Miller's Merry Manor: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Miller's Merry Manor is a 107-bed for-profit nursing home in Walkerton, Indiana, part of Miller's Merry Manor. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.12 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 5% below the Indiana average of 2.23, and 41.8% nursing staff turnover (Indiana average 45.9%).
Miller's Merry Manor
500 Walkerton TRWalkerton, IN 46574
St. Joseph County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
Cited for abuse or neglect. CMS marks this home with its abuse icon: it was cited for abuse or neglect that caused harm on its most recent inspection cycle, or for abuse or neglect with potential for harm on each of its last two cycles.
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 2.12 hours per resident per day, 5% below the Indiana average. With about 49 residents a day, that works out to roughly 104 aide hours a day, or about 13 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 10% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Indiana avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.12 | 2.23 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.19 | 0.78 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.58 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.89 | 3.68 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.51 | 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
41.8% 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 28.6%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Dec 5, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 9 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: Aug 1, 1995
- 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.
| Pilgrim Manor Plymouth | 11.9 | 78 | 2.29 | 3.43 | 39.1% | 2 | $45,580 |
| Miller's Merry Manor Plymouth | 12.8 | 131 | 2.67 | 4.14 | 56.0% | 4 | None |
| Miller's Health & Rehab by Miller's Merry Manor La Porte | 13.7 | 81 | 2.09 | 3.82 | 50.7% | 3 | None |
| Brickyard Healthcare - Knox Care Center Knox | 13.8 | 57 | 2.07 | 3.32 | 35.6% | 5 | None |
| Brickyard Healthcare - Laporte Care Center La Porte | 15.3 | 87 | 1.97 | 3.42 | 27.5% | 2 | None |
| Brickyard Healthcare - Terrace Care Center La Porte | 15.5 | 176 | 1.82 | 3.17 | 38.5% | 2 | None |
| Briarcliff Health & Rehabilitation Center South Bend | 16.1 | 131 | 2.66 | 4.26 | 48.6% | 2 | $10,839 |
| Southfield Village South Bend | 16.6 | 60 | 2.50 | 3.94 | 25.0% | 3 | 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.