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Our editorial team analyzed 289 nursing homes in IN using CMS data, inspection records, complaints, amenities, and facility-level details. How we rank nursing homes in IN
Info below is compiled from CMS reports & the IN Dept. of Health (IDOH), senior community websites & trusted data sources such as Walk Score & BBB.
Communities are listed from highest-ranked to lowest-ranked based on our methodology.
The facility name. Click to view the full profile page on Assisted Living Magazine, including photos, services, and contact info.
CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the federal agency that regulates nursing homes) Overall 5-star rating — a composite of Health Inspection, Staffing, and Quality Measures scores. 5 stars = top 10% nationally. 1 star = bottom 10%. The single most important number to start with when comparing facilities.
Care Types in This TableAL (Assisted Living):
Housing with help for daily activities like bathing, dressing, and medication, without 24-hour skilled nursing.
NH (Nursing Home):
24/7 skilled nursing care for residents with complex, ongoing medical needs.
SNF (Skilled Nursing Facility):
Round-the-clock nursing care, often for recovery after surgery, injury, or illness.
MC (Memory Care):
Secured, specialized care for people living with Alzheimer's or dementia.
RC (Respite Care):
Short-term temporary care that gives family caregivers a break.
IL (Independent Living):
Community living with dining, activities, and transportation for active seniors who need little personal care.
HOS (Hospice Care):
Comfort-focused care for those with a terminal illness, prioritizing quality of life over treatment.
PC (Palliative Care):
Comfort-focused care for serious illness at any stage, including alongside curative treatment.
Neighborhood or city area where the facility is located. Proximity to family, hospitals, and green space matters for both quality of life and ease of visitation. Consider drive time and transit access when evaluating location.
Licensed bed capacity. Larger facilities (300+ beds) often have more specialized programs but can feel institutional. Smaller homes (under 150 beds) tend to deliver more personalized care. Compare with Avg Res/Day to understand how full the facility typically runs.
Percentage of licensed beds filled on an average day. Color indicates financial health: green (90%+) = operationally strong, typically profitable. Amber (80–89%) = stable but leaving revenue on the table. Orange (70–79%) = financial strain likely, may struggle with fixed costs. Red (<70%) = significant distress, closure or ownership change risk increases sharply.
This facility's occupancy rate compared to the statewide average for similar facilities. A positive number means above-average demand. Facilities running 5%+ above the state average are typically the most sought-after in their market — a strong proxy for reputation.
CMS-adjusted total nurse hours per resident per day (RN + LPN + CNA combined). The national average is approximately 3.5 hrs. Higher is better — more direct care time per resident. Below 3.0 is a red flag. CMS weights RN hours more heavily because RNs handle complex clinical decisions that CNAs cannot.
A 0–100 score of a facility's regulatory inspection record, shown as a letter and compared with other facilities of the same kind in the same state. This is a proprietary Assisted Living Magazine grade. It is not a government rating. A dash means we have no inspection data for that facility.
CMS Health Inspection star rating (1–5 stars), based on the 3 most recent annual state surveys plus any complaint investigations. This is the hardest rating to manipulate — it reflects real surveyor findings on-site. 5 stars = fewest deficiencies found. 1 star = most. It carries the heaviest weight in the Overall CMS rating.
CMS Staffing star rating (1–5 stars), based on daily nurse staffing hours submitted to CMS via verified payroll data. Compares RN, LPN, and CNA coverage relative to resident acuity level. 5 stars = well above expected staffing. Weekend staffing is evaluated separately, as that's where many facilities quietly reduce coverage.
CMS Quality Measures star rating (1–5 stars), based on 15 clinical outcome metrics including fall rates, pressure ulcers, antipsychotic drug use, and hospital readmissions. Captures actual resident health outcomes, not just compliance. High QM combined with low Health Inspection scores can indicate a facility with strong care but weak documentation practices.
Registered Nurse hours per resident/day compared to the statewide average. RNs are the highest-skilled nursing staff — they assess residents, manage medications, and respond to emergencies. A value of +50% means RN coverage is 50% above the state norm. Negative values are a concern for residents with complex or acute medical needs.
Total nursing staff hours (RN + LPN + CNA combined) per resident/day vs. the statewide average. A broader measure than RN vs State — it captures the entire care team. A facility can have high total staffing but low RN hours, meaning more aides and fewer nurses. Read both columns together for the full picture.
Total dollar amount of federal monetary fines (civil money penalties) issued by CMS in the past 3 years. Fines are only levied for serious violations — typically actual harm to residents, repeated uncorrected deficiencies, or systemic non-compliance. Even a single fine is noteworthy. Multiple fines strongly suggest a pattern, not isolated incidents.
Total health deficiency citations from the most recent standard inspection cycle. Minor citations (scope A–C) are common and often administrative in nature. Higher counts aren't always disqualifying, but should be read alongside Severe Citations to understand actual harm levels. Under 10 is strong for a large facility; 30+ warrants a closer look.
Average deficiency citations per CMS inspection (survey) in the reporting window — total citations divided by the number of inspections. Lower is better; compare alongside total Citations and Severe Citations for context.
Citations at CMS scope/severity level G or higher — G–I means actual harm occurred; J–L means residents were placed in immediate jeopardy. (D–F is potential for harm only). Examples include unaddressed falls, medication errors causing injury, neglect, or abuse.
Average number of residents in the building on any given day, derived from annual census data. Reflects true operating scale — a 400-bed facility running 200 residents/day operates very differently from one at 390. Higher resident counts generally mean more funded staffing hours.
Better Business Bureau rating (A+ to F). Reflects complaint history, business transparency, and how family disputes were resolved. A+ means no significant unresolved complaints. A blank (—) means the facility isn't BBB-accredited, which is common for healthcare providers and not necessarily a negative signal.
Walk Score® (0–100). Measures walkability of the surrounding area. 90–100 = Walker's Paradise. 70–89 = Very Walkable. 50–69 = Somewhat Walkable. Below 50 = Car-Dependent. Higher scores benefit family visitors, resident outings, and staff commuting.
The licensed owner or operator of record filed with CMS — the individual or organization legally accountable for the facility. Searching the operator name across other facilities can reveal chain or multi-site ownership, which matters: chain-operated homes tend to have more variable quality outcomes than independently run facilities.
What the home actually collects for resident care, after contractual allowances, bad debt and discounts — not gross billings. Taken from the latest complete annual cost report, so it is comparable across homes reporting the same period. Revenue alone doesn't indicate care quality, but it funds staffing and capital reinvestment. Pair with Payroll %. Figures are from each facility's most recent complete fiscal year — hover a value for the exact year; a * marks homes that report an older period than most facilities.
Staff salaries plus wage-related benefits from the latest complete annual cost report. Contract and agency labour is counted separately, under other operating costs, so a home leaning on agency staff can show a low figure here. Payroll is the cost most directly tied to care quality — compare with Payroll % for full context. Figures are from each facility's most recent complete fiscal year — hover a value for the exact year; a * marks homes that report an older period than most facilities.
Payroll as a share of NET PATIENT REVENUE (not gross revenue). Both figures come from the same cost-report year. A higher figure means more of each revenue dollar goes to staff pay. Read with the Staffing star rating to judge whether spend translates into coverage — and note that homes whose patient revenue covers only part of their operation can read implausibly high. The Indiana average is: 51.1% Figures are from each facility's most recent complete fiscal year — hover a value for the exact year; a * marks homes that report an older period than most facilities.
CMS Certification Number: the unique federal identifier for this skilled nursing provider.
Rank badges are statewide and care-type specific: each nursing home is ranked against every other IN nursing home we track that reports that metric, not just the 289 on this page. See how we rank facilities
St Augustine Home for the Aged operates out of Indianapolis, IN, with independent living, skilled nursing, assisted living, and nursing home care on the license. Assisted living takes the daily tasks. Independent living takes none of them and supplies private quarters plus community services.
Forty-one beds place this at the smaller end, a quieter scale where the same faces recur. Somebody who wants that scale is the fit.
Medicare and private pay are the two accepted routes, one for covered skilled care and one for paying your own way. Steven Still is the administrator, and Little Sisters Of The Poor Of Indianapolis operates the home.
Overview of Waters of Wabash Skilled Nursing Facility West
There are three care types at Waters of Wabash Skilled Nursing Facility West in Wabash, IN. They are nursing home care, respite care, and skilled nursing.
Skilled nursing here comes down to licensed nursing care on-site around the clock, which a family cannot approximate at home, however willing it is. Travel and recovery are different reasons that converge, a stretch of days somebody else covers, and respite care is for that. At 44 beds, the staff-resident contact is closer, which is a benefit to a small community.
The nursing that reaches one resident in a day fills 3 hours and 9 minutes. Rehabilitation services cover recovery or holding onto function. Comprehensive wound care and respiratory services handle the specialised end, and in-house diagnostics keep testing in the building.
Medicaid, Medicare, and private pay are all accepted payment routes here, and that splits the question into covered and out-of-pocket care. Johnson Memorial Hospital owns the operation, and Kiri Burks administers it.
Lutheran Community Home puts five care levels under one roof in Seymour, IN, and those five are assisted living, nursing home care, memory care, skilled nursing, and independent living. The skilled nursing part holds a licensed nurse on duty through every hour. Assisted living handles the daily tasks of dressing, bathing, and medicine, while the resident keeps their own living space.
Independent living drops the daily care and leaves the community services in place. Memory care is secured and supervised, aimed at someone liable to endanger themselves by wandering unsupervised. A Memory Care Unit and Skilled Nursing Facility are named programs too, and so are Volunteering and Foundation.
Five levels on one campus mean a resident needing more help later can change level without relocating to a different address, and that’s the point for a family planning ahead.
Rehabilitation services are named, whether the aim is recovery or holding onto function. The license covers 140 beds. Nursing time pr resident each day is recorded at 5 hours and 26 minutes.
At 82 on the Walk Score, the streets around the community are very walkable. A resident who has given up driving can still handle most errands on foot.
Medicare, Medicaid, and private pay are accepted. Karyn Fleetwood heads the building as administrator, and Jackson County Schneck Memorial Hospital operates it.
Overview of The Waters of Peru Skilled Nursing Facility
Five care types belong to The Waters of Peru Skilled Nursing Facility in Peru, IN. They are memory care, nursing home care, palliative care, respite care, and skilled nursing. Nursing home care and skilled nursing mean licensed nursing on duty at all hours. Memory care is a wing kept secure, with supervision included, for someone who might otherwise wander off, and palliative care aims at comfort during recovery from illness or injury. Respite covers a short stay when the family caregiver needs a stretch of relief.
Rehabilitation services back a resident through recovery, and the same range still works if what a resident needs shifts later on. Five programs carry names of their own here. There’s Living Well, In Motion, Memory Springs, Comprehensive Wound Care, and Respiratory Services. The wound care and respiratory work are handled on the premises, and rehabilitation is too, so recovery care is not something families need to organize separately with providers outside the community.
One hundred thirty beds are licensed. Nursing time occupies 2 hours and 37 minutes of each resident’s day. Medicaid, private pay, and Medicare are the listed payment routes for covering the cost of a stay. Suzanne Wagner administers the community, and Johnson Memorial Hospital operates it.
Overview of Waters of Chesterfield Skilled Nursing Facility
Waters of Chesterfield Skilled Nursing Facility offers nursing home, respite care, and skilled nursing in Chesterfield, IN. Skilled nursing provides licensed nursing care on site around the clock, while respite care offers a short stay when a primary caregiver needs time to recover or travel.
The community has 60 beds. Total nurse staffing is 2 hours 47 minutes per resident each day, representing the nursing time allocated to each resident, and staff remain present around the clock. Rehabilitation services are available on site, so residents can receive therapy without arranging transportation elsewhere. Programs include Living Well and Respiratory Services.
Medicaid, Medicare, and private pay are accepted. Medicaid can help when savings may not cover a long stay, Medicare applies to short term skilled care after a hospital stay, and private pay means paying directly. Lisa Foreman serves as administrator, and Johnson Memorial Hospital operates the facility.
Overview of The Waters of Middletown Skilled Nursing Facility
The Waters of Middletown Skilled Nursing Facility provides skilled nursing and respite care in Middletown, Indiana. Skilled nursing gives residents access to licensed nursing care for ongoing medical needs, while respite care offers a short term stay when a family’s usual caregiver needs temporary support.
The community may be a good fit for someone who needs nursing care or a family arranging a brief caregiving break. The facility has 60 beds, with total nurse staffing of 2 hours and 54 minutes per resident each day, representing the daily nursing time allocated to each resident.
Ashley Blackmon serves as administrator, and Johnson Memorial Hospital operates the community. Payment options include Medicaid, Medicare, and private pay: Medicaid can help eligible residents cover care when personal savings are limited, Medicare applies to short term skilled care after a hospital stay rather than long term residence, and private pay means the resident or family pays directly.
Rehabilitation services support recovery within the facility, while comprehensive wound care, respiratory services, IV services, and in house diagnostics address specific clinical needs without requiring those services to be arranged elsewhere. Residents can use the beauty and barber shop, salon, and secure patio when accompanied by staff, while on site podiatry, dental, and audiology services provide access to those appointments at the community; dining is guided by a registered dietitian, with mealtime assistance available according to each resident’s needs.
Overview of Middletown Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
Skilled nursing and nursing home care are both practised at Middletown Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Middletown, IN. Long-term support is the name the second carries here.
Licensed nursing care runs through every hour of the day, overnight included, and what does not stop is the point of it. A resident who has been here a year leans on that as much as one admitted yesterday. That pairing suits continuous nursing oversight or a longer-term arrangement.
45 beds make this a smaller building, and fewer people means it’s a quieter one. Rehabilitation services include physical, occupational, and speech therapy. General nursing and traditional care are listed explicitly too.
Medicare and private pay are the accepted payment routes, and the difference between them is who does the checking. The home books 4 hours and 21 minutes of nursing per resident, per day. Jerrod Moore administers the home for Moore Healthcare Enterprises.
Hillside Manor Nursing Home is a nursing home in Washington, IN, providing residential nursing care and support with daily needs. The home has 48 beds, making it a smaller community where staff and residents may have more opportunity to get to know one another.
Hillside Manor Nursing Home opened in 2012, and its occupancy rate is 75%, meaning not all beds were occupied when that rate was recorded. Medicare, Medicaid, and private pay are accepted, giving families those payment routes for nursing home care. Total nurse staffing is 3h 3m per resident/day, representing the daily nursing time allocated per resident. Julie Chapman serves as administrator, and Major Hospital operates the community.
Auburn Village operates a 111-bed nursing facility in Auburn, Indiana, focused on skilled nursing, short-term rehabilitation, and long-term care. Clinical capabilities include dedicated respiratory services, dialysis support, and general physical rehabilitation. Temporary respite stays give primary caregivers time away for personal needs or travel.
Decatur County Memorial Hospital operates the center alongside administrator Derek Moss. Registered nurses and support staff average 3 hours and 40 minutes of daily nurse staffing per resident. On-site lifestyle spaces feature three outdoor courtyards, a therapeutic whirlpool bath, a movie theater, a library, an ice cream parlor, and a sports bar venue. Accepted payment models encompass Medicare for qualifying rehabilitation, Medicaid for extended residential care, and private pay.
Interested representatives can reach out to Auburn Village to review specific care capabilities, verify room availability, or arrange an in-person tour of the building.
Situated in the heart of Lafayette, Indiana, Rosewalk Village of Lafayette is more than just a nursing home community; it’s a place where compassionate individuals truly make a difference. The team consists of seasoned experts in senior care who are driven by a deep calling, not just a job. They’re here to offer residents and their families more than assistance – they provide answers, solutions, and the invaluable gift of peace of mind. Ultimately, they seamlessly become an extension of the resident’s family, providing unwavering support and understanding. As visitors step inside the community and meet the dedicated staff, they can sense the warmth and care that defines this establishment.
Rosewalk Village of Lafayette is where compassionate care and convenient living converge, creating a haven for seniors and their families. The community is situated in close proximity to Franciscan St. Elizabeth Health – Lafayette Central and Riggs Community Health Center, ensuring that health resources are within reach. Moreover, the community’s location near downtown Lafayette means that shopping and dining options are easily accessible, further enhancing the quality of life for residents. Conveniently located at the crossroads of Highway 52, Highway 26, and I-65, Rosewalk Village of Lafayette offers easy accessibility to those seeking quality senior care.
Every nursing home above is evaluated across five weighted categories using CMS data including Care Compare, Payroll-Based Journal, and Medicare Cost Reports. Rank badges compare each home against other nursing homes in the same state — never against assisted living, memory care, or independent living communities.
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Frequently Asked Questions about Nursing Homes in Indiana
What's the difference between assisted living and a nursing home in Indiana?
Assisted living in Indiana is a residential model focused on housing, hospitality, and help with daily activities. Nursing homes (skilled nursing facilities) provide 24/7 medical care from licensed nurses for residents with significant health needs, and are regulated more strictly under both state and federal CMS rules.
Does Indiana Medicaid cover nursing home care?
Yes — Indiana Medicaid covers nursing home care for residents who meet income, asset, and medical-need eligibility requirements. Most CMS-certified nursing homes accept Medicaid as a primary payer once long-term-care eligibility is established.
What is nursing home care?
Nursing homes (also called skilled nursing facilities) provide 24/7 medical care from licensed nurses, rehabilitation services, and long-term custodial care for residents with significant health or functional needs.
How many nursing homes are listed on this page?
This page features 289 nursing homes in Indiana. Use the filters and comparison tools above to compare ratings, amenities, and pricing.
How do I choose the right nursing home in Indiana?
Start by matching the level of care offered to the resident's current and anticipated needs, then compare licensing status, staff-to-resident ratios, recent inspection results, and pricing. Tour at least two or three communities in Indiana, talk to current residents and families, and confirm what is included in the base rate versus billed as add-on services.
What should I look for when visiting nursing homes in Indiana?
Pay attention to staff interactions with residents, cleanliness and odor, food quality at meal times, the activity calendar, and how questions about pricing and care plans are answered. Ask to see the most recent state inspection report, the move-out / level-of-care-change policy, and a sample monthly bill that lists every fee.
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Nursing Homes in Indiana at a glance
Avg Overall CMS Rating:3.1/ 5The average Overall CMS Rating for all CMS-certified nursing homes in Indiana. Ratings combine health inspections, staffing, and quality measures, with inspections weighted most. Individual facilities can vary widely from this average.
National Average:3.2/ 5
Avg Staffing Rating:2.5/ 5The average Staffing Rating across all CMS-certified nursing homes in Indiana. Reflects nursing staff hours per resident per day (including RNs), adjusted for residents' care needs. Individual facilities can vary widely from this average.
National Average:3.4/ 5
Avg Health Insp. Rating:2.8/ 5The average Health Inspection Rating across all CMS-certified nursing homes in Indiana. Based on each facility's recent inspections and complaint investigations, weighing the number, scope, and severity of deficiencies. Individual facilities can vary widely from this average.
National Average:3.0/ 5
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