Nursing homes across Elkhart County, Indiana, graded on the federal inspection
record, nurse staffing and staff turnover. County rank is shown on each home's profile.
Hubbard Hill Estates runs a tight ship on the numbers that matter most. Nurse staffing sits at 4.27 hours per resident day, about 11% above the national average, and weekend coverage stays reasonably close to weekday levels even though it dips roughly 14%. Staff turnover of 31.5% is well below the national 45.8%, which suggests people stick around, a good sign for residents who value consistent caregivers.
The inspection record backs that up: five total deficiencies on file, none at the harm or jeopardy level and none abuse-related, with the most recent state visit in December 2025. For a 66-bed nonprofit in Elkhart, that combination of low turnover, solid staffing, and a clean complaint history is what a family should be looking for.
Waterford Crossing runs on 4.44 nurse hours per resident day, about 15% above the national average, and its staff turnover of 27.4% is well below the 45.8% national figure, a combination that usually shows up in day-to-day care. Weekend staffing dips roughly 15% below weekday levels, worth asking about if your family visits mainly on Saturdays or Sundays. The inspection record shows 12 deficiencies, none at the harm level and none abuse-related, with the most recent visit in March 2026. Corporate for-profit ownership, 87 beds, and strong marks across inspections, quality measures, and staffing.
Greencroft Healthcare runs 214 certified beds in Goshen as a nonprofit, and the staffing picture is genuinely solid: 4.35 nursing hours per resident day, roughly 13% above the national average, with weekend coverage only about 7% lighter than weekdays. Turnover sits at 42.8%, a bit better than the 45.8% national figure. The trouble is inspections. A 1-out-of-5 health inspection rating, 38 deficiencies on the current record, including three at harm or jeopardy level and three tied to abuse, with the last survey dated May 2025. Strong staffing and a 5-out-of-5 quality measure score don't erase that citation history, ask pointed questions about the harm-level findings and what changed since.
Restoracy Of Goshen runs 48 beds under individual for-profit ownership, and its strongest card is nursing hours: 5.70 per resident per day, roughly 48% above the national average of 3.86. Weekends dip about 10% below its own weekday level, so ask how that plays out on a Sunday. The inspection record shows 29 deficiencies, though none at harm or jeopardy level and none abuse-related, with the most recent inspection in June 2025. Staff turnover sits at 50.6%, above the 45.8% national figure, worth asking about, since consistent caregivers matter. CMS rates quality measures 5/5, staffing 4/5, and health inspections 3/5.
Brickyard Healthcare's Elkhart Care Center runs 175 certified beds as a for-profit corporation, and its nurse staffing sits at 3.36 hours per resident day, roughly 13% under the national average of 3.86. Weekend coverage slips another 13% below its own weekday levels. The health inspection record is the real concern: a 1-out-of-5 star rating, 40 deficiencies, including one at the harm or jeopardy level and four tied to abuse. Staff turnover lands at 33.3%, better than the 45.8% national average, and the quality measure rating reaches 4 stars, which helps explain why the overall numbers aren't worse. But with that inspection history and thin staffing, ask direct questions about who's on the floor at night and on weekends before you decide.
Greenleaf Health Campus runs 60 beds in Elkhart under for-profit LLC ownership, and its nurse staffing sits at 3.61 hours per resident day, roughly 6% under the national average, with weekends about 8% thinner than weekdays. Turnover is 34.8%, well below the national 45.8%, so the people caring for residents tend to stick around. The tradeoff shows up in oversight: a 2/5 inspection rating, 24 deficiencies on record including one abuse-related citation, though none rose to harm or jeopardy level. That inspection happened in September 2025, so it's recent. Families weighing this one should ask how the abuse finding was resolved and what weekend coverage actually looks like on the floor.
Elkhart Meadows is county-owned, and that shows up in its inspection record: six deficiencies total, none of them causing harm and none tied to abuse, with a survey done as recently as September 2025. State inspectors have handed it five stars for health inspections and five for quality measures. Staffing is where it gets thinner. At 3.28 nurse hours per resident day, it's roughly 15 percent under the national average of 3.86, and weekend coverage drops about 16 percent against its own weekday level. Turnover, at 44.7 percent, sits right at the national rate of 45.8, ordinary churn, not a crisis. Strong oversight, shaky day-to-day floor coverage.
East Lake runs lean on nursing hours, 3.76 per resident per day against a national average of 3.86, and weekends are where that shows most, with staffing about 19% thinner than on weekdays. Staff turnover sits at 45.2%, basically in line with the national figure, so retention isn't the outlier here; the 2-out-of-5 staffing rating is about how many hands are on deck, not how often people leave. The 13 deficiencies on record include nothing at the harm level and nothing abuse-related, and the most recent inspection came in April 2026. As a nonprofit, its quality measure score of 4 out of 5 stands out against the weaker staffing picture.
Riverside Village runs 3.43 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 11% under the national average of 3.86, and weekend coverage drops about 14% below its own weekday level. That thin weekend staffing matters because care doesn't pause on Saturdays. The bigger number is turnover: 65.4% of staff leaving annually, against a national average of 45.8%, that kind of churn means residents see a rotating cast of caregivers.
The nonprofit corporation's inspection record shows 26 deficiencies, three tied to abuse, though none rose to harm or jeopardy level. Quality measures score well, but staffing doesn't, and a recent February 2026 inspection keeps the record current. Ask about weekend nurse coverage and how they're holding onto aides before you decide.
Waters of Wakarusa runs 133 certified beds as a for-profit partnership, and its current inspection record carries 32 deficiencies, one of them at the harm or jeopardy level, though none abuse-related. Staffing sits at 3.46 nurse hours per resident day against a national average of 3.86, weekends run about 9% thinner than weekdays, and annual turnover is 57.1% compared with 45.8% nationally. A single fine of $14,661 appears on the record, and the most recent inspection was March 14, 2025. The one-star health inspection rating tells you where the trouble concentrates: not in the quality measures, which score mid-range, but in how consistently the building meets federal requirements day to day.
Valley View runs 94 beds in Elkhart under for-profit LLC ownership, and the staffing numbers are where the trouble starts. At 3.32 nurse hours per resident day, it's about 14% under the national average, and weekends drop roughly 8% below its own weekday level, so coverage thins out exactly when families tend to visit. Turnover sits at 59% against a national 45.8%, meaning most of the people caring for residents weren't there a year ago. The inspection record backs that up: 47 deficiencies, including several tied to abuse and two at the harm level, plus a single $284,560 fine. The quality measure score doesn't cancel out a one-star inspection history with that kind of churn.
Majestic Care of Goshen runs 186 beds under for-profit LLC ownership, and the numbers that matter most here are thin. Nurse staffing sits at 3.17 hours per resident day, roughly 18 percent under the national average, and weekends drop about 19 percent below what the home staffs on weekdays, so the coverage gap widens exactly when families tend to visit. Staff turnover at 56.1 percent runs well above the 45.8 percent national figure, which means caregivers are cycling through faster than residents can build familiarity with them. The inspection record is the heaviest weight: 77 deficiencies, 9 tied to abuse and 2 at harm or jeopardy level, with the most recent inspection in January 2025. The quality measure score looks better, but it sits on top of a staffing and compliance picture that doesn't hold up.
Woodland Manor runs on thinner staffing than most homes nationally, and the gap widens on weekends, when coverage drops about 11% below its own weekday level. That matters more than the raw hours suggest, because nearly 70% of the nursing staff turned over in a year, well above the national rate, so the people providing care keep changing. The inspection record backs up the concern: 50 deficiencies, five serious enough to put residents in harm's way, and four tied to abuse, with $114,339 in fines. A recent November 2025 inspection gives some current picture, but three one-star ratings across health, quality, and staffing describe a home struggling on every measure at once.