment and services, related to not holding a medication as ordered, for 1 of 1 residents reviewed for constipation, lack of Physician notification of a lab result, for 1 of 7 residents reviewed for accidents, and not assessing or monitoring skin discolorations, for 1 of 1 residents reviewed for non pressure skin conditions. (Residents 13, 67 and 27)
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review, and interview, the facility failed to ensure safety measures were in place to prevent accidents, related to fall precautions not implemented for a resident with a history of falls, for 1 of 3 residents reviewed for accidents. (Resident 64)
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and interview, the facility failed to ensure staff monitored output from a foley catheter every shift per the care plan, for 1 of 1 residents reviewed for catheters. (Resident 22)
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review, and interview, the facility failed to ensure continuous effective interventions were implemented to prevent known triggers for residents with dementia who were observed with physical behaviors and wandering behaviors, for 2 of 3 residents reviewed for dementia care. (Residents B and C)
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review, and interview, the facility failed to ensure medications were stored properly and with appropriate labeling, for 1 of 4 medication carts observed. (South Cart 1)
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review, and interview, the facility failed to ensure infection control guidelines were in place and implemented, related to not using hand hygiene in between glove changes during wound care, and touching resident items with gloved hands for 2 of 4 residents observed for pressure ulcers. (Residents 16 and 22)
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and interview, the facility failed to promote antibiotic stewardship by ensuring appropriate use of antibiotic therapy and reduce antibiotic resistance by only initiating therapy based on the McGeer Criteria for true infections, for 1 of 1 residents reviewed for respiratory care. (Resident 2)
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and interview, the facility failed to ensure there was sufficient qualified dietary staff available to cook meals. This had the potential to affect 66 residents who received meals from the kitchen. (Main Kitchen)
Inspectors wroteBased on observation and interview, the facility failed to have accurate and complete daily nurse staffing postings. This had the potential to affect all 67 residents residing in the facility.
25 fire safety citations on file: 16 on May 6, 2026, 2 on February 7, 2025, 7 on February 23, 2024.
| Date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| May 6, 2024 | Fine | $128,311 |
A payment denial means Medicare and Medicaid stopped paying for new admissions for that period.
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) | 3.77 | 3.69 | 3.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.59 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff on weekends | 3.46 | 3.25 | 3.42 |
| Nurse aides | 2.41 | ||
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.76 | ||
| Nursing staff turnover (share who left in a year) | 60.5% | 45.9% | 45.8% |
| Registered nurse turnover | 75.0% | 40.3% | 42.9% |
| Administrators who left | 2 |
CMS expects 3.42 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 3.89 on weekdays and 3.46 on weekends, 11% lower on weekends (nationally, weekends ran 15% lower). Contract or agency staff worked 30.8% of nursing hours, against 5.3% nationally. Total nursing hours per resident went from 3.53 in April to June 2025 to 3.77 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 | 3.77 | 0.59 | 3.89 | 3.46 | 30.8% | 0 of 90 | 91 |
| Oct to Dec 2025 | 3.64 | 0.51 | 3.73 | 3.43 | 31.7% | 0 of 92 | 85 |
| Jul to Sep 2025 | 3.42 | 0.43 | 3.52 | 3.16 | 34.6% | 0 of 92 | 86 |
| Apr to Jun 2025 | 3.53 | 0.38 | 3.67 | 3.20 | 30.7% | 0 of 91 | 82 |
| 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 | 10.9 | 11.0 | 13.9 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 0.3 | 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 | 5.5 | 3.9 | 3.2 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication Short Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 1.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 14.2 | 11.9 | 14.1 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 7.1 | 3.6 | 4.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 7.2 | 13.6 | 15.4 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 22.7 | 22.2 | 23.8 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 17.2 | 10.8 | 12.0 |
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 1.9 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 1.8 |
For a stay to recover after a hospital visit, these are the results CMS publishes for Rensselaer Care Center's Medicare short-stay residents. On returning residents home or to the community, CMS rates it no different from the national rate (57.5% of residents, after adjusting for how sick they were). How to read these, and what Medicare pays for.
57.5% this home
No different from 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. 70 eligible stays.
12.7% 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. 84 eligible stays.
6.7% 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. 48 eligible stays.
81.3% 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. 32 residents counted.
1.8% 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. 56 residents counted.
3.3% 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. 56 residents counted.
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. 25 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 | 01/01/2020 | |
| 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 | 11/01/2018 | |
| Rensselaer Medical Investors, LLC | Operational/managerial control | Organization | 11/01/2018 | |
| Cross, Cindy | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 11/01/2018 | |
| Fenoughty, Deanna | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 07/10/2023 | |
| Fletcher, Todd | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 11/01/2018 | |
| Henry, Terry | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 11/01/2018 | |
| Kutemeier, Jillian | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 02/01/2025 | |
| Lay, Lisa | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 11/01/2018 | |
| Preston, Aubrey | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 03/06/2025 | |
| Radadiya, Pragneshkumar | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 12/01/2023 | |
| Swanker, Richard | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 11/01/2018 | |
| Thurmond, Joan | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 11/01/2018 | |
| Ziegler, James | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 11/01/2018 | |
| Engels, Erin | Trustee of the SNF | Individual | 01/01/2020 | |
| 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 | 02/27/2025 | |
| Life Care Centers of America, Inc. | Adp of the SNF | Organization | 03/14/2025 | |
| Rensselaer Medical Investors, LLC | Adp of the SNF | Organization | 11/01/2018 | |
| Kutemeier, Jillian | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 02/01/2025 | |
| Preston, Forrest | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 11/01/2018 | |
| Radadiya, Pragneshkumar | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 12/01/2023 |
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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