Heritage Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Heritage Center is a 172-bed government-run nursing home in Evansville, Indiana. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.76 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 24% above the Indiana average of 2.23, and 46.8% nursing staff turnover (Indiana average 45.9%).
Heritage Center
1201 W Buena Vista RdEvansville, IN 47710
Vanderburgh 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 Heritage Center, nurse aides logged 2.76 hours per resident per day, 24% above the Indiana average. With about 127 residents a day, that works out to roughly 350 aide hours a day, or about 44 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) | 2.76 | 2.23 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.81 | 0.78 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.43 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.00 | 3.68 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.52 | 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
46.8% of nursing staff at Heritage 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 40.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Apr 25, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 17 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. Heritage Center holds 2 of 5 overall; the Indiana average is 3.1.
About Heritage Center
- Ownership: Government - County
- Legal name: Pulaski Memorial Hospital
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jul 1, 1979
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Heritage Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| North Park Nursing Center Evansville | 0.5 | 103 | 2.59 | 3.91 | 44.7% | 4 | $38,288 |
| Parkview Care Center Evansville | 1.3 | 99 | 2.29 | 3.60 | 40.2% | 3 | None |
| Bethel Manor Evansville | 1.4 | 75 | 2.71 | 4.31 | 46.4% | 2 | None |
| Envive of River City Evansville | 2.0 | 71 | 2.20 | 3.41 | — | 1 | None |
| Brickyard Healthcare - Woodbridge Care Center Evansville | 2.0 | 67 | 2.04 | 4.07 | 64.9% | 3 | None |
| Columbia Healthcare Center Evansville | 2.1 | 171 | 2.14 | 3.04 | 53.1% | 2 | None |
| River Bend Nursing and Rehabilitation Evansville | 2.6 | 113 | 2.31 | 3.55 | 61.3% | 1 | None |
| Brickyard Healthcare - Brentwood Care Center Evansville | 3.4 | 114 | 2.07 | 3.38 | 35.9% | 5 | 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.