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Life Care Center of Michigan City

Nursing home in Michigan City, IN

Medicare & Medicaid certified3★ overall (CMS)

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Public-record details

Address
802 US Highway 20 East, Michigan City, IN 46360
Phone
(219) 872-7251
Listed under
For-profit, No fines in 3 years
Medicare CCN
155344
Overall star rating
3 of 5 ★★★☆☆
Health inspection rating
2 of 5
Staffing rating
2 of 5
Quality measures rating
5 of 5
Certified beds
120
Average residents per day
91
Ownership
For-profit, individual
Legal business name
Hendricks County Hospital
Chain
Life Care Centers of America (194 facilities)
Certified for
Medicare and Medicaid
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid
Nov 18, 1989
Changed ownership in last 12 months
No
Continuing care retirement community
No
Located inside a hospital
No
Resident or family council
Resident council
Sprinklers in all required areas
Yes

CMS certification number 155344. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-09-30.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: Aug 8, 2025. CMS lists 36 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Apr 28, 2023 to Oct 28, 2025): 10 from complaint inspections, 0 at the “actual harm” level or higher.

InspectionCitationSeverity
Oct 28, 2025Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Oct 28, 2025Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Aug 8, 2025Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Resident Rights		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Aug 8, 2025Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Resident Rights		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Aug 8, 2025Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Aug 8, 2025Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.
Quality of Life and Care		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Aug 8, 2025Provide appropriate foot care.
Quality of Life and Care		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Aug 8, 2025Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.
Quality of Life and Care		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Aug 8, 2025Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in…
Pharmacy Service		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Aug 8, 2025Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Aug 8, 2025Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Aug 8, 2025Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Environmental		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern

Showing the 12 most recent of 36. Full inspection reports are on Medicare Care Compare.

Severity letters follow CMS's scope-and-severity grid: A–C potential for minimal harm, D–F potential for more than minimal harm, G–I actual harm, J–L immediate jeopardy. Most citations are corrected; a citation is what inspectors found on that date. Source: CMS Health Deficiencies file, processed Aug 1, 2026.

Fines and payment denials

CMS records no fines or payment denials for this facility in the last three years.

Source: CMS Penalties file, processed Aug 1, 2026. Amounts are as CMS reports them and may reflect later reductions or appeals.

Staffing

Total nurse staffing per resident per day
3.58 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
0.54 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day
2.16 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends
3.15 hours
Nursing staff turnover (yearly)
46%
RN turnover (yearly)
27%
Administrators who left in the past year
0

From payroll-based staffing data the facility submits to CMS. Hours are per resident per day.

A citation is what inspectors found on one date; most are corrected within weeks. Look for patterns — the same problem cited in several inspections — and for anything at the G–L level (actual harm or immediate jeopardy). The full inspection narrative (Form CMS-2567) is linked from Medicare Care Compare, and your state long-term care ombudsman can tell you about complaints.

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