Great Lakes Healthcare Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Great Lakes Healthcare Center is a 134-bed for-profit nursing home in Dyer, Indiana, part of Communicare Health. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.92 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 14% below the Indiana average of 2.23, and 51.4% nursing staff turnover (Indiana average 45.9%).
Great Lakes Healthcare Center
2300 Great Lakes DrDyer, IN 46311
Lake 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.
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Great Lakes Healthcare Center, nurse aides logged 1.92 hours per resident per day, 14% below the Indiana average. With about 114 residents a day, that works out to roughly 220 aide hours a day, or about 27 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 12% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Indiana avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.92 | 2.23 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.03 | 0.78 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.47 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.42 | 3.68 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.01 | 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
51.4% of nursing staff at Great Lakes Healthcare 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 56.5%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Mar 24, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 27 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. Great Lakes Healthcare Center holds 2 of 5 overall; the Indiana average is 3.1.
About Great Lakes Healthcare Center
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Communicare Health, 110 homes
- Legal name: Hancock Regional Hospital
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Aug 10, 1983
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Great Lakes Healthcare Center
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| Ignite Medical Resort Dyer LLC Dyer | 1.0 | 100 | 1.81 | 4.18 | 50.8% | 1 | $8,281 |
| Dyer Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Dyer | 2.2 | 161 | 2.05 | 3.41 | — | 1 | $23,257 |
| Rehabilitation Center at Hartsfield Village Munster | 4.4 | 112 | 2.57 | 4.45 | 33.9% | 3 | None |
| St James Wellness Rehab Villas Crete | 4.8 | 110 | 1.70 | 3.04 | 34.8% | 2 | None |
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| Aliya of Glenwood Glenwood · abuse citation | 5.9 | 184 | 1.58 | 2.69 | 48.7% | 1 | $226,122 |
| Tri-State Village Nrsg & Rhb Lansing | 6.6 | 84 | 1.69 | 3.29 | 25.8% | 2 | $279,810 |
| Bria of Chicago Heights South Chicago Height · abuse citation | 7.2 | 112 | 1.75 | 2.71 | 41.9% | 1 | $165,764 |
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.