Nursing homes across Lake County, Indiana, graded on the federal inspection
record, nurse staffing and staff turnover. County rank is shown on each home's profile.
Nurse staffing at Hartsfield Village runs 4.45 hours per resident day, roughly 15 percent above the national average, which helps explain the four-star staffing rating. Weekend coverage dips about 14 percent below the home's own weekday level, so ask how that plays out on a Sunday. Staff turnover sits at 33.9 percent against a national 45.8, lower churn than most places, which matters for residents who value seeing the same faces. The 34 deficiencies on record carry no harm or jeopardy findings and nothing abuse-related, and the most recent inspection was August 2025. Quality and health inspection ratings both land at three stars, so care is solid without being exceptional.
Cedar Creek Health Campus runs 58 beds in Lowell under corporate for-profit ownership, and its nurse staffing sits at 3.58 hours per resident day, roughly 7% under the national average, with weekends dropping about 15% below its own weekday levels. Turnover is the bright spot: 27.1% against a national 45.8%, so the aides and nurses who are there tend to stay. The inspection record is more mixed: 25 deficiencies, one serious enough to involve harm or jeopardy, though none tied to abuse, and a single fine of $8,021. The most recent inspection was May 2026. Quality measures score well; staffing and inspections land in the middle.
Lowell Healthcare runs 86 certified beds under corporate for-profit ownership, and its staffing sits at 3.60 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 7% under the national average of 3.86. Weekends dip about 17% below its own weekday coverage, so families should ask how that gap gets covered. The good news: turnover is 34.6%, well under the 45.8% national figure, which suggests a steadier crew than most. Inspections are current, the last one in February 2026, with 12 deficiencies on record, none at harm or jeopardy level, none abuse-related. Quality measures score 5/5 and inspections 4/5, while staffing lands 3/5. Solid care outcomes, thinner staffing margins.
Hammond-Whiting Care Center runs 80 certified beds in Whiting under for-profit corporate ownership, and the numbers split in two directions. The clinical quality measures hold up reasonably well, but the staffing side is thin: 3.64 nurse hours per resident day against a national average of 3.86, with weekends running about 13 percent below the home's own weekday level. Turnover sits at 49.3 percent, above the national 45.8 percent, so the people covering those shifts keep changing.
The inspection record is the harder read. Fifty-five deficiencies are on file, including two at the harm or jeopardy level and two tied to abuse, and the health inspection rating is 1 out of 5. The most recent inspection was February 11, 2026, recent enough to reflect current conditions.
If you're considering this home, ask about weekend coverage and how abuse-related deficiencies were resolved.
South Shore Health & Rehabilitation Center runs 100 certified beds in Gary as a for-profit corporation. Nurse staffing sits at 4.01 hours per resident day, a bit above the national average, but weekends drop roughly 12% below the home's own weekday coverage, so the hours look better on paper than they do on a Saturday. Annual turnover of 61.8% is well above the national 45.8%, meaning the aides and nurses caring for residents are often new to the building. The inspection record is the harder problem: 54 deficiencies, including one at the harm level and one tied to abuse.
Ignite Medical Resort Crown Point runs 70 beds under corporate ownership, and its staffing sits at 3.74 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 3% under the national average, with weekend coverage dipping about 4% below its own weekday levels. The bigger concern is turnover: 61.2% annually against a national average of 45.8%, meaning more than half the nursing staff leaves each year, which matters for anyone counting on consistent caregivers. Inspections are another weak spot, with a 1-out-of-5 health inspection rating and 44 deficiencies on record, including two tied to abuse, though none reached documented harm or jeopardy. Its quality measure score is strong, but that reflects charted care, not the hands available to deliver it.
The Waters of Hobart runs on thinner nursing coverage than most homes, 3.24 hours per resident day against a national average of 3.86, with weekends dropping roughly 13% below its own weekday level. That's a one-star federal staffing rating, and annual turnover of 48.1% sits slightly above the national figure, so the aides and nurses on the floor keep changing. Its health inspection record shows 50 deficiencies, one serious enough to reach harm or jeopardy, though none are abuse-related; the most recent inspection was June 17, 2025. Corporate for-profit ownership, 110 beds. The quality measure rating is strong at 4 out of 5, which makes the thin staffing the real question to ask about.
Brickyard Healthcare - Merrillville Care Center runs 164 certified beds under corporate for-profit ownership, and its staffing numbers are the first thing to notice. At 3.24 nurse hours per resident day, it sits about 16 percent under the national average of 3.86, and weekends drop roughly 14 percent below its own weekday levels, so coverage thins out exactly when families tend to visit. Turnover runs 48.5 percent, a few points above the national 45.8 percent. The inspection record is heavier: 36 deficiencies, including one at the harm-or-jeopardy level and two tied to abuse, with a 1-out-of-5 health inspection rating. Quality measures score well at 4 out of 5, but that's the one bright spot in an otherwise thin picture.
Aperion Care Tolleston Park runs 178 certified beds under for-profit LLC ownership, and its nurse staffing sits at 3.22 hours per resident day, roughly 17% under the national average of 3.86, with weekends about 12% thinner than weekdays. Staff turnover, at 37.9%, actually comes in below the national 45.8%, so the problem isn't retention so much as how few hours each resident gets. The CMS staffing and health inspection ratings both sit at 1 out of 5, backed by 52 deficiencies on the current record, including two tied to abuse, though none at the harm or jeopardy level. The last inspection was recent, so that picture is current rather than stale.
Spring Mill Health Campus runs 3.77 total nurse hours per resident day, a bit under the national average, and weekends drop roughly 12% below its own weekday staffing. That's the pattern behind its staffing rating of 1 out of 5. The inspection record shows 38 deficiencies, none at the harm or jeopardy level and none abuse-related, with the most recent survey in December 2025. Quality measures come in at 2 out of 5, and the home is a nonprofit corporation with 64 certified beds. The consistent story here is thin daily staffing, especially on weekends, rather than a record of serious harm.
Colonial Nursing Home runs 55 beds in Crown Point under individual for-profit ownership, and its staffing sits about one percent under the national average at 3.83 nurse hours per resident day. That thin margin hides a bigger problem: weekend coverage drops roughly eight percent below the home's own weekday level, and annual turnover hits 59% against a national average of 45.8%. The 35 deficiencies on record carry no harm-level or abuse findings, and the most recent inspection was in June 2025, so the state has looked recently. Staffing scored better than quality measures or inspections, but a home losing six of every ten caregivers a year struggles to keep consistent hands on residents.
Ignite Medical Resort Dyer runs 100 certified beds under corporate for-profit ownership, and its staffing sits at 4.18 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 8% above the national average of 3.86. That sounds reassuring until you notice weekends drop about 11% below the home's own weekday coverage, and annual turnover hits 50.8% against a 45.8% national figure, meaning the people at the bedside keep changing. The inspection record is the harder problem: 72 deficiencies, including one at the harm-or-jeopardy level and one abuse-related, with a single fine of $8,281 and a health inspection rating of 1 out of 5. A recent April 2025 inspection doesn't offset that history, and quality measures alone won't carry it.
Harbor Health & Rehab runs 106 certified beds as a nonprofit, but the numbers show a home stretched thin on the floor. Nurse staffing sits at 2.77 hours per resident day, roughly 28% under the national average of 3.86, and weekends drop about 10% below its own weekday coverage, so the thinnest shifts are also the least supervised. The inspection record is the heaviest weight here: 69 deficiencies, three of them serious enough to put residents in harm's way, plus two fines totaling $29,230. Quality measures score well, but that's the one bright spot against staffing and inspection ratings that sit at the bottom of the scale.
Casa Of Hobart runs 138 certified beds under corporate ownership in Lake County, and the staffing numbers are the first thing I'd want you to see. At 3.46 nurse hours per resident day, it sits about 10 percent under the national average of 3.86, and weekends drop roughly 23 percent below what the home itself staffs on weekdays, so the coverage you might observe on a Tuesday isn't what your relative gets on a Sunday.
The inspection record backs that up: a 1-out-of-5 health inspection rating, 82 deficiencies on file including two at harm or jeopardy level and two tied to abuse, plus one fine of $14,433. Quality measures score well, but staffing and inspections don't.
Ask about weekend coverage and the plan of correction before you tour.
Saint Anthony runs 189 certified beds in Crown Point under corporate for-profit ownership, and its staffing sits at 3.60 nurse hours per resident day, about 7% under the national average of 3.86. Weekends drop roughly 16% below its own weekday levels, and turnover is 46.8%, slightly above the national 45.8%. The inspection record is the real concern: 50 deficiencies, two tied to abuse, and a 1-out-of-5 health inspection rating, though zero rose to harm or jeopardy. Quality measures score better at 3 out of 5, but staffing also rates 1 out of 5. The most recent inspection was June 16, 2025, so the record is current. If you're considering this one, ask directly about weekend coverage and how they've addressed those abuse-related findings.
Dyer Nursing and Rehabilitation Center runs 161 certified beds under corporate for-profit ownership, and the staffing numbers are where the trouble starts: 3.41 nurse hours per resident day against a national average of 3.86, with weekends dropping roughly 11% below its own weekday levels. That thin coverage lines up with a one-star staffing rating, and the inspection record backs it up, 76 deficiencies, two of them serious enough to put residents at risk of harm, plus $23,257 in fines across two penalties. The most recent inspection came in February 2025, so the record is current, not stale. Quality measures score a middling three stars, but that's the outlier here, not the pattern.
Lincolnshire runs 3.26 nurse hours per resident day, about 16% under the national average, and weekends drop roughly 18% below its own weekday staffing. That thin coverage lines up with the federal staffing rating of 1 out of 5, and the health inspection rating is also 1 out of 5, the current record shows 57 deficiencies, though none reached harm or jeopardy level and none involved abuse. One fine totaling $3,418 has been levied. The last inspection was November 24, 2025, so the record is recent. Quality measures score better, at 3 out of 5, which suggests the clinical metrics tracked by CMS look steadier than the day-to-day staffing and inspection picture.
Crown Point Health Campus is county-owned, and it's in the CMS Special Focus Facility program, which is a short list of homes the government tracks because problems keep showing up. The inspection record backs that up: 67 deficiencies currently on file, including one at the harm level and two tied to abuse, with a single fine of $25,665. Nurse staffing runs 3.26 hours per resident day against a national average of 3.86, and weekends drop roughly 14% below the home's own weekday coverage, that's when gaps tend to bite. The last inspection was in March 2026, so the record is current, not stale. If you're considering this one, ask specifically what the abuse-related findings involved and how weekend coverage is handled.
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.
Great Lakes Healthcare Center runs 134 beds in Dyer under corporate ownership, and the staffing numbers are where I'd start. At 3.42 nurse hours per resident day, it sits about 11% under the national average, and weekends dip roughly 12% below its own weekday levels, so coverage thins out exactly when families tend to visit. Annual turnover of 51.4% tops the national rate, meaning the aides and nurses caring for your relative are likely to change often. The health inspection record is the other concern: 87 deficiencies, one abuse-related, and CMS has placed the home in its Special Focus Facility program, which is reserved for the country's most persistently troubled homes. The five-star quality measure score reflects charted care, not the inspection or staffing picture.