Aperion Care Arbors Michigan City: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Aperion Care Arbors Michigan City is a 180-bed for-profit nursing home in Michigan City, Indiana, part of Aperion Care. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.00 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 10% below the Indiana average of 2.23, and 49.6% nursing staff turnover (Indiana average 45.9%).
Aperion Care Arbors Michigan City
1101 E Coolspring AveMichigan City, IN 46360
La Porte County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Aperion Care Arbors Michigan City, nurse aides logged 2.00 hours per resident per day, 10% below the Indiana average. With about 119 residents a day, that works out to roughly 238 aide hours a day, or about 30 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 14% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Indiana avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.00 | 2.23 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.91 | 0.78 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.52 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.42 | 3.68 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.94 | 3.24 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
49.6% of nursing staff at Aperion Care Arbors Michigan City left over the year CMS measured, against a Indiana average of 45.9% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 55.6%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Dec 9, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 17 health deficiencies (Indiana average 7.2). CMS lists 0 fines and 1 payment denial in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 13, 2024 | Payment Denial | 24 days from Jan 7, 2025 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Aperion Care Arbors Michigan City holds 1 of 5 overall; the Indiana average is 3.1.
About Aperion Care Arbors Michigan City
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Aperion Care, 33 homes
- Legal name: Major Hospital
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Apr 1, 1974
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Aperion Care Arbors Michigan City
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Life Care Center of Michigan City Michigan City | 1.8 | 120 | 2.16 | 3.58 | 46.2% | 3 | None |
| Brickyard Healthcare - Terrace Care Center La Porte | 10.4 | 176 | 1.82 | 3.17 | 38.5% | 2 | None |
| Brickyard Healthcare - Laporte Care Center La Porte | 10.5 | 87 | 1.97 | 3.42 | 27.5% | 2 | None |
| Addison Pointe Health & Rehabilitation Center Chesterton | 10.8 | 100 | 2.04 | 3.54 | 34.4% | 3 | None |
| Chesterton Manor Chesterton | 11.2 | 100 | 1.87 | 3.22 | 69.4% | 1 | None |
| Ignite Medical Resort Chesterton Chesterton | 11.7 | 70 | 1.98 | 3.71 | 74.2% | 1 | None |
| Miller's Health & Rehab by Miller's Merry Manor La Porte | 12.2 | 81 | 2.09 | 3.82 | 50.7% | 3 | None |
| Avalon Springs Health Campus Valparaiso | 16.1 | 61 | 1.83 | 3.52 | 46.4% | 4 | None |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.