Elwood Health and Living: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Elwood Health and Living is a 85-bed nonprofit nursing home in Elwood, Indiana. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.24 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 45% above the Indiana average of 2.23, and 48.0% nursing staff turnover (Indiana average 45.9%).
Elwood Health and Living
2300 Parkview LnElwood, IN 46036
Madison 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 Elwood Health and Living, nurse aides logged 3.24 hours per resident per day, 45% above the Indiana average. With about 62 residents a day, that works out to roughly 200 aide hours a day, or about 25 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) | 3.24 | 2.23 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.35 | 0.78 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.40 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.99 | 3.68 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.63 | 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
48.0% of nursing staff at Elwood Health and Living left over the year CMS measured, against a Indiana average of 45.9% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 55.6%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Mar 12, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 10 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. Elwood Health and Living holds 3 of 5 overall; the Indiana average is 3.1.
About Elwood Health and Living
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Putnam County Hospital
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jul 1, 1994
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Elwood Health and Living
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Alexandria Care Center Alexandria | 9.3 | 70 | 2.44 | 3.94 | 47.2% | 3 | None |
| The Waters of Tipton Skilled Nursing Facility Tipton · SFF candidate | 10.5 | 150 | 2.21 | 3.46 | 36.8% | 1 | $20,494 |
| Summit Health and Living Summitville | 11.2 | 34 | 3.25 | 4.85 | 45.2% | 4 | None |
| Northview Health and Living Anderson · abuse citation | 12.4 | 94 | 3.06 | 4.94 | 40.4% | 2 | None |
| Edgewater Woods Anderson | 12.6 | 81 | 2.26 | 3.35 | 36.9% | 4 | None |
| Beaumont Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center Anderson | 12.8 | 200 | 1.92 | 3.11 | 53.4% | 2 | $14,901 |
| Bethany Pointe Health Campus Anderson | 14.1 | 74 | 2.09 | 3.72 | 43.2% | 4 | $12,740 |
| Envive of Anderson Anderson | 14.4 | 97 | 2.23 | 3.46 | 54.1% | 2 | 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.