Life Care Center of Michigan City
A nursing home in Michigan City, Indiana 46360
802 Us Highway 20 East, Michigan City, Indiana 46360. (219) 872-7251.
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The short answer
Record last released by CMS on Oct 28, 2026.
- 2of 5 CMS’s overall rating
- 12 health citations at the latest inspection cycle Indiana average: 7.2
- 3.64 nurse hours per resident per day Indiana average: 3.73
- 0 fines in the last three years
Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.
What these words mean7
- Star ratings
- CMS rates some kinds of place from 1 to 5 stars, more stars meaning better on CMS’s own measures for that kind: for a nursing home, its health inspections, staffing and quality measures. A rating is CMS’s summary of those measures; it doesn’t promise good care. Source: CMS, Care Compare and the Five-Star Quality Rating System.
- Inspection (survey)
- A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
- Deficiency, citation, violation
- What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.
- Scope and severity (A to L)
- CMS grades each nursing home deficiency with a letter. A to C: no actual harm, with potential for minimal harm. D to F: no actual harm, but potential for more. G to I: actual harm. J to L: immediate jeopardy. Within each band, the letter rises as more residents were affected or could be: one or a few, a pattern, or widespread. Source: CMS, nursing home scope and severity grid (State Operations Manual, chapter 7).
- Nurse staffing hours
- The hours registered nurses, licensed practical nurses and nurse aides worked, per resident per day, from the payroll records each home sends CMS. Source: CMS, Payroll-Based Journal.
- Fines and payment denials
- A fine (civil money penalty) is money CMS makes a nursing home pay when it falls short of federal rules. A payment denial means Medicare and Medicaid stop paying for new admissions until the home meets the rules again. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.430 and 488.417.
- Capacity
- The most people the licence or certification lets the place care for at once: residents, children, beds or apartments, as the state counts them. It isn’t how many are there now. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
What did inspectors find?
12 health citations at the latest inspection cycle
The Indiana average is 7.2.
Last standard inspection Aug 8, 2025.
Most serious in three years: D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.
CMS, Provider Information, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
When those citations happened
23 citations in 6 months of the last 36. Last cited Oct 2025. Most serious: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm (E). The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
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| 2024 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2025 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2026 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov |
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All 23 citations in the last three years
Grouped by inspection, newest first. Each carries CMS grades each nursing home deficiency with a letter. A to C: no actual harm, with potential for minimal harm. D to F: no actual harm, but potential for more. G to I: actual harm. J to L: immediate jeopardy. Within each band, the letter rises as more residents were affected or could be: one or a few, a pattern, or widespread. Source: CMS, nursing home scope and severity grid (State Operations Manual, chapter 7)., from A, the least serious, to L, the most. 10 came from complaint inspections.
CMS, Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
Oct 28, 2025: complaint inspection2 citations
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Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
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Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Aug 8, 2025: standard inspection10 citations
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Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
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Immediately tell the resident, the resident’s doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
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Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
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Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.
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Provide appropriate foot care.
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Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.
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Ensure 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 locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
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Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
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Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
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Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Mar 31, 2025: complaint inspection2 citations
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Immediately tell the resident, the resident’s doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
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Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Sep 11, 2024: complaint inspection2 citations
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Ensure necessary information is communicated to the resident, and receiving health care provider at the time of a planned discharge.
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Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Jun 14, 2024: standard inspection3 citations
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Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.
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Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident’s health.
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Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Apr 2, 2024: complaint inspection4 citations
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Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
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Immediately tell the resident, the resident’s doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
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Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
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Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Is it certified, and in good standing?
- Certified for Medicare and Medicaid since Nov 18, 1989.
- Not on CMS’s special focus list.
- No abuse icon from CMS.
- No change of ownership in the last 12 months.
- CMS lists its ownership as for profit, individual.
- 120 certified beds.
CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
Has it been fined or penalized?
- No fines in the last three years.
- No Medicare payment denials in the last three years.
- 10 citations in the last three years came from complaint inspections.
CMS, Penalties and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
Who does the caring?
3.64 nurse hours per resident per day
The Indiana average is 3.73.
CMS publishes staffing about four months after the fact.
CMS, Provider Information and State and US Averages. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Measure | This home | Indiana average |
|---|---|---|
| Nurse hours per resident per day | 3.64 | 3.73 |
| Of which registered nurses | 0.65 | 0.68 |
| At weekends | 3.15 | 3.26 |
| Nursing staff turnover | 41.9% | 45.9% |
| Registered nurse turnover | 18.2% | 40.5% |
| Administrators who left | 0 | Not given |
Who owns it?
- Hendricks County Hospital owns 100% directly since Oct 1, 2018.
- Michigan City Medical Investors Limited Partnership and Life Care Centers of America, Inc. run it.
- 25 owners or officers are people: Forrest L Preston (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Forrest L Preston (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Terry Henry (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Bikash Agarwal (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Bikash Agarwal (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Todd Fletcher (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Timothy A Whicker (on the governing body (managing control)); Timothy A Whicker (trustee); Deanna M Fenoughty (corporate officer, 0%); Deanna M Fenoughty (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Aubrey Preston (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Erin M Engels (on the governing body (managing control)); Erin M Engels (trustee); John Waite (on the governing body (managing control)); John Waite (trustee); Joan E Thurmond (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Richard Swanker (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Mark Edward Gentry (on the governing body (managing control)); Mark Edward Gentry (trustee); Tyler Starkey (on the governing body (managing control)); Tyler Starkey (trustee); Lisa M Lay (runs it (operational or managerial control)); James Ziegler (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Terri Phillips (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Terri Phillips (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)).
- Part of Life Care Centers of America (194 homes in CMS’s data).
- No private-equity firm among the owners CMS lists.
- No real-estate investment trust among the owners CMS lists.
CMS, All Owners. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly.
CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Organisation | Role | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan City Medical Investors Limited Partnership | Runs it (operational or managerial control) | 100% | Oct 1, 2018 |
| Hendricks County Hospital | Owns 5% or more directly | 100% | Oct 1, 2018 |
| An organisation CMS lists without a name | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Oct 1, 2018 | |
| Michigan City Medical Investors Limited Partnership | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Oct 1, 2018 | |
| Hendricks County Hospital | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Feb 25, 2025 | |
| Life Care Centers of America, Inc. | Runs it (operational or managerial control) | Oct 1, 2018 | |
| Life Care Centers of America, Inc. | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Mar 12, 2025 | |
| An organisation CMS lists without a name | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Oct 1, 2018 |
How do residents fare?
- CMS rates its quality measures 4 of 5 (Indiana average 4.3).
CMS, Provider Information and State and US Averages. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Measure | Rating |
|---|---|
| Overall rating | 2 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 2 of 5 |
| Staffing | 3 of 5 |
| Quality measures | 4 of 5 |
How does it compare nearby?
- Among the 12 nearest homes, within 15.7 miles, this one had the 5th most health citations at the latest inspection cycle (12; the middle value was 11.5).
CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Place | Miles away | Citations, latest cycle |
|---|---|---|
| Life Care Center of Michigan City This nursing home | 12 | |
| Aperion Care Arbors Michigan City | 1.8 | 19 |
| Addison Pointe Health & Rehabilitation Center | 9.0 | 7 |
| Chesterton Manor | 9.4 | 12 |
| Ignite Medical Resort Chesterton | 9.9 | 26 |
| Brickyard Healthcare - Terrace Care Center | 11.0 | 11 |
| Brickyard Healthcare - Laporte Care Center | 11.1 | 9 |
| Miller’s Health & Rehab By Miller’s Merry Manor | 13.0 | 6 |
| Avalon Springs Health Campus | 14.6 | 6 |
| Life Care Center of Valparaiso | 15.0 | 5 |
| Valparaiso Care & Rehabilitation | 15.3 | 14 |
| Life Care Center of the Willows | 15.7 | 15 |
What the record doesn’t say
- Complaints that didn’t lead to a citation aren’t published.
- Inspections reach CMS’s data about six weeks after they happen, and staffing about four months after.
- CMS publishes the inspectors’ full written findings in a separate monthly file, which isn’t loaded yet.
- Fines and Medicare payment denials are the only enforcement CMS publishes; state licence actions aren’t included.
Sources
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Provider Information (4pq5-n9py).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Health Deficiencies (r5ix-sfxw).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Penalties (g6vv-u9sr).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, All Owners (afe44b85-cc6d-40d7-b5df-00ae8910d1d2).
Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, State and US Averages (xcdc-v8bm).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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