Brickyard Healthcare - Merrillville Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Brickyard Healthcare - Merrillville Care Center is a 164-bed for-profit nursing home in Merrillville, Indiana, part of Brickyard Healthcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.19 nurse aide hours per resident per day, about the same as the Indiana average of 2.23, and 48.5% nursing staff turnover (Indiana average 45.9%).
Brickyard Healthcare - Merrillville Care Center
8800 Virginia PlaceMerrillville, IN 46410
Lake 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 Brickyard Healthcare - Merrillville Care Center, nurse aides logged 2.19 hours per resident per day, about the same as the Indiana average. With about 152 residents a day, that works out to roughly 333 aide hours a day, or about 42 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) | 2.19 | 2.23 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.53 | 0.78 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.52 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.24 | 3.68 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.78 | 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
48.5% of nursing staff at Brickyard Healthcare - Merrillville Care Center left over the year CMS measured, against a Indiana average of 45.9% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 33.3%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Aug 8, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 12 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. Brickyard Healthcare - Merrillville Care Center holds 1 of 5 overall; the Indiana average is 3.1.
About Brickyard Healthcare - Merrillville Care Center
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Brickyard Healthcare, 23 homes
- Legal name: Hendricks County Hospital
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jul 6, 1990
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Brickyard Healthcare - Merrillville Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Spring Mill Health Campus Merrillville | 0.4 | 64 | 2.04 | 3.77 | — | 1 | None |
| Lincolnshire Health & Rehabilitation Center Merrillville | 0.6 | 100 | 1.93 | 3.26 | — | 1 | $3,418 |
| Colonial Nursing Home Crown Point | 3.0 | 55 | 2.00 | 3.83 | 59.0% | 2 | None |
| Saint Anthony Crown Point | 4.5 | 189 | 2.33 | 3.60 | 46.8% | 1 | None |
| Ignite Medical Resort Crown Point LLC Crown Point | 4.9 | 70 | 1.69 | 3.74 | 61.2% | 2 | None |
| Casa of Hobart Hobart | 5.1 | 138 | 2.06 | 3.46 | — | 1 | $14,433 |
| Crown Point Health Campus Crown Point | 5.2 | 145 | 1.77 | 3.26 | — | 1 | $25,665 |
| The Waters of Hobart Skilled Nursing Facility Hobart | 6.9 | 110 | 1.76 | 3.24 | 48.1% | 1 | 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.