Lutheran Life Villages: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Lutheran Life Villages is a 99-bed government-run nursing home in Kendallville, Indiana. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.53 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 13% above the Indiana average of 2.23, and 40.3% nursing staff turnover (Indiana average 45.9%).
Lutheran Life Villages
351 N Allen Chapel RdKendallville, IN 46755
Noble 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 Lutheran Life Villages, nurse aides logged 2.53 hours per resident per day, 13% above the Indiana average. With about 81 residents a day, that works out to roughly 206 aide hours a day, or about 26 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) | 2.53 | 2.23 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.32 | 0.78 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.86 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.71 | 3.68 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.41 | 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
40.3% of nursing staff at Lutheran Life Villages left over the year CMS measured, against a Indiana average of 45.9% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 16.7%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Mar 3, 2026. 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. Lutheran Life Villages holds 5 of 5 overall; the Indiana average is 3.1.
About Lutheran Life Villages
- Ownership: Government - County
- Legal name: Adams County Memorial Hospital
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Sep 12, 2005
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Lutheran Life Villages
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Kendallville Manor Kendallville | 0.4 | 60 | 2.31 | 3.31 | — | 5 | None |
| Orchard Pointe Health Campus Kendallville | 3.2 | 58 | 2.29 | 4.07 | 28.6% | 4 | None |
| Ascension Living Sacred Heart Village Avilla | 5.0 | 133 | 2.15 | 3.62 | 39.6% | 3 | None |
| Miller's Merry Manor Garrett | 9.4 | 76 | 2.27 | 3.57 | 49.3% | 5 | None |
| Betz Nursing Home Auburn | 10.2 | 114 | 2.09 | 3.41 | 62.0% | 5 | None |
| Auburn Village Auburn | 11.7 | 111 | 2.64 | 4.52 | 57.1% | 3 | None |
| The Waters of Lagrange Skilled Nursing Facility Lagrange | 17.0 | 100 | 2.32 | 3.37 | 40.0% | 2 | None |
| Life Care Center of Lagrange Lagrange | 17.0 | 87 | 2.25 | 3.71 | 49.1% | 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.