Cardinal Care Strategies: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Cardinal Care Strategies is a 104-bed for-profit nursing home in Muncie, Indiana. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.14 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 41% above the Indiana average of 2.23, and 98.7% nursing staff turnover (Indiana average 45.9%).
Cardinal Care Strategies
4600 E Jackson StMuncie, IN 47303
Delaware County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
Special Focus Facility candidate. CMS lists this home as a candidate for its Special Focus Facility program, which is for nursing homes with a history of serious quality issues.
Cited for abuse or neglect. CMS marks this home with its abuse icon: it was cited for abuse or neglect that caused harm on its most recent inspection cycle, or for abuse or neglect with potential for harm on each of its last two cycles.
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Cardinal Care Strategies, nurse aides logged 3.14 hours per resident per day, 41% above the Indiana average. With about 75 residents a day, that works out to roughly 235 aide hours a day, or about 29 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 7% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Indiana avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 3.14 | 2.23 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.70 | 0.78 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.43 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.27 | 3.68 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.96 | 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
98.7% of nursing staff at Cardinal Care Strategies left over the year CMS measured, against a Indiana average of 45.9% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 100.0%. 1 administrator 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 23 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 12, 2025 | Payment Denial | 54 days from Dec 12, 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. Cardinal Care Strategies holds 1 of 5 overall; the Indiana average is 3.1.
About Cardinal Care Strategies
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Pulaski Memorial Hospital
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Aug 17, 1989
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Cardinal Care Strategies
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Brookside Care Strategies Muncie · Special Focus Facility · abuse citation | 1.7 | 42 | 1.76 | 2.69 | — | — | None |
| Envive of Muncie Muncie | 1.7 | 60 | 2.13 | 3.60 | — | 2 | None |
| The Waters of Muncie Muncie | 3.2 | 72 | 1.96 | 3.56 | 56.7% | 2 | None |
| Signature Healthcare of Muncie Muncie · abuse citation | 3.8 | 140 | 2.10 | 3.80 | 70.3% | 1 | None |
| Waters Edge Village Muncie | 4.2 | 74 | 2.36 | 3.47 | 54.4% | 4 | None |
| Woodlands the Muncie | 5.2 | 108 | 2.13 | 3.47 | 44.4% | 2 | None |
| Bethel Pointe Health and Rehab Muncie | 5.3 | 114 | 2.19 | 3.64 | 46.9% | 5 | None |
| Brickyard Healthcare - Muncie Care Center Muncie | 5.5 | 117 | 2.26 | 3.76 | 55.3% | 3 | 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.