★★★★★CMS 5/599 bedsGovernmentMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- 3.71 /day
- Staff turnover
- 40%
- Serious cites
- 0
Lutheran Life Villages runs 99 certified beds in Kendallville under county government ownership, and its inspection record is the cleanest part of the story: five deficiencies on file, none of them causing harm or jeopardy, none tied to abuse, with the most recent state visit in March 2026. Staffing is where the numbers get more ordinary. At 3.71 nurse hours per resident day, it sits about 4% under the national average of 3.86, and weekends dip roughly 8% below its own weekday coverage. Annual turnover of 40.3% is better than the 45.8% national figure, which matters for whether you see the same faces month to month.
★★★★☆CMS 4/558 bedsNon-profitMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- 4.07 /day
- Staff turnover
- 29%
- Serious cites
- 0
Orchard Pointe runs on more nurse time than most places, about 4.07 hours per resident day against a national average near 3.86, and its staff tends to stay, with turnover around 29% versus roughly 46% nationally. That stability shows in the quality measures, which sit at the top of CMS's scale. The tradeoffs are elsewhere. Weekend coverage drops about 14% below the home's own weekday levels, and the inspection record carries 12 deficiencies, two tied to abuse, though none rose to harm or jeopardy. The last inspection was in March 2026. For a 58-bed nonprofit, the care numbers look steady; the survey history is what a family should ask about directly.
★★★★★CMS 5/560 bedsFor-profitMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- 3.31 /day
- Staff turnover
- n/a
- Serious cites
- 0
Kendallville Manor’s inspections look strong on paper, a recent January 2026 visit, seven deficiencies total, none rising to harm or jeopardy. That’s a clean record for a 60-bed for-profit. The trouble sits in daily staffing: 3.31 nurse hours per resident, roughly 14% under the national average, with weekends running about 8% thinner than weekdays. One abuse-related deficiency also shows up in the file. So you have a home that passes its checkups but runs lean between them, and leaner still on Saturdays and Sundays when families tend to visit. Ask about actual weekend coverage on the shifts you’d rely on.