South Bend, IN · St. Joseph County
★★★☆☆CMS 3/560 bedsGovernmentMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- 3.94 /day
- Staff turnover
- 25%
- Serious cites
- 0
Southfield Village is county-owned, and that shows in the staffing: 3.94 nurse hours per resident day, just above the national average, with a 4-out-of-5 staffing rating. Weekend coverage dips only about 5% below weekdays, which is mild, and turnover sits at 25% against a national 45.8%, people tend to stay. The catch is inspections. Twenty-one deficiencies are on record, none involving harm or abuse, and the last visit was January 13, 2026, so it's recent. A 2-out-of-5 inspection rating alongside 5-out-of-5 quality measures describes a home that cares for residents well but has real documentation and process problems to clean up.
Goshen, IN · Elkhart County
★★☆☆☆CMS 2/5214 bedsNon-profitMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- 4.35 /day
- Staff turnover
- 43%
- Serious cites
- 0
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.
Fort Wayne, IN · Allen County
★★★☆☆CMS 3/5111 bedsNon-profitMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- 4.09 /day
- Staff turnover
- 13%
- Serious cites
- 0
Golden Years Homestead runs on a nonprofit model with 111 certified beds, and its staffing sits at 4.09 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 6% above the national average of 3.86. That's a real cushion, though weekends run about 10% thinner than weekdays, so coverage isn't perfectly even across the week. What stands out most is retention: 12.6% annual turnover against a national average near 46%, meaning the people caring for residents here tend to stay. The inspection record is more mixed, 21 deficiencies, including one at the harm level and three tied to abuse, plus a $15,646 fine. The most recent inspection was in August 2025. Good staffing consistency, but the deficiency history is worth asking about directly.
New Carlisle, IN · St. Joseph County
★★★★☆CMS 4/585 bedsNon-profitMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- 4.04 /day
- Staff turnover
- 51%
- Serious cites
- 0
Hamilton Grove is a church-affiliated nonprofit in New Carlisle with 85 beds, and its staffing sits at 4.04 nurse hours per resident day, about 5% above the national average. That edge narrows on weekends, when coverage drops roughly 10% below the home's own weekday level, and turnover runs at 51.1% against a national 45.8%, so the staff you meet may not be there next year. The inspection record shows 28 deficiencies, one serious enough to involve harm or jeopardy, though none abuse-related; the most recent inspection came in May 2025. Quality measures score well, but that single harm-level finding is the number worth asking about directly.
Demotte, IN · Jasper County
★☆☆☆☆CMS 1/573 bedsNon-profitMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- 4.34 /day
- Staff turnover
- 49%
- Serious cites
- 0
Oak Grove Christian Retirement Village is a nonprofit home in Demotte with 73 certified beds, and the staffing numbers are genuinely better than most: 4.34 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 12% above the national average of 3.86. Weekend coverage dips about 8% below its own weekday levels, so ask how that plays out on Saturdays and Sundays. The bigger concern is the inspection record, 64 deficiencies, including one at the harm or jeopardy level and one tied to abuse, with a health inspection rating of 1 out of 5 despite a recent survey in September 2025. Staff turnover at 48.8% sits slightly above the national 45.8%, which matters for continuity of care.