Elkhart Meadows: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Elkhart Meadows is a 58-bed government-run nursing home in Elkhart, Indiana, part of American Senior Communities. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.90 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 15% below the Indiana average of 2.23, and 44.7% nursing staff turnover (Indiana average 45.9%).
Elkhart Meadows
2600 Morehouse AveElkhart, IN 46517
Elkhart 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 Elkhart Meadows, nurse aides logged 1.90 hours per resident per day, 15% below the Indiana average. With about 46 residents a day, that works out to roughly 86 aide hours a day, or about 11 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 16% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Indiana avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.90 | 2.23 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.98 | 0.78 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.41 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.28 | 3.68 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.74 | 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
44.7% of nursing staff at Elkhart Meadows left over the year CMS measured, against a Indiana average of 45.9% and a US average of 45.8%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Sep 4, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 0 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. Elkhart Meadows holds 5 of 5 overall; the Indiana average is 3.1.
About Elkhart Meadows
- Ownership: Government - County
- Chain: American Senior Communities, 90 homes
- Legal name: The Health and Hospital Corporation of Marion County
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Mar 9, 1990
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Elkhart Meadows
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Valley View Healthcare Center Elkhart | 0.8 | 94 | 2.14 | 3.32 | 59.0% | 1 | $284,560 |
| Brickyard Healthcare - Elkhart Care Center Elkhart | 1.1 | 175 | 2.25 | 3.36 | 33.3% | 1 | None |
| Riverside Village Elkhart | 1.9 | 97 | 2.22 | 3.43 | 65.4% | 2 | None |
| Greenleaf Health Campus Elkhart | 2.5 | 60 | 2.13 | 3.61 | 34.8% | 3 | None |
| Woodland Manor Elkhart · many days without an RN | 2.6 | 80 | 2.14 | 3.53 | 69.5% | 1 | $114,339 |
| Hubbard Hill Estates Inc Elkhart | 2.7 | 66 | 2.32 | 4.27 | 31.5% | 5 | None |
| East Lake Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Elkhart | 3.9 | 152 | 2.38 | 3.76 | 45.2% | 3 | None |
| The Restoracy of Goshen Goshen | 8.3 | 48 | 4.29 | 5.70 | 50.6% | 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.
Explore next
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.