Ignite Medical Resort Chesterton: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Ignite Medical Resort Chesterton is a 70-bed for-profit nursing home in Chesterton, Indiana, part of Ignite Medical Resorts. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.98 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 11% below the Indiana average of 2.23, and 74.2% nursing staff turnover (Indiana average 45.9%).
Ignite Medical Resort Chesterton
2775 Village PointChesterton, IN 46304
Porter 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 Ignite Medical Resort Chesterton, nurse aides logged 1.98 hours per resident per day, 11% below the Indiana average. With about 67 residents a day, that works out to roughly 133 aide hours a day, or about 17 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) | 1.98 | 2.23 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.24 | 0.78 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.49 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.71 | 3.68 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.27 | 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
74.2% of nursing staff at Ignite Medical Resort Chesterton left over the year CMS measured, against a Indiana average of 45.9% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 76.9%. 2 administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Feb 24, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 14 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. Ignite Medical Resort Chesterton holds 1 of 5 overall; the Indiana average is 3.1.
About Ignite Medical Resort Chesterton
- Ownership: For profit - Individual
- Chain: Ignite Medical Resorts, 22 homes
- Legal name: Ignite Medical Resort Chesterton LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Mar 9, 2016
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Ignite Medical Resort Chesterton
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Addison Pointe Health & Rehabilitation Center Chesterton | 1.1 | 100 | 2.04 | 3.54 | 34.4% | 3 | None |
| Chesterton Manor Chesterton | 1.3 | 100 | 1.87 | 3.22 | 69.4% | 1 | None |
| Life Care Center of Valparaiso Valparaiso | 5.6 | 110 | 1.97 | 3.60 | 23.3% | 5 | None |
| Avalon Springs Health Campus Valparaiso | 6.2 | 61 | 1.83 | 3.52 | 46.4% | 4 | None |
| Valparaiso Care & Rehabilitation Valparaiso | 6.2 | 164 | 2.00 | 3.40 | 50.4% | 1 | None |
| Life Care Center of the Willows Valparaiso | 7.0 | 92 | 2.14 | 3.45 | 49.3% | 1 | None |
| Brickyard Healthcare - Portage Care Center Portage | 7.2 | 186 | 2.30 | 3.38 | 45.4% | 2 | None |
| Miller's Merry Manor Portage | 7.7 | 66 | 2.08 | 3.99 | 59.4% | 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.