Ascension Living Sacred Heart Village: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Ascension Living Sacred Heart Village is a 133-bed nonprofit nursing home in Avilla, Indiana, part of Ascension Living. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.15 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 4% below the Indiana average of 2.23, and 39.6% nursing staff turnover (Indiana average 45.9%).
Ascension Living Sacred Heart Village
515 N Main StAvilla, IN 46710
Noble 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 Ascension Living Sacred Heart Village, nurse aides logged 2.15 hours per resident per day, 4% below the Indiana average. With about 79 residents a day, that works out to roughly 170 aide hours a day, or about 21 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 5% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Indiana avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.15 | 2.23 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.56 | 0.78 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.91 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.62 | 3.68 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.45 | 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
39.6% of nursing staff at Ascension Living Sacred Heart Village left over the year CMS measured, against a Indiana average of 45.9% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 36.8%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jan 9, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 5 health deficiencies (Indiana average 7.2). CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Ascension Living Sacred Heart Village holds 3 of 5 overall; the Indiana average is 3.1.
About Ascension Living Sacred Heart Village
- Ownership: Non profit - Church related
- Chain: Ascension Living, 12 homes
- Legal name: Adams County Memorial Hospital
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: May 1, 1994
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Ascension Living Sacred Heart Village
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Kendallville Manor Kendallville | 4.8 | 60 | 2.31 | 3.31 | — | 5 | None |
| Lutheran Life Villages Kendallville | 5.0 | 99 | 2.53 | 3.71 | 40.3% | 5 | None |
| Orchard Pointe Health Campus Kendallville | 6.0 | 58 | 2.29 | 4.07 | 28.6% | 4 | None |
| Miller's Merry Manor Garrett | 6.2 | 76 | 2.27 | 3.57 | 49.3% | 5 | None |
| Betz Nursing Home Auburn | 9.8 | 114 | 2.09 | 3.41 | 62.0% | 5 | None |
| Auburn Village Auburn | 10.8 | 111 | 2.64 | 4.52 | 57.1% | 3 | None |
| Ashton Creek Health and Rehabilitation Center Fort Wayne | 15.0 | 139 | 2.21 | 3.86 | 57.1% | 4 | None |
| Lutheran Life Villages Fort Wayne | 15.3 | 84 | 2.75 | 4.41 | 41.4% | 5 | 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.