Hickory Creek at New Castle: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Hickory Creek at New Castle is a 36-bed nonprofit nursing home in New Castle, Indiana, part of American Senior Communities. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.88 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 15% below the Indiana average of 2.23, and 69.4% nursing staff turnover (Indiana average 45.9%).
Hickory Creek at New Castle
901 N 16th StreetNew Castle, IN 47362
Henry 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 Hickory Creek at New Castle, nurse aides logged 1.88 hours per resident per day, 15% below the Indiana average. With about 31 residents a day, that works out to roughly 59 aide hours a day, or about 7 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 8% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Indiana avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.88 | 2.23 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.12 | 0.78 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.54 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.55 | 3.68 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.25 | 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
69.4% of nursing staff at Hickory Creek at New Castle 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 May 29, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 9 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. Hickory Creek at New Castle holds 2 of 5 overall; the Indiana average is 3.1.
About Hickory Creek at New Castle
- Ownership: Non profit - Other
- Chain: American Senior Communities, 90 homes
- Legal name: Henry County Memorial Hospital
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jun 1, 1992
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Hickory Creek at New Castle
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Stonebrooke Rehabilitation Center New Castle | 0.1 | 117 | 2.85 | 4.24 | 38.8% | 3 | None |
| The Waters of New Castle New Castle | 0.2 | 66 | 1.96 | 3.26 | 24.5% | 3 | None |
| Willows of New Castle New Castle | 0.2 | 95 | 2.43 | 3.75 | 58.8% | 2 | None |
| Glen Oaks Health Campus New Castle | 3.0 | 68 | 1.62 | 3.16 | 33.3% | 4 | None |
| Middletown Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Middletown | 12.2 | 45 | 2.18 | 4.01 | 26.3% | 4 | None |
| The Waters of Middletown Skilled Nursing Facility Middletown | 12.6 | 60 | 2.08 | 3.65 | 52.8% | 4 | None |
| Waters of Chesterfield Skilled Nursing Facility Chesterfield | 17.2 | 60 | 1.82 | 3.35 | 54.8% | 4 | None |
| Waters Edge Village Muncie | 17.2 | 74 | 2.36 | 3.47 | 54.4% | 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.
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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.