All 44 Medicare-certified nursing homes in Indianapolis,
side by side on the things that separate them: how many nursing hours each resident gets, how much of the
staff leaves each year, and what inspectors found on their last visit.
Clearvista Lake Health Campus runs 70 beds as a county-owned home, and its clinical quality scores are genuinely strong, a perfect 5 out of 5 on CMS quality measures. Staffing is where it slips. At 3.75 nurse hours per resident day, it sits just under the national average of 3.86, and weekends drop roughly 19% below its own weekday coverage, a gap families should ask about directly. Annual turnover of 50% runs above the 45.8% national figure, which matters for whether your parent sees the same aides twice. The inspection record shows 27 deficiencies, one serious enough to involve harm or jeopardy, though none tied to abuse.
Forest Creek Village runs on thinner staffing than most homes its size. At 3.56 nurse hours per resident day, it sits about 8% under the national average, and weekends drop roughly 12% below what the building manages Monday through Friday, so the coverage you see on a Tuesday tour isn't necessarily what your mother gets on a Sunday. Annual turnover of 50% tops the national 45.8% mark, meaning more than half the nursing staff leaves each year. The current record shows 32 deficiencies, two of them abuse-related, none at harm or jeopardy level, with the last inspection in March 2026. Quality scores look strong, but that's largely resident assessment data, not the hands available.
Rosegate Village runs on thin staffing. At 3.19 nurse hours per resident day, it sits about 17% under the national average, and weekends drop roughly another 10% below its own weekday levels, that's when call lights tend to ring longest. Annual turnover of 51.3% tops the national figure, so the aides who know your mother may not be there in six months. The inspection record is cleaner than most: eight deficiencies, none at harm or jeopardy level, though three are abuse-related, which is worth asking about directly. A January 2026 inspection means the record is current. This is a nonprofit home that scores well on care measures but asks a lot of a stretched staff.
Arlington Place runs 84 certified beds in Indianapolis under for-profit partnership ownership, and its staffing numbers tell the real story here. Total nurse coverage sits at 3.74 hours per resident day, just under the national average of 3.86, but weekends drop about 13% below its own weekday level, so the weakest coverage lands when families tend to visit. Turnover runs 48.3% against a national 45.8%, meaning roughly half the nursing staff turns over each year.
The inspection record shows 21 deficiencies with none at harm or jeopardy level and nothing abuse-related; the last survey was December 2025. Quality measures score well, but that two-star staffing rating reflects what the hours actually show.
Community Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is county-owned and carries 115 certified beds on Indianapolis's east side. The raw staffing number looks decent, 4.33 nurse hours per resident day, about 12% above the national average, but weekends run roughly 20% below its own weekday level, and annual turnover sits at 67.7% against a national 45.8%. Inspectors have logged 37 deficiencies, including one at the harm or jeopardy level and three tied to abuse; the health inspection rating is 1 out of 5, while resident outcome measures score 5 out of 5. One fine totaling $12,735 is on record, and the most recent inspection closed in April 2026. The county's answer to understaffing is overtime and turnover, not more hires.
Altenheim Health & Living Community is county-owned and holds 87 certified beds, and its recent inspection history is genuinely solid, a 4 out of 5 on health inspections, a perfect 5 on quality measures, and 11 deficiencies on record with none rising to harm or jeopardy and nothing abuse-related. The problem sits in the staffing column. At 3.49 nurse hours per resident day, this home runs about 10% under the national average, and weekends drop roughly 20% below its own weekday levels, meaning care thins out exactly when families tend to visit. Annual turnover of 57.3% against a 45.8% national average suggests a workforce that isn't sticking around. A last inspection in June 2025 means the record is current.
Harcourt Terrace runs 100 beds on Indianapolis's east side, and the numbers pull in different directions. The quality measures look strong, but staffing sits at 3.64 hours per resident day, under the national average, and weekends drop about 14% below the home's own weekday coverage. That thin weekend margin matters more than the headline number, since that's when problems tend to surface unobserved. The inspection record is the real weight here: 38 deficiencies, 2 at harm or jeopardy level, 3 abuse-related, with a 1-star health inspection rating and a January 2026 survey date. Turnover at 42.4% is slightly better than the national rate, which helps, but doesn't offset the citation history. Worth asking about weekend coverage and the abuse-related findings before touring.
Hawthorne Healthcare Center runs 88 certified beds on Indianapolis's east side, under for-profit corporate ownership. Nurse staffing sits at 3.31 hours per resident day, roughly 14 percent under the national average, and weekends dip about 4 percent below its own weekday levels, so coverage is thinnest exactly when families tend to visit. Annual turnover of 55.7 percent means more than half the nursing staff leaves each year, against a national rate near 46 percent. The current inspection record carries 27 deficiencies, including two at the harm or jeopardy level and four tied to abuse. Federal quality measures look strong at 5 stars, but staffing scores 2, and the most recent inspection was in December 2025.
The Waters Of Castleton runs on thinner nursing coverage than most homes, 3.33 nurse hours per resident day against a national average of 3.86, and weekends dip further below its own weekday levels. That staffing picture is hard to separate from a 61% annual turnover rate, well above the 45.8% national figure. Its inspection record carries 56 deficiencies, including one at the harm level and seven tied to abuse, and CMS gives it one star for both health inspections and staffing. The five-star quality measure rating reflects reported clinical metrics, but those numbers sit on top of a for-profit LLC operation with a December 2025 inspection. Ask about direct care hours per shift before you decide.
University Heights is county-owned and carries 176 certified beds, and its inspection record is genuinely strong, a 4-out-of-5 health inspection rating and no deficiencies at the harm or jeopardy level. The problem sits in the day-to-day. Total nurse staffing of 3.35 hours per resident day runs roughly 13% under the national average, weekends slip another 13% below the home's own weekday coverage, and turnover hits 50% against a national 45.8%. Two of its 16 deficiencies are abuse-related. The last inspection was May 2026, so that record is reasonably current. Good inspections paired with thin, churning staffing is the tension worth understanding before you visit.
Envive of Indianapolis runs 184 certified beds under for-profit LLC ownership, and its last health inspection in March 2026 left a record of 52 deficiencies, three of them serious enough to involve actual harm or jeopardy, plus two abuse-related citations. That's a lot of paperwork for a single home. Nurse staffing sits at 3.49 hours per resident day, roughly 10% under the national average, and weekends drop about 5% below its own weekday numbers, so coverage thins out exactly when families tend to visit. Annual turnover lands near 44.7%, close to the national rate. The quality measure stars look good on paper, but the inspection and staffing numbers tell a different story.
Bethany Village runs on thin staffing. At 3.41 nurse hours per resident day, it sits about 12% below the national average, and weekends drop another 14% below its own weekday level. That shortfall shows up in the numbers: a 1-out-of-5 CMS staffing rating and 59.6% annual turnover, well above the 45.8% national figure, meaning more than half the nursing staff turns over in a year.
The inspection record is mixed. Twenty deficiencies on file, none at harm or jeopardy level, one abuse-related, with the most recent inspection in September 2025. Quality measures score high, but outcomes look better on paper than the hands-on care suggests.
Majestic Care of Southport runs 122 beds on Indianapolis's south side, and the staffing numbers are where your attention should go. At 3.59 nurse hours per resident day, it sits about 7% under the national average, weekends drop roughly 13% below its own weekday levels, and nearly 60% of staff turned over in a year against a national rate near 46%. Inspectors were last in on September 26, 2025, and the current record shows 20 deficiencies, none rising to harm or jeopardy, but four tied to abuse. Ownership is corporate and for-profit. The quality measure score looks strong, but that reflects charted care, not necessarily the hands available on a Saturday.
Chalet Rehabilitation runs 88 beds on Indianapolis's east side, and the numbers split in two directions. Nurse staffing sits at 3.55 hours per resident day, about 8 percent under the national average, and weekends drop roughly 13 percent below its own weekday level, so the coverage families count on most is the coverage that thins out. Staff turnover is 61.8 percent against a national 45.8. On the inspection side, 15 deficiencies are on record, including one at the harm level and three tied to abuse, though the most recent inspection was June 2026. Quality measures score well; staffing and inspections don't. The corporation that owns it is for-profit.
Brickyard Healthcare - Willow Springs runs 134 certified beds on the far west side of Indianapolis, and the numbers that stand out most are about who's there to provide care. Nurse staffing sits at 3.60 hours per resident day against a national average of 3.86, and weekends run roughly 17% thinner than weekdays. Annual turnover hits 70.9% while the national figure is 45.8%, so the staff you meet in May may not be there by fall. The current record carries 40 deficiencies, one tied to abuse, though none reached the harm or jeopardy level. The last inspection was May 2025.
Rosewalk Village is county-owned, with 140 beds in Indianapolis, and its numbers split in two directions. The clinical quality measures look strong at 5 out of 5 stars, but staffing sits at 1 star: 3.68 nurse hours per resident day, under the national average, with weekends running about 16% thinner than weekdays and turnover at 58.8% against a national 45.8%. Inspections landed at 3 stars, and the current record shows 25 deficiencies, one serious enough to involve harm, plus a single fine of $22,925. The last inspection was in March 2026. Consistent staffing is what holds good outcomes in place, and that's where this home is thinnest.
Hooverwood has real nursing hours behind it, 4.80 per resident day, roughly a quarter above the national average, and that's the strongest thing in its file. The rest is harder to sit with. State inspectors have cited 35 deficiencies, four of them at a level where residents were harmed or put in immediate jeopardy, and five tied to abuse. Three fines total $41,064. Weekend coverage dips about 7% below its own weekday staffing, so the hours you see aren't evenly spread across the week. This is a nonprofit with enough direct care on paper but a documented pattern of serious problems, including one of the most recent inspection dates on record.
American Village is county-owned and holds 150 beds, and its last inspection was in March 2026, so the record on file is recent. That record shows 34 deficiencies, including one at the harm or jeopardy level and one tied to abuse. Staffing is where the pattern holds: 3.37 nurse hours per resident day against a national average of 3.86, weekends running about 16% below its own weekdays, and turnover at 54.4% compared with 45.8% nationally. The quality measure rating of 5 out of 5 sits alongside a 2 out of 5 on both inspection and staffing, which tells you the clinical measures look better than the day-to-day coverage.
Wildwood Healthcare Center runs 160 beds on Indianapolis's east side, and the staffing numbers are where the trouble starts. At 3.51 nurse hours per resident day it sits about 9% under the national average, and weekends drop roughly 12% below its own weekday level, so the hours thin out exactly when families tend to visit. The inspection record backs that up: 27 deficiencies, including one at the harm level and two tied to abuse. Turnover at 43.2% is slightly better than the 45.8% national figure, and the quality measures look decent, but a 1-out-of-5 staffing rating tells you where the pressure lands. Ask who's on the floor on a Sunday.
Westpark A Waters Community runs on thin staffing. At 3.27 nurse hours per resident day, it sits about 15% under the national average, and weekends drop roughly another 9% below its own weekday levels, so the coverage families count on shrinks right when many visit. Turnover tells a bigger story: 76.1% of staff leave each year against a national 45.8%, meaning the people caring for residents are constantly new. The current record shows 25 deficiencies, one tied to abuse, though none reached harm or jeopardy. Inspectors were last in on June 10, 2025, and the health inspection rating came back 2 out of 5. Limited liability ownership, for-profit. The quality measure score of 4 out of 5 is the bright spot, but it rests on a staffing picture that isn't holding steady.