Miller's Merry Manor: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Miller's Merry Manor is a 66-bed for-profit nursing home in Portage, Indiana, part of Miller's Merry Manor. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.08 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 7% below the Indiana average of 2.23, and 59.4% nursing staff turnover (Indiana average 45.9%).
Miller's Merry Manor
5909 Lute RdPortage, IN 46368
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 Miller's Merry Manor, nurse aides logged 2.08 hours per resident per day, 7% below the Indiana average. With about 52 residents a day, that works out to roughly 108 aide hours a day, or about 14 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 17% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Indiana avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.08 | 2.23 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.09 | 0.78 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.81 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.99 | 3.68 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.32 | 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
59.4% of nursing staff at Miller's Merry Manor 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%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Mar 6, 2026. 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. Miller's Merry Manor holds 2 of 5 overall; the Indiana average is 3.1.
About Miller's Merry Manor
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Miller's Merry Manor, 14 homes
- Legal name: Johnson Memorial Hospital
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jun 18, 1987
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Miller's Merry Manor
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Brickyard Healthcare - Portage Care Center Portage | 0.5 | 186 | 2.30 | 3.38 | 45.4% | 2 | None |
| The Waters of Hobart Skilled Nursing Facility Hobart | 5.1 | 110 | 1.76 | 3.24 | 48.1% | 1 | None |
| Casa of Hobart Hobart | 6.7 | 138 | 2.06 | 3.46 | — | 1 | $14,433 |
| Life Care Center of Valparaiso Valparaiso | 7.5 | 110 | 1.97 | 3.60 | 23.3% | 5 | None |
| Chesterton Manor Chesterton | 7.7 | 100 | 1.87 | 3.22 | 69.4% | 1 | None |
| Ignite Medical Resort Chesterton Chesterton | 7.7 | 70 | 1.98 | 3.71 | 74.2% | 1 | None |
| Addison Pointe Health & Rehabilitation Center Chesterton | 8.2 | 100 | 2.04 | 3.54 | 34.4% | 3 | None |
| Valparaiso Care & Rehabilitation Valparaiso | 8.5 | 164 | 2.00 | 3.40 | 50.4% | 1 | 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.