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D

54/100

Below average

Aperion Care Lincoln

1236 Lincoln Ave, Evansville, IN 47714

CMS 1/5 stars #17 of 17 in Vanderburgh County (812) 464-3607
Certified beds
47
Occupancy
96%
Ownership
For-profit
Accepts
Medicare + Medicaid

What to ask about before you visit

These are findings in the public CMS record for this home. They are not our opinion, each one comes straight from a federal inspection or enforcement file.

  • Special Focus Facility

    CMS has placed this home in its Special Focus Facility program for a persistent pattern of poor care. These homes get inspected twice as often.

  • $38,324 in federal fines

    CMS has fined this facility across 2 penalty action(s).

  • Nursing staff turnover of 66%

    High turnover means residents rarely see the same caregiver twice. The national average is about 50%.

Our read on Aperion Care Lincoln

Aperion Care Lincoln is a 47-bed for-profit home in Evansville that CMS has placed in its Special Focus Facility program, a designation reserved for homes with a persistent record of poor quality. The inspection history backs that up: 54 deficiencies on the current record, three of them serious enough to cause harm or put residents in jeopardy, plus two abuse-related citations and $53,454 in fines. Staffing sits just under the national average at 3.83 hours per resident day, but the bigger issue is turnover at 65.5%, well above the 45.8% national figure, and weekend coverage that drops about 14% below weekday levels. The last inspection was April 2025.

Written from the CMS figures for this home shown further down this page. Nothing here is paid for or supplied by the home.

How this grade was calculated

Every point is shown. Nothing is weighted behind the scenes, the full formula is on How we grade.

Inspection30/30Staffing20/30Stability0/15Outcomes9/15Enforcement5/10

A full pentagon is full marks. The shape shows what kind of good or bad a home is, two homes can share a score and look nothing alike.

Inspection safety

30/30

Citations from state health inspections over the last three surveys, weighted by how much harm CMS says they caused.

  • →No citations recorded in the last 3 years

Staffing

20/30

Nursing hours per resident per day, adjusted for how sick the residents are, plus RN cover and weekend consistency.

  • →3.82 total nurse hours per resident per day (national median 3.77)
  • →0.74 RN hours per resident per day
  • →Weekend staffing drops 14% against weekdays

Staff stability

0/15

How much of the nursing team leaves in a year. High turnover means a resident rarely sees the same face twice.

  • →66% of nursing staff left in the last year
  • →-2 for 2 administrator departures

Resident outcomes

9/15

The CMS quality-measure rating, built from resident outcomes like falls, pressure ulcers, infections and antipsychotic use.

  • →3 of 5 stars on the CMS quality-measure rating

Enforcement history

5/10

Fines and payment denials CMS has imposed. A denial of payment means CMS stopped paying for new admissions.

  • →$38,324 in federal fines across 2 action(s)

Grade ceiling applied

  • Capped at 54 (grade D), CMS Special Focus Facility

Staffing, against the national average

Full detail

Hours of nursing care each resident receives per day. The marker on each bar is the national average.

Total nurse hours per resident per day3.83 hrs
National average 3.86 hrsBelow average
Registered nurse (RN) hours0.74 hrs
National average 0.69 hrsBetter than average

RNs are the licence level most likely to catch a resident deteriorating.

Weekend nurse hours3.31 hrs
National average 3.42 hrsBelow average

The shift most families visit, and the one thinned first.

Nursing staff turnover65.50%
National average 45.80%Below average

The share of nursing staff who left over the last year.

Recent inspection findings

Last standard health inspection: April 9, 2025 (1 year ago). No citations were recorded.

No health-inspection citations on record for this facility in the current CMS release.

Who owns this home

Full record

Part of APERION CARE, which operates 33 homes. Staffing budgets are usually set at chain level, not in the building.

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Common questions about Aperion Care Lincoln

What is the ElderGrade for Aperion Care Lincoln? +

Aperion Care Lincoln holds an ElderGrade of D (54 out of 100), which we describe as "below average". The grade combines its inspection citations, nurse staffing levels, staff turnover, resident outcomes and enforcement history from the federal CMS record.

How many nursing hours does each resident get at Aperion Care Lincoln? +

Residents receive an average of 3.83 nursing hours per day across all nursing staff, against a national average of 3.86 hours.

Has Aperion Care Lincoln been cited for harming residents? +

No. None of the 0 citations on record were scored at the levels CMS uses to indicate actual harm or immediate jeopardy.

Does Aperion Care Lincoln accept Medicaid? +

Yes, Aperion Care Lincoln is certified to accept Medicaid, which is the programme that pays for long-term custodial care once a resident meets their state's income and asset limits.