Hammond-Whiting Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Hammond-Whiting Care Center is a 80-bed for-profit nursing home in Whiting, Indiana, part of Life Care Centers of America. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.05 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 8% below the Indiana average of 2.23, and 49.3% nursing staff turnover (Indiana average 45.9%).
Hammond-Whiting Care Center
1000 114th StWhiting, IN 46394
Lake 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 Hammond-Whiting Care Center, nurse aides logged 2.05 hours per resident per day, 8% below the Indiana average. With about 67 residents a day, that works out to roughly 137 aide hours a day, or about 17 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 13% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Indiana avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.05 | 2.23 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.92 | 0.78 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.68 | 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
49.3% of nursing staff at Hammond-Whiting Care 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 63.6%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Feb 11, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 19 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 11, 2026 | Payment Denial | 20 days from Mar 7, 2026 |
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. Hammond-Whiting Care Center holds 1 of 5 overall; the Indiana average is 3.1.
About Hammond-Whiting Care Center
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Life Care Centers of America, 194 homes
- Legal name: Hendricks County Hospital
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Dec 9, 1991
- Located inside a hospital
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Hammond-Whiting Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Bria of River Oaks Burnham | 4.7 | 309 | 1.83 | 2.86 | 35.6% | 1 | $219,662 |
| Harbor Health & Rehab East Chicago | 4.9 | 106 | 1.45 | 2.77 | — | 1 | $13,637 |
| Aperion Care Dolton Dolton · abuse citation | 5.4 | 88 | 1.96 | 3.14 | 31.9% | 1 | $134,969 |
| Elevate Care Windsor Park Chicago | 5.7 | 240 | 1.74 | 2.97 | 42.1% | 1 | $116,544 |
| South Shore Rehabilitation Chicago | 6.3 | 248 | 1.84 | 3.05 | 44.2% | 1 | $480,663 |
| Countryside Nursing & Rehab Ctr Dolton | 6.3 | 197 | 1.47 | 2.58 | 42.3% | 1 | None |
| Morgan Park Healthcare Chicago · SFF candidate · abuse citation | 7.1 | 294 | 1.72 | 2.75 | 50.3% | 2 | $631,885 |
| Thryve of South Holland South Holland | 7.7 | 216 | 1.73 | 3.11 | 36.3% | 3 | $35,640 |
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.