Every Medicare-certified nursing home in Indiana, graded on inspections, staffing, turnover
and enforcement history.
18 homes
in the state sit in the federal Special Focus programme.
The Willows of New Castle runs about 3.75 nurse hours per resident day, a bit under the national average, and weekends dip roughly 13% below its own weekday staffing. That thin coverage shows up in the numbers: a 58.8% annual turnover rate, well above the 45.8% national figure, and CMS giving staffing 1 out of 5 stars. The current record carries 22 deficiencies, one serious enough to reach harm or jeopardy level, though none are abuse-related. A March 2026 inspection is recent, and the 3/5 health inspection rating is the strongest piece here. Quality measures sit at 2/5, and the corporate for-profit owner runs 95 beds.
The Waters of Martinsville runs on thinner staffing than most homes in the country, 3.49 nurse hours per resident day against a national average of 3.86, and it gets worse on weekends, when coverage drops about 10% below its own weekday level. Annual turnover sits at 62.5%, well above the 45.8% national figure, so the people caring for residents are frequently new. Its inspection record carries 34 deficiencies, including two at the harm level and two tied to abuse, plus a $22,165 fine. Ownership is corporate, for-profit, and the most recent inspection was in September 2025.
Brickyard Healthcare's Golden Rule Care Center carries a one-star inspection rating and 45 deficiencies on its current record, including six tied to abuse and four serious enough to put residents in harm's way. That's the part families should sit with, not the fine total of $55,102, which is comparatively small next to the pattern itself. Staffing sits about 16% under the national average, and roughly two-thirds of the nursing staff left over the past year, well above the typical rate, with weekend coverage thinner than weekdays. At 170 beds under corporate ownership, it's a large building running short-handed, and the September 2025 inspection is recent enough to reflect current conditions.
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.
Brownsburg Health Care Center runs 160 beds under corporate ownership, and the staffing numbers are where the trouble starts. At 3.55 nurse hours per resident day, it sits about 8% under the national average, weekend coverage drops roughly 11% below its own weekday level, and nearly 60% of staff turned over in a year against a national rate near 46%. Inspectors have cited 44 deficiencies, including one at the harm level and four tied to abuse, with a $31,540 fine on record. CMS has placed the home in its Special Focus Facility program, and its last inspection was January 13, 2026. Families should ask directly how the home is fixing staffing and oversight.
Plainfield Health Care Center runs 189 beds under corporate ownership, and the staffing numbers are the first thing to notice: 3.22 nurse hours per resident per day, about 17% under the national average, with weekends running roughly 12% lighter than weekdays. Annual turnover sits at 61.3% against a national 45.8%, meaning most of the people caring for residents weren't there a year ago. The inspection record shows 56 deficiencies, four of them serious enough to put residents in harm's way and six tied to abuse. CMS has placed the home in its Special Focus Facility program, a designation reserved for the most persistently troubled homes. One fine of $31,852 is on record. The last inspection was May 21, 2026.
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.
Waters Of Covington carries 119 certified beds under for-profit LLC ownership, and the numbers behind its record are worth walking through slowly. Nurse staffing sits at 3.40 hours per resident day, roughly 12% under the national average, weekends drop about 7% below its own weekday levels, and annual turnover runs 48.6% against a national 45.8%. Its current record holds 38 deficiencies, four at harm or jeopardy level and three abuse-related, with two fines totaling $319,878. CMS has placed it in the Special Focus Facility program, which is reserved for homes with a persistent pattern of poor care. The last inspection was December 15, 2025, so the findings are recent.
Castleton Health Care Center runs on thin staffing. At 3.28 nurse hours per resident day, it sits about 15% under the national average, with weekends roughly 10% lighter than weekdays. Annual turnover hits 67.8% against a national 45.8%, so the people caring for your relative are often new and still learning the building.
The inspection record is the harder problem: 59 deficiencies, two serious enough to involve harm or jeopardy, six tied to abuse, and CMS has placed this corporate-owned Indianapolis home in its Special Focus Facility program, a designation reserved for the worst repeat offenders. A recent September 2025 inspection means the state is watching closely, but the pattern behind those numbers is what matters.
Core Of Dale is a 52-bed county-run home in Spencer County, and the numbers behind its record are worth reading closely. Nurse staffing sits at 2.99 hours per resident day, roughly 22% under the national average, and weekends run about 13% thinner than the home's own weekdays, so the thinnest coverage lands when families tend to visit. The deficiency record shows 31 citations, including 2 at the harm or jeopardy level and 6 tied to abuse, with two CMS fines totaling $86,444. CMS has placed it in the Special Focus Facility program, which is reserved for homes with a persistent pattern of poor care. Its most recent inspection was April 7, 2026.
Newburgh Health and Rehab runs 114 certified beds under corporate for-profit ownership, and the staffing picture is genuinely mixed. Total nurse coverage sits at 4.31 hours per resident day, roughly 12% above the national average, but weekends drop about 15% below the home's own weekday level, and annual turnover hits 51.5% against a national 45.8%. That combination, decent average hours, thinner weekends, half the staff leaving each year, matters more than the headline number. The inspection record is the harder read: 34 deficiencies on file, one abuse-related, and a 1-out-of-5 health inspection rating, even though quality measures score 4 out of 5 and the last inspection was recent, in April 2026. Ask about weekend coverage and what's changed since that survey before deciding.
Majestic Care of Deming Park is a for-profit, LLC-run home in Terre Haute with 86 certified beds, and its record carries serious weight: 28 deficiencies, three of them at the harm or jeopardy level, and three tied to abuse. CMS has placed it in the Special Focus Facility program, which is reserved for homes with a persistent pattern of poor care. Nurse staffing sits at 3.41 hours per resident day, about 12% under the national average, and weekend coverage drops roughly 19% below its own weekday levels. Staff turnover runs 55.4% against a 45.8% national figure. The quality measure stars look strong, but that score reflects resident assessments, not the inspection and staffing problems documented here.
Cardinal Care Strategies has enough aides and nurses on paper, 4.27 hours per resident day, roughly 11% above the national average, but those hours are spread across a workforce that nearly completely turns over each year. At 98.7% turnover, almost every caregiver you meet in January is gone by the next, and weekends run about 7% thinner than weekdays. The inspection record is where the trouble concentrates: 57 deficiencies currently on file, three serious enough to endanger residents, and 18 tied to abuse. CMS has placed the home in its Special Focus Facility program, a designation reserved for the poorest performers. The most recent inspection, in January 2026, produced a health rating of 1 out of 5, matching its quality score.
The Waters of Scottsburg runs 99 beds under for-profit LLC ownership, and its staffing sits at 3.32 nurse hours per resident day, about 14% under the national average of 3.86, with weekends running roughly 5% thinner than weekdays. Annual turnover of 50.8% tops the national 45.8%, so the people caring for residents are, on average, fairly new to the building. The inspection record is where it gets serious: 70 deficiencies, including 2 at harm or jeopardy level and 8 tied to abuse, plus a $31,352 fine, a one-star health inspection rating, and placement in CMS's Special Focus Facility program. The most recent inspection was April 13, 2026.
Robin Run has more direct nursing hours per resident than most homes, 4.27 versus a national average of 3.86, but those hours thin out on weekends, and the staff itself turns over at 66.2% a year against a national 45.8%. That churn matters more than the raw staffing number, because it's the same people who are supposed to know your parent's routine. The inspection record is the bigger problem: 60 deficiencies on file, four serious enough to put a resident in harm's way, two tied to abuse, and CMS has placed the home in its Special Focus Facility program, the list reserved for the country's most persistently troubled homes. A recent inspection in September 2025 doesn't erase that pattern. Its quality-measure scores look good on paper; the deficiency history says look closer.
The Waters of Tipton carries 44 deficiencies on its current record, and five of those rose to the level where inspectors found actual harm or jeopardy, plus four tied to abuse. That combination is why CMS put this home in its Special Focus Facility program, a status reserved for the small share of nursing homes with a pattern of serious, repeated problems. Staffing sits at 3.46 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 10% under the national figure, and weekends run about 12% thinner than weekdays, which matters when residents need help on a Saturday. Turnover at 36.8% is actually better than average, so the trouble isn't retention. With 150 beds and two fines totaling $20,494, ask hard questions before you tour.
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.
Hillside Manor runs on leaner staffing than most homes, 3.18 nurse hours per resident day against a national average of 3.86, with weekends even thinner than weekdays. That shortfall shows up in the CMS staffing rating of 2 out of 5, and 51.9% of staff left over the past year, higher than the 45.8% national figure. The inspection record is the bigger concern: 57 deficiencies on file, two of them serious enough to put residents in harm's way, a 1-out-of-5 health inspection rating, and a spot in Medicare's Special Focus Facility watch list. The quality measure score of 4 out of 5 stands out against all that, but it's built from reported data, not from what inspectors found on their December 2025 visit.
Aperion Care Lincoln is a 47-bed for-profit home in Evansville that CMS has placed in its Special Focus Facility program, a designation reserved for homes with a persistent record of poor quality. The inspection history backs that up: 54 deficiencies on the current record, three of them serious enough to cause harm or put residents in jeopardy, plus two abuse-related citations and $53,454 in fines. Staffing sits just under the national average at 3.83 hours per resident day, but the bigger issue is turnover at 65.5%, well above the 45.8% national figure, and weekend coverage that drops about 14% below weekday levels. The last inspection was April 2025.
Brookside Care Strategies runs 42 beds in Muncie, and the numbers behind its record are worth knowing before you visit. Nurse staffing sits at 2.69 hours per resident day, roughly 30 percent under the national average, and the trouble isn't spread evenly: weekend coverage actually runs about 8 percent above the home's own weekday level, which tells you the weekday floor is the weak spot. The deficiency record is heavy: 54 citations on file, six of them serious enough to involve harm or jeopardy, 15 tied to abuse. CMS has placed the home in its Special Focus Facility program, a designation reserved for homes with a persistent pattern of poor care, and the most recent inspection was May 21, 2026.