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D

54/100

Below average

Munster Med-Inn

7935 Calumet Ave, Munster, IN 46321

#19 of 20 in Lake County (219) 836-8300
Certified beds
225
Occupancy
75%
Ownership
Government
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.

  • Abuse icon on record

    CMS flags this facility for citations of abuse that caused harm, or potential for harm, to residents.

  • 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.

Our read on Munster Med-Inn

Munster Med-Inn is county-run and large, 225 certified beds, but its current record is one of the heaviest in the CMS system. Inspectors have cited 57 deficiencies, five of them at a level where residents were actually harmed or put in immediate jeopardy, and three tied to abuse. That combination is why CMS has placed the home in its Special Focus Facility program, the agency's watchlist for the country's most persistently troubled nursing homes. Nurse staffing runs about 11% below the national average, and weekends drop roughly 18% below the home's own weekday levels, meaning coverage thins exactly when families tend to visit. The most recent inspection, in January 2026, is recent enough that this isn't a stale picture.

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.

Inspection30/30Staffing6.5/30Stability7.5/15Outcomes7.5/15Enforcement8/10

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

6.5/30

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

  • →3.19 total nurse hours per resident per day (national median 3.77)
  • →0.41 RN hours per resident per day
  • →Weekend staffing drops 18% against weekdays

Staff stability

7.5/15

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

  • →No turnover figure reported, scored neutral

Resident outcomes

7.5/15

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

  • →No quality-measure rating published, scored neutral

Enforcement history

8/10

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

  • →No federal fines on record
  • →-2 for 1 denial(s) of Medicare payment for new admissions

Grade ceiling applied

  • Capped at 54 (grade D), CMS Special Focus Facility
  • Capped at 64 (grade C), CMS abuse icon on record

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 day3.43 hrs
National average 3.86 hrsBelow average
Registered nurse (RN) hours0.41 hrs
National average 0.69 hrsBelow average

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

Weekend nurse hours2.82 hrs
National average 3.42 hrsBelow average

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

Nursing staff turnoverNot reported

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

Recent inspection findings

Last standard health inspection: January 28, 2026 (9 months 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 CASA CONSULTING, which operates 7 homes. Staffing budgets are usually set at chain level, not in the building.

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Common questions about Munster Med-Inn

What is the ElderGrade for Munster Med-Inn? +

Munster Med-Inn 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 Munster Med-Inn? +

Residents receive an average of 3.43 nursing hours per day across all nursing staff, against a national average of 3.86 hours.

Has Munster Med-Inn 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 Munster Med-Inn accept Medicaid? +

Yes, Munster Med-Inn 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.