Indiana Veterans Home: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Indiana Veterans Home is a 212-bed government-run nursing home in West Lafayette, Indiana. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.87 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 74% above the Indiana average of 2.23, and 64.2% nursing staff turnover (Indiana average 45.9%).
Indiana Veterans Home
3851 N River RdWest Lafayette, IN 47906
Tippecanoe 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 Indiana Veterans Home, nurse aides logged 3.87 hours per resident per day, 74% above the Indiana average. With about 104 residents a day, that works out to roughly 401 aide hours a day, or about 50 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 15% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Indiana avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 3.87 | 2.23 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.54 | 0.78 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.20 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 5.61 | 3.68 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.79 | 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
64.2% of nursing staff at Indiana Veterans Home left over the year CMS measured, against a Indiana average of 45.9% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 54.1%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Dec 8, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 2 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. Indiana Veterans Home holds 4 of 5 overall; the Indiana average is 3.1.
About Indiana Veterans Home
- Ownership: Government - State
- Legal name: State of Indiana Auditor of State
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Mar 4, 2011
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Indiana Veterans Home
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Heritage Healthcare West Lafayette | 1.0 | 127 | 1.84 | 3.42 | 45.5% | 3 | None |
| Westminster Village - West Lafayette West Lafayette | 2.0 | 72 | 3.56 | 5.47 | 39.3% | 3 | $72,545 |
| Cumberland Pointe Health Campus West Lafayette | 2.1 | 71 | 1.99 | 3.22 | 46.7% | 3 | None |
| Saint Anthony Rehab and Nursing Center Lafayette | 3.1 | 120 | 2.02 | 3.66 | 35.0% | 4 | None |
| University Place Health Center and Assisted Living West Lafayette | 3.4 | 30 | 4.60 | 7.02 | 39.3% | 4 | None |
| Rosewalk Village at Lafayette Lafayette | 3.4 | 141 | 2.15 | 3.16 | 42.6% | 3 | None |
| St Mary Healthcare Center Lafayette | 3.7 | 79 | 2.57 | 3.47 | 29.2% | 3 | None |
| The Springs at Lafayette Lafayette | 3.9 | 70 | 1.99 | 3.52 | 52.5% | 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.
Explore next
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.