Life Care Center of Rochester: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Life Care Center of Rochester is a 108-bed government-run nursing home in Rochester, 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 50.9% nursing staff turnover (Indiana average 45.9%).
Life Care Center of Rochester
827 W 13th StRochester, IN 46975
Fulton 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 Life Care Center of Rochester, nurse aides logged 2.05 hours per resident per day, 8% below the Indiana average. With about 46 residents a day, that works out to roughly 95 aide hours a day, or about 12 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) | 2.05 | 2.23 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.04 | 0.78 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.57 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.66 | 3.68 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.21 | 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
50.9% of nursing staff at Life Care Center of Rochester left over the year CMS measured, against a Indiana average of 45.9% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 62.5%. 2 administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Sep 19, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 8 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. Life Care Center of Rochester holds 3 of 5 overall; the Indiana average is 3.1.
About Life Care Center of Rochester
- Ownership: Government - County
- Chain: Life Care Centers of America, 194 homes
- Legal name: Hendricks County Hospital
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jun 21, 1991
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Life Care Center of Rochester
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Hickory Creek at Rochester Rochester | 0.8 | 36 | 2.23 | 4.28 | 55.6% | 4 | $14,901 |
| Miller's Merry Manor Culver | 15.2 | 66 | 2.12 | 3.45 | 45.3% | 3 | None |
| Miller's Merry Manor Plymouth | 19.2 | 131 | 2.67 | 4.14 | 56.0% | 4 | None |
| Pulaski Health Care Center Winamac | 19.7 | 58 | 2.37 | 3.27 | 46.5% | 3 | None |
| Hickory Creek at Winamac Winamac | 19.7 | 36 | 2.08 | 3.29 | 21.7% | 4 | None |
| Pilgrim Manor Plymouth | 20.6 | 78 | 2.29 | 3.43 | 39.1% | 2 | $45,580 |
| Woodbridge Health Campus Logansport | 21.1 | 69 | 2.24 | 3.66 | 28.6% | 5 | None |
| Chase Center Logansport | 21.2 | 101 | 2.05 | 3.11 | 42.1% | 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.