Carmel Health & Living Community: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Carmel Health & Living Community is a 188-bed government-run nursing home in Carmel, Indiana, part of Cardon & Associates. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.01 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 10% below the Indiana average of 2.23, and 69.8% nursing staff turnover (Indiana average 45.9%).
Carmel Health & Living Community
118 Medical DrCarmel, IN 46032
Hamilton 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 Carmel Health & Living Community, nurse aides logged 2.01 hours per resident per day, 10% below the Indiana average. With about 139 residents a day, that works out to roughly 279 aide hours a day, or about 35 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) | 2.01 | 2.23 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.16 | 0.78 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.47 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.64 | 3.68 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.15 | 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
69.8% of nursing staff at Carmel Health & Living Community left over the year CMS measured, against a Indiana average of 45.9% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 60.7%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Sep 25, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 9 health deficiencies (Indiana average 7.2). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $14,015 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 13, 2025 | Fine | $14,015 |
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. Carmel Health & Living Community holds 2 of 5 overall; the Indiana average is 3.1.
About Carmel Health & Living Community
- Ownership: Government - County
- Chain: Cardon & Associates, 19 homes
- Legal name: Riverview Hospital
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Apr 24, 1978
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Carmel Health & Living Community
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| The Barrington of Carmel Carmel | 0.9 | 8 | 3.62 | 9.69 | — | 5 | None |
| Restoracy of Carmel Carmel | 0.9 | 72 | 4.14 | 5.57 | 65.6% | 4 | None |
| Wellbrooke of Carmel Carmel | 1.6 | 74 | 1.86 | 3.55 | 49.2% | 3 | $15,646 |
| Majestic Care of Carmel Carmel | 2.0 | 94 | 1.90 | 3.36 | 50.0% | 2 | None |
| McGivney Health Care Center Carmel · many days without an RN | 2.7 | 37 | 2.06 | 2.91 | 20.0% | 2 | $8,189 |
| Bridgewater Healthcare Center Carmel | 3.1 | 120 | 1.89 | 3.42 | 41.7% | 5 | None |
| Allisonville Meadows Fishers | 4.1 | 161 | 2.11 | 3.56 | 45.0% | 3 | $11,190 |
| The Retreat at the Stratford Carmel | 4.2 | 18 | 3.61 | 6.50 | 76.5% | 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.